The Rebirth of the Phoenix

Chapter 6: The Ancient Heroes

In the distant past... After the chaos of iron 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.

Wise and powerful, they rallied others to their cause. As kings and queens they ruled the cookies, bringing in a golden age of peace and prosperity...

But this age was not fated to last...

A harbringer of darkness appeared and let shadow and evil infest the land. 

And once more, the world erupted into chaos. But the five Cookie heroes, guardians of peace, have risen.

Twilight covered the land, and the war for destiny begins...

________

Cookie crumbs laid lifeless on the floor of the floating palace of the Vanilla Kingdom. Cake remains scattered everywhere, monsters whose roars were echoed through the Castle walls and dark red flames were lit everywhere. As the sight gets filled with white, red and black, the sight of five Cookies who made their way through the corridors are faced with more soldiers of the Cake Army, but the cakes were no match against the five Ancient Heroes.

White Lily cookie gasped at the destruction:"This is... Oh no... What a terrible sight..."

"The whole place is covered in crumbs!"Spoke loudly the Hollyberrian queen, watching how the remaining crumbling soldiers of the Vanilla Kingdom fought for their lives, turning to dust in the process.

Dark Cacao cookie drew his sword:"Foul, sticky cream, and the foul stench of burnt butter in the air..."

"What on Earthbread is going on here?!"Asked Golden Cheese cookie, lifting her spear in the air with a worried tone.

"It isn't good...Dark Sorcerer Cookie has declared war on The Vanilla Kingdom." Pure Vanilla Cookie informed, pointing his orchid staff towards the direction ahead of them: "He's just behind those doors, if we reach them before it's too late."

"The one who has brought the Cake Monster army into these lands?" Inquired the Cacaoian monarch, preparing for the fight of their lives against the threat of Crispia and the entire world.

"Yes. They attacked while I was occupied elsewhere..." The Vanilla king replied, with his vanilla orchid staff staring at the end of the path.

"That's gotta be some bold move, for such an attack" Exclaimed Hollyberry cookie, surprised.

"We must find Dark Sorcerer cookie swiftly! Let us make haste!" The waffle-clothed Cookie suggested as they ran until they reached the throne room...

And there it was, the former glory of the Vanilla Castle shattered to chunks of burnt chocolate walls and pieces of the stained glasses that stood there once proudly. In the throne of the Vanilla Kingdom's king sat Dark Sorcerer Cookie sharpening his scythe. 

"And so, in the ruins of your kingdom, we finally meet. You're late...TO YOUR DEMISE!"

"Dark Sorcerer cookie! What is the meaning of this!?" shouted Pure Vanilla Cookie, with a troubled face, as the dark cloaked Cookie decided to stand up and take a battle stance, with his eyes watching every movement the five make: "Don't you know the real reason why cookies were created?" 

"What rancid NONESENSE are you peddling now?" Hollyberry Cookie intervened, she isn't here to do philosophy, she's here to fend off the Cake Army and preserve the peace of the continent.

"Think. Hard. And ask yourself: 'why do cookies exist?'" The horned Cookie asked, with a twisted grin on his face. As if she knew the real answer, he thought.

Hollyberry Cookie answered proudly, as if the enemy didn't know what's considered common sense:"That's easy- to live and be happy, all together! That is exactly why we were born: Happiness, that's what it's all about."

"Oh really? Then tell me this: are you the happiest when you CRUMBLE... or when you are... SOGGY?" Dark Sorcerer Cookie teased as he was getting impatient to throw hands. Getting close enough to attack Hollyberry Cookie with his weapon.

Dark Cacao Cookie shouted, getting in front of the holliberrian sovereign, ready to unleash the power contained in his Soul Jam: "We are together, in peace and in battle. THIS is OUR STRENGTH!" (Communist Dark Cacao/j)

Dark Cacao Cookie proceeded to fight in close distance against Dark Sorcerer Cookie, swinging his heavy sword. Despite that Dark Sorcerer Cookie received his first attack head-on, he parried his second slash that was directed to his arm with his scythe. Just when Dark Cacao Cookie was about to get hit by a crimsom ice shard, he received a shield, protecting him from the attack.

Pure Vanilla answered hesitantly while light shone on the battlefield, giving his friends a protective barrier made of light magic:"We love and thank our creators for our deliciously sweet bodies and unique talents! (Pure Vanilla, didn't you lose ur son to them?/j) And there is no hardship we cannot overcome, together!" 

Suddenly, Dark Sorcerer Cookie was trapped in lily vines and multiple cheese-shaped lances flew towards his direction, even though he was still standing, he felt betrayed:"FOOLS- ALL OF YOU! I MUST SHOW YOU THE MISTAKE OF YOUR WAYS, RIGHT HERE AND NOW"

(Insert epic battle lolololol)

"I WILL NOT BE STOPPED BY YOU MORTALS WITH YOUR MAGICAL ARTIFACTS!" Dark Sorcerer Cookie said with the five Soul Jams floating above his left hand, with all five of the Ancient Heroes on the ground. Is that the ultimate dough's power? Pure Vanilla Cookie thought, but it was cut short because a beam of black and red light came towards them. He and White Lily Cookie looked towards each other and they came forward against the impending attack:"DARK SORCERER COOKIE, NOO"

"SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR SOUL JAMS. I HAVE WAITED FOR AN ETERNITY FOR THIS. I WILL SHOW THE WORLD MY VISION!" (Ok, tbh they're acting like Longan Dragon but I refuse to associate da Ginger boi with that eye-y lizard)

The couple combined their remaining energy to create a beam of white and gold light against the attack, and a surge of white light covered the castle. When Pure Vanilla Cookie and White Lily Cookie opened their eyes, they saw their child smiling at them but the form turned into Dark Sorcerer Cookie's triumphant grin.(I refuse to put smirk in a serious scene aghaha💀)

In the wake of the massive explosion, the heroes and Dark Sorcerer cookie vanished. The cookies, having lost their five greatest heroes, struggled to hold back the terrifying forces of the Darkness. 

The vast civilization of Cookies began to crumple. As time passed, when even the whispers of once-grand kingdoms and poems of epic heroes died out, an ordinary Cookie opened his eyes to find himself in a abandoned oven. 

Gingerbrave had risen...