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"I can feel how lonely you truly are"
He couldn't believe it. He just couldn't. He thought it was all according to plan. He manipulated Pure Vanilla Cookie, turning him to Truthless Recluse. Then he made him deceitful. Truthless Recluse agreed to be deceitful with him. Shadow Milk was so happy that he didn't notice the healer was tricking him. Then out of nowhere, he lied to him. Him THE BEAST OF DECEIT. Now he was standing right in front of Pure Vanilla Cookie, in new robes and long hair, calling out to him and telling him all those disgusting lies. He couldn't stand it. He threathened him and mocked him, but Pure Vanilla was persistent. Which led to the moment right now.
"I can feel how lonely you truly are"
Pfft. "Lonely?" Ha. He wished. He was tearing up. He really was a biggest liar. Why would he think he was "lonely'?" He had his Spire and his puppets. Why would he think that?
"You don't have to be lonely anymore. I'm right here."
No, he wasn't. He never was....
"So please...."
No...Never again...
"Let me be your friend."
......Friend?....
No, he can't.
But I don't want to feel like a burden....
I don't want to hang me....
Me....
GASP!!!
"Curse you. You are NOTHING. I HATE YOU. You and YOUR SOUL JAM. I WILL DESTROY YOU." he screamed as he started attacking him.
Pure Vanilla dogded every single hit and was trying to reason with Shadow Milk.
"Shadow Milk, it doesn't have to be this way." he explained, but Shadow Milk ignored him.
Some time passed, Shadow Milk was on the floor, panting and trying to get up. When he got up, he muttered a few words.
"Khaa,... Ha.... Pathetic Fools...." he mustered as he walked towards Pure Vanilla, trying to strike him up close.
But before he could, a white light appeared in front of the two. Both were confused and looked at each other wondering if one of them did this. There was pure silence until the light exploded.
Blinding everyone in the Realm.
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When Pure Vanilla woke up, his head hurt and his vision was blurry. He slowly blinked the rest of the blur and got up on his unsteady legs. He looked around. The Other Realm was the same as before. But there was something wrong. He couldn't find Shadow Milk. He expected to find him uncontinous too, but he was nowhere to be seen.
Prehaps he already escaped. Pure Vanilla thought, sadly looking around.
When he was determined that Shadow Milk really escaped, he got ready to leave the Other Realm and tell others that he defeated Shadow Milk.
That is until he heard something.
"WAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!! WAAAAAH!!!"
He froze when he heard that. It didn't sound like a cookie.
It sounded like a baby crying.
A baby....
Pure Vanilla turned around, shock on his face as he rushed to the sound.
As he ran, he could see something on the ground. He took a closer look, then he realized something. Those were Shadow Milk's clothes.
And something was moving.
As he knelt down, he carefully moved some of the clothes. When he finished, he froze.
Laying there was a baby. The baby was crying and squirming, his eyes shut and mouth open as he cried and wailed his little lungs out for someone to comfort it.
The realization hit Pure Vanilla like a bolt.
It wasn't just a baby.
It was Shadow Milk Cookie.
He couldn't believe it himself. He thought that he escaped or got hurt. It didn't cross his mind that he got turned into a baby.
His heart broke, seeing the former Beast crying and screaming, his body fragile and weak. He couldn't take it.
Pure Vanilla sat down, setting his (new) staff to his side, wrapping his arms around the baby. He then wrapped it with the Beast's old clothes and his robes.
He looked at the baby who was softly crying in his arms. He started cradling the baby as he said soothing words.
"Shhh, It's okay. Don't cry, little one. I'm here with you. Shhh." he said, rocking hiself and the baby back and forth.
There wasn't any sound, just the sound of the healer's soothing words and baby's sobs.
Then the crying seazed. Pure Vanilla looked down, his eyes met with the baby's eyes as he looked at him curiously.
Now that the baby calmed down, Pure Vanilla could now see what the baby looked like. The baby's skin was light blue and his hair was still blue except it had stars in his hair. His eyes were the same color and eyecing but he didn't have irises.
Pure Vanilla looked at the baby who let out soft coos.
"Hello there, little one." he said softly, showing his finger to the baby who grabbed it with his tiny hand. Pure Vanilla smiled, in all the shock and panic, he couldn't deny the fact that the baby was adorable even if it was the Beast of Deceit.
"I don't know what will happen, but I promise you that I will take care of you." Pure Vanilla said, gently tickling the baby's body as the baby let out little squeaks and coos.
Then the baby let out a yawn as he snuggled closer to Pure Vanilla's chest. Pure Vanilla let out a coo as he stroked the baby's cheek. "Don't worry, little one. No one is going to hurt you." he assured, gently rocking the baby.
The baby was soon asleep, letting out soft snores and still holding the healer's finger. Pure Vanilla smiled, kissing the baby's forehead.
As he got up, he heard something.
"Pure Vanilla Cookie"
"Wh-where are you, Pure Vanilla Cookie?"
"We are coming to rescue you."
He recognised those voices everywhere. It was Gingerbrave and his friends. He almost forgot about them.
He gently tucked the clothes so the baby wouldn't get cold. He got up as he left the Other Realm. He know that it wouldn't make sence when he tells them, but he just hoped that they will forgive the former Beast.
He could only hope.