A Love In Dark Times

On the top of a mountain, on the edge of a precipice, he sat in the lotus position, absorbed in the horizon.

-I thought he was an old bald man with a white beard," a sardonic remark of Luisa’s that did not endear him to the warriors, for the man, though his appearance contrasted with that description, was the grand master who, if Luisa was right, looked more like a fashion model than a leader of this lodge of warriors.

-At last you arrive,” he spoke in a powerful voice, “I have been waiting for you.

-Really, master,” Guio answered with a silly question.

1 was simply contemplating the sunrise and sunset when it occurred to me that we are already embarked in the same situation as always.

“What do you mean, master,” asked Luis with great respect, “I was simply contemplating the sunrise and sunset at the sar time.

This made the master stop to look at them where Luisa was even more disconcerted to see a man who looked younger th Michel, with marked muscles, a dark complexion, a full beard and black hair, and when he spoke his beautiful teeth coulc be seen, this she verified when he said to them:

-If, like dawn and dusk, and all the cycles of creation, we are once again facing a situation in which the sickle of death hovers over our heads like the sword of Demosthenes, where this time it even threatens to extinguish life as we know it, the only thing that can save us is to find “the chosen one”, which we must be sure we will do before it is too late, only I don't want this time to be like the others, I don't want to have to survive by boasting in triumph over the corpses of my companions, I don't want to dress triumphantly in white while my soul is in mourning, the truth is that I don't want to continue with this circus, with this roulette and be sure that as I am, the opposing forces must be too, that’s why we must seek once and for all a definitive solution to this conflict that has been going on for eons, we must finish this book one w or another, I'm tired of this and as if that wasn't enough He didn't return, I know I feel his presence at every moment, but want to see him again.

Tears flowed from his eyes like any other mortal, Luisa found it dramatic and even more so when she saw the faces of he companions also full of tears.

“What should we do, grand master? -asked Michel.

1 know that you are worried about the meeting that is taking place in that sacred forest and you have to be, it is not something that has happened before, that's why I took measures and summoned all the warriors tonight, we will go ahea and destroy every being in that nefarious meeting, We will destroy even the animals of the forest, if necessary we will tea up the ground transforming it into a desert, we will destroy everyone giving them a message to the darkness so that they leave their pretensions, even Mother Mountain with her retinue of fairies and goblins, I never conceived of raising a fist over them, only that she in her desperation has decided to make a pact with the king of darkness, a mistake that will cos us dearly.

Great master, I understand that the king of darkness cannot attack anyone on this plane,” added Michel, “a chosen one conjured up this impediment for him.

That is true, but he is still very dangerous,” said the master, “that's why I don’t want to give him an advantage and we wil proceed to attack them.

Master, it is a rather hasty strategy,” interposed Francisco, “perhaps if first a spy goes to find out what is going on.

I've already given it a lot of thought, the surprise factor will be our advantage accompanied by sunlight.

Master, if we go now, I think it's night there," said Luis, knowing that he would be wrong to contradict the leader.

Yes of course, we have to go now at night which is the meeting where all the beings of darkness are and that is why we w use this plane as a mirror to give us the light.

The great master is a great plan,” interposed Guio.

Long live the great master,” shouted Marco.

Luisa heard some murmuring and when she turned back she was surprised to see many men dressed in white with these strange symbols who began to shout in unison:

Long live the great master!

He stepped forward raising his right hand in triumph, saying:

We are the army of the Light, nothing shall defeat us”.

He raised his two hands and the whole sky turned white and he commanded them:

“Charge!

He shone for a moment appearing in shining armour and leapt down the cliff followed by the others,

Luis looked down to that planet or ship or whatever the barracks were to see if he could see his beloved who had been lg in Francisco's care, It glowed and seemed to move and became smaller and smaller, suddenly it began to emit a great glo illuminating the forest and causing him to look down where he could see countless creatures of various shapes and sizes that screamed in amazement as they felt the rays of light and saw the rain of warriors that rushed like hail destroying everything in their path, some small beings tried to flee in vain, as they were hit by the luminous chains, everything was going very well, the perfect massacre, only that a being appeared that stretched covering the sun's rays and a voice of thunder said:

“Stop, they are attacking treacherously, what absolute infamy.

“You are no one to tell us what to do, dark lord," replied the great Master, “and you sent your rubber henchman to produc shadow, no matter if he burns his ribs.

“You have no authority to talk to me about sacrificing troops, for example, here we are, where few will come out unscathe you don't even know what you are up against,” replied the king of darkness, and he raised his claw as if pulling somethin and at once much darkness darkened the sky. And his claw, although he closed it very tightly, gave off rays of light.

“You cannot attack us,” the great master ordered desperately.

“You are right, we know that very well," replied the demon king, “I am only defending myself.

And he opened the claw where he could see the barracks with Luisa and Francisco inside.

“Wait, I think you had this planned,” affirmed the great master pointing his violet sword at him, “I understood that this wz a meeting with the creatures of the forest and the so called magical creatures and I only see your henchmen fighting, you're up to something.

“You surprise me, many times I watched you as you gazed at the horizon in this little globe, now you will say why didn't put them in my palm? well look that would not be fun at all, look around you how they all fight each other, how my demo try to break the heart of your warriors when they really wanted one and how your warriors feel pleased destroying some beings because they simply consider them evil, when you and I know that this is a word and how all of them can be stretched, even look at us here we are, the commanders who should be watching this confrontation on top of one of our towers drinking an exotic liquor, we are here ready to crack skulls, although I know you are right in that you are determin to end this endless theatre of the fight of good against evil.

-And what do you propose” asked the grandmaster as he watched his men being riddled with bullets, their heads torn of and the vermin bathing in their entrails.

-1 will simply give you what you want most or better the one you have loved the most,” smiled the king, showing his great white fangs that matched his antlers.