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The dark clothed man wandered around the woods, his eyes.. Foggy and lifeless.
Around him, a beautiful forest.
Left and right were glowing butterflies.
The man had been walking for quite some time now, growing more irritated by the second.
“Where is that stupid kingdom?” He mumbled under his breath.
He couldn’t find it.. It didn’t help how poor his vision was
He continued walking through the woods
‘Of course Shadow Milk Cookie sent out the blind man for this mission..’ he thought
His first ever mission. And he wasn’t excited
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Flashback
“It's simple really!" The blue jester chuckled
“The faeries new leader is INCREDIBLY! Strong,” he explained
“So here's what I need you to do! “ he continued
“get into disguise”
“Get close with the kingdom,”
“weaken them”
“And ill.. Deal with the rest~” Shadow Milk Cookie finished, a wicked and evil grin forming on his face
Shadow Milk Cookie turned his head to the dark clothed man, floating closer to him
“Capeesh?
“Capeesh.” The dark clothed man repeated
Shadow Milk Cookie flew behind him, placing his hands on his shoulders
“Amazinggggg!!!! I knew I could count on you.."
“Truthless Recluse”
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Truthless Recluse was his name
The name he had been called for as long as he could remember.
As long as he could remember..
Did he have another name..? Before he became.. This..
Whatever
It didn’t matter
All he needed to do was find the kingdom
The faerie kingdom
But..
Where was it?
He had been searching for witches know how long.. And yet.. He couldn't find it
‘Have I been walking in circles?’ he thought
He stopped in his tracks
Okay.. FOCUS! Which direction has he not walked in..?
Maybe.. The right..? Might as well try it out
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Walking.. Walking.. More.. Walking..
at this point he was in a maze with no end
That's when he stopped
His eyes widened slightly..
This scent..
The scent.. Of.. Lilies?..
It was faint but.. He could smell its fragrance
It's alluring perfume
Did they grow lilies here?
He had been wandering around the forest, but there were no hints of lilies growing here until now
Shadow Milk Cookie wouldn't mind if he got a little side tracked.. Right?
He turned his head to the scent and followed it
As he got closer, the aroma got stronger.. And stronger
This scent.. It was so.. Intoxicating, in a good way..
As he got closer he heard.. A cookie?
A cookie.. Crying..?
He walked closer, his vision may be.. Very.. Poor.. But he could make out a few shapes and the lighting
In front of him.. What he could tell was a clear area, the pale moonlight shining down below, in the middle was a rock, medium sized. And there was a cookie.. A female cookie.. She seemed to be crying.. The most he could make out of her appearance was that she had long white hair, with a white gown.. And maybe lilies in her hair?
She was covering her face with her arms placed on the rock, sitting down
He stepped closer.. And then stopped,
His disguise- crumbs!
He quickly hid behind a bush, and reached his hand inside his cape, pulling out a stack of clothing
As he set the stack down he grabbed the shirt but then stopped himself
Did he really need this disguise? Well.. Of course he did- look at him! His hair was messy.. And he wore such dark clothing that made him look creepy.. And his staff..so many eyes..Making it obvious who he was associated with
But.. Some part of him didn’t feel like wearing this disguise.. He couldn’t figure out why..
He dropped the shirt and used the head of his staff to kick away the clothing
He stood up and looked behind him, gripping his staff tightly as he left his hiding place
He stepped into the clearing, the moonlight shining down brightly on his dough, revealing himself
Oh witches he hoped he wasn’t making a mistake..
“Excuse me?" He said hesitantly
The female cookie stopped weeping and raised her head to look at him
She closed her eyes and turned her head away from him
Truthless Recluse spoke
“I was just taking a stroll through this forest and.. I heard you weeping.. Is something wrong?” he asked
“You do not need to act like you care.. “ Her voice cracked, tears still falling down her face
“I know you’re working with Shadow Milk Cookie,” she finished off
crumbs- crumbs.. CrumbscrumbscrumbsCRUMBS
He should've worn that disguise- he should've
He sighed
“Was it the attire..? “ He said, looking away
She replied
“It’s not the main reason.. I can sense you have deceit magic written all over you.. You didn’t even try to hide it.."
She opened her eyes, realizing her words, now a bit confused
“Why is that?" she asked, releasing a few hiccups caused by her sobs
“What?" Truthless Recluse replied, confused
“You didn't try to hide yourself.. No disguise.. Or your deceit magic.. Why is that..? You're with Shadow Milk Cookie, are you not?”
He opened his mouth to speak, but paused. Why didn't he try to conceal his identity..
“I suppose it’s because..”
“I'm..Not..a fan of.. Shadow Milk Cookie.. And his deceitful.. Twisted.. Games,"
She tilted her head
“An assistant of the beast of deceit.. Not interested in deceit..?"
He chuckled
“Crazy to hear right?"
The Female Cookie adjusted her sitting position, turning her back to the rock, sitting on her legs, her hands placed gently in her lap as she straightened her posture
She pat her hand next to her
“Would you like to sit with me?" she asked
Truthless Recluse’s eyes widened.. Did she.. Really.. Trust him? Like this? So fast?!
He cleared his throat and nodded, taking steps closer to the female cookie
He sat down next to her, sitting on his legs, his hands carefully set into his lap as he placed his staff down.
“Ive.. Never heard of a minion of deceit, dislike.. Deceit.. “ she said, a small smile forming on her face as she became amused
“From what I've heard, Shadow Milk Cookie’s assistants love him a lot.. I’d never expect one that follows him to..”
“To dislike his plans?" Truthless Recluse finished her sentence
“Yes, it's interesting," she said, wiping her wet eyes
“Hey..” He spoke
“Hm? “She responded
“Two things, why.. Were you weeping?”
He continued
“And.. Why are you.. Trusting me so easily..? You do realize I could be deceiving you,”
The white haired cookie looked at him and looked away closing her eyes
“I was weeping.. Because.. A dear friend of mine crumbled,"
She continued
“His name.. Was Elder Faerie Cookie..”
Truthless Recluse eyes widened
Elder Faerie Cookie.. Shadow Milk Cookie mentioned that cookie a few times.. And..
“Elder Faerie Cookie was weakened and crumbled by Shadow Milk Cookie” she continued
Truthless Recluse was confused..
How could this cookie trust him? So easily? Especially since his master crumbled her friend?
“He was.. A king.. A leader.. Our leader.. And he's gone.. NowI have to take his place.. “
His eyes widened
He was.. Talking.. To.. The Faerie queen? The one Shadow Milk Cookie mentioned..!?
“And.. To why I trust you so easily.."
He looked over at her, ready to hear her words
“Its true, you could be deceiving me,”
“But, there's a few reasons to why I believe you and trust you,”
“I know how much Shadow Milk Cookie and his minions enjoy putting on disguises, to mask their true identities. Yet.. You aren’t even trying to hide,”
“And.. I don’t know how.. Or why.. But.. I sense you have a good and pure heart,” she looked over to look at him, smiling
He was shocked..suprised! In awe
How could any cookie trust him? Especially in such a short period of meeting each other?
It confused him.. But.. He was.. Grateful.. He thought, that a cookie could sense his good nature
All of a sudden he felt an arrow swoosh past him into the grass
He quickly grabbed his staff and looked up.. He saw the shapes of what.. What he could think looked like a cookie
“Intruder! Step away from her majesty!" The voice spoke
And it was a cookie.. A flying cookie, definitely a Faerie cookie
“Silverbell Cookie! Wait-” the female cookie spoke but was soon interrupted
“Its fine, I am aware I’m not welcome here, I’ll be out of your dough,” He stood up, and began walking away quickly
He didn’t look behind him, he just continued to walk off.. Back.. To.. The.. Spore
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As he walked through the entrance of the spire, he felt a set of cold hands be placed on his shoulders
“Truthless Recluse!! My silly ‘nilly!”
Great.. The clown..
He saw the jester float in front of him
“I hopeee you didn’t mind buuuuuuttttt! I spied on you and that little rotten faerie queen through that little staff of yours..and my my! You already got her wrapped around your finger!" he laughed
“Wrapped around my finger..?" He looked confused
“Yeeeessss! I mean.. Look how close the two of you already are! I will say you freaked me out when you just.. Walked out..! No disguise!.. Disobeying my commands.. “ Shadow Milk Cookie said.. Sounding a little irritated, placing his hand under Truthless Recluse's chin and lifting it to look at him, his grip tight and possessive
“But! Thank the witches it still worked! Now,”
Shadow Milk Cookie gripped Truthless Recluse’s face even more, to the point of Pain forming..
“I'll let you off the hook this time since our plan is working, but I do not ever wish to see you disobey my commands, got it?” he said, his twisted smile gone
Truthless Recluse stared at him and nodded, feeling a bit of fear
Shadow Milk Cookie’s twisted smile formed again, releasing his grip on Truthless Recluse
“Perfect! Now.. You're free to doooo.. Whatever you want! “ He smiled, roughly pushing Truthless Recluse away
Truthless Recluse almost had fallen to the floor from that push but quickly caught himself
He groaned and quickly walked away, using his staff casting a magic spell to teleport him to his room
And to his room he went
Truthless Recluse took off his cone hat, carefully setting it aside his bedside table
He then flopped down on his bed, not even bothering to get ready in comfortable sleeping attire
His eyes began to slowly close as he drifted off to sleep
Sleep.. To his perfect dream..