Setting Jhamjarhistan Ablaze - Part the Fourteenth

At the behest of His Holiness the Golden Shred, the Sticky Monks are crossing the Pamir mountains in search of the Jīn de Guǒjiàng Guàn de Nián Shén, or as we shall refer to it, the Golden Jhamjarh of Sticky Gods. Led by the Revered Silver Shred, the five monks head towards a tiny, remote village in search of sustenance. Here, they are confronted by a contingent of General Xiǎobiàn Hú’s bandit army.

It seems as if the General is in charge, but there is a sinister moustachioed presence, being transported in the palanquin. One of the monks, the Blessed Lemon Curd feels a sense of tremendous evil emanating from that elderly, green-robed man. Although the monks do not know it, it is of course the feared leader of the Si-Fan Tong, Dr. Fu Manchu.

General Xiǎobiàn Hú who refers to himself as a graduate of the "University of the Green Forest" (i.e., a bandit) is unknowingly being used as a tool by the evil Doctor for his own ends. Dr Fu Manchu knows that both fascism and communism present major obstacles to his plans for world domination and he is using the Warlord’s army to exterminate local communists.

However, the bandits do not know that the Sticky Monks are highly skilled in the ancient martial art of Ja-Mi. They begin to learn this ancient martial art at the tender age of five, when they are forced to eat their breakfast jam, standing on one leg.

One of the monks, the Pious Apricot uses the bow, a rarity in Ja-Mi. The rest of the monks unsheathe their naginatas and the fight begins…

To be continued...