Aztec Eternals

The sky in early autumn is clear and clear, with falcons circling high above, looking down at the land full of vitality. The cloud-clear blue mountains are layered and undulating, extending from the border of the northwest city-state to the southeast of the lake area.

Everyone headed west all the way, and then turned south, the forest became denser and the terrain gradually became steeper. After a total of forty or fifty miles, the forest on the road suddenly cleared up, and then I saw the towering holy mountain of Estella. Mount Estella is located southwest of the capital, on the edge of the Ajusco volcanic area. Going further southwest from here, for more than forty miles, is the famous Xitle volcano.

Alyssa walked to the bottom of the holy mountain and stopped for a rest. Her face was flushed with sports, and her eyes carried the joy of traveling. She jumped on a big rock, turned around with a chuckle, like a proud little fox, with one hand on her waist and the other pointing to the southeast.

"Sholot, do you know? At the foot of the Hitel Volcano, there is a splendid ancient city! According to legend, it is the place where all myths began and where the gods originated, the city of Queculco!"

"The origin of the gods, the city of Cuicuilco?"

Xiulot muttered softly, vaguely familiar. He looked to the southeast, only to see high mountains, continuous forests, and no trace of the city-state. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed, and seeing the solidified lava and obsidian under the mountains, he remembered what his grandfather said, the legends passed down by word of mouth.

"You mean, that ancient city buried under volcanic lava?"

"Yeah!"

Alyssa blinked her eyes, stretched out her white and tender fingers, and gestured the cities, temples and people in the air.

".A long, long time ago, the gods created human beings and gave birth to the first descendants of the gods. Afterwards, the descendants of the gods multiplied, led countless people, and established many ancient city-states. In the Mexica Valley, perhaps It was a thousand years ago, maybe two thousand years ago, the first descendants of the gods first established the divine city of Queculco, and then the holy city of Teotihuacan!"

"Well, what then?"

Xiuluo nodded, looked at his lovely wife, and asked with a smile. According to the archaeological sites of later generations, the divine city of Queculco was established around 800 BC, that is, the Western Zhou Dynasty of the Chinese Dynasty. It is one of the oldest city-states in the Valley of Mexico and was almost at the same time as the Olmec civilization.

"Then, the holy city of Teotihuacan became stronger and stronger, and gradually opposed the holy city of Queculco. Two great cities, one in the south and the other in the north, ruled half of the Mexica Valley. Then, the holy city of Teotihua The gods of Kan mobilized one hundred thousand people and built the immortal pyramid of the moon and the sun. Legend has it that when the pyramid was built, the gods priests held a large-scale blood sacrifice to communicate the original evil sealed in the ground, Sipac Terry"

"Huh? Primordial Evil, Sipactley?"

Hearing this, Shulot was startled and looked at Alyssa. He had never heard the details of this myth.

Alyssa paused, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Looking at her patiently listening lover, she stretched out her arms and made a cute fox face. Then, the beautiful girl parted her vermilion lips lightly, and spoke eloquently.

"Boom! Although Sipactli was suppressed by the gods, he still possessed infinite brute force. He reached an agreement with the god descendants of Teotihuacan, aroused the flames deep in the earth, and broke through Hitler The mountain pass. Then, flames fell from the sky, countless dust rose, and turbulent magma rushed in! In less than two quarters of an hour, the entire city of Queculco, including countless noble descendants of the gods, was submerged in Under the magma!"

"The gods of Teotihuacan were overjoyed! Because, from now on, they are the only masters in the entire Mexica Valley. After completely ruling the rich Mexica Valley, the Teotihuacan people The era of great conquest will follow!."

"Within the two hundred years since the city of Queculco was destroyed, the Teotihuacan people conquered most of the land in the world and established a powerful country that has never been seen before. From the great lake in the west to the great lake in the east, from From the wilderness in the north to the rainforest in the south, almost all the city-states and tribes are paying tribute to them!"

"The ambitions of the Teotihuacan people were never satisfied. After conquering the world, they formed a powerful expeditionary army. Under the leadership of the Lord of Fire, they marched along the coastline to conquer the Maya in the far east!. They After traveling for thousands of miles, breaking through all obstacles along the way, and finally captured the god city of Tikalo, sacrificed the Mayan god descendants in the city, and left a stele of the gods there!"

Hearing this, Shulot nodded slightly, looking yearning.

"The destruction of Queculco, the rise of Teotihuacan. Conquer the world, conquer the Maya."

Alyssa's bright eyes flickered. She raised her head, looked into her lover's eyes, and asked softly.

"Hey Xiulot, do you know how the mighty Teotihuacan people conquered the world and how they were destroyed?"

"Huh? The death of Teotihuacan."

Hearing this, Xiulot fell into deep thought. The Teotihuacan Empire flourished for a time, reaching its peak around AD 600. In the Central American world at that time, they hardly had any opponents that could be called threats. However, after reaching its peak, within a mere hundred years, the empire suddenly declined. As the center of the empire, the holy city of Teotihuacan was huge in scale, once inhabited by 200,000 people, but it was quickly deserted and abandoned within decades. And all the inheritance of the ancient empire has almost disappeared without a trace, becoming an unsolved mystery for future generations.

"Alyssa, what else do you know about the destruction of the Teotihuacan people?"

"Hee hee, it's recorded in the royal family's inheritance, and it's actually found in the temple of Estella Sacred Mountain."

Alyssa smiled and licked her lower lip like a greedy little fox.

"Well, Shulot, let me take a bite, and I'll tell you."

"Eh? Good!"

Xiulot nodded readily, stretched out his hand, and pressed the girl's shoulder. Then, he lowered his head and approached the girl's pink lips.

Alyssa smiled slyly and turned her head slightly to avoid it. Then, she opened her small mouth, took a hard bite on Shulot's side ear, and then pursed her lips to lick it.

"ah?!"

Shulot's ear hurt, and then it hurt again. With a wry smile, he grabbed the sly little fox.

"Alyssa, why did you bite me again?"

"Hee hee. I bit you and left tooth marks, which means you are mine!"

Alyssa blushed and said a few words in a low voice. Then, she returned to the previous topic and said an unexpected answer.

"Hmm! The ancient inheritance records thousands of years of pictures. Although the Teotihuacan people were prosperous for a while, they have already planted the bane of destruction. They contacted the evil gods under the earth, borrowed the power of the original evil, and destroyed The birthplace of the gods. This angered the four main gods who sealed the evil, and only Tlaloc, the rain god, protected them"

"But when the Teotihuacan people conquered the world, they were addicted to pleasure and ease, and they no longer offered sacrifices to the rain god Tlaloc, which made the rain god extremely dissatisfied and all the gods left from the capital of the gods, Teoti Wakhan has lost the favor of the gods, and the evil influence has grown stronger, and endless disasters have come. Civil wars, divisions, barbarian invasions; plagues, droughts, and crop failures."

"In less than a hundred years, the Teotihuacan people declined and perished, completely disappearing from the ancient holy city! They left only a huge empty stone city and a huge pyramid until eight hundred years later, we The Mexica migrated and multiplied, and then restored the deserted holy city."

"The gods bless the power of evil. The grace of the gods and the upper class that hates decay. Natural disasters and man-made disasters come"

Shulot was silent. He recalled the myth told by Alyssa, extracted the key elements, and tried to explore the ancient mysteries. Suddenly, his back tightened, his chest felt hot, and a delicate touch came over him.

"Sholot, tell me... Will we Mexica people suddenly die out one day like the Teotihuacan people? Will the great lake capital be like the holy city Teotihuacan, Abandoned in the wilderness, or buried forever in the ground like the divine city of Quiculco?"

Alyssa stretched out her arms and hugged her lover tightly. She buried her head in Shulot's chest, with some anxiety in her words.

"Alyssa"

Xiulot was silent. He thought of the history of another time and space, sighed softly, and his expression was firm again.

"No, I'm here! Don't worry."

"Um!"

Alyssa nodded, did not speak, but hugged the young man tightly.

As the sun sets, there are long silhouettes of the two embracing each other. Silhouettes blend together, intimates refuse to part, and even hair intertwines.

After a long while, the oxygen-deprived Shulot raised his head and took a big breath of the mountain air. The girl in his arms was gasping for breath, and even her neck was pink. The young man looked at it for a while, with a smile on his face. After a while, his breathing calmed down, and a question suddenly flashed in his mind.

"Alyssa, what you said just now... Did someone say something to you on purpose?"

"Well"

Alyssa opened her eyes wide, thought for a while, and answered softly.

"Sholot, no one said anything to me on purpose. It's just that a lady of the royal family mentioned that there are rumors in the capital that the gunpowder weapons of the Alliance are not gifts from the Lord God, but evil objects from underground demons. , with the volcanic breath of the demon's mouth. The alliance is using evil power, just like the people of Teotihuacan back then, destined to bring disaster to the world."

"Um?!"

Hearing this, Shulot frowned deeply. He pondered for a while, his expression became extremely serious.

"Alyssa, do you know the source of the rumor? When did it start spreading?"

"The source. I don't know."

Alyssa shook her head, blinked her eyes, and added a few more words.

"As for the time. Rumors that the alliance's new weapon uses the power of underground demons have been circulating in various parts of the world for several years. However, the link between the alliance and the Teotihuacan people only began to appear after this year's festival. "

"After the ceremony."

Shulot was silent in thought, his expression became grim.

Rumors can attract people's hearts, and behind their widespread spread, there are often political schemes hidden against the current rulers. Such rumors appearing in the alliance is a dangerous signal. The communicator may be a merchant envoy from a foreign country, who is afraid of the threat of the alliance; or it may be a big noble in the state, who is dissatisfied with the centralization of power by the king. Even, it may be that some local priests who lost their power deliberately combined myths and legends with reality

"Sholot, what are you thinking? Well, it's scary."

Alyssa hugged Shulot's arm and looked at her lover worriedly.

Shulot lowered his eyes slightly, and the killing intent in his eyes disappeared. Afterwards, he looked relaxed and smiling.

"It's nothing, I'm thinking. Tomorrow's hot spring vacation! What should I do?"

"ah!"

Alyssa was a little shy. She lowered her head and thought about it for a while.

"Sholot, I want you to teach me those useful knowledge"

"Well, teaching? Knowledge?."

"Well, not that kind of knowledge. Rather, it's the mysteries of medicine!"

"Oh! the mystery of the creation of life"

"It's medicine, how to cure life, not how to create life."

"Ha ha!"

Shulot laughed. His eyes were piercing, looking at the girl with a flushed face, he suddenly became hot. Even in the plateau mountains at an altitude of two to three kilometers, the tropical climate is still warm. The girl walked for a long time, and her body was already sweating. Sweat drenched the pure white robe, revealing the seductive arc under the robe

"Well, bad brother!"

Alyssa bowed her neck and stamped her feet. Then, she pulled her lover beside her and walked quickly to the holy mountain.

"Hurry up! The holy mountain is four to five hundred meters high, and we have to go to the temple on the mountainside to spend the night in the Sun Temple on the top of the holy mountain of Estella, but it inherits the sacred fire from the ruins of Quiculco! Today You have to rest early at night, and you can’t do anything. Tomorrow morning, you have to climb to the top and pray.”

"Okay! Today is up to you!"

Shulot waved his hand and gave an order in a low voice, and hundreds of imperial guards were divided into two teams. Most of the samurai will be commanded by the samurai commander and camp under the holy mountain. Only dozens of personal guards, led by Naxiu, will escort the two of them to visit the holy mountain.

"Alyssa, slow down, awkward feet"

"Got it! I've been to the Holy Mountain many times"

The young man quickly chased after her, took the girl's hand, and climbed up together.

The mountain road is not steep, and there are trails stepped on by pedestrians. The mountain has abundant geothermal heat and the climate is pleasant and comfortable. The evening sun fell on the mountains, and bright wild flowers bloomed everywhere, with a pleasant fragrance of flowers lingering around the nose. If you look closely, you can see butterflies dancing among the flowers, hummingbirds collecting honey, and cardinals playing among them.

"Sholot, look at this flower bush, it's so beautiful!"

"Well, the flowers are blooming and the trees are full of shade. It's really a beautiful day."

The young man nodded with a smile. Afterwards, he quietly put his arms around the girl, leaned close to the lovely ear, and asked softly.

"I didn't finish talking just now. Today is up to you. What about tomorrow?"

"ah"

Hearing this, Alyssa's ears turned red, and half of her face felt hot. She tilted her head, her eyes were foggy, she looked at her close lover, and she groaned softly, gradually becoming inaudible.

"Well, I'll take care of you when I soak in the hot spring tomorrow and watch the fish swim."