Short Stories!

Ancient Bread

Their is a tale, old as time, about the ancient bread of a powerful ruler name Thea Dala. She was a powerful ruler of a small island just off the coast of Istanbul. Their people were few but she ruled them well. One day as she was walking down the dirt roads she came across a person she has never seen before. He was a small pale child, with a bread cart. He looks at Thea with sad eyes and a droopy posture. Then he got off of his stool and bowed before her.

"My fair lady" The boy says, "I am but a poor little boy in the need of money for shelter or any food but my loaves of bread"

"I'll take two loaves please" Thea says and hands the boy two gold coins.

The boy looks at the gold, mesmerized by it shine. Then he gives Thea two loaves of bread. Little did she know what this boy was. This young boy was a shapeshifter who gets his money from selling bread to people who will pay more than enough for one loaf. The funny part about his shapeshifting capabilities is that once the woman eats the bread, he can turn into her. Another man by the name of Came knew what the boy was and rushed to tell her.

"Madam, this might sound insane but you can't eat that bread!" Came yelled at her and ran after her down the street.

Thea turned and look at the man as if he were a different species.

"And why not?" Thea asked, clearly perplexed about the man's actions.

The man knew the lady would not believe him if he told her the truth. So he had to lie to her, to make her scared, so she won't suffer a fate worse than death.

"There are bombs in it! The americans put it in their! Barry them and don't let anyone eat them!" I yell.

The women immediately drops the bread and takes out her pistol. She shoots the shapeshifter in the head. With a glow of light, he turns back into his normal self, a devilish grin on his face. He has fire red wings and blood red skin. Horns come out of his head and he just laughs while the woman empties her rounds into him. She looks at Came and runs towards him. She hugs Came tightly and he hugs her back. Then she pulls away from him.

"I am sorry" She says and runs towards the shapeshifter, who is still laughing.

As the woman runs, her appearence changes. She grows long silk-like white wings and her normal clothing turn into a white dress and her hair becoming white as well. She runs past the shapeshifter and to a house next to him. She runs inside and returns with a loaf of bread. She then starts to flap her wings and make a strategic jump onto the shapeshifters chest and stuff the bread into his mouth. Then the man fades away and the woman drops to the ground. She turns back to her normal self. But more weak and starved looking than ever. She falls to the ground and Came runs up to her. Came looks her in the eyes and she struggles to keep them open.

"Thank you" Thea says and places a kiss on his cheek, "You gave me a nice person to enjoy my last moments with"

A couple seconds later, her heart stopped beating. People were now crowding around Came who was bent over her and crying. The accused him of murdering her. He didn't care about being held trial as a murder. All he cared about was keeping Thea alive, and with that, he healed her. He was a healer, yes, but his power took strength out of him too. Now he was lying on the ground, coughing and sputtering. The woman of which he had saved was now looking at him with shock and gratitude, but she couldn't save him. Yes, she was an angel, but angels can only save one life in their time. She looks over at the man who saved her life and looks him in the eye. She kisses with passionately and then revives him by taking all the life out of herself. So much life, that not even a healer could heal her. Now that's one weird story about the legend of ancient bread.