What if the ancients also corrupted and became beasts, and it's one great cycle of futility?
some info on the beast ancients:
Saint Vanilla Cookie, after deducing that the horrors and cruelty of the world are caused by the darkness in cookies' dough, formed a messiah complex. Believing he is the only one who can save Earthbread, his extreme compassion for the happiness of cookies has made him an angel of death; though he believes he is purifying those he touches, he believes their cries of pain from their disintegrating bodies are simply a part of the healing process. He has brought his willing followers to salvation, and seeks to do the same for all of cookiekind.
Midnight Lily Cookie became the new monarch of the Faerie Kingdom after the death of Elder Faerie Cookie. When she turned to the path of darkness, her fiercely loyal subjects followed with her, sworn to protect her at all costs. While she holds no ambitions for conquest, she has vowed to assert the influence of her kingdom across Beast Yeast on her own terms, and to put an end to the false enchantress who shares her being.
Dragonberry Cookie reinstated herself as the monarch of her kingdom, keeping the royal family under her thumb and influence. Her passion for strength and combat drew her attention to the Red Dragon, whose power became her obsession. Now, she seeks to know how to become a great beast herself, and will do anything to achieve it; even keeping the Red Dragon shackled underneath the castle as it’s studied day in and day out.
Frigid Cacao Cookie learned to tame the Licorice Sea that had threatened his kingdom for eons; however, something of either his design or an external force led to the entire Cacao Kingdom freezing over. Cacao sat idly by as this happened, unmoving from his great throne with his head slouched and eyes unreadable. He has resigned himself to extreme solitude, but the swirling black ocean does his bidding in his favor.
Celestial Cheese Cookie never moved on from the truth. In fact, she chose to build everything from the ground up. How wonderful! She can bring her grand design to Earthbread itself, sharing her brilliance with all of cookiekind. Of course forging a new empire will come with resistance, but she is well prepared. For the devout, they will be graciously rewarded; the dissenters will become decorations. With the ability to summon as many arms as she needs, she can turn anything to gold with a simple touch.
With five new Beasts loose on earthbread, the fight to save it has become much, much harder…
Some fast doodles of the Born Evil AU, both being some angst (and one of them being a concept headshot)!
I imagine that when he was still young, nobody knew why Pure Vanilla Cookie always kept doing that eerie laugh, one that shows signs of sinister intentions... Even he, himself, didn't know why until much later...
Since he becomes Shadow Milk Cookie 2.0, I felt his name would be Wilted Vanilla Cookie!
It was made around halloween and YES it was HEAVILY inspired by @/insanedementia's own version with these two because it t'was the season and I liked Corpse Bride and the idea wuz rlly good-
tho I gave pearly a little twist than emily-
Y'see, Pearl's death is the original "got murdered by fiancé for my money, but I'm still waiting for them by the tree because it was dark and I couldn't tell it was them who killed me."
But over the years, that slowly morphed into "when I fucking see that bastard again, I'm fucking gutting him like a fish-"
Turning her last wish into a ghostly curse...
And then Caviar comes along and it's just "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU????"
I got more because my brain is rotted like an old apple with them but I don't wanna go on a tangent-
Couldn’t decide if princess or wildberry got the the soul jam so I just drew them both….
But this is an au where the ancients decide to pass down their soul jams for whatever moral reason idk I’m not making a story I just wanted to draw the idea
I like to think Saint Vanilla can see through his vanilla orchids. Always watching... any place he walks through, his orchids will grow in his footsteps, searching for any leftover cookie who ran from his purifying touch.
It's the Liar's Circus' beloved Ringmaster! Shadow Milk Cookie!
Some additional facts about him in this AU:
When he met the kids, he promised them a peaceful world where they would be safe and all cookies would be happy. (I think we all know that’s total bullshit.)
The Kids only know him as “The Ringmaster” for the majority of their journey, this was a precaution Shadow Milk put in place just to be on the safe side.
He sees the children as an adorable means to an end. Viewing them more like very useful Toys than anything else. He’ll play nice. Have some fun. Keep them safe. Maybe mess with them a bit for a quick laugh. But ultimately his main concerns are gaining more power and escaping the Tree.