Fire burned again and extinguished, poisonous smoke rose and dispersed, and the projected fireballs seemed endless, painting the clouds in the sky gray.
The Mexica have been using wooden beasts to project for ten days, and everywhere inside and outside the South City is marked by scorch marks. Hundreds or even thousands of able-bodied men have died from the flames and poisonous smoke.
However, the priests of the Holy City found a way to use the divine power of the Water Serpent to resist the evil power of the Volcanic Demon: by soaking clothes in water and covering the mouth and nose to withstand the invasion of the volcanic gases. The Samurai were inspired, firmly believing in the divine protection of the God of the Hunt, still holding onto bows and arrows to steadfastly guard the city walls.
