Aztec Eternals

The sun sets and the white lake surrounds you. The golden afterglow falls on the large temple in the mountains, casting a magnificent and magnificent shadow on the lake. The devout prayers gathered into a low hum that echoed throughout the white stone capital. And in the residence of the Prince of the Lake, the shadow of the lake where the setting sun was setting also echoed the loud cries of eagles, as melodious as the distant mountains.

"Yo! Yo yo!"

A flying golden eagle fluttered down from the high sky, then suddenly stopped and proudly dropped a half-meter-long fish. Then, it retracted its nearly three-meter wingspan, raised its head proudly, and waited for the praise of its owners. However, it waited for a long time, but did not get the desired touch and exclamation.

"Haw? Haw?..."

The big golden eagle tilted its head strangely, its eyes wide enough to see the smallest detail, and then it saw two overlapping owners. And the abominable male host actually grabbed the hostess's hand and blocked her mouth. It was simply "bad"! …

"Choo Choo Choo!"

The big golden eagle flapped its wings dissatisfiedly, creating gusts of wind. The rose bushes blooming by the lake were also swept by powerful wings, causing bright red and lavender petals to fly.

"Ah! Little Avelot! Those are my favorites, the red rose and the blue rose!...Ah!...Xulot, wait a moment, wait a moment...um! You!..."

Seeing the flying petals, Alyssa's eyes widened and she pushed Xilot hard, trying to sit up from the large cloth blanket. But as soon as she stood up, she was caught back by a big hand, and her voice stopped, leaving only an inaudible nasal sound. After a while, she blushed and pushed her husband away, then said "poof" several times and cursed angrily.

"Hoo, ho!...Xulot, you bad monkey! It's not even dark yet! Why are you anxious? There's so much bad water...Little Avelot, listen to me, go pounce on that bad guy!!..."

"Ugh!...Little Avelot! It's me!..."

"Choo Choo Choo!"

Xurot was panting heavily, and before he could sit still, he was thrown to the carpet by the majestic golden eagle Avelot.

I haven't seen him for many years. Avelot is already ten years old and is a large raptor in its prime. With a wingspan of nearly three meters and a weight of nearly twenty kilograms, it is stronger than the average male golden eagle. Its diet even includes coyotes and jaguars in the jungle, and the entire sky above the lake city is its territory.

"Uh!...Little Avelot! Stop rushing, let me get up..."

"Yo yo! yo!"

At this moment, among the orders of the two masters, the golden eagle Avelot did not hesitate and chose the female master who always took care of him, rather than the male master who just ignored him. However, it had the IQ of a five-year-old child and seemed to know its master, so it put away its sharp claws and just kept flapping its wings to prevent Shulot from getting up.

"Haha! Bad monkey, let you bully me! Hehe! Let you try it too, the feeling of being knocked down... Okay, okay! Avelot, stop jumping, let him get up... Well, good boy , come here! Come to my side..."

"YoYo!"

Upon hearing the order from the mistress, Avelot folded his wings happily, held his head up proudly, and landed next to Alyssa. Alyssa stretched out her hand lovingly, rubbed its round little head, hugged it and kissed it again.

"Yo!...chirp?..."

Avelot shook his little head happily and turned 360 degrees. But its eyes soon widened, and it moved closer to Alyssa's face with some confusion, and sniffed carefully with its insensitive nose. It was obviously held in the arms of the mistress and kissed, so how could it smell the scent of the man?

"Ahem!...Little Avelot, you actually have so much strength..."

Shulot stood up awkwardly. He dusted off his eagle feathers and put on a protective robe. Then, he walked up to Alyssa, touched his wife's swollen cheek, smiled apologetically, and rubbed the little golden eagle's head.

"Little Avelot, you were so close to me when you were little, and now you are like this. It makes me so sad...Eh!...Xiaoqing?!..."

"Hiss!..."

“Tweet!…”

Little Avelot's hair suddenly exploded, his head turned 270 degrees, staring at the flowers by the lake. A water snake more than two meters long and as thick as a forearm crawled out of the lake slowly.

It first raised its cold eyes and stared at the majestic golden eagle, then turned its head and slid closer. It shook its half-suspended snake head, explored its forked tongue, and smelled Shulot's scent carefully. Then it suddenly jumped up from the grass and entangled its owner's legs.

"Lord God! Xiaoqing, you are already so big!..."

Shulot stretched out his hand and felt the cold and smooth touch on his body. He let the green snake crawl from his legs to his arms, and finally wrapped around his shoulders, making a happy "▽". Unknowingly, ten years have passed, and Xiaoqing has grown from a small one to a big snake in the lake. However, compared with the rapidly growing little golden eagle, its current size is somewhat inferior.

"Haha! Since little Avelot has brought fish, let us eat fish tonight!...Alyssa, let me do it myself and grill you two delicious grilled fish!..."

As the sun sets over the lake, a bonfire rises in the courtyard, filling the air with the aroma of grilled fish. Texcoco's lake breeze blows from the east, bringing a light salty smell, just like the wind from the sea.

These salty and wet winds come not only from the salt lake on the east side divided by the long embankment, but also from the natural salt pond in the southeast of the lake area. Lake salt and well salt are both important outputs of the Texcoco Lake District and one of the important trade products of the Mexican Union. Tonight's grilled fish is naturally made with Texcoco Lake salt that has been improved and filtered by Xiulote, making it white and delicate.

"Hiss!..."

"Tweet!..."

The golden eagle and the green snake, one on the left and the other on the right, each ate their share of raw fish, and they lived together in rare peace. Shulot and Alyssa were sitting among the golden eagles and green snakes, leaning against the lightly fragrant metasequoia tree. They cuddled up to each other, each taking a bite, sharing the crispy and slightly spicy grilled fish, and smelling the familiar and reassuring smell of each other.

At this moment, they leaned on their shoulders and watched the last ray of sunset, gradually being saturated by the black night sky. They also pressed their cheeks against each other, listening to the chirping of cicadas in the evening wind, just like the audible heartbeat. Their heartbeats beat very fast when they are close to each other, and become longer and longer when they are close to each other, as if they are flowing with different melodies, but they fit together so perfectly.

"Xulot, do you know?...I have always missed you over the years...I really want to stay with you like this, until..."

"ah?!…"

Listening to Alyssa's whisper, Shulot's usually hard heart suddenly began to throb softly. He turned sideways and held his fragrant and mature wife tightly in his arms. Then, he looked into Alyssa's eyes and asked seriously.

"Until...what?..."

"Well...until...the sun sets and the sky becomes very dark. And we...are all like our ancestors, turning into stars in the sky and clinging to each other forever!..."

"Huh? Become a star in the sky?..."

Shulot blinked his eyes, looked over Alyssa's rolled-up hair, and looked at the stars in the Central American night sky. Those stars are so gorgeous, and so densely packed, sticking together tightly, for thousands of years until today.

"Alyssa, the stars in the sky look very close, but they are actually very far away..."

"Ah? Are the stars far away from each other?... Then are our ancestors also far away from each other?..."

"Um…"

Shulot just stared at the starry sky for a moment, and then he discovered the brilliance that was more charming than the starry sky, and that was his wife's eyes that were very close at hand. Those eyes seemed to contain a galaxy of stars, looking at him so brightly. And in that bright river, only his shadow was reflected, making him deeply fascinated by it, longing for endless exploration...

"Alyssa, my wife, I also want to accompany you... Just like the most sacred twin temples on the towering Great Pyramid... They stand side by side at the highest point in the world!... Until..."

"Ah! The highest one, the Twin Temples?...Hmm...until what?..."

"Until the sea dries up and becomes fields. The mountains split open and become rivers. Heaven and earth join together..."

"stop!…"

Alyssa blinked her eyes, feeling her husband's heartbeat, and looking into his deep eyes. She wanted to see through the sea-like fog to the depths of Shulot's heart, to see the extremely clear soul that had been engraved in her heart.

"The Lord God witnesses! Shulot, I listen to your heart! Don't talk empty words!..."

"Well…"

Hearing this, Shulot pursed his lips and thought for a while before speaking again. This time, he was extremely serious and honest. And in this world, Alyssa may be the only one who can make him be so honest now...

"Witness the Lord God! I will stay with you until we die, until we are buried together... buried in the Moon Pyramid of the Holy City..."

"Ah? After you die, will you be buried in the Pyramid of the Moon? Well, won't you be buried in the royal temple?..."

"Yes... the Pyramid of the Moon, that is where I was born, and it is also where I will return..."

Under the brilliant stars, Shulot nodded sincerely. He took his wife's hand hard and whispered the promise of eternal death.

"Alyssa, after I die, I will be buried in the Pyramid of the Moon. And if you die, you will be buried with me, buried there... Do you remember?..."

"Ah! Let us die and be buried together in the Pyramid of the Moon... Okay! Shulot, I remember it!..."

Hearing Shulot's words, Alyssa was stunned for a moment and nodded heavily. She repeated her lover's words, her body became inexplicably warm, and her eyes became misty. Then, she raised her wet eyes, moved to Shulot's ear, licked it gently, and whispered.

"Xulot, it's getting dark..."

"Huh? It's dark?..."

"Well...it's getting dark...Moon, it's time to go home...Stars, I want to be bullied..."

"ah!…"

A bright full moon rises from the east and slowly sinks into the deep night sky. The stars in the night sky blinked, lost in the vast galaxy.

"YoYo!"

The golden eagle Avelot made a sweet cry and flew into the sky. The sky is its territory and the place it desires to conquer.

"Hiss!"

The green snake Xiaoqing slid its long snake body and slowly sank to the bottom of the deep lake. The bottom of the lake is its home, where it is used to sleeping.

The nights are long and home is far away. On the long road back home, my lover is by my side...