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So the very first victim to the Ultimate Dough was none other than White Lily herself!

Which explains whay Dark Enchantress is so crazy compared to her, because her anger and despair was being amplified by the dough (and the countless agonized souls within her). Which explains why even after everything she refuses to accept Lily because the dough is hindering any form of real self reflection she could've had.

I wonder if the avatar aside from draining her power cleared those souls from her dough, it was probably too late for interspection but her soul is still torn in two, scatered in the wind.

So the very first victim to the Ultimate Dough was none other than White Lily herself!

Which explains whay Dark Enchantress is so crazy compared to her, because her anger and despair was being amplified by the dough (and the countless agonized souls within her). Which explains why even after everything she refuses to accept Lily because the dough is hindering any form of real self reflection she could've had.

I wonder if the avatar aside from draining her power cleared those souls from her dough, it was probably too late for intersection but her soul is still torn in two, scatered in the wind.

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CAN I PLEASE REQUEST A REALLY EPIK CRACKSHIP ME AND MY FRIEND MADE. POSSIBLY‼️‼️‼️

BANNERFALL REN AND SHADOW MILK

OR BANNERFALL ALISTAR AND BUTTER ROLL COOKIE

We’ve become so pilled with these crackships no one gets it

YOUR ART IS REALLY EPIK AND AND YEAH IMLOVE TI‼️‼️‼️

YOU'RE GENIUSES

THIS CRACKSHIP IS SO FUNNNN

i do really enjoy where the story has been going so far, but i also realize that it is Not Written Greatly

it's not horrible by any means, to me, it could just be much better without some retcons and pacing issues and some writing decisions- But, to me it's still plenty good enough to keep me interested as long as i understand what it's going for and how the story unfolds

i will always be optimistic about this unless to story completely falls apart in MY eyes, not the fandom's

i don't think ill be leaving this fandom any time soon, either, even if a story heavily disappoints me

but so far, i think timeline of fate had been pretty good in my own standards, though i do think the most recent episode's pacing and some other stuff was a bit janky, i am VERY excited for the second half in a few days because more academy lore ... hopefully.. finally

i am also really looking forward to some sort of peak to happen again when it comes to the updates, though i do think the second half update of arcana was pretty well received within the fandom in the timeline of fate sense so that's nice

so far again, the scoop update has been the only one i find a little more ehh

kinda underwhelming AND overwhelming at the same time?? i did quite like it, but the pacing was a bit odd

i also do think the direction it's going gameplay wise is not great but kingdom has also never had. Great gameplay though im not complaining about that because i rarely play to grind anymore, just for story or for fun

but again if i understand what a story is going for even if it's not executed greatly, I'll still usually like it personally as long as it's a good idea and interesting to me and still evident in the story itself

On the topic of Kingdom’s writing I think Act 2 has been really solid so far, I’ve honestly been more invested in it than Odyssey (and I really really like Odyssey).  

I think Ep 3 needed a bit more time as an episode, its pacing is quite fast for an episode throwing so many major plot defining elements at us at once. I think everything that happened in 3 was great (except with that whole "casually mentioning witches eating cookies" thing) But it would've heavily benefited from the Gingebrave gang + PV and Madaline segment being longer, and/or the segment with the Chaos dragon also being longer. The pacing of the first 2 episodes was a little slow in my honest opinion but I was able to respect the gradual build up. In 3 they were moving a tad too fast, even though the concepts and characters have been most interesting/entertaining at this point. 

I was thinking of making a post dedicated to the whole “Witches eating cookies thing”. My take is that the story has pulled this so many times (at even worse moments that I have an issue with for a long while) that it really shouldn’t be that much of a bother as a “new low”. It's still kinda crappy writing imo but you can easily give the benefit of the explanation of “PV and Madaline probably think they are referring to the Dark Enchantress debacle they just experienced a short while ago” at that moment. But the overall moment of the Gang comforting Strawberry cookie was really sweet and it's nice to see that their trauma is still being acknowledged and built upon in the story. 

i do really enjoy where the story has been going so far, but i also realize that it is Not Written Greatly

it's not horrible by any means, to me, it could just be much better without some retcons and pacing issues and some writing decisions- But, to me it's still plenty good enough to keep me interested as long as i understand what it's going for and how the story unfolds

i will always be optimistic about this unless to story completely falls apart in MY eyes, not the fandom's

i don't think ill be leaving this fandom any time soon, either, even if a story heavily disappoints me

but so far, i think timeline of fate had been pretty good in my own standards, though i do think the most recent episode's pacing and some other stuff was a bit janky, i am VERY excited for the second half in a few days because more academy lore ... hopefully.. finally

i am also really looking forward to some sort of peak to happen again when it comes to the updates, though i do think the second half update of arcana was pretty well received within the fandom in the timeline of fate sense so that's nice

so far again, the scoop update has been the only one i find a little more ehh

kinda underwhelming AND overwhelming at the same time?? i did quite like it, but the pacing was a bit odd

i also do think the direction it's going gameplay wise is not great but kingdom has also never had. Great gameplay though im not complaining about that because i rarely play to grind anymore, just for story or for fun

but again if i understand what a story is going for even if it's not executed greatly, I'll still usually like it personally as long as it's a good idea and interesting to me and still evident in the story itself

Shadow Milk Cookie is obsessed with control. He treats everyone like his puppets and projects his problems onto them as if they were his dolls (White Lily, Ash Salt).

Yet, When you lift him in the Kingdom (you are something like a God/Witch to them) HE turns into a puppet, with strings hanging from above to control him. When he dies in the Arena, he turns into a PLUSH/DOLL after taking damage and heals himself.

Even in the story, he appears several times as a literal puppet (as well as making puppets of others for his performances).

He treats everyone like puppets, craves control, and ultimately finds himself controlled and manipulated by others. Very ironic. But there's something else that interests me. His need for control didn't come from nowhere. It's a desire for freedom, to make his own decisions, and to be whoever he wants. From the beginning of his existence, someone told him from above who he should be and what he should do. He was always treated inhumanly, as an object, a tool, exploited and betrayed by others. Ultimately, he became obsessed with being the one "pulling the strings" because then no one would use him anymore, a GOD (Witch).

My theory is that Shadow Milk may be some kind of manifestation of the witches' traumas, and how desperately they tried to create a "perfect world" of Cookies, better than theirs. Shadow Milk may have been the first truly divine and powerful cookie they created back then (he's much older than many legendaries). They created him in their image and likeness, which is why it's so hard for Shadow Milk to identify as Cookie, and sees more similarities between him and witches (since he represents knowledge, which to me is the most similar to them). I also think that Lily is also connected to this, but I'll talk about that MAYBE another time, I have a very long and crazy theory why. This perfectly explains why he appears as a doll, something that was created to hold the trauma and misfortune of his creators.

What traumas and similarities does he share with them? Well...

LOTS of similarities to First Sprinkle

Not to mention the fact that he drowned like First Milk, we also have the Witch of Light, etc. I know some of them fit other beasts, but it's still interesting how this fits Shamil. Both witches and he were exploited because of their gifts, faced injustice, and were hunted for it. They longed for a better world.

Hehe... But there is another witch who wants control over the Cookies, strangely similar to Shamil, whom I forgot to mention. Hehe...

Shadow Milk is the most Irony ridden character in this story (Dark Enchantress and Silent Salt come close though) He can never get what he wants because what he wants isn’t what he needs. 

I really like how the story is basically just using him as a catalyst for Witches both lore wise and thematically. He carries the Torch Dark Enchantress left behind but his trauma feels more personal because he actually knew/made them directly.