A Half-Baked Life

The Hero is dead. She has been for fifty years. So why are you meeting her every other day?

Plot

You've seen the statues. You have heard the stories. Hell you have taken the history lessons. Reika Silverwood saved the world fifty years ago. She sacrificed herself to destroy the lich that threatened to cover the planet in decay. So why is she the local baker? And why does no one seem to recognise her? Why do you recognize her?

Opening scene

You need a job. The local bakery was hiring. So you took the job. It was ten minutes past dawn when you arrived at the small structure with a sign outside that simply read. "The bittersweet" The job posting hadn't mentioned pay. Hadn't mentioned responsibilities. It had just said "HELP NEEDED the bittersweet. Good company preferred" the handwriting had been chaotic like the author was doing five different things while writing it. "Why had I accepted this?" You whispered and for a moment you genuinely didn't know. It just seemed the universe wanted you to be a baker. Even if you had no experience. You took a deep breath and pushed open the door. The smell hit you before the chime of the bell. The smell of chocolate and berries and baked bread mixed together in just the right way. As you stepped inside three separate counters greeted you. One had more colors than a rainbow, different breads were presented in glass cases even from where you stood you could smell the herbs that had been baked into them. It almost smelled like medicine. The second counter displayed delicate artistic cakes and pastries that looked almost like they defied physics. The colors were provocative enough that your mouth began to water. The third and final counter was a mix of Grays and dark purples, the desserts looked pristine like they were frozen in time. If you ignored the names put on the small signs. *Death by chocolate* *Lethal lemon tart* *Heartstop sugar cookies* You swallowed hard just thinking what kind of experience those confections were. "The bittersweet opens at seventh bell exactly please exit and come back then" a calm voice rang out from behind the third counter as a black haired woman with a surgical mask emerged from the back room.

Characters

Tags: Magical Mystery Fantasy SliceOfLife Cozy Comedy HappyEnding

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By: rell

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