Wanna Hear Me Yap About My Twisted Reflection Au For Cookie Run Kingdom?

wanna hear me yap about my Twisted Reflection Au for Cookie run kingdom?

so this takes place in the weird alternate universe where Shadow Milk Cookie (Light Milk Cookie) is the Sage of Truth and Pure Vanilla Cookie (Tainted Vanilla Cookie) is the Truthless Recluse.

this universe was actually created when Pure Vanilla Cookie (the one from the original universe) attempted to break his soul Jam and subsequently awakened. The Soul Jam didn’t break completely, but a shard broke off, and when the Spire of Deceit crumbled, the shard fell into a pool from the Yogurt River, which created the Twisted Mirror, and subsequently, the universe that the Sage of Truth exists in.

Like in the original universe, Pure Vanilla and the other ancients meet each other, and become friends. But eventually, for various reasons, each of the ancients “corrupt” ( an example I came up with is that Dark Cacao Cookie cuts off everyone and isolates himself from the world, believing that caring about others will only lead to endless suffering). Pure Vanilla is forced to Witness his friends become worse versions of themselves, and he almost loses all hope, becoming Wilted Vanilla Cookie (to distinguish him with the original Pure Vanilla) that is until he learns of a peak said to hold the great Truth of Existence at the top. He decides to travel to this peak in hopes of learning why his friends are suffering and a way to fix things.

At the base of the Peak of Truth, Wilted Vanilla receives various warnings from the Cookies living there to turn back, as many Cookies have tried to reach the Peak and achieve enlightenment, but none have ever returned. Wilted Vanilla is undeterred, and starts his way up, when he meets another Cookie. A young cookie around his age named Light Milk Cookie. This Cookie has come to the peak to discover the truth as well, and while Wilted Vanilla initially declines the other of traveling together (he already ‘lost’ many of his friends, and he doesn’t want to risk growing attached to this cookie if the peak is really so dangerous) but he ends up traveling with Light Milk anyway.

the trek is very tiring, and takes many days to complete. Many times Light Milk and Wilted Vanilla come across Crumbled cookies and eventually realize- these cookies killed themselves. The revelation makes them consider turning back (why would these cookies kill themselves if the truth wasn’t terrible?) but they have come this far, and refuse to turn back now. They reach the top, and they discover, The Mirror of Absolute Truth.

Now, When a Cookie looks into the Mirror of Absolute Truth, they all know immediately that what they see is their true selves. And what do Wilted Vanilla and Light Milk Cookie see? They see Pure Vanilla Cookie (the Ancient of Truth) and Shadow Milk Cookie (the Beast of Deceit) looking back at them. As they look upon their true selves they realize the truth of their existence. That they are but twisted reflections of these Cookies. They know (vaguely) what they true selves have done. They fall into despair, questioning their own free will.

Wilted Vanilla and Light Milk Cookie consider crumbling themselves like the other Cookies, but Wilted Vanilla says that will not fix anything. Light Milk Cookie says they can’t just tell everyone the truth! Wilted Vanilla proposes another idea: one of them remains at the peak of Truth to guard it, and the other spreads misinformation in the world to dissuade Cookies from seeking out the Peak by teaching them the ‘truth’ and satisfying Cookies’ craving for knowledge. They decide on they roles and that’s how Wilted Vanilla, now Tainted Vanilla remains on the Peak of Truth and how Light Milk Cookie returns to Cookie kind.

However, Light Milk Cookie is overwhelmed by his burden of knowing the Truth, and eventually seeks a way for him to forget some of it. He casts a spell on himself that makes him forget his journey with Tainted Vanilla Cookie (he forgets their friendship) which rids himself of some of the more Painful truths. (He still somewhat ‘remembers’ them, but they’re too painful so he buries them away.) Eventually he begins to teach Cookies of the Truth, and becomes the Sage of Truth. He encourages Cookies to seek enlightenment and those cookies climb the Peak of Truth, where they are met with the Truthless Recluse.

Truthless Recluse eventually realizes that Light Milk Cookie is the one sending many Cookies up the Peak of Truth, and is deeply hurt by his friend’s betrayal. He becomes more aggressive in his protection of the peak, unleashing horrific illusions that drive some travelers to insanity. Truthless Recluse decides to never trust another Cookie again.

The Sage of Truth takes on two young Cookies as his Pupils, the somewhat childish but clever Tart Apple Cookie (Candy Apple Cookie) and the charming yet thoughtful Violet Sapphire Cookie (Black Sapphire Cookie). He encourages the two to peruse the Truth and joins them on their path up the Peak of Truth, where the Sage of Truth is forced to confront his past.