– Bito. – Coward put the jack of spades on top of the Loser's three tens.
The loser chuckled.
– Loser, damn it. Whoever is lucky in the game will not be lucky in love. The loser said that and burst out laughing.
The coward bared his teeth:
“Soothe yourself with that, dear.
The bastard at this time was cleaning weapons and not paying attention to the other two friends, humming something to himself.
Suddenly they heard screams in the street.
– SHADOW! SHINE! YES SHADOW HELLO! YES HELLO LIGHT! shouted the crowd.
The coward looked out the window and said in bewilderment:
– Here some folk heroes showed up.
– Oh, let's go and see! – The loser grabbed a revolver from the table, and dragging Coward along with him, went out. The bastard continued to sit in silence.
Two men walked along the central alley of a suburb of New York, surrounded by a crowd of people. An incredibly bright and beautiful girl, and next to her is a prim, sedate, but young man.
The coward recognized her at once.
– Hey, Loser! This is the same woman that we robbed three years ago in Brooklyn!
– Hey, exactly! The loser lifted his glasses, so that the windows were fogged up at once.
– Let's go quickly, tell the Bastards! Let's make him laugh!
Coward and Loser scrambled and ran back into their kind of garage – their secret headquarters.
Friends vying with each other began to tell the Bastards about what they saw.
The bastard was furious.
He did not like it when the victims of his attacks were raised from the dead or raised higher than they deserved in his opinion.
– It seems that a new business is brewing! – The bastard smiled maliciously. – Let's finish her off! “The bastard passed the verdict, in a voice that could not tolerate objections.
The two friends nodded.
***
SHADOW AND LIGHT have dined on Earth today. It was SHADOW's idea to finally show LIGHT to people, their fans. And he was pleased with the way she was received. I liked the light in the restaurant, it was very tasty. Nice music played and in general the evening was wonderful.
SHADOW was like a superhero to humans, like Batman or Spider-Man. He was outlawed, but people idolized him.
The SHADOW pulled people out of trouble more than once, and the fame of his exploits and good deeds went far beyond Manhattan.
A SHADOW moved to the head of the LIGHT, and whispered in her ear:
– Are you happy, dear?
– Oh yeah! Yes, in general, I could not even dream of such a thing!
– I am glad. I am happy when you are happy.
Light chuckled and smacked SHADOW on the lips. They walked after dinner, holding hands, not thinking about anything. Quite by chance, they again passed the unfortunate place where they met.
LIGHT looked around.
– I still hate this day. But if not for him, I would never have known about you!
– And I'm talking about you, dear …
The stars shone clearly, as if eternal happiness and love were already inseparable forever.
****
– Stop arguing with me, Coward! I tell you, they will come to the same place again !!
“But why would they want it, Loser? – the Coward did not calm down.
“Because these creatures are outrageously sentimental. – he barked, indicating that the topic was closed.
Suddenly, they really saw a couple in the shadow of a building on Third Street.
– It's them. I give a tooth, Coward, that it is THEY.
The bastard took a sawn-off shotgun from under the jacket and showed it to his friends:
– I'm ready, if anything.
The three moved towards where the couple stood.
– Hey! – shouted the Bastard. – Come on, take a bite!
He opened fire literally immediately. Without giving SHADOW and LIGHT even to come to their senses and find shelter.
LIGHT died on the spot, SHADOW survived, but only thanks to the fact that three bandits considered him dead.
Waking up in the morning, the SHADOW crawled to the body of the LIGHT.
His chest began to contract with heart-rending sobs.
He hugged the dead LIGHT and lamented like a child who has lost its mother.
Having calmed down a little, the SHADOW took the body of the LIGHT and soared into the sky.
LIGHT was buried in the tomb next to the castle where they lived together.
But the case was not over. SHADOW was obliged to take revenge.
He took his dogs and went down to the slums of Brooklyn to track them down.
They followed the smell, taste, caught the trail with everything they could. Finally they found their secret headquarters.
The dogs tore to pieces with their multiple jaws, and the SHADOW. At this time he silently smoked, standing a little further away. The dogs knew that these were the very streets that killed their LIGHT. They tore their bodies to shreds, so that none of the bandits had a chance to suddenly "resurrect".
Returning to heaven, the SHADOW drew a line between the castle and the city, and strictly forbade people to cross it. The SHADOW hated himself, hated people, and locked the castle forever in total desolation.
Three more years passed. The SHADOW has practically ceased to appear on the ground. He drank all the time, and being drunk constantly dreamed that the LIGHT would one day wake up. But even he did not have the power to resurrect her.
Finally, one cloudy morning, LIGHT suddenly opened its eyes and called to him.
A SHADOW rushed to her with all his might, not believing his happiness.
Hello – as on the day of their first
meeting, he whispered.
Where are these bastards? – whispered
Light in response, desperately coughing up the gunpowder stuck in his chest.
Do not worry. They won't bother you anymore.
LIGHT smiled. Since then, Shadow has stopped visiting EARTH. And two years later, two babies appeared in their life: light and dark. When the kids grew up, Lancelot – became the guardian of the heavenly gates of virtue. And Georges is on guard at the gates of vice.
And SHADOW and LIGHT continued their quiet life in the castle on the cloud. Rumor has it that there are still two stars in the sky: shadow and light. But people from call it – the Moon and the Sun.