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03-00-13-10-2-0
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[charaSet A 1098252400 1 Cuāuhtli]
[charaSet B 1098252900 1 Tepeu]
[charaSet C 98001000 1 Mash]
[charaSet D 1098254110 1 Koyanskaya]
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[charaScale F 1.2]
[charaSet G 1098253200 1 "U-Olga Marie"]
[charaSet H 1098255200 1 Habetrot]
[charaSet I 1098252570 1 "Ocelotl 1"]
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Koyanskaya
I'll start checking the alleys off the main road. If things take a turn for the worst, I'll come rescue you on my motorcycle♡
[k]
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[charaTalk E]
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Rasputin
I'll take a look around the temples. Don't worry, I'll keep my distance. I just want to get a handle on their structure.
[k]
Rasputin
You two should take the main street. Don't forget to behave like ocelomeh.
[k]
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Mash
Looks like we have a big street to cover.
[k]
[charaFace C 12]
Mash
It's a shame that we won't be able to talk to any of the ocelomeh, since we don't understand their language...
[k]
1Habetrot, you make sure you stay on standby in your spirit form.
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Habetrot
Yeah, I know. There are no child ocelomeh in this city, so it'd only draw more attention if I materialized and used a disguise.
[k]
[charaFace H 1]
Habetrot
Besides, I can always pop out and help you fight in an emergency. Don't worry about me. You two take your time looking around.
[k]
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2For the time being, let's try heading south along the street.
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1Well, we can say it's crazy busy here, if nothing else.
2Didn't see anything that looked like a jail or a police station...
[charaTalk C]
[charaFace C 0]
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Mash
Yes, this street was nothing but shops...
[k]
Mash
Although...don't you think this city feels a little TOO lively?
[k]
Mash
It's hard to be sure since everyone's wearing masks, but they all seem strangely on edge.
[k]
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1Now that you mention it...
2I don't know if I'd say “lively” so much as “frenetic,” but...yeah.
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Mash
...I don't like this. I'm worried about those who were captured.
[k]
Mash
I know it's dangerous,[sr]but I think we're going to have to talk to the ocelomeh[sr]if we're going to get any informa[line 2]
[k]
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Mash
Hm?
[k]
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???
Huh!? What do you mean, you won't trade with me!?
[k]
???
Last time you said this was worth the same as ten rattlesnakes! Huh? You don't need any more because the ritual's tomorrow?
[k]
???
Oh. I see... So you already have enough blood. That makes sense.
[k]
???
Aw maaan. And after all the work I put into catching these to trade for that beautiful barrette...
[k]
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Mash
U-um, Senpai? I think that sounded like[line 2]
[k]
1Yeah, that was definitely a language from Proper Human History we understand!
2Excuse me! You there!
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A???
Hm? You mean me? Well, thank you for talking to[line 2]
[k]
[charaFace A 7]
A???
...
[k]
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Mash
I was right! Excuse me, um, about the language you're speaking[line 2]or rather, WE'RE speaking...
[k]
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OOcelotl
[image npc_language_18]?
[k]
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[charaTalk A]
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A???
Oh, don't worry, sir. They're not speaking deinos language.
[k]
A???
This is the new language Tezcatlipoca's priest, Daybit, uses.
[k]
A???
It's not easy to learn, but it makes for much more precise communication than ocelotl words and gestures, so it's very handy.
[k]
A???
Just be patient. It won't be long before you'll get to learn it in school, too.
[k]
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OOcelotl
[image npc_language_19], [image npc_language_17].
[k]
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[charaTalk A]
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A???
Now then, where were we? Nice to meet you, travelers! My name's Cuāuhtli! What're yours?
[k]
ACuāuhtli
I see you learned how to speak Proper Human History language too, just like King Izcalli.
[k]
1...Izcalli...
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2...Uh, yeah, sure did. I guess you did, too?
[charaFace A 4]
Cuāuhtli
Yup! It wasn't easy, but it was so cool and stylish that I picked it up in no time!
[k]
Cuāuhtli
Are you impressed? Are you going to compliment me? Hehe, never mind. Such direct praise can be kind of embarrassing!
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
Cuāuhtli
...So, how come you went out of your way to talk to me in a foreign language?
[k]
Cuāuhtli
Are you trying to beef up security ahead of tomorrow's ritual?
[k]
Cuāuhtli
I guess the rumors about Chaldean conquerors in the area must be true.
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
Cuāuhtli
But, sorry. I'm not a soldier, myself.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
I just came to México City today to get this beautiful jade barrette.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
So I'm afraid I can't take part in the sacrificial ritual.
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
Cuāuhtli
I'm a landscaper and a farmer, not a fighter.
[k]
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[charaTalk C]
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Mash
(So all the female ocelomeh do live outside the city, just like Koyanskaya said.)
[k]
Mash
(I'm not sure this lady knows too much about México City, Master. What would you like to do?)
[k]
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1...Um, do I know you from somewhere?
2...Say, have we met somewhere before?
[charaFace A 7]
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[charaFace A 6]
Cuāuhtli
Maybe. The jungle is pretty thick, and it's easy to lose sight of things in there.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
So maybe we passed each other without realizing it.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
Or maybe...
[k]
[charaFace A 0]
Cuāuhtli
...you've traveled with someone who looks a lot like me? What a lovely coincidence that would be.
[k]
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OOcelotl
[image npc_language_22].
[k]
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Cuāuhtli
Hm? You smell honey? From [&him:her]?[sr]And you'd be willing to trade for that?
[k]
[charaFace A 1]
Cuāuhtli
Um... Just out of curiosity, you wouldn't happen to have anything sweet on you, would you?
[k]
1I do, actually.
2You mean like this?
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OOcelotl
[image npc_language_20], [image npc_language_35_w3][image npc_language_35_w5][image npc_language_35_w7]![wt 0.4][charaMoveReturn O 0,10 0.2][sr][image npc_language_35_w2][image npc_language_35_w4], [image npc_language_17]![wt 0.2][charaMoveReturn O 0,10 0.2][wt 0.4]
[k]
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Mash
Oh wow! I don't need to understand what he's saying to know this has him really excited!
[k]
Mash
He seems to be asking to trade for it!
[k]
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1Okay, here you go then.
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OOcelotl
[image npc_language_35_w6][image npc_language_35_w8]![sr][image npc_language_35_w1], [image npc_language_35_w7][image npc_language_35_w6][image npc_language_35_w5]!
[k]
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1And here YOU go.
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Cuāuhtli
Huh? You're giving this to me? May I ask why?
[k]
1It was given to me, but I don't have any use for it.
2Because I doubt I'll ever meet someone who looks like you again.
[charaFace A 0]
Cuāuhtli
...I see. So that's how you two think.
[k]
[charaFace A 2]
Cuāuhtli
Okay then, don't mind if I do! Wow, a human's never given me a present before!
[k]
[charaFace A 6]
Cuāuhtli
Let me tell you something that just might help you out, as my way of thanking you.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
The Chaldean conquerors King Izcalli and Tezcatlipoca brought here are scheduled to be sacrificed tomorrow.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
They all have special blood, so they've been chosen as sacrifices to the sun.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
So if you wanted to, say, rescue them? I'd get on that as quickly as I could, if I were you.
[k]
Cuāuhtli
Otherwise, you might wind up having to fight all the hundred thousand ocelomeh in the city at once.
[k]
[bgmStop BGM_MAP_61 2.0]
Cuāuhtli
Then again, being clever is kind of what you people from Proper Human History are about.[sr]Isn't it, [%1]?
[k]
1Huh!? How did you know my name!?
2Wait! Come back!
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Mash
I'm sorry, Senpai. I lost track of her.
[k]
Mash
She wasn't especially fast, but she slipped through the crowd almost like wind through tree leaves...
[k]
1It's okay, Mash. I don't think anyone could have caught her.[csr]For now, we should go back to camp.
2It's fine. Let's just head back to camp for now.
[charaFace C 7]
Mash
Right. If what she said is true, then we don't have a moment to lose.
[k]
Mash
Let's hurry and find the others so we can come up with a plan!
[k]
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U-Olga Marie
They're going to sacrifice the Chaldeans!? By plucking out their still-beating hearts!?
[k]
U-Olga Marie
What the heck did they do to deserve that!? I wouldn't punish someone like that even for defaming the president!
[k]
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Rasputin
You're mistaken, Young Miss. These sacrifices are not criminals.
[k]
Rasputin
The Aztecs offer up their hearts as a holy act. A sinner would not be given this privilege, even were they to ask for it.
[k]
Rasputin
Those typically chosen as sacrifices are warriors from defeated enemy tribes or people raised specifically to be sacrificed.
[k]
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U-Olga Marie
I know that! That's the whole human sacrifice thing, right!? But that doesn't change the fact that they're killing prisoners!
[k]
U-Olga Marie
These rulers should be ashamed of themselves, killing outsiders and hoping it'll make things better for themselves!
[k]
1(Wow, U-Olga Marie's really angry about this...)
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Mash
She really is. The circumstances our friends are in seem to be genuinely upsetting her.
[k]
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2I appreciate you getting so upset on our friends' behalf.
[charaFace G 12]
U-Olga Marie
...Hmph. I'm upset because I'm disappointed in myself.
[k]
U-Olga Marie
I'm disappointed that I was so impressed by the ocelomeh building such a big city that I gave them four stars.
[k]
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Tepeu
...Excuse me. May I ask a question?
[k]
Tepeu
Why sacrifice them? Did this sort of thing happen in Proper Human History as well?
[k]
Tepeu
I understand it's more important to focus on how we're going to rescue these four Chaldeans BEFORE they're sacrificed, but...
[k]
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Rasputin
Not at all. These are precisely the questions which will allow us to begin understanding the ocelomeh, which may well be key in rescuing the hostages.
[k]
Rasputin
It's quite a pertinent question, Tepeu. In fact, I have a question for you as well, but it can wait until later.
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Rasputin
For the moment, this represents a good chance to explain the purpose human sacrifice played in Aztec civilization.
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Rasputin
I advise you to listen well too, [%1].
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1Understood.
2Yeah, this seems like something I should know.
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Rasputin
All right, I'll try to be as concise as I can.
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Rasputin
The Aztecs were not the first civilization in Central America. Some, such as the Olmecs and Zapotecs, predate even the Aztecs.
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Rasputin
And as Aztec mythology was the last to originate in Mesoamerica...
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Rasputin
...it was heavily influenced by Mayan mythology, which itself was influenced by the Olmecs.
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Rasputin
My thinking is that the mythologies of Latin America are not separated by tribe or civilization...
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Rasputin
...but rather, that there is a sort of shared remembrance of the creation of the world, continuously passed on by all who live here.
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Koyanskaya
...Remembrance, hmm. Is this like some sort of image the jungle has planted in people's minds?
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Rasputin
That's right. Remember, this land is vast, and these intertribal conflicts were a constant part of their daily lives.
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Rasputin
So the people who lived there would never be so greedy[line 2]or perhaps, arbitrary, as to mix in their own motives with their creation myths.
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Rasputin
No, I suspect they simply built up their myths based on whatever they were feeling at the time, which surely included staring into the jungle's swirling darkness and harmonizing with it.
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Mash
True. Compared to other mythologies, Mesoamerica's cosmological timeline is fairly fractured.
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Mash
Similar meanings carry different names, and even its perception of time is highly unusual.
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Mash
So while we do have written historical records, it's difficult to piece everything together and keep it all free of contradictions.
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Mash
And you think that's because this mythology wasn't created by humans...
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Mash
...but was instead created by the land itself, or possibly something greater still?
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Rasputin
Indeed. The people of Central America never kept large livestock, never used vehicles to transport anything, and never rode animals.
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Rasputin
Though they had all the necessary knowledge to do so had they wished.
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Rasputin
I can only assume they intentionally denied themselves any development which might have made their lives easier or more comfortable if it meant humans reigned supreme in the jungle.
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Rasputin
In contrast to this, they were intensely interested in astronomy. Unusually so, one could argue.
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Rasputin
Their astronomical techniques were by far the most accurate of any other ancient civilization.
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Rasputin
Suffice to say, they were extremely interested in, as well as respectful and fearful of outer space. Why? The answer is obvious.
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Rasputin
Their ancestors were once threatened or even victimized by something which came from it.
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Rasputin
The memories of the very land they lived in told them that their world had once been destroyed by something alien to it.
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Rasputin
In fact, in Aztec mythology, the world meets its end several times.
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Rasputin
Do you know how many times, [%1]?
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1I think it was...
2(I remember Mash said it was...)
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Rasputin
That's right. Five times. Well, four to be precise, since in Aztec mythology, the fifth time is the age we're living in now.
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Rasputin
While there are tales of the world itself being destroyed in other mythologies...
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Rasputin
...tales of it being destroyed and rebuilt time and time again are unique to the Aztecs.
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Rasputin
Suffice to say, in Aztec civilization[line 2]really in all of Central America[line 2]the land holds clear memories of devastation and rebirth, and the people who lived there took that as a lesson.
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Tepeu
I see. If something like that were to happen multiple times, it would be sensible for people to learn from and prepare for it.
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Tepeu
So you say they learned to practice astronomy, and their way to address the dangers they saw was these human sacrifices?
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Rasputin
Indeed. The Aztecs believed that the world would end every fifty-two years.
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Tepeu
“Years”?
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Rasputin
It would supposedly take place on the day their two calendars[line 2]Xiuhpōhualli, their agricultural calendar, and Tōnalpōhualli, their sacred calendar[line 2]aligned.
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Rasputin
On this day, the sun would lose its power, and the world would be plunged into darkness.
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Rasputin
And that is a very brief overview of Aztec eschatology.
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Rasputin
During the twilight of this day, the Aztec people would hold a grand ceremony in their capital city of Tenochtitlan.
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Rasputin
People would put out each and every fire in their homes and village. These symbolized the old years. They would then offer their own blood for the ceremony, fervently praying for the sun's return out of fear tomorrow may never come.
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Rasputin
Aztec priests, filled by the fervent wishes of their people, would then tear the still-beating hearts from the sacrifices and offer them to a new grand fire, which symbolized the new cycle.
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Rasputin
The belief was that this would grant the sun sufficient power to keep the world alive for the next fifty-two years, allowing the world to be reborn.
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Rasputin
Human sacrifices were neither an offering to the gods, nor a means of controlling the populace.
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Rasputin
They were the embodiment of the people's wish for the world to be born again.
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Rasputin
In Aztec mythology, there is no way to save the world from devastation.
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Rasputin
It is inevitable.
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Rasputin
That was the common understanding among all the people of Central America.
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Rasputin
The fact that they simply accepted the sun's death and the world's end as facts of life goes to show how harsh and unforgiving life must have been for them.
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Tepeu
I can't believe it. You're all from Proper Human History, and you're all so gentle and rational.
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Tepeu
To take such utter madness so seriously...
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Tepeu
Did no one point out to them that the sun operates quite independently of any human intervention?
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Rasputin
Madness or not, this was their truth.
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Rasputin
Only those who were alive at the time can take issue with it. All we can do now is remember and record their experiences.
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Rasputin
...That being said, I believe that, in terms of magecraft, this was all very much real.
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Rasputin
The fact is, once the Aztecs stopped making human sacrifices, their empire came to an end. Their mythology, and their world, is now completely gone.
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Koyanskaya
Huh? That's news to me. Is this just your own weird interpretation of things?
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Rasputin
This interpretation is all in keeping with their mythology, Koyanskaya.
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Rasputin
You may recall that earlier, I said that Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl used to feud...
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Rasputin
...but I never said what it was they were feuding over.
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Rasputin
After everything I've told you, perhaps now you can say what it is they disagreed on, [%1]?
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1...Pro wrestling and guns?
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Rasputin
...Exactly what is the Quetzalcoatl you know...like? Some kind of meatheaded noblewoman?
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Rasputin
No matter. Quetzalcoatl would always have been delighted to see the human race living well now, and to see their lands boast a flourishing civilization.
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Rasputin
At any rate, the correct answer is “the ritual of human sacrifice.”
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2...The ritual of human sacrifice?
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Rasputin
Some legends have posited that, of the Aztec pantheon, Quetzalcoatl was the only god who opposed human sacrifices.
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Rasputin
Tezcatlipoca, on the other hand, was all for it. You can learn a great deal about these gods' natures from this conflict alone.
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Rasputin
Tezcatlipoca believed strongly in upholding the land's teachings and protecting the Mesoamerican people.
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Rasputin
Meanwhile, Quetzalcoatl believed people's lives could and should be better and wanted to get rid of what he saw as old-fashioned, obsolete beliefs.
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Rasputin
When Spaniards first arrived in Central America in the sixteenth century...
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Rasputin
...they were astonished at the Aztec Empire's prosperity, and the glittering city of Tenochtitlan.
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Rasputin
One can imagine them saying something like, “This must be the greatest water-top city in the entire world.”
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Rasputin
“And yet, they not only continue the barbaric practice of human sacrifice, but it remains a core part of their religion.”
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Rasputin
The Spaniards quickly found similarities between Quetzalcoatl and the Christian saints, so they decreed him the “good” god.
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Rasputin
And almost by default, Tezcatlipoca, his rival and opposite in many ways, was labeled “evil.”
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Rasputin
In spite of this, Moctezuma II, the king of Tenochtitlan at the time...
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Rasputin
...not only let Hernán Cortés, leader of the Spaniards and eventual conqueror of the Aztecs into his city...
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Rasputin
...you may recall he did so with open arms.
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Rasputin
So why did he invite Cortés into his city?
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Rasputin
Some say it's because he believed Cortés was Quetzalcoatl, whose second coming was prophesized after his banishing...
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Rasputin
...but that doesn't quite make sense.
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Rasputin
Tenochtitlan worshipped the rain god Tlāloc and the tribal god Huītzilōpōchtli at the time.
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Rasputin
So why would the king be so willing to welcome Quetzalcoatl, whose legends state he opposed the very ritual sacrifice his city's gods encouraged?
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Mash
Now that you mention it...it DOESN'T make sense.
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Mash
People say Cortés tricked Moctezuma II...
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Mash
Thinking about it, though, it seems just as possible Moctezuma II was actually using Cortés himself.
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Rasputin
Exactly, The historical record tells us Moctezuma II was relatively weak compared to other well-known rulers...
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Rasputin
...but he was also wise, open-minded, and above all, had the vision to imagine a better future for the Aztec Empire, sharing similar values to Quetzalcoatl.
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Rasputin
It may be that he believed the Aztec Empire's neighboring tribes would eventually destroy them...
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Rasputin
...and so brought in an outside power in the form of the Spaniards.
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Rasputin
For that to happen, he knew he would have to destroy the foundation of human sacrifice upon which their culture was built.
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Rasputin
When Cortés showed up and was said to be the second coming of Quetzalcoatl, Moctezuma II saw him as a tool be used.
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Rasputin
So he invited the conquistador into his city, knowing he was poisonous. But then he found himself on the losing side of the game the two of them were playing.
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Rasputin
Cortés was a foreigner; he knew absolutely nothing of Mesoamerican cultures.
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Rasputin
So my guess is that Moctezuma II thought it would be easy to make use of him.
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Rasputin
But before he and Moctezuma II met, Cortés met a woman who would prove to be his very own good luck charm...
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Rasputin
...a local woman called Malintzin, nowadays nicknamed “La Malinche.”
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Rasputin
The daughter of a nobleman, La Malinche was an intelligent woman who had been sold to a rival tribe as a slave.
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Rasputin
She was then taken by Spaniards as spoils of war after they defeated La Malinche's new tribe in battle. Her noble background and education meant she had no trouble learning their language.
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Rasputin
She taught Cortés about the Aztec Empire's language and culture, and investigated its weaknesses for him.
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Rasputin
Consequently, it is believed Moctezuma II was the one who wound up deceived...
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Rasputin
...and the Aztec Empire fell to the Spanish one.
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Rasputin
It's said that the Spaniards' victory was a miracle, since they only had six hundred cavalry to the Aztecs' two hundred thousand soldiers...
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Rasputin
But the truth is, La Malinche was the true cause of the Aztec Empire's downfall.
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Rasputin
Her, and a coalition of all the rival tribes the Aztecs had been subjugating for years.
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Rasputin
Though of course, once the Aztec Empire was gone, the Spaniards would go on to eradicate those other tribes as well.
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Tepeu
...I see.
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Tepeu
And so the emperor who thought to stop the ritual of human sacrifice is the man who invited the Aztec Empire's downfall.
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Tepeu
The end result is that their culture ground to a complete stop. Thus, paradoxically, it would have been better for the ritual to continue. Is that your argument?
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Rasputin
Yes, though only if we set aside questions of ethics and human rights.
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Rasputin
For it was just when a dull grey light was shone on their ritual of rebirth[line 2]a Mystic dating to the Age of Myth...
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Rasputin
...that their sun died.
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FRasputin
Now, here is my question for you, Tepeu: Has the sun in Mictlān ever gone out?
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1Oh!
2(So that's why he brought this up.)
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Tepeu
...[sr]...
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Tepeu
Yes. It has.
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Tepeu
I've never experienced it myself, but they say that once, ages and ages ago, Malla was covered in shadow, and the sun was lost.
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Tepeu
The deinos refer to that event as The Night of Dread. The sun disappeared and night lasted for what seemed like an eternity.
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FRasputin
Hmm... So if Mictlān's sun has in fact been lost before, the ocelomeh are actually somewhat justified in practicing this ritual.
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FRasputin
They truly have brought Proper Human History's Aztec culture back to life. This means stopping the ritual of sacrifice itself would be tremendously difficult.
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Koyanskaya
One wrong move, and we would be fighting a war against a hundred thousand ocelomeh. And I doubt that's a war we supposed conquerors can win.
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FRasputin
It seems then that the best course of action open to us is likely rescuing the hostages at an opportune moment in the ritual, then escaping as quickly as we can.
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FRasputin
...By the way, Tepeu, do you know of anyone who could tell us more about this Night of Dread?
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Tepeu
I've only heard the priests speak of it, and then only to say that it happened.
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Tepeu
The only ones who would know more are Kukulcan and the observatory's[line 2]
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Tepeu
...No, never mind.
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Tepeu
There may be a detailed record in the Solar Sojourn, Chichén Itzá's throne room.
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FRasputin
Understood. Perhaps we'll get a chance to see it later then.
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Rasputin
At any rate, thank you all for your patience. Let's return to the matter at hand.
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Rasputin
Tomorrow, the captured Chaldeans will be used as human sacrifices.
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Rasputin
The only way we can stop that is by rescuing them before the ritual begins.
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Rasputin
However, I'm afraid I have some very unfortunate news to share in that regard.
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Rasputin
The prisoners are being kept underground, beneath Tlāloc's temple.
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Rasputin
What's more, the temple is guarded by a frankly absurd number of armed ocelomeh.
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Rasputin
Never mind rescuing them from their cells. We wouldn't even be able to get close.
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Koyanskaya
So you already knew where they were being kept. No wonder you took your time with all that ritual talk.
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Koyanskaya
If the look on your face is anything to go by, you've reached a conclusion too, though I'm guessing it's probably the same as mine.
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Rasputin
Indeed. It may not be possible to sneak into the temple now, but tomorrow will be a different story.
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Rasputin
In Proper Human History, the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice was part of a ceremony to bring new life to the world...
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Rasputin
...and involved every Aztec citizen ceasing battle and prostrating themselves in prayer for the ritual's success.
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Rasputin
The ocelomeh are likely no different. At the very least, we can expect the warriors outside the temple will be following the traditions of the ritual.
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Rasputin
Of course, there are bound to be some soldiers[sr]inside the temple as well, but I trust you can[sr]handle those, [%1].
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Rasputin
So, the plan is[line 2]
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1Tomorrow, we sneak into the temple right before[csr]the ceremony and get everyone out!
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Rasputin
Correct. Of course, you'll require a route suited to sneaking in, but I believe our capable bunny here can look into that.
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Rasputin
In the meantime, the rest of us can recover our strength, then set out for the temple at dawn. How does that sound?
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Koyanskaya
Why are you even asking? There's obviously no alternative.
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Koyanskaya
Very well. I shall secure a route into the temple. The rest of you, enjoy your pleasant little chat.
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Koyanskaya
I swear on NFF Services that I'll find the safest route possible.
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