Edited 02/03/2026.
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In the distant past, after the chaos and flame subsided, many creatures baked by the witches scattered across the world. Among them were the Five. Five cookies graced with Soul Jam of the purest kind: Knowledge, Volition, Happiness, Change, and Solidarity. The Dessert World bound by these Five Virtues was nothing short of paradise...
That's how the story starts, that much hasn't changed. A group of five heroes, chosen by forces greater than themselves to protect the world of Earthbread against those seeking to destroy it. But the line between heroes and villains is one that can easily shift... given the right circumstances.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely, after all, bringing them to the most tragic of ends... A fate even the Witches were unable to foresee. These five cookies, once heralded as saviors of all cookie-kind, became agents of chaos and destruction. The five virtues distorted and twisted, becoming Despair, Obsession, Ambition, Gluttony, and Discord.
Emboldened, the beasts ushered in an age of darkness, agony and strife that quickly spread across Earthbread. The Witches could not stand to see their creations suffer any longer. They stripped them of their powers and sealed the beasts within the seed of the Silver Tree. With the untainted remnants of the Soul Jam, they reforged and purified them into: Hope, Serenity, Prudence, Rebellion, and Harmony. With this, the creators sent the new Soul Jams back into the world with the hopes of finding cookies worthy enough to wield its power...
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SYNOPSIS
Exchanged Fates is an alternative universe(AU) that takes the Five Ancient Heroes and switches them with their primeval predecessors, the Five Beasts. Alas, even with new heroes, the past still loves to repeat. As an old threat reawakens from a forgotten time, will these ancient heroes be able to stop him from finishing what he started?
This AU will be using the existing traits (and speculative ones for unreleased characters) of each character rather than simply swapping personalities. Due to the nature of this type of AU, the original plot of the source material will naturally be altered; meaning that in addition to new characters, locations, and establishing kingdoms, preexisting characters, plot lines, artifacts, etc., will either be altered or unchanged depending on their roles in the story.
For reference, here are the most notable swaps.
Pure Vanilla → Shadow Milk Hollyberry → Eternal Sugar Dark Cacao → Mystic Flour Golden Cheese → Burning Spice White Lily → Silent Salt Dark Enchantress → Oblivion Knight Cookie
Any posts related to this project will be located under the tag #exchangedfatesau. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to ask me in my inbox or in the comment section! Your support is greatly appreciated!
RULES
No AI period. Please don't use my sprites or writing to feed into a chat bot, generator, or whatever you plan to do. This is kind of a given, but just in case I'm putting it out there on record.
DMs are allowed, but not encouraged for those of you 18 and over. Do NOT DM me if you are 17 or younger. This blog is rated 18+, meaning it will deal with topics not suitable for those underage. If you have any questions, or just want to send something nice my way, the ask box is always open and free to use! I will be tagging all questions from now on with #cheesecake-asks.
Fanart and fanfiction are more than encouraged! To keep the original tag clean though, a new tag will be used under #exchangedfanworks. I'll be re-blogging any fan work I find or someone sends my way to put in the tag!
QUICK MENU
Original Concept Text Posts
Concept Post #1 Concept Post #2 Concept Post #3
New Beasts
Everlasting Vanilla Cookie Sprite A Savior's Lament Baneberry Cookie Sprite / Baneberry Cookie Sprite OLD "You can't save everyone." Princess Cookie & Wildberry Cookie Sprites Synopsis Post 2 Relationship Post 2 Raspberry Cookie Sprite Midnight Cacao Cookie Sprite Opulent Cheese Cookie Sprite / Opulent Cheese Cookie Sprite OLD Wilted Lily Cookie Sprite Witches' Pet Synopsis Post "Everything Will Be Okay." Relationship Post 1 Silverbell Cookie Sprite
New Ancients
Blueberry Milk Cookie Sprite / Blueberry Milk Cookie Sprite OLD Character File 01 New Yogurt Council Members Strange Journal Apple A La Mode & Sapphire Grape Sprites Date Sugar Cookie Sprite Rice Flour Cookie Sprite Character File 03 Ghost Spice Cookie Sprite / Ghost Spice Cookie Sprite OLD Character File 02 Madras Gorge Tribes The Battenberg Court Fleur de Sal Cookie Sprite : Fleur de Sal Cookie Sprite OLD /Oblivion Knight Cookie Sprite : Oblivion Knight Cookie Sprite OLD
Extras/Miscellaneous
Beast Icons Light of Hope Wheels