𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲..

Five Virtues were baked by the Witches to help them in their creation of the world, that is Earthbread.. All five Cookies — Knoweldge, 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, Happiness, Change and Solidarity. Earthbread bound by the five Cookies was nothing short of paradise. Though.. It would all soon crumble.

[𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙸𝚟𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚍𝚊] The Virtue of Volition was soon overwhelmed by wishes of those in need. Slowly, they'd seemed to get more greedier. Every few requests.. Cookies would wish for a shelter under rain and soon after they'd ask for a roof under their heads. After testing her potential, they'd wish for more and MORE. Even if they didn't necessarily need the trinkets and blessings they wished for.

So, the Master of the Ivory Pagoda enveloped herself in a cocoon and meditated during her absence, in hopes of being able to fulfill more desires soon.

𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲.. Greedy Cookies were getting inpatient. Guarding the temple was becoming more difficult within each day. A whole horde eventually tried to get their crumbly hands upon the riches and treasures from the Volition of Apathy.

A small Cloud Haetae Cookie and their mother were struggling to keep them all out from the temple.

Many greedy ones and maraduers yelled.

"Over there! The treasures!"

exclaimed one of them while the others tried to get through..

"Out of my way! I saw them first!"

A raider grumbled, shoving Cookies from their way.

Cloud Haetae Cookie thought to themself, a feared expression on their face. They mumbled quietly.

"Oh oh... The shouts are getting closer... I'm scared..."

the Cloud Haetaes mother looked back at her little one, firmly speaking.

"Remember: you must stay here and protect the temple until the day Mystic Flour Cookie wakes up."

"Huh? But mom...?!"

Cloud Haetae Cookie perked up, trying to argue.

"Mystic Flour Cookie tasked me with keeping marauders away before she began her meditation."

The mother Cloud Haetae paused before continuing to speak.

"Those Cookies are not evil, only weak–hearted. A good warning will be enough to ward them off."

She told her child, a small hint of reassurance was in her tone, trying to comfort the small Cloud Haetae.

"Wait here, little one."

"Oh yeah! All these treasures... in the palm of my hand! All I need to do is crush that cocoon!"

"Watch out! What's that beast doing here? Get rid of it!"

Cloud Haetae's mother seemed to charge forwards in attack.. But..

𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚!

"Aaah..!"

Many grinned and sighed in relief.

"Ha ha! 𝗬𝗘𝗦! I'm gonna be so rich! I won't have to work a minute till the end of my days!"

...

"That's it! Got the beast! TREASURES, HERE I COME!"

Cloud Haetae Cookie simply watched in horror, tears streaming down their small cheeks. They trembled faintly yet visibly.

"𝘚𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘧... Mom... 𝘚𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘧..."

They sobbed. The despair hit them like a pile of bricks.

Cloud Haetae slowly noticed Mystic Flour Cookie had been observing the whole fiasco unravel.

"𝘚𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘧... M-Mystic Flour Cookie..."

They tried to dry their tears and bowed to the Virtue of Volition. Even with those dried tears, the anguish was visible.