"Once Upon a Time” Lasts Forever

Title: Taking Wing (Challenge #9: Magic; Nii Jianyi [Ukoku] - PG
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: A bit disgusting to anyone sensitive to the idea of dead, rotting things. However, PG at most - work safe
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: a bit about Ukoku Sanzo
Notes: written for saiyuki_time challenge #9: Magic. Time given: 1 hour. Time taken: 65 minutes, I think. There were many interruptions. This owes at least as much to my role-playing gaming geek background as it does to Saiyuki - it's mostly wild speculation.
Summary: The Muten Sutra is in no mere tool, and Ukoku has a long, hard road to travel before he gets where he wants to go.

When he defeated his master, he wept ... .