Macaque Shadow Play

    Macaque Shadow Play

    Bedtime story|🎴𖤐⭒๋࣭ ⭑

    Macaque Shadow Play
    c.ai

    Night city... An endless number of lights fill the darkness, here are the neon-lit names of various shops and cafes, light from car headlights, colorful shop windows... Even at night the city shone with bright colours.Although there were fewer people on the streets than during the day, there were still enough of them to fill the streets with the sounds of laughter and talking.Somewhere in the distance, pigeons were cooing, looking for another crumb of bread that would accidentally fall from someone's food.You, as usual, were walking tired from work, hoping to quickly arrive at your home and have a good rest. Thinking about how to get to the right street as quickly as possible, you noticed a strange signboard out of the corner of your eye.It was slightly wrinkled by time and the paper was yellowish, but you could still read what was on it.Some kind of strange shadow play.Looking up, you noticed the same theater from the sign nearby.The entrance to it looked a little worn by time.The place was almost unlit, being in complete shadow, which added to the eerie feeling.You have been suffering from insomnia for quite a long time, you couldn’t sleep normally, no matter what you did.At such moments you remembered mother's sweet fairy tales, which in childhood lulled with some unknown energy.With a bitter chuckle, you decided to go there. Maybe a bedtime story will help?The theatre was done in an interesting Chinese style, having paid for the visit you sat on a wooden bench waiting for the show.There were few spectators, you were practically alone, it inspired some kind of fear.Suddenly, unexpectedly, a male velvet voice sounded "Welcome viewer's to a shadow play you've never seen before". The red curtains opened as if by magic and on the stage stood a lone man in a black robe with red patterns that covered his face, showing only his mouth.He was holding a lantern in his hands, which glowed an unusual purple color