Aztec Eternals - Chapter 586

The stars shine in the night sky, and the bonfire illuminates the earth. In the military camp, the battalion commander Pimon summoned dozens of personal guards to hold a welcome dinner for the expedition of the kingdom from afar.

A large pot of black bean puree is enough, and a basket of tortillas is enough. On top of that, there’s hearty tropical fruit, a delicious fish soup spiced, and a special treat for the chiefs, a roasted deer.

The crowd ate large pieces of cake and drank soup in large gulps. They were so happy. Piedmont told the story of His Majesty’s invincibility since the Eastern Expedition. Puap also boasted about what he had seen while exploring the northern continent. The two were in high spirits, talked for half the world, drank a jar of fruit wine, got drunk, and sang the song of their hometown.

“Oh oh oh! The mother goddess in the water, He is the mother by the lake!

His milk fell, and in the vast Lake Patzcuaro, delicious fish were born~”

“Oh oh oh! The mother goddess of the water, He is the mother of the sky!

Wandering alone in the silence, looking for the flying child, till dawn~”

“Oh, oh, oh! Goddess of the water, mother of the Prepechas!

He never discriminates, doesn’t care what children look like, no matter where they are~”

The two of them sang here, and their cheerful singing reverberated in the military camp. All the Prepecha warriors smiled sincerely, and even the old militiamen who had been silent all the time smiled. The crowd responded loudly and sang the song in memory of Lake Patzcuaro.

“…oh oh oh! That’s the mother’s light, on our feet, on our faces. He is our mother, no matter what we are! Sweaty, dusty, or **** ~”

The simple and gracious banquet reached its climax. Pi Meng stood up drunkenly, waved his hand happily, and shouted loudly.

“Bring them here, bring them all! Two warriors each! Two captains, four each! … I’m a treat for Pimen, I’m sure enough!”

Before he finished speaking, a group of slender Tlaxcala ladies, shirtless, were brought in by the guards. The small wooden barracks were immediately filled to the brim. The swaying female breath rushed towards the face, making the young warriors with strong vigor and blood straighten their eyes and react instantly.

Seeing this, Pi Meng laughed “haha”. He held out his big hand, made a perfect demonstration, and shouted again.

“Come on, the eagles of Prepecha! Extend your sharp claws, grab the ladies of the Serpentborn, and spread your wings and sing on their smooth bodies!”

“Huh! This is killing me…”

After a long while, the old militiaman Chiwako struggled to get out of the barracks, looked at the stars in the sky, and sighed faintly. He turned sideways, looked at the swaying bonfire, and shook his head helplessly when he heard the swift eagle cry.

“I can’t recruit it, I really can’t recruit it! It’s better to sneak away early…”

The old militiamen walked slowly, through the turbulent military camp, through the dead market town, stepping on the stars in the water, and boarding the long ship. His eyes became deep, looking at the boundless and bright night sky, like an old goat looking up alone.

However, in this era, there are no goats. Chiwako looked around the bow and saw only the juvenile dark snake huddled in the corner of the deck. The dark snake wore a sailor’s short robe, hugged his legs, raised his head, and looked at the stars in the sky. Well, like a little snake curled up and raised its head again.

Chiwako was silent for a while, adjusted his clothes, and sat beside the dark snake. The dark snake shrank nervously, and relaxed a little until he saw the appearance of the person who came. He could keenly feel that the old captain on the opposite side was a reliable person.

“Perhaps, it’s the only reliable one on the entire ship…”

“have you eaten?”

Chiwako spoke softly, keeping his eyes on the sky. The Milky Way in the tropical plateau is so prosperous that thousands of star points can be seen, even more than people on the ground.

“ate.”

The dark snake replied in a low voice. He has always been reluctant to go ashore, and he has never dared to go ashore. Fortunately, the old captain acquiesced to him and stayed on the ship.

“what did you eat?”

“I ate the cake.”

The conversation came to an end. The two, one old and one young, did not speak. After a while, Chiwaco stood up, took out two clay pots from the cabin, filled them with fruit wine, and sat back again. According to His Majesty’s instructions, the kingdom’s expedition fleet has been carrying a large amount of light wine to replace fresh water.

“Drink it.”

“Um.”

Dark Snake took a small sip of wine, and his face quickly flushed. He turned his head and looked carefully at Chiwako. The other party looked at the starry sky, his old face was slightly drunk, as if he was muttering something in a low voice. Seeing this, the dark snake got a little closer, so that he could barely hear it clearly.

“Blind gods!… When a deer puts on a wolf’s skin, it really becomes a wolf and eats people…”

“Is this still Repecha’s samurai?… In the old kingdom, the lords were also vicious to the weedy commoners, but they were just grass-fed deer… Now, after they follow the Mexicans, It’s not the same as before, even the bones have changed, and there are red lights in the eyes…”

“Ha! I can understand their words and recognize their faces, but I always feel that they are like fierce Mexicans… This kingdom, there are more and more Mexicas in their bones!  … . are all wolves.”

“It’s good to be a wolf! In this world, there are wolves everywhere. Either I eat you, or you eat me. It’s better to eat others than to be eaten! … But ah, I don’t want to be a wolf…”

“?…Wolf? Eat?…”

Dark Snake opened his eyes wide and listened hard. Unfortunately, he could not understand the dialect of the old militia, and could only feel the emotions of the other party. Well, this feeling is like a star, high and far away, empty and light.

“Um… do you want to listen to music?”

“Um?”

Hearing this, Chiwako was stunned. He was drinking, his face flushed, he turned his head, looked at the boy for a while, and asked curiously.

“What song is it?”

“The song of the stars. It was sung by the priests of the holy city. It’s very nice. It’s a very old song. I heard it when I was a child, I remember it.”

Dark Snake pursed his lips, and memories appeared on his face. The holy city in his mouth naturally refers to the city of Cholula.

“This song is about a star, the originating star… A solar calendar year has 365 days, which is the cycle of the sun’s changes. A divine calendar year has 260 days. In fact, this is also a The cycle of stars. It’s just, that star, a long, long time ago, suddenly disappeared.”

“…”

The old militia did not understand what the dark snake said. He just looked at the serious face of the young man and nodded with a smile.

“it is good!”

Dark Snake cleared his throat, looked at the night sky, the position between Mars and Jupiter, and sang leisurely.

“…You are the origin of the gods, floating in the desolate and ancient astral world for 37 million years….”

Thirty-seven million years? How much is this? The old militiaman thought about it for a while, but he didn’t understand it, and he didn’t care. He just listened quietly, drinking and smiling.

“…The jaguar of the astral world, stepping on the footsteps of the wind. He came to the boundless river, the tree of life, and sat on the top of the withered tree, looking at the star of origin…like a seed.”

In Mayan mythology, the Milky Way is a divine tree of life. The stars of the Milky Way are located in different corners of the tree. The astral jaguar is one of the four gods of creation in the Mayan records, and in astronomy, it represents Mars. The position of the origin star in the poem is opposite to Mars.

The city of Cholula has been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. Many of their myths, like the Mayans, originated in the ancient Olmec era. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

“The seed sprouted in the sea of ​​stars, and gave birth to the gods in the sky… The astral world is a beautiful garden, the gods walk under the trees, and everything is so beautiful… Until the darkness of death, from the deep shadow, like a It was lightning that fell from the sky, shattering the homes of the gods!”

When Dark Snake sang here, for some reason, tears flowed from his eyes. There were tears on his face and sadness in his singing.

“…All things collapsed, and the divine tree overturned. The originating star fell, the gods died in the darkness, and the flood was monstrous in the galaxy!…”

“Many years later, the remnants of the people built tall towers. They prayed, they offered sacrifices, and they waited on the earth, waiting for the return of the gods~”

Chiwako pursed his lips, his eyes softened. He didn’t know what the boy was singing, the origin of the stars, and he didn’t care about the amazing secrets that might be hidden in this poem.

“Phew! He’s also a hard-working child.”

The old militiaman sighed. He could understand the voice of the young man. It was a foreign aristocrat who lost his home, lost his relatives, lost all status, and was reduced to humble captives in the great era of wolves, even gods.

After the Qing Song was sung, the boat was quiet again, except for the rushing water. The old man and the young man sat next to each other and did not speak. They looked at the Milky Way in the sky, thinking of someone far away, their thoughts drifted away, and their hearts were very close.