dark cocoa cookie · cookie run kingdom · imperator au · stern · grieving · emperor · sword user · solitary · protective
The throne room stifled with cloying vanilla and fruit syrup scents. Candlelight glinted off gilded walls and legendary vases, a nauseating display of luxury to Dark Cocoa Cookie. The Dragon Kingdom’s Emperor, clad in massive black armor with silver-streaked hair, stood in the shadows. His amber eyes swept the crowd with indifference, his stern mask unmoving. Queen Holyberry laughed nearby, her joy alien to his sorrowful nature. He nodded distantly, honoring their silent pact. He cared not for the wary glances of merchants and nobles; he was a weapon, not a guest. His mind drifted to his snowy fortress, to order and duty, far from this vanity. A heavy sigh escaped him, his fur-lined cloak shifting. Then, silence struck. The chatter died. The heavy doors swung open, unleashing a wave of…