Dark Resolution's Glorious Return (Story)

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01. Wandering in the Fog
Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior	Your Majesty... It's Alright... I feel peace at last...
	Did I even have... any wishes... of my own...?	Swift Dark Cacao Warrior
Cruchy Chip Cookie	Does this mean that I'll no longer have to watch my Cream Wolves fall...?
	But how come... I suddenly feel at peace knowing I no longer have anything to protect...	Caramel Arrow Cookie
	Your Majesty... I wish you could see this endless world of white as well...
Dark Cacao Cookie	...
Dark Cacao Cookie	EUAAAAAGH!!
	My Dark Cacao warriors!!! They vanished right before my eyes...
Dark Cacao Cookie	It feels as if... a gust of wind has pierced a hole in my chest...
	And an ever-flowing stream of regrets and agony is spilling out of this gaping hole...
Dark Cacao Cookie	... No I must persevere! I will not crumble into flour like the rest.
	There must be a reason why I am the sole survivor!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Heed my words, Mystic Flour Cookie!!! No matter where you are—atop a cloud, on a mountain, or deep within the sea...
	... I will find you and put an end to your villainy.
	My resolution will pull out the very roots of Beast Cookies!
	And I will reunite with my loyal warriors, no matter what!

02. Land of Immortals
Dark Cacao Cookie	This place... feels different than anywhere I have been before.
	The beautiful mountain ridge, the endless stairs, and the clouds nestled at the foot of the mountain...
Dark Cacao Cookie	This view is like a painting brought to life!
Dark Cacao Cookie	... AHH-!!!
Dark Cacao Cookie	I musn't forget that this is Beast-Yeast.
	As long as I can recover my Kingdom and loyal denizens...
	I will ascend that mountain ridge, climb those stairs, and break through those clouds no matter what...
Dark Cacao Cookie	I will find and destroy Mystic Flour Cookie if it is the last thing I do!
	Even if it means sacrificing my very dough...!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Eugh... *pant*...
	Finally, a place where I can catch my breath. But where am I...?
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	Hey, you can't put a stone there!
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	Goodness! I thought I had calculated it correctly! Did I mess up somewhere?!
	It's no different from entering the opponent's territory on purpose! And now you stand to lose all that you've gained.	Green Onion Dumpling Immortal
Wonton Immortal	I've spent at least a thousand years playing Go, you think I'd lose to you? He he he!
	True, true!	Medicinal Dumpling Immortal
Green Onion Dumpling Immortal	Oh! I think we have a guest!
	Ah, a youngster! Perhaps he lost his parents?	Wonton Immortal
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	He he he! This is perfect! Now that we have an audience, I'll beat you this round!
	Excuse me. I am here to ask for directions.	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Where must I go to find the Beast... I mean, Mystic Flour Cookie?	Dark Cacao Cookie
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	Why do you seek her?
	For vengeance. She is turning my kingdom and subjects into flour, you see.	Dark Cacao Cookie
Green Onion Dumpling Immortal	Oh my, oh my! Vengeance?! I've never heard such a harsh word uttered in this land of purity!
	True, true!	Medicinal Dumpling Immortal
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	Now, now! I don't know what a young Cookie without a single wrinkle or crack like yourself is doing here, but...
	... Take a deep breath and look around you!
	Music flows in the air, a sweet scent of fruit wafts in the wind, and heavenly flowers fall from above, day and night.
	You can't help but burst into joyous laughter, living in a paradise such as this! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!
	Come on, try it with me! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!!!
	...	Dark Cacao Cookie
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	Do you not know how to laugh?
	That is right.	Dark Cacao Cookie
Wonton Immortal	Could it be... you've never laughed your ENTIRE life?!
	... That is right.	Dark Cacao Cookie
Medicinal Dumpling Immortal	Could that be true...?
	I have no time for such things. If you refuse to show me the way, then...	Dark Cacao Cookie
	No... wait a second. Is this not the Beast's lair? And you, her lackeys?!
	Like that wicked Haetae?	Dark Cacao Cookie
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	WA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
	HE HE HE HE HE HE HE!!!	Shrimp Dumpling Immortal
Green Onion Dumpling Immortal	HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
	HO HO HO HO HO HO!!!	Wonton Immortal
Medicinal Dumpling Immortal	OHO!
	Why won't my attacks work?!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	Ahh, youngster! So eager to make a fool out of himself, hm? Your worldly possesions have no power in this place!
	And worse, that thing trembles in your grasp!	Green Onion Dumpling Immortal
Wonton Immortal	Ah, he is but a child! Let's give him another chance!
	Now then, calm down. Your blade cannot harm us here, in the residence of the Dumpling Immortals.	Steamed Dumpling Immortal
	Come, join us for a match of Go, as our old custom dictates.
	If you win, we will let you know where the Cookie you seek resides.
Dark Cacao Cookie	A match of Go when I'm in such a hurry...!
	Well, if you decline...	Green Onion Dumpling Immortal
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ugh... fine. Who will be my opponent?
	That'll be me! And I won't lose this time!	Shrimp Dumpling Immortal
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	Then let's start!
	A young, tormented Cookie versus an ancient Dumpling Immortal!
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	I can tell you're a beginner! Don't worry, I'll go easy on you. You can play black!
	It's only right for the more experienced player to play white!
	Come on, make your move!
	Hm...	Dark Cacao Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	I'll put it here.
	Aha! So you plan to occupy the center of the board!	Steamed Dumpling Immortal
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	Then I'll start in the upper left...!
Wonton Immortal	Oooh! It's hard to say who'll win...!
	This game... I can't wait to see how it will end!	Green Onion Dumpling Immortal
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	Eh he he! Youngster! You just lost a territory to me!
	Huh?! How?!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	I know the Go board like the back of my hand. Your playing style is too defensive!
	You worry too much about protecting your territory that you forget to take over your opponents!	Wonton Immortal
Green Onion Dumpling Immortal	You need to open your mind to see further!
	I do not require your advice!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	Aha! You're finally going on the offensive!
	But, you see... If I put my stone here...	Shrimp Dumpling Immortal
Shrimp Dumpling Immortal	He he, I've just taken another territory of yours!
	How could this happen?!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Wonton Immortal	Shrimp Dumpling's mastery is making the youngster lose his focus!
	Your play is so obvious, it can't be helped! If you focus too much on one spot, you can't help but miss something!	Green Onion Dumpling Immortal
	You'll never win if you keep playing like that!
	I can read your every move, you see!
Dark Cacao Cookie	... Hmph.
Wonton Immortal	Oooh! Finally, the youngster was able to take over a territory!
	Ha ha ha! All you did was fall into my trap! If I place this final stone here...	Shrimp Dumpling Immortal
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	Now! It's overtime counting! What will you do now, youngster?
	Hm...!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	The game has ended!
	The winner is Shrimp Dumpling!
	Phew! At least I lived up to my reputation. If I lost again, I would've been teased for the next 500 years!	Shrimp Dumpling Immortal
Dark Cacao Cookie	I lost... I was not able to find any answers and just wasted time...
	But I must say I was surprised that you kept playing although defeat seemed certain.	Steamed Dumpling Immortal
	But that's the way you've lived your life so far, isn't it?
Dark Cacao Cookie	...
	O young Cookie of fortitude, heed my advice. You must understand the principals of the universe and let virtue and wisdom clear your murky heart.	Steamed Dumpling Immortal
	If you free yourself from anguish and achieve enlightenment, you will remain a great monarch who will save his Kingdom and its denizens.
Medicinal Dumpling Immortal	Tr...
	True, you mean?	Wonton Immortal
Medicinal Dumpling Immortal	Then, let us go to the Dumpling Hot Springs!
	Ho ho! I can't wait to steam in the waters of the Hot Springs!	Shrimp Dumpling Immortal
	Thank you for a fun game, youngster! You must return in 300 years time!
Steamed Dumpling Immortal	What you seek lies at the end of an arduous path.
	The land of purity is cut off from reality, and may only be reached through suffering.
	This is all I can tell you as a thank you for playing a game of Go with us. Alas, I cannot divulge any more details...
Dark Cacao Cookie	No, wait!
Dark Cacao Cookie	If you really are the Dumpling Immortals, Please depart your wisdom unto me!
	What is this enlightenment you speak of?!
	What must I do to save my Cookies...?!
	Please... Come back...!!!

03. Peach Bao
Dark Cacao Cookie	Eugh... *pant*
	So... out of breath...
	How many steps have I climbed... I cannot even tell at this point...
Dark Cacao Cookie	This saccharine smell of fruits...! It is nauseating...!
	How I miss the Dark Cacao Kingdom, where all I smelled was the fresh scent of snow.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ah... who goes there?!
(Peach Blossom Cookie's Garden background)
Peach Blossom Cookie	A visitor approaches the serene garden, I see.
	You look starved and exhausted. You've not eaten for a while, have you?
	Who... who are you...?! Are you another one of the Immortals or some ghost that has come to confuse me?	Dark Cacao Cookie
	If you try to mislead me with your empty, honeyed words, I won't hesitate to attack! Do you wish to fight me?!
Peach Blossom Cookie	Fight? I have no weapon.
	I tend to this garden of Peach Bao- a sacred fruit coveted by many.
Peach Blossom Cookie	These trees have borne fruit. A rare sight indeed, for this garden blossoms only once in three thousand years.
	Come, share a peach bao with me...
	The scent... Now I understand...	Dark Cacao Cookie
	It was coming from this garden.
Peach Blossom Cookie	It must have been an arduous journey. Your dough is scratched, and your hair, tousled.
	Here, have a taste. The warm sunlight made this fruit sweet and succulent.
	Get that thing away from me! Nothing from this place will touch my lips!	Dark Cacao Cookie
	If I eat that... I will end up like my loyal warriors...	Dark Cacao Cookie
Peach Blossom Cookie	Could it be... you haven't eaten anything at all?
	...	Dark Cacao Cookie
Peach Blossom Cookie	Worry not. The fruit will give you strength.
	It is said that the peach bao holds the secret to true ascension.
Peach Blossom Cookie	But most importantly… You must replenish your energy if you wish to continue your journey ahead.
Peach Blossom Cookie	So please, accept this gift from my garden. Have a bite.
Peach Blossom Cookie	Come on… Just one bite…
	(Eugh… I cannot think clearly. I’ve used up too much of my energy…)	Dark Cacao Cookie
	(I feel like I’ll faint. My vision is blurring and the world is slowly deafening into silence.)
	(I can no longer tell what is real and what is fake…)
	(What did I come here to do... Did I come here just to crumble?)
	(…! I must live to save my subjects. I must stay alive!)	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Give me that!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH…!
	Ah, look at you! So starved, indeed!	Peach Blossom Cookie
	How is it? Fragrant and sweet, is it not? You cannot taste this heavenly delight anywhere else.
Dark Cacao Cookie	… *Gulp*
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ah… Now that I’ve come to my senses… I see that this place… is truly beautiful.
	The warm sunlight smooths over the mountain ridge as the pillowy clouds swim slowly across the sky, gently drifting across my dough.
	To think that such a beautiful and serene paradise really exists…
	Oh my, you’re quite the poet.	Peach Blossom Cookie
Dark Cacao COokie	… Ah!
	I got carried away looking at my surroundings!
Dark Cacao Cookie	You there! What did you put in this peach bao? You must have done something, or I would not be behaving like this!
	No, I assure you. If anything, this fruit cleared your vision.	Peach Blossom Cookie
	Do not ignore what you hear, see, and feel. Your senses will help you reach enlightenment.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Enlightenment?! Ha! In order to reach this “Enlightenment” you speak of…
	I must find Mystic Flour Cookie and put an end to her evil!
Dark Cacao Cookie	If I cannot eliminate the diabolical Cookie that took away my subjects, and spread a plague in my Kingdom, then…
	I will never be able to forgive myself, even in the afterlife.
	So all that terrible anguish of yours is directed at Mystic Flour Cookie…	Peach Blossom Cookie
	Look to the mountain ridge… Do you see the summit, where a single peach tree stands?	Peach Blossom Cookie
	That is where you must go to rid yourself of the resentment that lies within.
Dark Cacao Cookie	The summit, you say… Then I still have a long journey ahead of me.
	But are you not on Mystic Flour Cookie's side? Why do you show me the way so easily?
	Oh, I am but a simple caretaker of this garden.	Peach Blossom Cookie
	Yet, some say…
	… even Immortals crave the fruits from my garden…	Peach Blossom Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	… What are you saying…?
	He he, farewell. I am grateful that you enjoyed the peach bao.	Peach Blossom Cookie
	There will be times when you miss its sweet taste.

04. King's Ordeal
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ah… these stairs…
	There are so many…!
	There is so end in sight…! Just how many more steps must I climb to reach the summit…?!
Dark Cacao Cookie	To make matters worse, my sword has not stopped shaking since my arrival in Beast-Yeast… And its tremors are growing worse…
	Please… be calm, my sword…!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Finally… a respite.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Phew… I can catch my breath here.
Dark Cacao Cookie	EUGH?! The wind…!
Dark Cacao Cookie	… Only cliffs below!!!
	EUGH! I must hold on to this tree!!!
Dark Cacao Cookie	From here on, the slope is as steep as a cliff…
	I have to climb it with my bare hands…
	Now then… one by one… no rushing…
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ugh…! Wrong step-….!
	EUAAAAAGH!!! I’m falling….!!!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Eugh…
	Where…?
	The cliff got the best of me after all.
Dark Cacao Cookie	I remember… Last time, Caramel Arrow Cookie was there to rescue me…
	… But alas, that was the past…
	Now that there’s no one besides me… I must pull myself together.
Dark Cacao Cookie	I have no choice but to climb back up!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ugh… *pant*… *pant*…
	Climbing up this cliff with my bare hands is making my dough crumble…
	Ah… this is so hard.
	I am weak with hunger.
	My dough aches…
	I barely have any strength left in me…!
Dark Cacao Cookie	But… my pain is nothing compared to what my loyal denizens felt as they crumbled into flour.
	Even if I’m slow, even if I slip and stumble, Even if my arms should break… I will continue climbing, on and on.
	Then I will surely reach the summit at some point.
Stagger… stumble…
Thud
Dark Cacao Cookie	Eugh… *pant*
Dark Cacao Cookie	Have I finally reached… the summit?
Dark Cacao Cookie	I can see the great vistas of the mountains from up here.
	It truly makes me realize how high up I am.
	…What is this?
	There is a small opening in the rocks, and the smell of burning candles wafts from within…
Dark Cacao Cookie	There must be someone in there!
Tremble tremble…
Dark Cacao Cookie	The Cookie I seek… She must be in there!!!

05. Encounter with the Beast
Dark Cacao Cookie	Who knew such a small opening would lead to such a large space inside…?
	WHOOOOM…!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Eugh…! What’s that?!
	Could it be…? The sound of two powers resonating!
Dark Cacao Cookie	My Soul Jam… and the Soul Jam of that Beast…!
TREMBLE TREMBLE…!!!
	Urgh…!	Dark Cacao Cookie
	My sword is shaking more than ever!
	I can barely hold on…! It feels as if… something is trying to escape from within!!!
	Be calm, my sword…! At least until I have defeated Mystic Flour Cookie…!!!
	Mystic Flour Cookie
	O you, who have finally made it to my place of sacred meditation.
	Heed my words.
	You are a being of Resolution unparalleled. For no other power could bring you here, to the roof of the world.
	Should I combine such Resolution with my Apathy…
	… The world shall become a void of white by my Volition.
Dark Cacao Cookie	I HAVE HEARD ENOUGH OF YOUR APATHY, MYSTIC FLOUR COOKIE!!!
	I have climbed up this mountain with my bare hands, crumbling into flour… falling down, and getting back up again for one singular purpose!
Dark Cacao Cookie	To turn YOU into nothing!!!
Dark Cacao Cookie	… The sword… does not follow my command!
	Tremble tremble…
	Ugh… if only it would stop trembling…!	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Then I could defeat Mystic Flour Cookie and save my Kingdom…!
Mystic Flour Cookie	Delusion.
	You, a false immortal and unworthy of the Soul Jam.
	Those who have realized the evanescence of time will heed your word no longer.
	You know nothing!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Mystic Flour Cookie	Then, witness the truth.
(Dark Cacao Warriors standing in the Void)
Cautious Dark Cacao Warrior	Your Majesty, I feel so at peace.
	It’s true, Your Majesty. We’re no longer burdened with worry.	Swift Dark Cacao Warrior
Crunchy Chip Cookie	Running through snowstorms in the mountains wasn’t easy…!
	I can see it now, Your Majesty.	Caramel Arrow Cookie
	How much the burden of being born as a Dark Cacao warrior was weighing me down.
	I don’t want to go back to the way things were.
Dark Cacao Cookie	No… You cannot truly mean these words!
	We must protect our home, our kingdom together! The Dark Cacao Kingdom!!!
(Dark Cacao Warriors turn to flour and fade away, one by one)
Mystic Flour Cookie	What does the word “Kingdom” mean to you?
	Kingdoms rise… then fall. History itself is proof that nothing lasts forever.
	They all burn to ashes, become swallowed up by invaders, or fall into anarchy.
	A Kingdom is but a short moment in time. Why risk your life for something so fleeting?
	Fleeting, you say?! The Dark Cacao Kingdom is everything to me!	Dark Cacao Cookie
	I founded it with this very sword, trained magnificent warriors, and protected it against the Licorice Monsters!
	You cannot possible fathom the responsibility I bear for my Cookies and my Kingdom!
Mystic Flour Cookie	Your Kingdom is everything, you say…
	Is that what you truly think?
	YES!!!	Dark Cacao Cookie
Mystic Flour Cookie	Very well, then. Witness your Kingdom without you in the picture…
Second Watcher	This is an age of peace, don’t you think?
	It seems like just yesterday that we were plagued by the Pale Ailment…
	But now, everyone has already returned to perfect health, and is back to training!
	...	Dark Choco Cookie
	… It is all thanks to the unwavering devotion of my subjects.
Second Watcher	No, it’s all the merit of your new reign, Your Majesty!
	Since we reinforced the Great Chocolate Wall according to your instructions, the Licorice Monsters are no longer a threat.
	While the Giant Icing Ridge is safely protected by our noble Cream Wolves.
	It’s the first time we’ve seen everyone so happy!
	What a relief that you took over the empty throne, Your Majesty…!
	Ha ha ha…	Dark Choco Cookie
	It is as you say, the Dark Cacao Kingdom has never seen such peace and prosperity before.
	Yet… I cannot help but think of our late King, who crumbled away in foreign lands… and never saw such glory of the Kingdom.	Dark Choco Cookie
Second Watcher	Where are you going, your Majesty?
	I think… I will go light sone incense sticks to cherish his memories.	Dark Choco Cookie
	At the Alter of the Fallen, where his name is etched into the stone…
Dark Cacao Cookie	What is the meaning of this?! What have I just seen?
	My own son ruling the Dark Cacao Kingdom…?!
	Do you mean to say I crumbled away here, in this foreign land…?
	Now, do you see how your Kingdom is but a moment in time, and your position within it even more so.	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Cookies always succumb to the power of the present. For that is how Cookies are.
	You see your subjects pleading allegiance to the new King, Dark Choco Cookie, in your absence.
	The walls you have spent decades building, the countless attempts you have made to protect the Kingdom from enemies…
	How long do you think your subjects will remember your efforts?
Dark Cacao Cookie	The Kingdom seemed fine… without me.
	No, it was even more peaceful than before.
	For what reason did I climb this mountain?
	Why did I pour all my effort and energy into protecting my Kingdom that I miss so dearly…?
	Will anyone even notice… if I crumble here?
	...
Dark Cacao Cookie	How futile.
	Is this what apathy feels like..?

06. Pale Soul Jam
Mystic Flour Cookie	Now, you see the truth.
	And yet, it seems like your Soul Jam was even quicker to see it.
	… What did you just say?	Dark Cacao Cookie
(Image of Dark Cacao Cookie's sword with it's Soul Jam white)
Mystic Flour Cookie	Observe. Your Soul Jam has already turned white.
	Know that it did not lose its color in a single moment. It happened slowly, little by little.
	The same can be said about yourself.
	My Soul Jam, come to me.
	Return to your rightful owner.
Dark Cacao Cookie	No… NO! Come back!
	This cannot be! COME BACK! MY SOUL JAM!!!
	My heart aches for what is lost! How could my own Soul Jam leave me so?!
	You always spoke to me, did you not? Please, say something! Anything!
	I am your rightful owner!!! I have sealed you in my possession by fighting the two dragons!
	I beg of you to stay with me!!!

07. Twin Dragons
Tremble tremble...
TREMBLE TREMBLE TREMBLE...!
	My sword…!!!	Dark Cacao Cookie
	My sword is shaking and trembling out of control!!!
	YOU!!! You have already taken my Soul Jam! Are you trying to take my sword too, you wretched Beast?!
Mystic Flour Cookie	Your struggles with the sword have nothing to do with me.
	Mystic Flour Cookie
	BUT YOU KNEW THIS DEEP DOWN, DIDN’T YOU?
	YOU FELT FEAR SEEP INTO YOUR DOUGH THE MOMENT YOU STEPPED ON BEAST-YEAST.
	YOU REEK OF FEAR, COOKIE. DID YOU REALLY THINK YOUR SWORD HAS NOT SMELLED ITS PARALYZING STENCH?
TREMBLE TREMBLE TREMBLE…!
	Th-There’s something inside my sword…!	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Something is about to escape from within…!!!
	Could it be…? Impossible!!!
	SSSSHAAAAA….!!!
(The Black Dragon and the White Dragon emerge from Dark Cacao Cookie's sword)
Black Dragon	ROAAAR…!
	GRRRRR…!	White Dragon
Black Dragon	He he... How long has it been since we’ve faced each other?
	Too long! It must be the first time since we clashed at the top of the mountain!	White Dragon
Black Dragon	Hrraah, we never settled who won that fight, did we?
	That’s right. Since that bitter Cookie came along and sealed us in his sword…	White Dragon
Black Dragon	Well then, now that we’re awake…
	LET’S END THIS FIGHT!!!	White Dragon
Black Dragon	ROAAAR…!
	GRRRRR…!	White Dragon
(Dark Cacao Cookie lies on the ground as the twin dragon's shadows loom over him)
	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Back when you founded the Dark Cacao Kingdom… Two dragons fought each other atop a snowy mountain…
	After you settled the fight and sealed the two dragons within your sword, your erected your Kingdom where the two dragons had previously ruled.
	Those two dragons waking up…
	Means that you have lost the ownership of your sword.
	You have lost your Soul Jam, sword, and title of King.
	Dark Cacao Cookie
	...
	Mystic Flour Cookie
	How does it feel.
	Are you finally able to see the world of white?

08. World-consuming Apathy
(Dark Cacao Cookie lies on the ground as the twin dragon's shadows loom over him)
	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Ahhh… I finally have Dark Cacao Cookie’s Soul Jam in the palm of my hand.
	At last, I am complete. I can feel the force of Volition within.
	A force greater than praise, honor, and even love.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Eugh… *pant*
	What now…?
	What… are you planning to do?
	A world consumed by overwhelming apathy...	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Cookies turning into flour…
	That was just the beginning.
Dark Cacao Cookie	The… beginning?
	My task is to preach the true meaning of futility—a truth I realized while sealed away in my cocoon.	Mystic Flour Cookie
	To create a land where Cookies exist unburdened, unshackled by everything.
	To guide everyone to enlightenment and complete freedom through the elimination of all that matters.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Cookies are… stronger than you think. You will taste failure, Mystic Flour Cookie.
	I already know a way.	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Elimination of all flavors and scents that divide and distinguish them.
	Return… to NOTHING.	Mystic Flour Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	… WHAT…?!
	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Cookies, heed my word. It is I, a miracle of ancient origin, and your prophet.
	May all Cookies of this world lose their flavor and scent.
	May they lose their personality, background, individuality, and a way of speaking.
	Let go of all friends and enemies, heroes and monsters, and countless beliefs and ideas.
	Return to nothing, as if you never existed in the first place.
	This is the world of perfect apathy…
	… that I’ve been dreaming of.
Clotted Cream Cookie	Uhm…?
	Consul, sir. What is the matter?	Financier Cookie
Clotted Cream Cookie	My dough feels a bit strange, but I’m sure it’s nothing.
	You must have overworked yourself. How about some rest?	Financier Cookie
... Cream Cookie	Uhh…? I… Wait…
	What was my flavor…? I’m sure it was “cream” something… but I can’t remember…
... Cream Cookie	A rather unusual name, I think…
	Sir? How… could this be?	Financier Cookie
... Cookie	Ah… but now that you mention it, I also…
	I’m sure my name was needlessly unique too… But I can’t remember...!
Strawberry Crepe Cookie	Espresso Cookie! Do you have any spare screws?
	*Sigh*… the Wafflebot broke again! I think we might have to change the parts completely!
Strawberry Crepe Cookie	Hey! Espresso Cookie! Are you listening to me?!
	I am.	Espresso Cookie
Strawberry Crepe Cookie	Then why aren’t you answering?!
	… Remind me, who am I?	... Coffee? Bitter? Cookie
Strawberry Crepe Cookie	What?! What kind of chewed-up Jelly question is that?!
... Coffee? Bitter? Cookie	I think… my ingredient was something bitter… But suddenly I can’t recall.
Strawberry Crepe Cookie	Oh? Wait a second…
Strawberry... Cookie	What’s this? Who am I? Was it Strawberry Cookie?
Strawberry... Cookie	EUAAAGH! It’s like I’m losing all my genius and scientific prowess!!!
	I don’t wanna be a boring Strawberry Cookieeeee!
Villager Cookie 1	Sweeping the streets is a delight, as always!
	Oh my dough! Something terrible has happened!	Villager Cookie 2
Villager Cookie 3	What is it?
	I can’t remember if I’m Villager Cookie 1 or 2!	Villager... Cookie
Villager... Cookie	Huh… come to think of if, neither do I! Was I number 3 or 4?
	No, I’m number 4! You’re number 3!	Villager... Cookie
Villager... Cookie	What’s happening?! I don’t understand!!!
	Who am I? Who are you?! WHO’S WHO?!
(White Flour Void)
Flavorless Cookie 1	HELP!
	I can’t remember who I am!
	Who am I?! Who WAS I?!! TELL ME!!!	Flavorless Cookie 2
Flavorless Cookie 3	I don’t know either! I can’t help you…!
	We all look the same! And we’re all turning white…!
	Someone, please call me by my name! Just once! I don’t want to turn into flour…!	Flavorless Cookie 4
Flavorless Cookie 5	PLEASE...! Anyone, please! Tell me who I am…!
	Tell me why I was baked in the first place…!	Flavorless Cookie 6
Flavorless Cookie 1	Everything has turned white… Our dreams, hopes, and all that made us US are gone!!!
	Flavor, coloring, and names no longer exist!!!	Flavorless Cookie 2
	Flavorless Cookie 3
	THIS IS A NIGHTMARE!!!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Enough…! You must stop it!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Stop this nightmare at once… Please!!!
	Even the dragons bound to your sword rebelled against you. Embrace the futility.	Mystic Flour Cookie
	You are no different from them. Just a Cookie.
(Mystic Flour Cookie holding Dark Cacao Cookie's cheek)
Mystic Flour Cookie	Return to flour, just like your underlings, and spend the rest of eternity drifting aimlessly through the wind.
	Would I not be doing you a favor, by relieving you of the burden you have carried your whole life?
	Now there is nothing holding you back. Live the rest of your life free from any burdens, sorrows, and responsibilities.
Mystic Flour Cookie	For that is true enlightenment.
	(So, this is it for me.)	Dark Cacao Cookie
	(To think I would meet my end in such a helpless state…)
	(I was unable to protect my Kingdom. There is no greater regret than that.)
	(My dough is turning whiter with every passing second… And yet the embers in my heart burn brighter than ever.)
	(The fire within is hot. Unbearably so…)
	(If I just disappear like this, then...)
(Dark Cacao Throne Room)
Dark Cacao Cookie	… Release me… from this sorcery…! You will… never… have me…!
	?! What is this?	Pomegranate Cookie
	My spell… is getting out of control!
	Is this… the power of the Soul Jam?	Pomegranate Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	Uugh… AAARGH!!!
GingerBrave	Dark Cacao Cookie! Open your eyes!
	Dark Cacao Cookie is out of strength! This is our chance.	Pomegranate Cookie
	We have to claim his Soul Jam!
Dark Choco Cookie	The sword… commands me… to attack my father…?!
	No more…! I will be the sword’s thrall no longer…!
	Pomegranate Cookie… That’s ENOUGH!
Dark Cacao Cookie	We all fought in a war started because of it!
	How can we simply give it away, when the waters of the Licorice Sea have never been as restless…?
	The warriors of Dark Cacao don’t have to fight with their swords only…	Pure Vanilla Cookie
	We will only see more sacrifices if we keep this path.
	None of the kingdoms can put an end to the shadow hanging over us alone.	Pure Vanilla Cookie
	We need a new perspective, my friend.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Strength. Yes, it was I who taught you to wish for strength, was it not…
	I remember it as if it were yesterday… I held you in my arms for the very first time, and the millennia-old ridges, the ancient trees, the wolves, and the warriors chanted their blessings…
	And we stood together atop the Great Wall overlooking our entire kingdom… Holding your tiny hand, I promised myself to raise a strong, just, and kind warrior.
	It is as clear as day now… My life’s greatest regret is that I never gave you enough… love.
Dark Cacao Cookie	I taught you how to wield the sword, and yet I never taught you why.
	...	Dark Choco Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	I am sorry. This realization was gravely overdue…

09. The Awakening
Dark Cacao Cookie	EEUAAAGH!!!!
	ROAAAR…!	Black Dragon
White Dragon	GRRRRR…!
Dark Cacao Cookie	I swear on my sword to tell the truth!!!
	I will NEVER become “just” a Cookie!!!
	Did you forget what I showed you? The Dark Cacao Kingdom would go on without you.	Mystic Flour Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	It is true. For Dark Cacao is a great kingdom, with or without me.
	And as long as my son and loyal subordinates are alive, The Dark Cacao Kingdom will never crumble!!!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Which is why I, the founder and ruler of the Dark Cacao Kingdom, swear on my sword!
	If you want to turn the whole world into a void with no flavor or scent…
	I shall do what I must for the sake of my descendants who will be forced to live in such a world…
Dark Cacao Cookie	AND PUT AN END TO YOUR EVIL, HERE AND NOW!!!
	THAT IS WHY I CAME TO BEAST-YEAST!!!
	You, a sorry creature who lost his sword to dread.	Mystic Flour Cookie
	Are you not aware of your dough turning white?
	Your enlightenment in the embrace of apathy was at hand, and yet you chose to reject it.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Enlightenment…?
	Who gave you the right to “enlighten” me?!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Me, who had given everything for my Kingdom? Who had crossed swords with my own son?!
Dark Cacao Cookie	Return to me!!!
	O two mighty dragons, noble masters of the snowy mountains and descendants of the skies!!!
	I believe in you to face the enemy with great courage!
	Use your power and stop the Beast from ending the world as we know it!
	O two dragons! Witness my awakening! Look at me wielding my sword, free of dread!
	I am prepared to sacrifice my life, and shall not sheath my sword before honor has been won!
	Let fear be swept away, and stand by my side in its place!
	Heed my word, noble dragons! Take to the skies! Let the world tremble at your majesty once more, like it did in the days of old!
	Let it be known that Dark Cacao Cookie vanquished the Beast from this world!
	Let it be known that we fought side by side in the days of resolution and dignity!!!
	What say you, O dragons of the heavens! Are you ready to fight alongside me in this final battle?!
	...	Black Dragon
White Dragon	...
	What a rousing speech from our Master!
	Huh? Master? Since when have you called him by that title?	Black Dragon
White Dragon	Ever since he put an end to our ceaseless fights.
	He… he he. Well, I suppose we have to thank him for uniting us.	Black Dragon
White Dragon	Correct, if not for him, who knows how much longer we would have kept on fighting?
	Agreed. Yet this time, Dark Cacao Cookie has unraveled a great wisdom.	Black Dragon
White Dragon	Yes, his sword shall never fail him again.
	But should our Master fall… We will perish with him.	Black Dragon
White Dragon	Truth. But what is more honorable than fighting to the end?
	Nothing! Besides, neither of us can prevail in battle against each other.
	Very well. Let us return to him.	Black Dragon
	Wait! Does this mean we are still at a draw?
White Dragon	If you insist…
Mystic Flour Cookie	You… seem different.
	All my fears have vanished.	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	Now, I can see your own fears as clear as day.
Mystic Flour Cookie	… What?!
	You pity yourself for giving up on your enlightenment when your cocoon was ripped asunder!	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	You are envious about losing your authority as an ancient prophet!
	I see your childish urge to inflict the same pain you felt onto others!
Mystic Flour Cookie	How DARE you speak to a Beast Cookie that way…!!!
	You may have created this world of shimmering white fog where all meaning is lost.	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	But I willl make sure you remember my name, for I will keep shouting it loud and clear, until my last breath!
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	I am not just a Cookie.
	I am DARK CACAO COOKIE!!!
Mystic Flour Cookie	What a pity…
	Such a pity, indeed, Cookie.
	You were on the very brink of enlightenment.
	But now that you have received powers stronger than ever, your pain and anguish will multiply along with it.
	It does not matter!	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	My shoulders were already heavy with burden.
	All I have to do is persevere.
	On these two legs of mine that have yet to crumble.
Mystic Flour Cookie	This may be strange for me to say, considering my age….
	Your ideals are... antiquated.
	What can I say. This is the way I am!	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
Mystic Flour Cookie	No matter how hard you try… You cannot stop the return of the Beasts.
	And when the time finally comes to face them, you will regret this very moment… A moment when you denied yourself of true enlightenment.
	Beast! Don’t you dare look down on Cookies.	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	We won’t stand idly by while you gather your strength!
	And if you try to corrupt our souls with your twisted illusions once more…
	... You will be met with our blades-sharp and very REAL!
Mystic Flour Cookie	We will... meet again.
(The background fades away into flour)
	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	The world… it’s crumbling again…?!
	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	… I’m falling…!!!
Black Dragon	Have no fear, Master!
	For we shall catch you!	White Dragon

10. The Reunion
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	Hm...
	This place…?! It’s where we first arrived by boat, I see.
	That thick fog… it’s all gone now.
	Your Majesty!	Caramel Arrow Cookie
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	Caramel Arrow Cookie…!
	Your Majesty! We… I thought we’d lost you!!!	Caramel Arrow Cookie
	I’m so happy you’re back, your Majesty…! It’s not a dream, is it?
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	There will be no more dreams or illusions here. Everything you see is real, Caramel Arrow Cookie.
	Ahhh…!	Caramel Arrow Cookie
	With all the fog gone, and Your Majesty back here…
	… That must mean Mystic Flour Cookie is defeated?
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	...
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	Yes, it is over.
	Your Majesty truly proved his greatness. How righteous and holy he is…!!!	Caramel Arrow Cookie
Crunchy Chip Cookie	Your Majesty! Your Majestyyyyyyyy!!!!!
Crunchy Chip Cookie	We’re all safe! All the warriors who lost their way in the fog were here this whole time!!!
	Your Majesty! You’ve returned!!!	Dark Cacao Warriors
	HURRAY! HURRAYYYYY!!!
Caramel Arrow Cookie	Are you unscathed?
	Whaddya mean?! His Majesty’s looking stronger than ever!!!	Crunchy Chip Cookie
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	What a relief it is.
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	To be able to hold your hands once more.
	Your Majesty…!	Caramel Arrow Cookie
Crunchy Chip Cookie	Your words… bring tears to my eyes!!!
Cream Wolf	GRRRRR…!
	Cream Wolves! Now is not the time!	Crunchy Chip Cookie
Cream Wolf	!
	AWOOO…!
	HA HA HA HA HA!	Dark Cacao Warriors
Caramel Arrow Cookie	Ha ha ha… Very well, then let us return to the Kingdom. We must cross the Licorice Sea while its waters are calm.
	Indeed. Let us return.	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie
	Back to our home, free of the fog.	Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie

11. Return of the King
Healer Cookie 1	The conditions of the patients have improved drastically, don’t you think?
	Indeed! Fewer and fewer patients are coughing and seeing strange hallucinations!	Healer Cookie 2
	How are you feeling?
Patient Cookie	I don’t feel sick anymore!
	But how come? What cured my sickness?
	HIS MAJESTY!!!	Second Watcher
	HIS MAJESTY HAS RETURNED!!!
Healer Cookie 1	His… Majesty?!
	His Majesty looks…?	Healer Cookie 2
Crunchy Chip Cookie	SO COOL, RIGHT?!
	Look at the two dragons resting on His Majesty’s shoulders…! And his armor never looked more radiant…!	Dark Cacao Advisor 3
	Truly, the great monarch we are proud to serve!
Dark Cacao Advisor 2	It seems His Majesty’s mission in Beast-Yeast was a success.
	Not only did he save all of our lives…	Dark Cacao Advisor 1
	He saved himself, as well.
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	Hmm.
	It truly was a long adventure.
	I want to thank you all for protecting the Kingdom in my absence.
	You stalwartly faced the threats from the Licorice Sea.
	And endured the foul tricks of the Beast!
	Indeed, our Kingdom’s strength lies with its loyal Cookies living an honest life and never missing a day of training!
	For that, I am truly grateful.
Awakened Dark Cacao Cookie	I bow deeply to you, my loyal subjects.
	You honor us, Your Majesty!	Caramel Arrow Cookie
	Long live the Dark Cacao Kingdom!
Crunchy Chip Cookie	...
Crunchy Chip Cookie	FOR KING DARK CACAO COOKIE! HURRAY!
Dark Cacao Warriors	KING DARK CACAO COOKIE!!! HURRAY!!!
	KING DARK CACAO COOKIEEEEE!!! HURRAAAAAY!!!

12. Enlightenment
(Dark Cacao Throne)
Dark Cacao Cookie	I understand that the Pale Ailment is all but gone?
	That is correct. The majority of our patients are recovering.	Healer Cookie 1
	My colleague has prepared a detailed report…
Healer Cookie 2	Your Majesty! The first case of the plague occurred on the first day of the white fog, around a month ago.
	As the fog spread, so did the plague, affecting the nearby Milk Village.
	The total number of infected Cookies reached 256.
	Among them, 184 Cookies experienced symptoms such as coughing and the paling of their doughs.
	72 Cookies experienced milder symptoms such as fatigue and dizziness.
	For herbal remedies, we used Icicle Grass and Chocolate Shoots harvested from the foot of the mountain, which alleviated symptoms in several patients.
	… Chocolate Shoots? Those are quite rare to find, are they not?	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Chocolate Shoots are proven to cure many ailments, but they grow into bamboo stalks too quickly, which makes harvesting them a difficult task.
Healer Cookie 1	… What’s even stranger is that the Chocolate Shoots were delivered by a mysterious Cookie donning a worn-out cloak.
	It seemed like they had collected all available Chocolate Shoots in the area.
	Without that Cookie, we couldn’t have made the remedy.
	I see...	Dark Cacao Cookie
Healer Cookie 2	Your Majesty. You must be fatigued. We will give you time to rest.
	Wait.	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Did you see the face of this Cookie who brought the Chocolate Shoots? Do you have any guesses as to who it could be?
Healer Cookie 2	Well, I… The thing is…!
	Please excuse me, Your Majesty… I may be wrong, but…	Healer Cookie 1
	Our mysterious saviour did resemble Dark Choco Cookie quite a bit, Your Majesty.
Dark Cacao Cookie	What?!
	No! It can’t be, surey! Dark Choco Cookie turned his back on the Kingdom a long time ago, surely he wouldn’t return now.	Healer Cookie 2
	I must be mistaken, Your Majesty… With all the work over this past month…
Healer Cookie 1	Please forget I said anything, Your Majesty. What you need more than anything is a good, long rest.
	Thank you. You are excused.	Dark Cacao Cookie
Dark Cacao Cookie	Dark Choco Cookie? Dark Choco Cookie… was here?
	Just like the illusion Mystic Flour Cookie showed me…?
Dark Cacao Cookie	Ha ha ha… So that means… my son is not far away.
	And that he returned to help when the Kingdom needed it.
	Ahh… My heart feels much lighter. It is as if a heavy burden has been lifted from deep within.
Dark Cacao Cookie	Mystic Flour Cookie spoke of enlightenment…
	Dark Cacao Cookie
	Perhaps, this is what form my enlightenment takes.
To be continued...