From a place that was far away (yet not far enough) a being watched.
It saw the destruction, the countless buildings reduced to rubble. It saw the vegetable soldiers ripped to shreds before its wonderful, beautiful warriors. It saw the Champions rise up and crush all obstacles in their paths with nothing more than a though, nothing more than a simple step forwards. They proved to be effective distractions. Terribly entertaining.
But of course it didn’t actually see, for sight was impossible for such a being.
It smiled at what was before it. A big, wide smile that slowly crept up its face like cracks in an old concrete sidewalk. Like a tree was growing just underneath its skin, roots struggling to break free. The edges of the smile tugged further and further upwards, unnaturally high, but never reached the eyes. But of course it didn’t actually smile, for a smile was impossible for such a being.
It laughed as it finally felt the pure, untainted form of triumph reach its center. It was a growling, scratching sound, like metal screeching on metal. Its form shook as it finally let itself laugh for the first time in eons.
But of course it didn’t actually laugh, for laughter was impossible for such a being.
The shaking grew more and more violent. The laughter became hysterical. The grin began to morph into a grimace.
A single black, glistening drop of liquid rolled off of one of its fingers and plummeted downwards. One could have almost described it to be a substance similar to oil in looks. But it was darker, missing that thin rainbow sheen.
Oddly, as it dropped through the cotton candy clouds, all of those with red tones- whether they were pinkish or blood colored- disappeared, sucked into the liquid without disturbing its surface.
The tiny drop eventually found its way to the lands of the vegetables, hitting the ground at great speed yet not making a hint of a splash. Its form slowly grew, getting larger until its size seemed impossible. It began to take on a slightly human shape, more drops dripping off of what could only have been its head. Those drops began to coalesce into beings of their own. But they were all the same, of course. All under its control. All completely and totally focused on destroying all that which had been created.
The black licorice had come.