A Love In Dark Times

-Calm down Mike, it might not have been a good idea to go to that witch, but try to look on the bright side, at least we go rid of Victor.

“That said, however, on reflection here, maybe that witch is right.

“The one who sold him those bottles of essences at the price of French champagne?

No, the one who smashed the bucket of eggs over my head.

“It's possible, maybe in the near future you will analyse that it was a mistake to insist on a malevolent love.

“Yes, of course, old Richard, in a love in dark times, you'd better go on with your story while we go to my house to get money to eat something and to keep on drinking, to see if the liquor will enlighten my solution or sink me in a sea of tea of heartbreak.

“It doesn't have to be that way, in this world where there are more women than men, surely you could get a better one. “No old Richard, for me there's only that one and she's the best in the world.

“It's because you don't know any others, they say “he who doesn't know God kneels down to any saint”.

You're wrong, old Richard, I've been with many women.

Yes, of course, but for a price.

That's very true, I had to leave him because once I passed by the brothel block with my parents and a doorman greeted me fraternally, I had to invent that he was a friend of mine from school, that he had worked in that place.

That would be good for another story, I'd better go on with mine, when I finish it Ill go on with another one,

Then, in those places near this place, the traitorous teacher Francisco, the sexy Angie, Guio the absent-minded and the couple of Luises met again.

“Why are they leaving that house together? -asked Guio, who apparently lacked a sense of the obvious, he was the king o the sissies.

“I slept here. ~Luis answered, hugging Luisa, the kings of the night.

Well, I'm glad you took advantage of the rest, we don't know what awaits us. -added Master Francisco, king of the traitor: “Me too, I had a great time with my father, besides I met a very handsome man from the indigenous reservation,” spoke Angie, the queen of jealousy.

“Where are we going, I know we can’t open a portal to a point in another plane and even less without knowing it, how are we going to do it? questioned Guio, rubbing his stomach.

“They forget that I already made that trip, we just have to go to the door of that world, we have to go to the Bermuda Triangle. -says Francisco, sticking out his chest.

-Does that really exist? -asks Guio.

“Yes, although it's not that way, we have to go to the place known as the Guatavita lagoon, we can cross to another world through there, please come with me. -Francisco opened a door of light that took them straight to this beautiful body of water.

-Calm down Mika, it might not be a good way to £0, to go to where the witch is, even if she tries to go to the good side, at the hands of Victor.

-But here, however, we can only wonder if the witch is right.

-Is she right that she sold the jars of champagne in the practice of the free champagne?

No, the one who broke the bucket of ice cubes in her head.

You can, maybe in the future you will analyse that it was a mistake to insist on a malevolent love.

Yes, of course, I travel, Richard, to a love in dark times, but you better go on with your story while we go to my house to some money to eat something and to keep drooling, to see if the liquor will illuminate the solution or sink me in a sea of tears of love,

-1 don't know what to do in this way, in a world where there are more women than men, I'm sure you could consecrate another major.

-1 don't travel Richard, for me there is only one way and that's the best in the world.

“It's because you don't know any others, he says “whoever doesn’t know God, will kneel to any saint’.

Richard has travelled here, he has dealt with many women.

If you give up, I'll stop paying.

that would be good for another story, but I'l continue with mine, when I finish it I'l continue with another one,

Then, in this place, the traitor Francisco, the saxi Angia, Guio the distracted and the Luisas’ wife came back to join the traitor Francisco, the saxi Angia, Guio the distracted and the Luisas’ wife.

“Why are they leaving the house together? asked Guio, who, when he stopped the lack of the obvious, asked the ray of t sons of the sons.

I'm going to sleep here. ~contanto Luis abrasando a Luisa, los rayas da la nocha.

-'m sure they didn't sleep, but it's good that they took advantage of the rest, we didn’t know what to expect. -He added t the master Francisco, ray of the traitors.

-Itoo, it happens very well with my mother, besides, I met a very handsome man from the Indian quarter,” spoke Angia, t girl who gives the calos.

“Where are we going, I know we can't open a portal to a point on another plane and hands without knowing it, how are w going to do it? -Guio questioned, rubbing his stomach.

They forget that I already know how to travel, we only have to go to the fourth world, we have to go to the Barmuda Triangle. -Francisco says, pulling the boy out.

“Have you got any axists as well? -I question him, Guio.

Yes, even if you don't go that way, we should go to the place known as the Guatavita lagoon, that's where we can cross te another world, please come with us. -Francisco opened a door of light that took them straight to the water body.

1 imagined it was bigger. The truth is that I confuse it with the lagoon of Tota, this one can be seen completely. -Luis smiled looking at its greenish waters.

Many conquistadors came here, guided by their hunger for the legend of EL Dorado, -Luisa knew it well, that was one of her favourites, -in the end they found no trace of the offerings that the cacique threw into the lagoon, I imagine that ther were groups of indigenous people who went into the lagoon to collect them to survive.

“It sounds logical, but no, the truth is that the cacique who covered himself in gold and threw lots of jewels, did it to pay homage to the beast that is inside him, they thought he was a deity, they were wrong, because he is a guardian of the do to the index, the place between worlds, let's hope he lets us pass by, he is a stubborn character and fights very well, the last time the great master had problems to defeat him. -explained Francisco, touching the water as if he was caressing it circles, adding a chant:

-oh! Guardian of the triangular gate,

Please let us pass,

We promise you much respect,

And your breath to adore.

Out of the waters materialised a black fish, with an ox-like head and larger than a whale, which echoed to them:

Don't even think that I'm going to let you pass for free, you have to pay me a toll, and that wolfhound even less, he won’ pass through here,

None of them had noticed Estrello’s presence behind them.

Please, noble guardian, we need to undertake a noble journey to Las Capas, we beg you to grant us the favour of crossin your domain,” Francisco begged on his knees.

Enough! I do not tolerate lamb scones, the only way they can pass is if they are spirits or if they give me a lot of gold in exchange, there is also the way that one of you can defeat me in combat and that has never happened.

I seem to remember that the great master defeated you. Francisco whispered, trying not to let the monster hear his insolence.

That was cheating, I was in my bad days, I don't think anyone can do it again, that's why I trained to never be defeated b mortal again.

“If that's the problem, I say we take our swords to those scales. -Angie drew her sword impatiently.

“Things don't work that way little girl, it's my home, my rules, I'll choose who I fight and I choose the other girl.

-Perfect, I was already bored. -said Luisa stretching her legs and readying her black sword that frightened the guardian when she saw it.

Wait for the type of fight, I'll decide, it won't be melee, the fight will consist of three riddles, remember that no one can involved, I'll start and you have three chances to guess.

Ready, go ahead, although a fight would be better.

My first riddle is this: “1 have a hundred chicks, stuffed in a drawer,

How many beaks and legs are there?”

simple keeper, you have ninety-eight beaks with one hundred and ninety-six legs, of those on the outside and those you put in the drawer there are four legs and two beaks, already knew that. -that's how the first point was scored, now it's m turn, it's my turn, be very careful: “The hard goes into the soft.

And the rest is left hanging.

“that's no good, rudeness is not allowed.

1 assure you, noble spirit, that it is no expletive, if it is, I swear I'll resign.

“Then what could it be, no idea, I give myself, I'l bet it's a swear word.

“No, sir, the answer is very simple, it's “the earring”.

-Oh, no, it was easy, its just that I got stuck thinking about rude things, this time I'll make it difficult for you, look, this is mine, it's super difficult: “the man who sold it, didn’t want it,

“The man who bought it, didn't need it,

The man who used it, didn't know it"

simple, it's just that my mum liked to play riddles, that was one of her favourites, the answer is the coffin.

“It can't be, I'm losing, I don't know what I'm going to do, if you were right that it would have been better to have fought with swords, now say yours, I'm sure I'll guess it.

get ready it's the next one: “It goes in hard and tasty

And comes out soft and slimy”

can't be you did it again, 'm sure I'l block guessing it's another grope.

Guardian, so you're giving up?

“no, wait, that's it, what's it going to be, I can't think of anything new you want, unless it's smut.

-Of course it's not gum or chewing gum.

Its logical, I've already lost, you can pass, except for that wolf, I can't stand his kind.

“1 propose to finish the game, there are two riddles left, the one who guesses wins.

Ready, girl, here's mine: “What goes on all fours in the morning, two in the afternoon and three in the evening?

that's an old one, it's the one Oedipus solved for the sphinx, it's the human being, and to make it official I'l tell you min “It has a beak and does not peck

it has wings and does not fly

it has legs and does not walk”

-Dear child, that's too easy, it's the wind.

No, dear guardian, it's a dead chick.

“What a thing, at least I will use your riddles against my brothers, I have my word, you may pass, if they ask you how you passed please say that you gave me a lot of gold, goodbye, good luck be with you, you will need it in such a dangerous journey,

The guardian spread out forming a triangle of light in its belly where they entered their adventure.