Aztec Eternals

The twilight is like blood, submerging the world, like a long river where life gathers, and like a flame that burns the sky. The New Year's ceremony dances in the river and flames, and the whole capital is filled with boiling cheers.

"Go, little Avellot! Bring him my letter!"

The crisp human voice shouted softly, and a young golden eagle suddenly flew up! In just a moment, it reached an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. It spreads its wings and flies freely, bringing up the sound of hunting and hunting, like a king in the sky, scaring away the birds on Lake Texcoco.

The little golden eagle Averlot is three years old this year. The young chick that once could be held in the palm of the hand is now a behemoth with a body length of more than half a meter and a wingspan of more than one meter five. Its flexible head and neck are yellow-brown, and its broad wings are dark brown, except for the juvenile white first feathers on the wingtips and tail. At this moment, on its slender eagle legs, a small roll of cotton letters is being tied.

"YoYo!"

Avellot hovered at an altitude of thousands of meters, shaking his head proudly, and let out a still childish cry of joy. Afterwards, the little golden eagle's pupils dilated, and his sharp eyes were rounded. He looked at the girl in white who was looking up on the ground, and shouted "yoyo" again.

After a while, it seemed to finally understand the girl's expectations, and it flew in a circle of nostalgia. The flying speed of the golden eagle can be maintained at at least 200 miles per hour, and it only takes less than 4 hours to fly from the capital of the lake to the capital of Qincongcan. It is not afraid of threats along the way, can locate long distances, and is the best messenger in this era!

Of course, the premise of all this is that it can really understand the master's command.

In just two quarters of an hour, Avellot flew to the mountains in the western part of the Union. Looking down from the sky, the cascading mountains are undulating on the surface, the settlements between the mountains are rising from the smoke, and the stone fortress is extraordinarily small. Going westward from here, past the difficult mountains and forests, is the border of the Kingdom of the Lake, the enclave of Shulot.

The little golden eagle did not go further west, the prey here was already abundant. It soared freely in the sky, and when it first saw a wild wolf running, it lowered its height and followed it easily, full of eagerness to attack. Sensing the looming danger, the wild wolf stopped immediately and looked up. Afterwards, the wild wolf howled a few times, and several of the same kind came together, staring vigilantly at the threatening dot in the sky.

Avelott hovered cautiously for a long time, but gave up the risky pounce. He continued to search, and saw another half-big elk running. Such prey is not too difficult for it. The little golden eagle quickly lowered its height, and when it was 100 meters away, it immediately made a fierce pounce. The whistling sound of the wind came swiftly from the heights, and the fierce wings were fanned by the wind, and the half-sized elk was violently knocked down.

The little golden eagle stretched out its sharp claws and tore the neck of the prey with force. The bright red flowed out immediately, accompanied by the mourning deer chirping. But after struggling for a moment, the elk remained motionless and silent. The little golden eagle raised his head proudly, and let out a "majestic" cry again.

"YoYo!"

Then, Avellot grabbed the elk and fluttered his wings! It fluttered on the ground for a while, trying to take its prey away, but found that it couldn't fly at all. After a while, the little golden eagle put down the heavy elk angrily, flew to the nearby river, and pounced again!

This time, Avelo caught a ferocious and beautiful purple-red crater as a gift for the hostess. It raised its head proudly, soared up with a shout of joy, turned and flew towards the capital city in the lake. The letter tied to its feet is still intact, and after flying back and forth in the sky for hundreds of miles, it will return smoothly!

"YoYo!..."

Under the sky hundreds of miles away, the New Year's ceremony in the capital of Qin Congcan has just come to an end.

Shirot was wearing a black sacrificial uniform and stood at the top of the Pyramid of Yakata. He raised the emerald scepter in his hand, facing the setting sun, kneeling and worshipping the tens of thousands of residents of the capital, and offering the most sacred fire sacrifice to the burning holy fire.

The first to arrive was a coyote pup that had been drained in advance and had its head pointed westward. In the animal worship of the Mexica, the wolf is a **** and united animal with an innate divinity. The beast image of Shulotel, the **** of death, is a black wolf howling up to the sky.

In front of the people in the lake, Shulot threw the divine coyote corpse into the fire and dedicated it to the departing sun god, while chanting aloud.

"Praise the sun god, I offer you the coyote! It is the companion of the sun, after sunset, on its journey to the abyss! ... Praise the Lord! May you take away death and give us long life! "

After the gift, Shirot raised his divine staff once again, and the boiling cheers sounded instantly. Under the pyramid, the Prepechas and the Mexicans both fell to the ground together, with sincere joy on their faces, and shouted side by side. Although the smell of burnt fur lingered on the nose, the young king took a deep breath and smiled.

As the king of priests, this is the first time that Shulot has the sole authority to lead the New Year sacrifice!

According to the stories and legends of his family background and alliance, he boldly changed the offerings of the New Year's sacrifice. Under his strict request, the New Year's ceremony of the Kingdom of the Lake is centered on the main god, which combines the different customs of the alliance and the kingdom, and replaces human animals with animal animals!

"Give me enough time and I can change everything!"

Shulot whispered silently, full of confidence in rebuilding civilization. He took the second offering again, a shot dead elk with its head facing east. In the traditional concept of the Prepecha people, the elk is a symbol of nobility and the pet of the goddess of the moon.

"Praise the sun god, I offer the elk to you! It is the spirit under the moon, when the moon rises, on the way to the kingdom of God! ... Praise the Lord God! May you bring down peace and grant us after death beautiful!"

The sun was setting, the moon was rising, and there was another burst of warm cheers. In the mythology of the two tribes, the goddess of the moon has different roles of good and evil, and at this time, it was erased in the ceremonies, leaving only the common afterlife world. After the sun and the moon, it is the earth that symbolizes tolerance and vitality.

Shilot finally took a river fish and held it high, with its head facing the ground. In the cultures common to all Mesoamerican tribes, the fish represented ordinary commoners, nurtured by the earth and lakes.

"Praise the sun god, I offer river fish to you! It is the life of the earth. After the rain falls, it goes to the river that comes to the world! ... Praise the Lord God! May you give blessings and give us a good harvest in the fields!"

"Praise the Lord God for a good harvest!"

In the eyes of everyone, Shulot threw the river fish into the fire. The most boiling cry sounded at this moment! The people of the Lake District have been plagued by war and famine for nearly two years, and thousands of lives have died of starvation. For them, only the harvest of food is the desire carved into the bone marrow.

The continuous cheers rose and fell, setting off a continuous sound. Until the sun sinks into the sky, the New Year's festivities in the Lake District don't end here. Next, there is a grand feast in the evening. The entire Qincongcan City, and even the residents of the entire Fengguo Kingdom, will gather to celebrate. They celebrate the end of the war and a new year of hard-won peace.

After a hard day, the grand sacrifice finally came to an end. Shirot maintained the posture of a **** and stepped into the temple at the top of the pyramid. Afterwards, he took off his heavy sacrificial clothes and put on a feasting robe. Accompanied by Hugos and Marvello, he went to the New Year's banquet in the Palace of Winds.

The southern envoy from Zicao County had been waiting outside the Palace of Winds for a long time. Tonight's banquet circle is very small, limited to the upper class of the kingdom, he is not qualified to participate, so he can only wait here.

Shulot comforted the messenger with a few good words, but did not reply clearly to the fief question that the other party was carefully probing, so he left surrounded by the high priest.

Soon ~www.readwn.com~ The young king looked dignified and sat on the throne of the Palace of Winds. Looking up at the dark sky outside the window, he seemed to hear a familiar, distant cry. The wolf, deer, and fish that had just been sacrificed flashed in his mind in turn, implying the current situation that he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Sacrificing to King Tarrasco, the New Year's festival in the capital city of the lake will surely shake the world! Every tribe in the world will know the power of the Mexica and will feel the threat of conquest by the Alliance.  … New Year It's about to start, and a new journey is on its way!"

"To the Union, the Tlaxcala are the coyotes of solidarity. They are closely connected with the surrounding ministries, and they move the whole body. For the feudal state, the Chapala Lakes are the sturdy elk. They are delicious. Prey, it just takes time to hunt and digest. And for me, what is the river fish that I can get at my fingertips?”

The roaring bonfire was bright in the hall, and the king's thoughts flickered in the fire. His brows gradually stretched, and all the foreshadowing plans were gathered in his heart, forming a long snake connected head to tail.

Soon, the audience will be seated one by one, and they will be seated according to different groups. The maids also served exquisite food and drinks. The tangy aroma was oncoming, and the relaxed laughter sounded low. A hearty feast is about to begin!