Cradle of Darkness

Cradle of Darkness is a story in Cookie Run: OvenBreak that was released during the Battle for Fate update.

The event Story Run: Cradle of Darkness indicates that these cutscenes are visions shown to Starfruit Cookie about Dark Enchantress Cookie's future plans and the orders she gives to her servants.

These cutscenes could be unlocked by playing through Story Run: Cradle of Darkness and were stored in the in-game story player.

Summary
The event is framed as a series of visions shown to Starfruit Cookie. She hopes that by completing the runs, she might be able to see these visions in their entirety and learn how to defeat the Darkness.

Dark Enchantress Cookie has gathered her followers together, noting how their attempts to corrupt the Legendary Cookies have utterly failed. Silencing their various remarks on their current progress, she commands them to approach her one by one so that she may give them new orders to follow.

Dark Enchantress Cookie summons Pomegranate Cookie first, remarking on how she has traveled far, yet failed to yield any true results. While Pomegranate Cookie apologizes for her failures, Dark Enchantress Cookie assures her that she is aware of the numerous Cookies that have interfered thus far. She orders Pomegranate Cookie to spread as many of the Seeds of Darkness around the land as possible, in order to turn the Cookies to her side and create a force that not even the legends of old could stand against. Pomegranate Cookie gladly re-professes her complete loyalty to Dark Enchantress Cookie's cause.

Dark Choco Cookie is commanded to approach the Dragons, as their power is declining, and he had already built a "rapport" with Pitaya Dragon Cookie. He mutters that any of the dragons would be a formidable foe, to which Dark Enchantress Cookie replies that he wields the fabled Strawberry Jam Sword, capable of felling both kings and kingdoms with one swing. Dark Choco Cookie rebuffs that he isn't open to discussing his past, to which she assures him that they lack the time to discuss his past "achievements". She then mentions that two young ones from his old kingdom will be joining them; Pomegranate Cookie remarks that it must be good for Dark Choco Cookie to reunite with the cacao lineage, while Licorice Cookie jeers that he will be stuck on babysitting duty. Dark Choco Cookie quickly motions to leave, which Pomegranate Cookie sees as a disrespectful action that will not be easily forgiven.

Lobster Cookie appears ill-content, which Dark Enchantress Cookie takes as a sign that the Cookie's claw is healing. She orders Lobster Cookie to spread the word of the fall of Sugarteara, which would dishearten those hoping to find it and thus make them more vulnerable to the Darkness. Pomegranate Cookie notes that there is still a Cookie near the depths of the former city, which Lobster Cookie realizes might be Mocha Ray Cookie. She then reminds Lobster Cookie that it would take more than Cookies to bring the legacy of Sugarteara back; seemingly understanding what she means, Lobster Cookie agrees to do what is asked.

Licorice Cookie, who has made constant interruptions up to now to be given a chance to prove himself, is shocked when Dark Enchantress Cookie simply tells him to trail GingerBrave. Pomegranate Cookie suggests that he ought to follow orders instead of questioning their Master, lest he end up cast aside like Matcha Cookie. Dark Enchantress Cookie says that though GingerBrave and his group will play a key role in the future, it is unknown whether they will stand with or against them, and so requires Licorice Cookie to observe them cautiously, interfering only if they meddle in her plans. Licorice Cookie begrudgingly agrees to his task, quietly wondering whether he could get rid of GingerBrave's group, and nursing his ambition to take Pomegranate Cookie's place.

Having delivered her commands, Dark Enchantress Cookie dismisses her servants, with each of them affirming their obedience to her orders to spread Darkness across the land. She welcomes the approach of the eternal night.

Trivia

 * The aforementioned attempts to corrupt the Legendary Cookies directly refer to the events of City of the Millennial Tree, Lost City of Sugarteara, and The Truth of the City. They also allude to a subtle hint in City of Wizards, where The Last Seal that contained Moonlight Cookie's new Costume was marked with crimson pomegranate seeds.
 * "Strawberry Jam Sword" (Dark Choco Cookie's story chapter) alludes to a moment in The Dragon Awakens where Pitaya Dragon Cookie mentions that a Cookie touched by the Darkness had just left.
 * "Strawberry Jam Sword" also hints at what happened to the Shattered Kingdom, namely, that it was destroyed by Dark Choco Cookie using the Strawberry Jam Sword.
 * Throughout the story, the only image that Lobster Cookie uses is the one that appears at the end of Lost City of Sugarteara, where the Cookie's claw is missing. Any different facial expressions throughout the story remain unseen.