Fire Power!
A crowd gathered in grand number in front of the witch’s cottage. They feared that this old woman had come to the village to bring chaos. Little did the crowd realize they were the ones that were causing & bringing all the disorder. The group shouted and raised their torches in one accord.
‘She’s got to go,’ cried the carpenter.
‘Yeah,’ said the baker.
‘We do not want any of her kind in our village!’ one of the shepherds exclaimed.
Suddenly, there was a hush over the crowd. The front door of the cottage slowly opened. An old lady stepped out from the shadows, and was now standing in front of the massive crowd. She pleaded with the crowd to calm down. The people stared at her & some started tossing pebbles, and twigs in her direction.
One of the men at the front of the crowd approached the witch in a steady manner. He looked into the witch’s eyes and he thought he so her eyes twinkle like the starry night sky. Then the rest of the crowd all instructed him to tie the witch’s hands together. So, he did.
The witch was led to a pole that was placed firmly into the ground. She was tied to the pole. The crowd all gathered around and jeered.
‘Filthy witch!’ remarked one person.
Others glared at her. A few ended up even starting the death by burning punishment. They gathered hay and placed it around the witch’s feet. Then a couple of the people got their already lit torches and placed the flames near the feet of the witch. They also set the hay ablaze.
The crowd waited to see the whole process happen. They all watched as the flames rose & the witch’s entire body was on fire. They waited to hear her scream. But nothing happened for awhile.
Until, there was a sound of a howl. A slight growl. The crowd shook and were startled. What was going on?
They looked in horror as the witch closed her eyes for several minutes. And after a short while she opened them. Her eyes were dazzling. They shined like a katrillion of stars.
Then her body transformed. She changed from her human form into a werewolf. Her body was, at first, blue in colour. It later changed to match the fiery blaze.
The crowd scattered. The people ran in many different directions. The witch howled & escaped from the flames.
Some of the men of the village could not believe their eyes. They glanced at the pole. The witch was gone. They panicked and told the others to search for her. They went back to see if she might be at her cabin. But she was not there.
They searched the entire village and the forest. They scanned the entire area for hours. The witch was gone. No where to be found, or even seen. The search party went back to the village. They all hoped that the witch had fled. She’d never be heard from again. Who knows. Maybe she’s still close by. And just waiting for the right time to strike unexpectedly on the crowd that tried to kill her...