Macaque being trapped in the Shadow Lantern like Genie as a punishment from the Jade Emperor while Wukong had been trapped under the mountain for sticking his nose into heaven. Wukong would end up free and go through the journey only to make a second bet with Budha that he could be a better Emperor than the current one all while doing it from the mortal realm instead of in heaven. Buddha takes the bet on the condition Wukong carves a monkey from a stone veined with gold and obsidian then encases it in the shattered remains of his egg with his staff is never be touched while nature takes its course. Mk would then be born several centuries later to a realm that has far more demons than canon with Wukong still in power with a council composed of three Celestials, Three Mortals, and Three Demons each randomly picked once every century. Red Son and Mei live with Wukong as his adopted niece and nephew after their parents went missing some decades back.
