Under the same slowly westward-tilting sunlight.
Over a hundred kilometers away, on an island in the heart of Lake Texcoco, the Tenochtitlan Royal City of the Aztec Empire was enshrouded in a faint blood-red hue.
"Lord of the Skins! Xipe Totec!"
"Lord of the Skins! Xipe Totec..."
In the temple at the city's center, a Godly Name echoed like a mountainous wave. Each time a sacrifice was flayed and offered, the Shaman-Wizards and the city-state residents who took turns presiding over the rituals would repeat this name once more. The continuous Blood Sacrifices began with the skinning of three beautiful Taya Empire princesses and had been ongoing for more than a month without interruption. Every day, hundreds of people were sacrificed, filling the entire city-state with the scent of blood.
