Cookie Run: HeartBreak.

⚠︎ Shattered Kingdom

⚠︎ - death, broken building, death of a close friend, mention of family member death, weapons, violence, suicidal thoughts, suicide, blood, swearing, self-guilt

"GingerBrave...! you guys! are you all okay?" Milk asked.
"of course we are! that room barely got crushed" GingerBrave responded.
"did any of you go in my room...?" Purple Yam asked with suspicion.
"no, sir! i locked us in Milk's room" GingerBright said.
"good thinking! though, i don't think you really had to" Milk said.
"i know! i wanted to keep them sa-" GingerBright's words were cut off by Skater.
"wow, Milk! i didn't know you were a dirty cookie!" he blurted out.
"wh-what!?" Milk blushed with mortification.
"don't worry about it... i'm happy you're okay!" Strawberry said.
"yeah, me too! but..."
he looked around his kingdom. it was quiet and the air was heavy. trees fell as well as homes. the cows escaped the farm and left the vegetables alone. dead bodies of cookies who failed to escape to safety were scattered around. as for the great castle, it was sliced in half and parts of the roof were broken off.
"oh, no... this is terrible!" Milk said in despair.
"it'll be okay, Milk. you still have us and Purple Yam, right?" GingerBrave asked.
"no, i don't... the picture... it's probably broken!"
Purple Yam wanted to say something, but couldn't find the right words. he wanted to help Milk in some way, but wasn't sure how to.
"is there any way we can get another picture?" Strawberry asked quietly.
"sadly, there isn't unless he comes back... by the way, i'm determined to find Dark Choco and thank him for everything he's done for me! i helped people all for him, after all!"
"that's wonderful!" GingerBright commented.
"it is, indeed! i'll find him so we can eventually repair this fallen kingdom together! we'll get more animals, like horses and chickens! and then, if he's comfortable with it, we'll finally-"
"HE'S DEAD!"
Purple Yam's words pierced through the empty kingdom. he was met with terrified stares from the other cookies. he realized what he said and wanted to take back his words, but it was too late.
"...what...?"
Milk was visibly shaking with fear.
"he's dead, Milk... i'm sorry. i kept it a secret from you because i didn't want to worry you."
"but... he's... why...?"
"i'll explain everything... Dark Choco was once a prince of his father's kingdom, but that all changed when he went out on a mission one day... he found the Strawberry Jam Sword, thinking it was going to give him some special power... but it didn't. it turned him into a cookie of darkness, and gave him the power to kill anyone who messed with him and his new group, the Cookies of Darkness. he continued to commit evil deeds and terrorize the happy cookies of this world..."
"n-no... way..."
"it's true... i've encountered them multiple times. i've seen how horrifying they really are..."
"...oh..."
Milk was speechless at this point.
"when his father found out, it didn't go well for him. he never thought his son would become one of the bad guys... after an argument they had, his father drew his own sword and killed him. he was dead, and the Cookies of Darkness heard about it all."
"h-how cruel..." GingerBright whispered.
"before his death, they say he was on another mission. he wanted to recruit more people to their evil group. they set out to gather more cookies, but they weren't successful in their captures. finally... Dark Choco remembered someone from his past, so he went out to go look for them but ended up crossing paths with his father. he was looking for... you."
"..."
everyone there felt bad for Milk. he never thought that would happen to someone he's looked up to all these years. he stared at Purple Yam with a horrified look.
"...i'm sorry, Mil-"
"it's fine. i understand now..."
after he said that, he quickly ran into the destroyed castle and locked the door.
"damn... i can't believe it! i feel so bad for the man..." GingerBrave said.
"it's true... i'm sorry for keeping it a secret" Purple Yam said.
"oh, it's not your fault... it's their fault" GingerBright said.
"i guess... you have a point."

Milk ran through the room of broken pictures into Purple Yam's room. it was also destroyed, but he could still walk through it. he searched his drawers for a sharp weapon, and he found a knife. he wondered why Purple Yam kept a knife in his drawer, but that wasn't his main focus. he ran back to his room through the broken glass that cut up his ankles and locked the door. he sat at his desk with the knife and took his notebook out to write an entry.

i learned the truth. i understand everything now. his save meant nothing. yes, that was all in the past, but i feel so heartbroken... why was i so naive...? i was just causing Purple Yam more stress by believing everyone. i shouldn't have done that. i shouldn't have ignored the possible dark truth of everything. i'm sorry, i'm such a horrible, gullible person... i'm sure Purple Yam's life would be better without someone like me in it. i want to go away. i've lost the people i cared about, and it's all because of me. i'm not strong enough... i'll never be. don't be surprised if this is my last entry. i want to go away. i'm going to end my life somewhere where i always felt safe, somewhere where i could be alone. now then... goodbye.

after writing that, Milk closed his notebook and put it back in his drawer. he gently took the knife and sat on his bed. he took a minute to look at it. he wanted to feel pain because he felt horrible about himself. he didn't believe Purple Yam truly cared about him because of how he always acted towards him, but that was because of his naivety. it was no surprise at this point. he wanted to get this over with, so he brought the knife a distance from his chest for a bit. he took a deep breath before swinging it into his chest. blood spilled onto his white clothes, soaking his chest area. he repeatedly stabbed himself while yelling insults at himself.
"Milk, you bastard...! why the hell are you so gullible? you know it's a bad idea to trust people! you should've never trusted him! you should've never depended on him to come and help you! he's EVIL! EVIL! he'll never change... you're just selfish...! you just think everything's good... when in reality... NOTHING IS! I DESERVE THIS! PURPLE YAM DOESN'T EVEN CARE! HE HATES YOU FOR BEING LIKE THIS! YOU'RE SO F*CKING ANNOYING! I WANT TO DIE! GET. OUT. OF. THIS. WORLD...!"
he fell backwards onto his bed with the knife in his chest. he let himself bleed while it was getting tougher for him to breathe. a few moments later, he closed his eyes for the last time and took his final breath.

Purple Yam, GingerBrave, and his friends were disturbed after hearing Milk's yells. they were certain he killed himself after seeing blood on his window. they mourned in silence for a while, and then they heard Purple Yam crying.
"this is all my fault... i was too harsh and angry all the time... i should've told him" he said.
"Yam... this isn't your fault. this is the fault of the Cookies of Darkness... they've caused all this chaos!" GingerBrave said.
"true... they probably set that sword out to brainwash him" Strawberry said.
"we all understand why you're angry..." GingerBright said.
"yeah... that oven was hot as hell! how did you all survive that?" Purple Yam said.
"it was tough... but we believed" GingerBrave said.
"hey... is it possible... if Milk could've believed... in me...? if he believed i actually was a friend to him...?"
"...i think so. i mean, your anger wasn't your fault."
"that was the Witch's fault..." GingerBright said.
Purple Yam stayed quiet for a moment.
"please... just leave. there's nothing else here..." he said.
"but... what about you?" GingerBrave asked.
"i'm FINE! just... i'll be fine by myself. i'll find a place to stay."
"alright, be careful. bye, Purple Yam..."
the cookies left what used to be a kingdom, carrying a heavy mood and a slightly traumatizing experience with them to their next destination.

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note: damn, this was a heavy chapter. i might make more chapters like this, with character backstory and death. i'm kinda having fun with this story. also, the next few chapters will feature another one of my favorites, so i'm pretty excited.

- Sky