A Love In Dark Times

-1 can't believe that Yuri is mine, my Yuri wouldn't hesitate to leave that narc to come and get me.

-Of course Mike, if you say so, that reminds me of the story of the three blind men who were lost in the desert, they had t good luck to meet a camel, one grabbed its neck and said: -it's a giraffe, the second grabbed its leg contradicting it: -it's not a zebra and the third grabbed its tail saying: you're wrong it's a giant pig, they could have wasted time arguing about the nature of the being, fortunately they chose to declare that it was something they could ride, they did it and maybe th got out of that desert.

Wait, maybe? That's not an ending, especially not for three blind men, it's very cruel, are you implying that they were eaten by a mummy?

“No, mummies don't eat people, it's an ending, it doesn't have to be like all endings, not all stories can end in “they lived happily ever after”, I think I've already told you, real life is not a fairy tale although it is full of magic, there are miracles everywhere, you are a miracle, it's incredible that someone so deluded exists.

-1 don't believe there's anyone so deluded, that's what you are, you dare to insult a drunkard and worse, the one who's giving you a drink, that's why there are so many fights in the bars, today we'll break our faces and tomorrow we'll laugh remembering and asking for excuses.

50 you'd better excuse me, let's skip the part about the quarrel, I'd better continue with the story, I assure you that it wil be more interesting, especially for you.

In the barracks, the atmosphere was becoming rarefied, the orders of the great master were ringing in the ears, how cou it be possible that after having been so overwhelmed by the creatures of the forest, the great master was proposing to continue as if nothing had happened and to buy those lands from the men to extract the metal with which magical weapons would be made, The great master also informed them that very soon they would make a journey through differe planes, different dimensions with the aim of reaching a secret kingdom, where a weapon capable of destroying the universe rested, which they would try to transform or destroy, although it would be very dangerous, and if they did not succeed? , These and other questions haunted the warriors, these predicaments, which fed the flames of the treacherous plot of Francisco, who felt even more miserable having lost the woman he had fallen in love with, he felt destroyed, dejected, bitterness gnawed at his guts, he had to swallow his tears, cry in a secret room, He could not afford to let his supporters see any weakness in him, he had to be a worthy warrior capable of replacing the great leader who had becom arrogant and lost his way as the years went by, he saw that coming, however, he could not feel the happiness that one da he supposed he would have when his plans came to fruition, but his crying did not unload his sadness, what could he do He would take revenge, of course he would take revenge for what killed her, for that horror, he would hunt her down to t-+*+*e her and make her suffer until he destroyed her, something similar thought Luisa who was sitting contemplating tr horizon when Luis approached her to tell her what he had been thinking, what he had put together in his mind, putting answers and conjectures before himself, he was determined that she would be his girlfriend, his first girlfriend after all since he was a child he had liked her, she was his love from kindergarten and then from school, although the ghost of rejection always tormented him to confess his love, the last events gave him the power to destroy that limit, now he approached her with the intention of receiving a yes no matter what, he would not accept a no as an answer, he took a deep breath, and greeted her:

Hello, Luisa, how are you?

-I'm very bad, the truth is that I don’t want to talk to anyone.

That answer shook Luis to the ground, collapsing all his stratagem of words, of phrases that he thought were ingenious, h remembered that her mother was devoured by a monster in his absence, maybe if he had been there that wouldn't have happened, although no, if two teachers couldn't, much less a poor recruit, he should try to think quickly what he would s to her, I wish he was good at talking to women as he is with mathematics, then he said what he is used to saying in these situations:

my condolences, Mrs. Mery was an excellent person, it is a regrettable loss.

You can't say that, your family always hated us because my parents had problems with liquor and you didn’t know her, y barely crossed a couple of words with her.

Yes Luisa, maybe you're right, I didn’t know her, but they say that “by the fruits you will know them”, and I know how wonderful you are...

That's enough, Luis, leave me alone, you'd better go with Angie, you'll even make a nice couple.

-Wait, I'm not interested in Angie, I'm interested in....

Don't lie, respect my mourning, I heard from several people that you two kissed.

That did happen, it was just a product of the drinks.

Those are excuses, you did it and who knows what else.

-Of course, although I don’t know why you're complaining to me, if you're Guio's girlfriend.

Well, yes, at least the poor guy came to help me and they almost killed him while you were making out with the first girl you met, I know that being his girlfriend was just a moment of tension, but maybe I should give him a chance, he's a goo guy and he doesn't lie to me.

Luisa, as you wish, I just wanted you to know that I regret the fact that I wasn't by your side when you needed it the mos swear I will find La Mancarita and I will destroy her.

No, Luis, I already swore, I'm going to train and I'll disintegrate her particle by particle.

-Luis, speaking of that, I heard that you have a hidden power, what does it consist of?

-1 don't knows, in the forest, when I was a prisoner, I could hear those creatures, I understood their growls, they said I was magic, one of those wolves that are huge, that you can stand on their hind legs, he was mortally wounded for defending woman who also transformed into a human, he was wounded by another similar monster, although he looked like a man but he also roared,

She told me that if I saved his life, she would help me escape, I didn't know what to do, just try to buy time, I bit my tong! smeared my saliva-blood on it, and prayed the Lord's Prayer several times, a glow came out of that thing, healing its wounds, it stood up and all the beasts knelt down in surprise, a lion with the head of an eagle and the tail was a snake came and took most of them away, it said something like this that the hunters were attacking them, and we started to he rumbling and screaming in the distance, we took advantage of this and fled.

“They say that you improved that wolf, that it can now transform into a human at will.

Yes that happened, they say that I can heal them, improve them and even create them, the great master is meeting to se what he does with me, he says that I am a great danger, I told him to train me to finish with those things.

“Maybe we should leave, what if they decide that you are a danger and decide to eliminate you.

-1 don't agree, they are supposed to be the good guys.

-Of course, but sometimes you have to make sacrifices, Luisa, we'd better go, I'll go with you, let's go where they can't finc us and I promise I'l train you and we'll both hunt that scarecrow, let's go now.

1 can't keep running away and even less with you, you better stay with Angie who is coming.

The teacher arrived wiggling her hips as if she was dancing while walking, staring at Luis, until she grabbed him by the cheeks and kissed him on the mouth, he tried to resist because of Luisa's presence, but he just froze because of his nerve -Luisa, I have good news for you, I will be the one to train you while the council decides what they will do with you, it als seems that I will be Luis’ teacher, this kiss of greeting was like when I used to kiss the trees when I was a little girl, imagining that they were handsome warriors.

-And what will you teach me,” said Luisa, her throat choking with contracted feelings, “how to conquer men, how to flirt? -Of course, girl, that's very necessary, it's essential, you can win or provoke a war with a simple look, you can convince a man to give you anything with just a smile, it's a millenary art that has given more results than mathematics, of course m mother wants me to teach you other things, she sent me to teach you resilience, something like that.

-What is that, is it something to resist,” asked Luisa.

What is resilience? -laughed Angie looking at her.

It's the process of adapting well to adversity, to trauma, tragedy, threat, or significant sources of stress, such as family or relationship problems, serious health problems, or stressful work or financial situations,” commented the walking dictionary named Luis, who was very good at school for all subjects.

“It will be difficult, you can't tell someone to forget or get over things, when it's not easy,” mentioned Angie, “what happer is that you have to learn to live with the tragedy, we can't just lie on the floor crying, we have to get up and keep fighting, we have to learn to overcome the loss, to live with it, its difficult and it takes time, but the sooner we decide to go on, th sooner we will recover our rhythm, we must be strong, we must succeed, sometimes we feel that it is nice to be pitied, it: a horrible illusion, the regret they have for us, it is a degradation, what we must do is always look for the way to make the admire us, we must be good examples and not pitiful, the rubbish dumps are full of pity.

-And how did your mother get on,” asked Luis.

Your mother-in-law is better, she feels sorry for falling into this absurd spell,’ answered Angie.

1d better go and leave the lovebirds alone,” said Luisa with the most fake smile in the world, “I don't like being a violins I'd better invite you to eat ice cream at the best ice cream parlour in the world,” said Angie, jumping up and down and raising her arms, she prepared to open a doorway, only Master Francisco arrived, announcing:

Miss Luisa is requested in the boardroom, where some sentences are going to be executed.

No, she will not accompany him." said Luis, standing in his way.

No Luis, I will go, no matter what, I will face my destiny and I don't think it will be to die in the hands of the defenders of good, and if it were, it must be because my existence would cause more death and pain and I wouldn't like that either.