THIS SPLENDID AND STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL WORLD
Akemi watched as Ehecatl came closer as she raised the pendent. "This should be the same as before, we just teleport right in to his keep." She leaned down picking up another musket pistol putting it in to her belt as she shoved another in to his hand. She smiled watching as he put it in to his belt. "It should be very simple." Ehecatl felt his cruel smile widen. "What about his warriors?" Akemi pulled out another pistol putting it in to his hand. "The twelve elite are dead which means capturing the little bitch will be easy." She adjusted the pistols slightly. "As for the others well that is what these muskets are for, to blow their heads off."
Ehecatl laughed slightly as he put the other musket in to his belt everything was so much more interesting now. May be it was his pure enjoyment of having his body back along with all its other parts. No it was much simpler than that it was being able to have sex with a woman who seemed to actually like him. She hadn't been rude to him in any way shape or form since they'd slept together which had surprised him. It seemed that for the first time she was treating him like an equal. He eyed his fingers as he pulled his axe free it was funny what having a flesh and a moment of violent and dominating sex could accomplish.
Although what meant more was having her respect, something which he'd never had before. He shook head he could consider all this later right now though he was more interested in getting this girl who was Gabrielle's sister. He now understood the truth as to why she had taken the pistols because no warrior in this time could stand against them. They'd all die in the face of this weapon, which could bring down a man wearing thick plated armour on his chest. He turned to her smiling slightly. "Well I'm ready to kill anyone in Quetzalcoatl's keep so we can leave when ever you're ready." Akemi felt her smile widen as she rose the pendent watching as the red and purple streams began to flow outwards.
She breathed in deeply as this light swirled outward she closed her eyes knowing that in an instant they would be at the top of the temple outside the keep. She winced as the heat spread all around them filling everything this was so unlike teleports before it, it was much more powerful. She could feel Ehecatl's hand on her arm as everything turned darkness for an instant. This darkness vanished as the temple steps came in to view she turned slightly looking at the dark stone under her feet as the swirling light faded away. Ehecatl was standing by her he twirled his axe as he eyed the steps of the serpent gods keep. This had been so much easier than she thought it would be.
She slowly eased the pistol free as she looked up it they were on the steps underneath the altar. There was very little walking needed to get to the top of the main keep. She shrugged her shoulders seeing that there were no warriors bellow them. Obviously the serpent god still hadn't fixed the security since Gabrielle had been here last. Her gaze drifted down to the city bellow which caused her to laugh as the serpent god came in to view. He was far bellow she could just make out his form as he crawled through the centre of the cities main street. He was being closely followed by another strange god who was also very snake like in form and had feathered wings though his face was different.
He had a bird like face with feathers and a beak also in terms of size who ever this god was he was much smaller than Quetzalcoatl. She had no idea what they were doing in the middle of the city and frankly she didn't care because there very being there would make what they were about to do so much easier. She took in a deep breath as she pulled the musket pistol free this was going to be so much fun. She walked up the steps ignoring the bloody altar watching as an un-dead warrior came in to view. He turned pulling up his weapon as his face turned to anger. "Who the hell are you two, how did you get up here?!"
Akemi smirked as she pulled the flintlock back. "My name is Star Coyote, you might have heard of me." She felt an evil smile form as she put her finger on the trigger. "Not that it really matters because you won't live long enough to tell anyone my name." She pulled the trigger hearing the sharp sound as it echoed through the air. The warrior's chest was blown apart as his blood spattered across the stone he hit the steps hard his body shaking as death took over. She heard Ehecatl's laugher hit the air as she met his dark red gaze. "You've just got to love the simplicity of it all haven't you? I mean it's so easy, you point, you shoot they die."
She breathed in deeply as she reloaded her weapon as they carried on moving up the steps she smiled as Ehecatl pulled out his pistol. He looked at it for a long moment admiring its design as his voice hit the air "Yeah it's nice to just watch their insides spill out." He looked up only to stop in shock as he caught sight of Tezcatlipoca. He swallowed as he stepped back his god was chained up at the very top of the temple. His eyes were closed and his huge unmoving body was limp, he looked conscious. He could see the tall torturer behind him moving through the weapons trying to work out which one to use next there was a look of pure pleasure on his face.
Akemi smiled as she eyed the fallen god oh this was just getting better and better. She moved slowly stepped on to the platform seeing that Ehecatl was keeping well behind her the fear showing in his face. She turned slightly he didn't realize it but he had nothing to godly chain was impossible to break. Her gaze shifting as she eyed the torturer. "I think you should try the knee splitter it makes people scream so much louder." She watched as he turned around the shock filling his face as he dropped the godly plated caving knife. His white eyes narrowed as he pulled up his weapons running towards them his voice hitting the air. "How did you get up here? No one is allowed up here you stupid little bitch!"
Akemi smiled firing the pistol enjoying the sound of his scream of agony as it hit the air as he hit the floor. He clutched his lower stomach in agony as the blood spilled out. She smiled walking up to his fallen form watching as Tezcatlipoca's eyes snapped open. He looked around him trying to see what had just happened. Akemi smiled eyeing his body which looked a mess he had lost almost all the fur on his back and upper arms. He really was in bad shape how amusing she felt a cold smile form as she stepped closer meeting his yellow gaze which was staring at her filled with both rage and disgust. She didn't think as she slammed her foot down hard on the torturers body keeping him in place.
She narrowed her gaze as Ehecatl took a step back as the jaguar god snarled at him. She turned back tapping his snout with the pistol as she got even closer. "Well look at you, it looks like your not having a very good day." Tezcatlipoca snarled as he eyed the woman in front of him, it was the Star Coyote. He recognised the face despite that the skin colour was much lighter along with eyes he sniffed the air recognising the smell of the warrior behind her. It was hard to believe looking at him that it was him the living flesh gave him such a disgusting look. As did his soul which was no longer attached to his bones there was no denying it was Ehecatl the ex leader of his army.
Tezcatlipoca roared as he eyed him. "You disgusting little traitor Ehecatl how dare you show your face to me!" Akemi breathed in deeply as she slowly reload the musket. "Ah, ah now lets not be rude, that is unless you want to stay here forever." Tezcatlipoca eyed the fallen man he didn't think as he slammed his clawed foot in to his back so he couldn't move ay further. He eyed the Star Coyote for a long moment ignoring the torturers screams as he dug his claws in. "You have my full attention Star Coyote." Akemi smiled ignoring the tortuous cries for help as she stepped past him playing with the merged pendent slightly. "Your pendent was very useful by the way did you know just how powerful it was?"
Tezcatlipoca eyed the merged pendent around her neck his gaze drifted upwards to the spire of light once more. "Oh yes I knew what it could do when merged with other pendants though I would never have tried it. Although I see that you have and that you have C'thulon's power in your grasp." He shifted his back slightly trying to ignore the pain and the feeling of cold blood dripping down his shoulders. "So how can I be of help to you that is after all what you want isn't it Star Coyote?" Akemi breathed in deeply pushing her musket pistol back on to her belt. "No as a matter of fact I was going to ask you what it is that you want."
Tezcatlipoca eyed the chains as he looked up. "Isn't it obvious!?" Akemi folded her arms. "Yes that part is obvious, but I was more interested in what you really want?" Tezcatlipoca eyed her for a long moment he felt an evil smile form on his lips. "Well I would really like to say hello to Itzpapalotl and the show the bitch my gratitude for betraying me!" Akemi smiled as she looked up. "How's about I give you that and your freedom, as I'm sure your strong enough to teleport away from here." Tezcatlipoca felt his teeth grind together as saliva poured out of his jaws. "What do you want in return?" Akemi leaned upwards so she was close to his ear. "I just want you deliver a message to the other gods." She put a hand on his furry chest. "I want you to tell them that I've stolen Quetzalcoatl's prize, which is the Blood Jaguar's sister. Also if the Blood Jaguar is alive which I highly doubt, tell her that I'm waiting for her in Teotihuacán!" She watched as the surprise spread across the huge gods face it faded turning to a cold look. "Very well your message for my freedom and revenge, I'll take your deal."
8
Lila groaned as she opened her eyes slightly trying to ignore the pain, she could feel hands pressing against her chest. She opened her eyes fully watching as Tlaloc came in to focus, he was leaning over her pressing gently on her chest with his fingers. He looked up sharply as he realized that she was awake he leaned over looking in to her eyes his soft voice hitting the air. "How are you feeling?" Lila groaned trying to sit up only to be pushed back down. "I feel terrible my chest hurts." Tlaloc moved his hand to the cloth close by he turned eyeing Amoxtli who still hadn't come around, obviously his blow had been too hard. He leaned over gently running his hand down her cheek before turning back and ripping the cloth as he met Lila's gaze. "Quetzalcoatl has fractured one of your middle ribs."
He paused not being to sure how to say his next words. "I need you to open your dress so I can bandage your chest." Lila winced as he helped her in to a sitting position. "Go ahead." Tlaloc breathed in deeply a part of him just wanted to get this over with quickly. This wasn't the woman he loved and in a way he'd come to consider her more as a friend. He careful undid the twine tiles pulling her red dress open, he could already see the dark bruising on her skin. He looked down ignoring her naked chest as he quickly wrapped the bandage around tightly under her breasts tying it firmly. He looked up slightly catching sight of a small thin scar running across her shoulder blade.
Judging by how white it was in colour it was obviously very old. He closed her red sacrificial dress tying the front up quickly. He looked up slightly. "Where did you get that scar?" Lila put a hand on her shoulder. "It happened when I was a child, me and my sister got lost in the snow we were both just children." She shook her head slightly. "We were going home and I heard something in the woods and we went to see what it was but we both evened up getting lost. We both fell over an embankment and I wounded my shoulder very badly." She breathed in deeply. "We kept walking till we both found help."
She smiled sadly. "Gabrielle gave me her solstice gift which was her favourite rag doll, she said she'd give it to me if we found help." She breathed in deeply. "The scar always remained and it's been there all my life I guess it stands out." Tlaloc looked up slightly. "In Mexica most warriors don't consider their scars as a disfigurement." He smiled slightly. "They consider them as marks of nobility and pride, maybe you should look at your scar in the same way." Lila blinked as she looked up. "My scar isn't the scar of a warrior." Tlaloc felt a warm smile form. "No it isn't the scar of a warrior your right, but it is the mark of a survivor which is what you did."
He felt his smile widen. "How old were you?" Lila turned slightly. "I was five seasons old my sister was seven." Tlaloc put a hand on her shoulder. "Well then that just proves my point all the more." Lila adjusted her dress slightly feeling slightly better about her self. "I never thought about it like that, thank you." Tlaloc turned hearing Amoxtli groan he moved quickly over to her putting his hand on hers watching as her eyes slowly opened. He found him self going still as she looked at him the confusion playing over her face. She groaned again her voice hitting the air. "Damn why did you have to hit me that hard?"
Amoxtli eyed him seeing that he was still looking down at her his white eyes wide with shock. "What, what is it?" Tlaloc leaned forward feeling him self breathe in deeply. "It's your right eye the colour in it has come back." Amoxtli sat up slightly feeling him help her to her knees. "What? You can be serious?" Tlaloc leaned forward putting a hand on her face looking at the eye which was filled with a deep brow colour. "No it's the truth and it's such a wonderful colour." He carefully helped her to her feet watching as she stumbled slightly over to the water looking in to it staring at her right eye the surprise showing in her face.
She blinked looking at her eye reflection in the water it seemed so strange to her. She swallowed as she stood up turning to face him. "Why is this happening to me?" Tlaloc put a hand on her shoulder squeezing gently. "Your eye looks stunning, I like the colour it's just the shade that you said it was." Amoxtli moved her eye watching as her pupil moved in side the iris. "This is not good! Quetzalcoatl is going to notice this!" She paused looking down at her clothes for the first time seeing the rips. "What the hell happened to my clothes!?" Tlaloc looked at her for a long moment he slowly put a hand on her arm turning her around to face him. "I'm sorry that was me I ripped them to make it took like the twelve had hurt you."
Amoxtli put a hand on her face groaning aloud before looking up at him. "You owe me a new set of clothes, these are my only set." Tlaloc eased his hands up eyeing the woven clothing for a long moment he had no idea that these were her only clothes. They weren't a very well made set he'd always felt that ever since he'd met her. He eyed the torn twine. "I'll get you some new clothes that are much better than these, some expensive warrior clothing. As for your eye we'll just put a bandage over it and Lila can say that I hit you and it's knocked your eyeball back in to your socket." Amoxtli rolled her eyes. "I hate how you make that sound so damn simple!" She paused eyeing her clothing. "I don't want any new clothing ether!" Tlaloc stepped forward eyeing her. "It is simple Amoxtli you've been in bandages before it'll just look like one of those times." He put a hand on her clothing. "I mean no offence but these are very old don't you want something better?"
Amoxtli eyed him for a long moment. "No I don't want something better these are mine they mean something to me. They were made for me by a young mother forty seasons ago. She made them for me after I saved her and her children's lives when they were attacked by one of Tezcatlipoca men." She looked down slightly. "The clothes I had at the time were nothing but rags and because I was at the bottom of the warrior's ladder no one would give me new clothes until my status was made higher." She eyed the bodice putting her hand on it. "Before that I'd been living on the streets homeless for over ten seasons I had nothing."
She breathed in painfully. "I keep these clothes because they remind me that despite all the evil in this city there are those out there who would still give a person clothing even if that person is an un-dead warrior who can't feel a thing." Tlaloc breathed in deeply running his hand down the woven patterns at the front. "Then if they mean that much to you then let me get them fixed for you." He brought her slightly closer kissing her lips very gently before pulling away. "I would just like to buy you some other clothes which you can wear as well as these." Amoxtli felt a slight smile form she slowly picked up one of the old bandages tiding it her head so it covered her right eye. "I'd like that." Tlaloc smiled running a finger down her face. "Well as soon as the time is right we'll go in to the city and I'll get you some new clothes." He turned watching as Lila stood up. "I feel that things are about to change and this could be our chance." He turned back meeting Amoxtli's gaze. "We could use it to run away and find our freedom just like you wanted."
8
Manaia watched as Quetzalcoatl tossed a cooked llama carcass in front of him. He sighed inwardly what he wouldn't give to eat the cooked meat that his people provided they always tasted so much better than any of the meat here. May be he should be happy that it had been cooked and was dead. Quetzalcoatl had revealed in the joy of putting live animals in front of him to eat the last time he'd been here. Quetzalcoatl always delighted in watching his meals squirm, it was so disgusting. He slowly took a deep bite out of the meat seeing the fear in people's eyes all around him in the market square. It was so sad they had nothing to fear from him, he would never hurt them he pulled off a big chunk of meat swallowing it enjoying the taste as best he could.
His gaze drifted slowly upwards as he eyed the sky only to catch sight of something which was very hard to see because of the intense morning sun. It was a huge spire of white light which was ascending in to the heavens and in doing so it was parting the clouds. He turned realizing that Quetzalcoatl hadn't noticed it all. He slowly turned taking another bite out of the cooked meat. "The white spire of light is very unique and beautiful what is it?" Quetzalcoatl looked up sharply. "What spire of light there is no spire?" He looked up only to feel himself stop still in mid motion what the hell was this white spire doing and where had it come from?
He snarled in anger as he carried on staring at it he had never seen anything like it before and from what he could tell the cowering vermin all around him had not seen it, it was as if there mortal eyes couldn't for some reason. Ether it's power just wasn't strong enough or it was of a different kind of power one more powerful than that of the gods of Mexica. He could see it though as clear as day light it had to be huge though if he could see it from this distance away. He looked down slightly it didn't seem as though it was a threat to him and if it was anything to do with C'thulon or his grandmother he wanted no part in it what so ever. Anything that would risk his throne wasn't worth his effort.
He had already lost Tezcatlipoca's city and that now left him very open as he had no powerful god to stand in his way. He flicked out his tongue one of his priests could tell him what it was they would know. He turned watching as a dead llama was dragged in front of him the vermin dragging it quickly got out of his way as he lowered his head towards it. He eyed Manaia who was looking at him in slight confusion. "Its nothing that we should concern ourselves with, it may be the elder god testing his power and if so I want no part in it." Manaia carried on chewing before looking up. "I see, it looks very powerful what ever it is." Quetzalcoatl sneered slightly. "It is which is why I want no part in it, it is very foolish to anger the elder god he is not known for his mercy."
End of part 97
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