Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 1050 - 637: The Second Kingdom Exploration, Ancient Myth, and Majestic Maya Epic!_2

Chapter 1050: Chapter 637: The Second Kingdom Exploration, Ancient Myth, and Majestic Maya Epic!_2

Tikalo’s expression turned somber. He pressed his lips tightly together, clenching his teeth, still unable to quell the fear and sorrow in his heart for that era. These were emotions mentioned cryptically by ancestors, written in the epic of heritage, yet impossible to erase. After a moment, Tikalo sighed softly.

"The rainforest has reclaimed the farmlands, flocks of birds nest on the temple’s rooftop. The observatory is covered in cobwebs, wild rabbits inhabit the grand ball court... What was once a densely populated central basin has abruptly turned into a green desert. The remaining tribes, as if fleeing in panic, fearfully distanced themselves, no longer willing to linger in the dying city-state. The Maya Golden Age has ended! Following this was the great migration of the dark ages from south to north."

"The remaining divine descendants from each tribe, carrying scattered fragments of divine knowledge, established new city-states in the northern Yucatan lowlands and southern Guatemalan highlands, even forming alliances. From the great migration to now, over six hundred years have passed, and the northern and southern Maya have revived once again. However, this revival, compared to the Golden Age, is merely like a kestrel compared to an eagle, the bright moon compared to the sun!"

At this point, Tikalo blinked and spoke candidly before Puap could ask anxiously.

"The divine serpent descendants from the Divine Capital and Snake City, each with a branch, also migrated to the northern Yucatan lowlands, which is where the fleet is about to arrive. Over six hundred years ago, they established new city-states in the northern lowlands, gradually growing and flourishing... However, the divine descendants barely thrived for one or two hundred years before the Toltec invasion army surged fiercely from the highlands!"

"The Toltecs pounced like fierce tigers, biting savagely into the flesh and blood of the divine descendants. They worshiped the Feathered Serpent Divine, set their capital in Chichen Itza, and with the help of Mayan craftsmen and divine knowledge, constructed the Feathered Serpent Great Temple of Chichen Itza! This temple is filled with countless astronomical knowledge, remnants of the Golden Age, which the divine serpent descendants surrendered after their subjugation... However, under Toltec rule, the two branches of divine serpent descendants always endured a miserable existence. The Toltecs frequently held grand ceremonies, taking away the most esteemed divine bloodline to offer in various ways to their chief divine, Kukulkan, the Feathered Serpent Divine."

At this point, Tikalo clenched his teeth, his expression revealing an irrepressible hatred. Chiwaco looked strangely at the Mayan merchant, who then suddenly realized, lowered his eyes, and spoke in a gentler tone.

"The brutal rule of the Toltecs, centered in Chichen Itza, lasted for two hundred years before reaching its end. Two hundred and seventy years ago, alternating floods and droughts erupted, sacred omens revealed the demise of the dynasty. The kings of Chichen Itza, filled with fear and unrest, conducted even more frequent sacrifices..."

"The warriors of Chichen Itza captured a young divine serpent descendant, throwing him into the depths of the sacrificial well, hoping to use the revered bloodline of the divine descendant to please Chaac, the Rain Divine. This extraordinary divine serpent descendant was named Kekum..."

Tikalo paused, hiding a certain inexplicable anticipation, looking at those present. However, the crowd, all coming from the Mexican plateau, had no insight into this name that echoed through the Maya tribes and was recorded in mythic epics. The bald Mayan merchant lowered his head, coughed awkwardly, and continued the story.

"Divine descendant Kekum, born extraordinary, at birth the night sky bore anomalies, Chager Birds circled his house, chirping incessantly!... The nobles of Chichen Itza, filled with fear, bound his hands and feet, and threw him into the deep sacrificial well, penetrating two hundred meters underground!"

The Sacred Cenote, is the famous deep well and cave near Chichen Itza temple. The northern Maya Lowland lacks large rivers, so prominent city-states are built around natural deep wells to obtain a stable and reliable water source.

"Born extraordinary? Two hundred meters underground?"

Chief God Priest Tomate frowned, his eyes filled with doubt. But on Mayan merchant Tikalo’s face, there was no doubt, only sincere reverence and admiration.

"Divine descendant Kekum, flowing with the most revered bloodline, from Divine Capital Tikal, was protected by the Serpent Divine! He fell into the deep well, water spirits helped him remove the ropes, and earth spirits bestowed upon him great strength! He climbed step by step from the steep underground to the wellhead of the cave. Then, he returned from the deathly sacrifice, carrying the blessing and protection of the divine, and also brought back a new name: Hunac Ceel Cauich! Hunac Ceel Cauich, ’Foreseen Whiskered Squirrel’..."

"Uh, how is that possible? This Kekum, was he really saved by spirits, not secretly rescued by someone else?"

The old militia scratched his head, questioning in confusion.

"And this strange name, what does it mean?"

"...Divine descendant Kekum was protected by the Serpent Divine, without a doubt, witnessed by dozens of divine descendants!"

Mayan merchant Tikalo responded with a straight face, affirmatively.

"As for this name, oh, that’s extraordinary! Cauich, it means foresight, it is insight, the divinity of the prophet. And Hunac Ceel, on the surface is ’Whiskered Squirrel’, but think about it, what does a squirrel with whiskers look like?"

"Like what? A squirrel with whiskers can’t pretend to be a lynx, it can’t become a tiger, right?"

Chiwaco scratched his head, looking at Tikalo’s dark face and clean bald head, he suddenly understood.

"Could it be a hairless monkey, a hairy tortoise?"

"...It is the divine serpent!"