Wind, Vanquisher of Darkness/Story

Event

Story

“ I must focus. My mission remains unchanged. I will see that no dark spawn threatens our world. „

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Wind, Vanquisher of Darkness is a Story released on September 4th, 2024 in the Wind, Piercer of Darkness update (v5.9). Episodes of the Story can be obtained through the Wind, Vanquisher of Darkness Event.

The story follows Wind Archer Cookie on his journey to Beast-Yeast, where he discovers a dark plot.

For additional context, see: The Laboratorium and Towards the Light

Cutscenes

Prologue
	Some time ago
	Back in the Maze Grove
Wind Archer Cookie	How could there be someone who dares to interfere with the cycle of Life?
	Are you going? To Beast-Yeast?	Millennial Tree Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	My mission is to trace and vanquish the Darkness. I shall catch the northeast wind and leave right away.
	Be careful. Do not get hurt.
	...
Wind Archer Cookie	Millennial Tree Cookie... I sensed your anguish.
	Ah, my faithful wind that brings blessings of Life to all...	Millennial Tree Cookie
	The roots have brought me a message.
	Set foot in the abyss of the Darkness you shall not.
	For its whispers will divest you of your purest Life Force and leave you hollow...

01. Chasing the Darkness
After having arrived in Beast-Yeast, Wind Archer Cookie remembers a conversation in the Maze Grove...
Wind Archer Cookie	The wind has brought me here.
	Beast-Yeast. It seems as though the land itself is devouring the power of Life…
	The cycle of day and night is… irregular. There is something… foul in the wind.
Wind Archer Cookie	...
	The Abyss of the Darkness and its whispers… What could this mean?
	Did Millennial Tree Cookie see something sinister amidst the ever-changing threads of time…?
	...
Wind Archer Cookie	I must focus. My mission remains unchanged.
	I will see that no dark spawn threatens our world.

02. Laboratory of Deceit
It all began with deceit. The first protocol has been commenced.
Wind Archer Cookie	This… seems like an ancient tree stump oozing dark, foul sap…
	And yet, inside is an endless maze-like cavern with walls of sleek metal.
Wind Archer Cookie	Where does it lead… And what awaits me at the end?
Wind Archer Cookie	Hiyah!
Wind Archer Cookie's Arrow	Whoosh!
	Ca…ke!	Quick Cake Soldier
Wind Archer Cookie	Hm!
Wind Archer Cookie's Arrow	Whoosh!
	Ca-a-ake…	Fast Cake Soldier
Wind Archer Cookie	Hyah!
Wind Archer Cookie's Arrow	Swish!
	Gooo…!	Skelecake Grunt
Wind Archer Cookie	That was the last one.
Wind Archer Cookie	…!
Footsteps	Click… Clack… Click…
	I hear footsteps. Two Cookies	Wind Archer Cookie
Smart Researcher	Initiating Life Energy siphoning sequence.
	Awaiting your signal.	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	Transmitting signal.
	Three, two, one.
	SCREECH!
	Machine activated!	Inquisitive Researcher
	WHOOOOOM!
	Life Energy accumulation rate is within optimal parameters!	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	Energy Vault status normal!
	Siphoning machine is running at full efficiency!	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	No deviations found on all stages of the Deceit Protocol.
	Phew! Whatever for do they need not one but two Cookies to turn the machine on?	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	Life Energy is the cornerstone of our research. Siphoning it is the crucial first step of the process. That is why we called it “the Deceit Protocol.”
	It’s important to ensure that it goes smooth as butter!
	Yeah yeah… I can see why they say you never make mistakes, heh.	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	Hurry up! We have a lot to do!
	Alright, alright…	Inquisitive Researcher
Wind Archer Cookie	They said that siphoning Life Energy is but the first step…
	But to what end are they planning to use such power…?
Wind Archer Cookie	I must learn more…

03. The Soul Protocol
What makes the Cookies unique: their dough or their souls?
Smart Researcher	Commence the Soul Protocol.
	...	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	… I said, “commence the Soul Protocol”! Are you listening to me?
	… Hm? Oh… Eh heh… Sorry!	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	Focus, FOCUS! A small miscalculation, and the dough will end up imbued with a soul!
	I know, I know! Let me turn this thing on.	Inquisitive Researcher
Smart Researcher	The dough is not reacting. Next batch.
	Changing specimen…	Inquisitive Researcher
	… Hey, you know? Isn’t it odd, if you think about it?
Smart Researcher	Is there a problem with the specimen?
	I mean… Don’t you think it’s peculiar?	Inquisitive Researcher
	The goal was to make a vessel for a Beast Cookie’s soul, right?
	And yet, here we are, making sure the dough is NOT imbued with a soul!
	Aren’t we doing the exact opposite?
Smart Researcher	… They would have informed us of any changes.
Smart Researcher	We are making sure the dough is not imbued with just ANY soul-only those matching the Beast Cookies’ parameters.
	The superiors have everything figured out. Keep your head down and make sure the work is done.
Beeping	Beep! Beep! Beep!
Inquisitive Researcher	*gulp*
	A reaction.	Smart Researcher
???	Gloop… Blooob…
Inquisitive Researcher	It’s rather… unsettling.
	Let’s dispose of it.	Smart Researcher
Dough Being Thrown Away	SPLAT…!
Wind Archer Cookie	A vessel… for a Beast Cookie…?
	Dough… Life Energy… Souls…
Wind Archer Cookie	Whatever they are trying to achieve goes against the principals of Nature…

04. The Destroyer Protocol
Not only the impurities are eliminated in the process...
Flickering Lights	Buzz… Bzt…
Wind Archer Cookie	The deeper into the cavern, the more foul it becomes… I can feel it… The corrupted Life Energy crackling in the air.
	The dough vessels promised for the fallen ones must be near.
Inquisitive Researcher	Finally, the last protocol! Let’s get it out of the way and clock out!
	This one should be easy. Commencing the Destroyer Protocol.	Smart Researcher
	We will now place the dough in the separator to completely remove the remaining impurities.
Inquisitive Researcher	… To “destroy” its last remnants of identity. How very sinister.
	Good to see you so focused on the job. You’ve been rather… distracted lately.	Smart Researcher
Inquisitive Researcher	… It’s just… I’m surprised you’re so calm! I’m telling you, something is amiss.
Inquisitive Researcher	Why do we need so much dough? There are only five vessels…
	Oh, it’s quite simple. To deliver impeccable results, we need to continue our tests. And these tests require test subjects.	Smart Researcher
Inquisitive Researcher	Seriously, why are you so keen on turning a blind eyecing to whatever is going on here…?!
	You said I was distracted? I’ll tell you what’s keeping me distracted!
Inquisitive Researcher	It’s because we’re no better than these soulless blobs of dough!
	Because we’re expected to keep our mouths shut, keep our heads down, and just carry on with all these “protocols”…!
	You heard what the other teams have said! They’ve managed to imbue dough with a soul, it’s a fact!
Inquisitive Researcher	The Beast Cookie’s body was a success too! One of those has already left the compound, I hear!
	And what do you know?! They oh-so-“conveniently” change all the protocols right after that…? A coincidence?
	There’s gotta be something else at play. Something the superiors don’t want us to know. But there are signs! I just know it!
Inquisitive Researcher	Because I’m not just some soulless dough! I’m a living, thinking Cookie!
Smart Researcher	How many times must I tell you? Whatever our superiors are planning… It’s none of our business.
Smart Researcher	Less talking, more working. Better help me out with that tray of dough.
	… I… understand you’re upset, but we have work to do. Straighten that tray before the dough spills over.
	…
Smart Researcher	No way. … Not again!
	Why am I so keen on turning a blind eyecing, you ask…? Because if you keep snooping around…
Smart Researcher	YOU WILL DISAPPEAR WITHOUT A CRUMB!
Smart Researcher	Did I not stress this from the very beginning? … I most certainly have.
	How many times has it been? Perhaps, I should specifically request a… sharper teammate next time.
Smart Researcher	BEFORE I LOSE THE LAST VESTIGES OF MY SANITY! HA HA HA HA!
Dragging Noises	Fshhhhhh…
	This sound…	Wind Archer Cookie
Dragging Noises	Fshhhhhh…
Door Opening	Creak…
	...!	Wind Archer Cookie
	I sense… a sinister presence beyond this door.	Wind Archer Cookie
	A presence feeding on Life Energy…	Wind Archer Cookie
	… Foul span of the pitch-black abyss…
Wind Archer Cookie	I must unravel the secret of this place!
Door Closing	SLAM!

05. Ominous Incubator
Cruel riddles and dark truth hide in the darkness.
Wind Archer Cookie	Stop hiding amidst the shadows and reveal yourself!
	Ah, my faithful wind that brings blessings of Life to all! I have been expecting you.	???
Wind Archer Cookie	...!
Wind Archer Cookie	Foul creature, how dare you insult Millennial Tree Cookie’s name with your trickery?
	Oho ho ho ho he he he! Ewww, what’s that smell? Did someone… PASS WIND?	???
Shadow Milk Cookie	Get it?! Cuz you’re… WIND Archer Cookie. Phew… Am I not hilarious? Anyhow! HI!
Wind Archer Cookie	You shouldn’t have left your prison, spawn! I shall make you shut your mouth once and for all.
	Mmh?! Mnnnhmmmhmmn!!! Oh? I thought you’ve already started making me. I said, “It’s an honor to be recognized!” Heh…	Shadow Milk Cookie
	You have one problem, ya green bean! I’m but a bodiless sprint! You can’t silence me!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Although, I’m expecting to gain a physical form any minute now! It is only a matter of time.	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Phew, thank creators I know how to bend the other-space to do my bidding. My friends and colleagues do not have that luxury at their disposal… Tsk tsk tsk…	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	You are nothing more than a phantom.
	Hey, I’m over here, greeny! Did no one ever teach you it’s rude to look away when talking to someone?!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Not to worry! When I finally gain my new body, I will bring about my very own empire of lies! Good manners will be of little import there.	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	Not if I send this abomination back to Nature!
	And scene! What a delivery! Someone’s been practicing their lines! But I wonder… is that all there is to your role?	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	What are you saying?
	Mmmm… That won’t do. Must I really spell everything out for you?	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Listen! Listen carefully! Seriously, don’t you hear it?!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	… Still nothing? Well, what can you do? You better thank your lucky stars I’m here to tell you!	Shadow Milk Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	The screams, oh the screams! The screams of countless creatures!
Wind Archer Cookie	… No…
	Hundreds, thousands of lives… Cruelly ripped away from Nature’s embrace…
	Oh? You’re looking a little… green around the edges! Do you perhaps find this… repulsive?	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Aw, you Elemental Cookies…! Interested only in the pure, pretty things ‘till the end! But who am I to blame you, really…?	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	What is going on in this place?!
	Think, greenie, think! Really, why would we need SO much dough? I don’t have THAT many… friends in need of a new body, heh.	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Besides, one of them has already got a shiny new bod!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	C’mon now! Use that big noggin of yours to figure it out!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	The answer lies deeper, much deeper. In the darkness, where my dough is imprisoned.	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	I’ve heard enough of your foul riddles! You will reveal the truth here and now!
	Will I really? Your dough reeks of fear, I can sense it.	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Set foot in the abyss of the Darkness you shall not.	Shadow Milk Cookie
	For its whispers will divest you of your purest Life Force and leave you hollow…
Wind Archer Cookie	… These words! How did you…!
	Oh? Did I sound like, er, someone you know just now? Yes, the Soul Jam whispers many truths, one better than the other! All served with a drop of good old deceit!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Now, which one do you like more?	Shadow Milk Cookie
	“After many a hardship, the stalwart guardian of Life crumbles and becomes one with Nature he loved so dearly.” A tragedy, really!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Or perhaps he just flees, tail between his knees! So much for his noble mission to eradicate those pesky minions of the Darkness. Some stories do end like that!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	AS LONG AS THE AUDIENCE GETS A GOOD LAUGH OUT OF IT, AMIRITE?! Ha ha ha ha!	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	Millennial Tree Cookie spoke of great peril awaiting in the deep abyss.
	Yet there is a grain of truth in the ocean of lies.
	Where this sinister whisper leads me… lies the domain of the Great Darkness.
Wind Archer Cookie	I shall fulfill my mission! My arrow will pierce the Darkness, even if my body crumbles and turns to dust!
Millennial Tree Cookie	The howling Wind of Life is about to be silenced by the whispering of Deceit…
	The roots… are lamenting!

06. The Heart
The true plan is revealed.
	WOOOONG!
	The screams of all those creatures, corrupted, unable to return to Nature’s embrace…	Wind Archer Cookie
	…	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	So?! Are you ready? Time to crawl back to Millennial Tree Cookie!
Shadow Milk Cookie	C’mon! I’ll show you the way! Here, right through this drain, together with our discarded experiment specimens!!!
	I’ve heard enough of your filthy words…!	Wind Archer Cookie
	My sacred purpose is to rid the world of the Darkness’s spawn. And I will follow my mission right into the black heart of it!
Shadow Milk Cookie	Oh whoah whoah whoah! Hold your wind! My little green friend, are you serious right now?
Shadow Milk Cookie	Dearest audience, did you hear what our hero just said?! Applause, applause! Let’s give this noble seeker of truth a round of generous applause!
Shadow Milk Cookie	For he is going to fly straight into the fire! Like a foolish little moth! MHE HE HE HE HE HE!
Wind Archer Cookie	Gh… No sound but the wailing of the sacrificed lives…
	Darkness… approaching, yearning to devour…
Smart Researcher	Initiating Life Energy siphoning sequence.
Inquisitive Researcher	Why do we need so much dough? There are only five vessels…
	You heard what the other teams have said! They have managed to imbue dough with a soul, it’s a fact!
Shadow Milk Cookie	Think, greenie, think! Really, why would we need SO much dough? I don’t have THAT many… friends in need of a new body, heh.
Shadow Milk Cookie	C’mon now! Use that big noggin of yours to figure it out!
Shadow Milk Cookie	Are you ready to go down the drain, greenski?
	I’m growing weary of your clownage. Answer me!	Wind Archer Cookie
	You’ve gone as far as corrupting the sacred Life Force…! Tell me, what are you scheming here in the dark…?!	Wind Archer Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	… This is…!
	Alright, alright! If you insist…!	Shadow Milk Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	TAH-DA! Behold, the Ultimate Cookie!

07. Rising Wind
Which way will the arrow fly...?
Wind Archer Cookie	You foul Beast…! What have you done…!
	ERR! WRONG! It wasn’t me, you see!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	I admit I did graciously provide a little help in gathering all this Life Energy!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	Think of it as a fair exchange between colleagues. A favor for a favor, so to speak. After all, Dark Enchantress Cookie built a body for me.	Shadow Milk Cookie
	The Ultimate Cookie, huh? So shiny, so strong! A real SHOWSTOPPER, is it not?!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	But to make and throw away all that dough just for the sake of one Cookie! Such sinistry is a genre of its own! Heh!	Shadow Milk Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie	Is this all a joke to you…?
Wind Archer Cookie	When that… abomination awakens… It will bring about an age of despair…!
	FIANLLY! Phew! I was starting to think you’d never figure this out!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	But don’t worry, pal! You won’t live to see the coming of that new age!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	FOR YOUR DOUGH TOO, WILL NOURISH THE ULTIMATE COOKIE!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	GRAAAAAH!	Cake Witch Monster
Shadow Milk Cookie	Oho, looks like Dark Enchantress Cookie’s little friend is here! And not a moment too soon!
	This is it, Archie! TIME TO PERISH!
	SLAM
	Gh…	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	He he he he he he! Not so bold anymore, are we?
	Hiyah!	Wind Archer Cookie
Wind Archer Cookie's Arrow	SWISH!
	WOOOONG!
	Ack!	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	Awww! Tough luck! Looks like your arrows are no good with all the resonance coming from the oven!
	Will you stop talking…!	Wind Archer Cookie
	I am… losing this battle. I might not be able to prevent the awakening of the Beast Cookies and the dough in the oven…	Wind Archer Cookie
	And yet… I must destroy the Ultimate Cookie at all costs! The age of despair must not happen…!
Shadow Milk Cookie	Ah ha ha ha! There is no time for your little musings, my friend!
	Give up! Admit your defeat! Meet your pathetic end!
	I will fulfill my purpose, come what may!	Wind Archer Cookie
	WOOOONG!
	The resonance is growing stronger. Is the abomination trying to protect itself…?	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	Hmmmmm? What an excellent question! Is that truly so?
	GRAAAAAH!	Cake Witch Monster
Wind Archer Cookie	Gh…!
	He he he he he he! Eyes on the prize, greenie!	Shadow Milk Cookie
	WOOONG!
	The screaming…	Wind Archer Cookie
	This resonance… The creature is NOT trying to protect itself…	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	Oooh! Look who’s a smartie!
	All that dough, all that Life Energy, tainted, corrupted, abused…	Wind Archer Cookie
	It is wailing in despair and anguish…!
Shadow Milk Cookie	So what? Feeling compassionate? It is still a spawn of the Darkness you’ve sworn to wipe off the face of Earthbread!
	...!	Wind Archer Cookie
	The seed of despair inside the oven, it IS a hinderance to the Cycle of Nature.	Wind Archer Cookie
	But it also is a tormented life wallowing in agony!
	… That dough…	Wind Archer Cookie
	It is… MORE than just a dark spawn!	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	He he he he! Oops! I’m not following!
	I… know what I must do!	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	Nah, don’t give it too much thought! Shoot away! Fulfill your mission!
Shadow Milk Cookie	SHOOT IT DOWN!
	The stench of the dark despair coming from the oven…	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	Hello? Less talking, more shooting! I’m getting bored out here, you know?
Shadow Milk Cookie	I WANT DRAMA! I WANT TO SEE THE PROTECTOR OF LIFE… DESTROYING LIFE!
Shadow Milk Cookie	… Not that your arrows can reach it anyway.
	… but at the same time, I hear a faint whisper of Life, yearning for salvation.	Wind Archer Cookie
	To heal and be reborn, such is the way of Nature.	Wind Archer Cookie
Shadow Milk Cookie	Say what now?
Wind Archer Cookie	Hush, I shall cure your pain. My winds will carry your anguish far away.
	My arrow will pierce the Darkness and rejuvenate your soul.
	I will banish the foul malady…
	And it will torment you no longer!

08. Cleansing Wind
A new future and the shadow of a new menace.
	Millennial Tree Cookie
	The current of Life, flowing to the North-East has found calmness, if for a fleeting moment…
	This future was concealed amidst the threads of time…
	The child of the Dessert Forest has brought about a true miracle.
	Ah… Yes. The cleansing wind is coming…
Wind Archer Cookie	I managed to disrupt their evil plans. The devouring of Life Energy has stopped, if only briefly.
	KHHHH….	Cake Witch Monster
Wind Archer Cookie	The monster and the deceitful voice are gone.
Wind Archer Cookie	And yet, the anguish continues.
	My strength… wasn’t enough to save all Nature’s creatures tormented by the Darkness.
Wind Archer Cookie	Time is of the essence.
	I must share my findings with the other Guardians.
Shadow Milk Cookie	Hmpf. And here I thought I could have a little fun while my body is still in the works.
	Ah, divas! Can’t even stick to the script!
Shadow Milk Cookie	Escaped through the drain like some pesky bug…
Shadow Milk Cookie	Welp! What can you do! Perhaps it’s time for something… spicier!
Shadow Milk Cookie	How about a little destruction…? He he he…
Converging Life Energy	WOOOONG!