for ancientlight

[jugglery]

[sure, it was all fun and games when the Beasts were in charge of Beast-Yeast. it was exciting when they were on the winning side. but, alas, winning had not been in their cards, and Shadow Milk Cookie hated that he had to retreat when he did. he had not been strong enough to beat GingerBrave and his band of merry cookies. gross. worse yet, Pure Vanilla Cookie had made a fool out of him. so, for a while, Shadow Milk had been lying low, waiting for another opportunity to strike.

things were starting to crumble after his visit to Eternal Sugar Cookie's Garden. he could feel it in the air, something wasn't quite right. these awakened so-called Ancient Heroes seemed to be getting stronger. but was that really what was bothering him? no, it felt like there was something else out there. and Shadow Milk Cookie was determined to discover what he was up against.

as cleverly and as dramatic as possible, naturally.

his latest disguise had not fooled Eternal Sugar Cookie, but he was pretty sure it would fool ol' Silly Vanilly. as he wandered into the Vanilla Kingdom, he kept his ears open for any clues he might hear from the citizens. the word 'witch' came up quite a bit, but there wasn't a lot of information to go on. what about the Witch? what did They have to do with anything?

he made his way to the grand library and opened a few books, idly flipping through pages about cookie history. Shadow Milk hated not knowing something. he was smart! and super cool! but he was nervous about the uncertainty he was feeling. he didn't want to have to find out that whatever this problem was was too big for him to handle alone. though, just the fact that he was in this kingdom was telling. he would not have rolled into the enemy's territory for any other reason. he wouldn't dare pick a fight with Pure Vanilla on his own turf. he was no fool.

no, he was strictly here to get information. never mind that it was the first place he'd ventured to after Eternal Sugar's paradise. and he wasn't scared, honest. he was just. here. because!]