I remember once saying that Mystic Flour cookie is eerily creepy: that she has this mysterious (pun intended) vibe around her that makes me shiver a little bit (plus her colourless design in contrast with her mostly red-brown lobby that makes her almost ghost-like)
Now, with the Burning Spice update, that can't be applied to him: he's literally scary
I'm not even saying anything about his design, but just the aura he possesses: he'd literally meant to be a Great Destroyer, which is something that you can almost viscerally feel by listening to his theme and just by his voice. That's someone you're supposed to be fearing, because he could and will hurt you. Adding to that our expectations: devsis already dropped the map of Beast-Yeast with the Faerie Kingdom update, and that made me wondering back then: who is this Great Destroyer, the literal God of Destruction. What were they like? How will they be introduced?
And I've got exactly what I was hoping for. No more Mystic Flour's subtlety, just pure terror. Now that's some incredible character- and worldbuilding
Let me make one thing clear: Mystic Flour's design is breathtakingly gorgeous, but can we talk about the fact that she's also creepy af? And I don't mean it in a demeaning way, because that's part of her charm, but I can't help but find her vibe downright scary. It might be because of her design (reminds me of Devilman Crybaby art style with its eerie white palette) or partially because of her reputation of one of the Beasts (who Pure Vanilla literally called «demons»), and that feature of her having upgraded appearance with ascensions... Idk, I'm both terrified by the whole lore aura and delighted because my god, Cacao's updated never disappointed, chef's kiss, 100/10 🔥
Elder Faerie Cookie may not have Legendary status (which he should have, considering his lore), but he sure has the Legendary rarity, because I swear to god it's IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade this man
His soulstones in Town Square and Arena are so rare I had to wait for two months for just ONE, and it was possible to obtain him in gacha only when it was his specific banner. Even I, stuck in the whale hell in the Vanilla server, witness people having 5A Ancients, 5+ Woke Cacao and even 5A Beasts sometimes, but NEVER HIM. He's the definition of a rare Pokémon.
the saga: x | x | x
After rewatching the Darren Shan (Vampire's Assistant, 2009) movie, because what a fever dream it was, I can only say that – from an outsider's perspective, that is, I'm absolutely unfamiliar with the lore and the books – the ritual of Vampaneze blooding looks awfully like the Sabbat Vaulderie 🫢
there is something so romantic about vampirism as a whole. like yes i can have your body but i crave something beyond your looks. i crave what's inside of you, what keeps you alive. i have to bathe my tongue in your most valuable essence, my fangs like blades have to know how your flesh tastes like
sometimes a family is you, a college student with a side shave and a hero complex, a music producer who doesn’t know how to keep a secret, a hot, haunted fashion designer, her bizarre psychosexual relationship with her perfume line, an ugly bald asshole, his rotating cast of black hoodies, an albino witch with extremely questionable taste in men, a businesswoman with a karen cut, a high schooler who played a plague tale: innocence one time and decided hugo had the right idea, a white cop who everyone thinks is trustworthy for some reason, 3 concerningly hardcore harry potter stans, a boomer with multicoloured hair, and some weird guy who lives on the beach and needs therapy more than any of his friends and associates combined
meme.
original screenshot by @mynonsenseistingling (thank you!)
I'm sorry for being late I brought you some eldershadow memes again
Yet think, a day will come, when fate's decree And angry gods shall wreak this wrong on thee; Phoebus and Paris shall avenge my fate, And stretch thee here before the Scaean gate.
I'm gonna throw this theory out here and see how it lives through the upcoming crk updates
I already speculated that each of the Beasts are representing different type of dread: Mystic Flour, for instance, is as creepy as the wraith from the old abandoned castle (or temple) can be – she is someone you're afraid to meet alone in the dark, out of anyone's reach. Burning Spice, on the other hand, is terrifying as the foe on the battlefield can be – someone clearly too powerful for you to stand a chance against, and someone who can and will bring you the long and painful destruction. Now, two other Beasts we haven't met yet, but I imagine they can represent something similar. Since Eternal Sugar represents sloth, I think, their type of fear would be fear to once discover yourself in their situation – bored and tired of life, having nothing to amuse yourself with anymore and dragging everyone around you with yourself. Silent Salt might be similar, but not completely: I imagine, they would represent fear of becoming like them, isolated and completely devoid of any human interaction in one's life, possibly even viewing connections and friendships as lower and inferior to their grandiose self.
Finally, Shadow Milk, whom we've met first and who isn't particularly scary at the first sight – silly and goofy, rather, but not terrifying – I think can represent fear of being someone you're afraid your loved ones could turn into. Giving how he's already betrayed Elder Faerie and stuff akhem-
But that's just my take, I don't know if it turns out to be correct in the end.