AU Infodump and Rules - Please Read
Alright, here is the full run down on the au thus far.
The AU
Pure Vanilla Cookie's slow spiral into Beasthood and the corruption of his Souljam began with him falling out of the public's favor after he allowed the Five Beasts into the Vanilla Kingdom in an attempt to rehabilitate them into redeeming themselves from the corruption of their Souljams, with their powers bound by some sort of means.
This attempt actually seemed to be working, enough for Pure Vanilla to feel emboldened enough to allow other questionable cookies the same open hand.
He trusted the wrong cookie at some point, and Custard Cookie III paid the price, being stricken with a curse likely meant for the king himself and not the child.
This caused public outcry and unrest between Vanilla and the rest of the ancients for a time, since they warned him against naively accepting just any cookie. That he was already playing with fire with the beasts.
If they wanted a judge of truth....Vanilla concluded they would have their judge, and began research into forbidden magics to relieve himself of the one thing clouding his judgement. What he once saw strength in he now saw as a poisonous weakness. Compassion.
Cleaved from the original a cookie both old and new was born, dough as brittle as could be, and that Pure Vanilla attempted to crumble with his own staff. Destroy his compassion once and fore-all. A chunk of his Souljam, though, splinted off, saving this brittle cookie from himself. It held him together as well as it could.
The cookie awakened with no memory, no past far away, while a new beast rose with the new name of Righteous Vanilla. The Beast of Judgement.
The brittle cookie was given a name by a kind older cookie who took him in for a time. Sweet Vanilla...though it didn't take too long for him to get run out of the village. He has the face of a monster after all.
Now Sweet Vanilla had settled at the abandoned Blueberry Yogurt Academy, hoping to find a bit of peace.
Additional Information
The Beasts are at least somewhat redeemed, and some of them may have had formed a friendship with Pure Vanilla over the course of time with him. I would say Shadow Milk was the closest to Pure Vanilla, because of their souljams. He likely noticed something going odd first.
The Beasts left the Vanilla Kingdom with a good chunk of the other residents when Righteous Vanilla rose to Beasthood. They are likely with one or more of the other ancients.
The Ancients did not see this coming and there's regret about how they handled things.
Righteous Vanilla's rule is more calculated and cruel and controlling as compared to Pure Vanilla's kind and compassionate ruling style.
They do not know about Sweet Vanilla. Yet.
There is a magic well on the grounds of the Blueberry Yogurt Academy and that's where the asks are coming from lol. It might connect to multiple wells and multiple places.
SWEET VANILLA HAS AMNESIA.
Rules
No exceptional hate, use of slurs, racist remarks or homophobic/transphobic remarks in the ask box. You will be blocked.
You can be mean, in character, but not that kind of mean.
Shit can and will probably get dark. Please be prepared for that. Trigger warnings will be given as needed.
This is an AU. Please read the above information before you send things. If you send something that doesn't make sense within the context of the AU I will delete the ask.
I don't want your ship discourse in my ask box. I can see it happening in my mind's eye right now and I will tell you right here and now....don't, just don't.
Canon Characters that are taken, or have at least sent in one anon.
(Some of which may not be posted yet because they are either being saved for the right moment or I am tired and haven't had the brain function to write a long form reply.)
Shadow Milk Cookie
White Lily Cookie
Clotted Cream Cookie
Black Sapphire Cookie
Mystic Flour Cookie
Espresso Cookie
Eternal Sugar Cookie
Moonlight Cookie
Milky Way Cookie
Dark Enchantress Cookie
Note, there was a Hollyberry, but they gave up the spot, so a Hollyberry is needed again to pick up where the letters left off.
If a character is not on this list they're free game.
