Chapter 164

Mipactli, vomiting blood in the darkness, raised his eyes in uncontrollable rage.

Although the attack was not fatal to it, it still felt incredibly humiliated.

"I want to kill first--"

When the giant Water Monster roared again, it sensed something was amiss.

Despite being attacked by it with a concentrated burst of Od, Favia managed to quickly reach its base by resisting with her bare hands.

How is that possible?

The moment Mipactli realized this—

An unprecedented impact pierced its abdomen.

"!!!"

Favia's left fist, gleaming like a branding iron, pierced the belly of the Water Monster hidden in the darkness.

With the combined Authority of the Lord of the Flayed and the Tezcatlipoca, a single blow felt like a scorching hot weapon striking the body at supersonic speed. The massive impact pierced through the body, completely shattering everything inside. Moreover, the intense heat scorched the skin, as if it were burning it off.

With just one punch, Mipactli, whose body was enormous, was stripped of his consciousness for a second.

In theory, such pain should not cause him to become dazed; on the contrary, it should cause him to erupt in extreme Wrath. However, the reason he was actually dazed was because Mipactli was recalling the scene of being killed by the Primordial Four Children.

You feel as if you've been pierced through, a sensation powerful enough to cleave through bone and flesh, followed by a spray of blood redder than magma, boiling and scalding, as if it could burn everything to ashes.

Mipactli may have been driven by an arrogant recollection, but for Favia, it was the perfect timing.

In that split second, Favia didn't continue throwing punches, but instead kicked the Water Monster's body hard, instantly landing on Mipactli's head.

He stopped there, took a deep breath, and then jumped again—

A faint blue light slowly emerged from the man's body, or more precisely, his left leg.

The crowd, unable to move, erupted in an uproar. This was not surprising, because Favia's current performance suggested that he would, like the former First Sun, sacrifice his left leg for a chance at victory.

But in reality, Favia wasn't thinking about sacrifice; he was looking to avenge Tezcatlipoca.

With his left leg, he kicked the Water Monster Mipactli into the Underworld.

Then, using all his strength, and the strength he had gained from different places in Central and South American World, with everything he had now in this place—

There's no need to consider the consequences at all.

Now all we need to do is move forward.

Keep moving forward until you've exhausted everything.

"I've come to utterly destroy you, Mipactli."

In that instant, the man's left foot fell from the sky.

Up to Mipactli's head, which was so close at hand.

Boundless power was poured into this single strike, leaving it no choice but to enter the land of death.

The thick fog of the Underworld was blown away.

The world on Earth returned to normal.

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Looking around, the Underworld of Mictlan was shaking violently because of the Water Monster Cipactli, who had been kicked into it.

Then, the thick fog that had covered the entire Underworld ended due to this tremor. After the fog dissipated, there was a vast and boundless sea, and islands connected together on the sea. At this moment, everything in the Underworld was tinged with a shimmering gold by Favia's arrival, appearing incredibly dazzling.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Those bastards, I'll kill them all, one by one!"

Cipactli, having been kicked to the Underworld by Favia, could no longer contain its rage. For a creature that stood at the top of the Central and South American World, to be so humiliated was an utter disgrace.

It naturally knew why Favia used its left leg—it was because of the Tezcatlipoca. The Tezcatlipoca had sacrificed its left leg as a trap, giving the Primordial Four Children the opportunity to kill it in one fell swoop. Therefore, Cipactli, who could sense the Authority of the cunning god from Favia, naturally understood that this human was avenging the Tezcatlipoca.

"Hahahaha, Cipactli, I never thought you'd end up like this!"

Having lost his Divine Power and Authority, the Tezcatlipoca laughed when he saw Cipactli reduced to this state.

Then, gazing at the massive and mysterious Favia on its back, Tezcatlipoca raised its head, its eyes flashing with divine light, and its magnificent voice resounded throughout Mictlan.

"Come, Favia, you shall tell him what you should do in the face of the embodiment of the old world's rules, as the Sun who cherishes life most, as the god who rules over all gods— the Fifth Sun!"

"Kill, destroy, and be reborn."

This is the only, and undoubtedly the, Answer.

"Completely kill Cipactli, who represents everything from the past of this world."

The Answer is clear: Favia must kill the embodiment of the ancient world at all costs to signify the birth of the new Sun Era.

There was no other choice.

After all, the Future of this cruel world will eventually be rewritten, even though the enemy is the most terrifying being in this pantheon.

However, Favia was convinced that as the Fifth Sun, it had to be killed, and there would be no compromise.

Faced with this situation, one can only have unwavering faith in oneself and in everything one is willing to believe in.

Therefore, the man saw everything that constituted the 'Fifth Sun,' everything on this continent, past and present.

"I am the messenger of the Second Sun, Quetzal."

There is no mind that can be afraid.

The praise that the Tezcatlipoca had given earlier rang out beside him, as if all the Od offered and the Authority received were shouting the same thing.

At the same time, the words spoken to everyone at the beginning of the Great Temple also rang out in the same way, as if in a question and answer format.

"I am the one who will bring an end to a world of destruction, bloodlust, and war."

"There is no will that can be yielded to."

Behind the man, a sudden burst of sound erupted, as if countless voices were ringing out, as if an incredible miracle was unfolding. These were the souls left in the Underworld from the past Sun Era. Thus, the endless souls seemed to be given substance, transformed into radiance, and converged in countless strands.

"I know who I am."

"There is no voice that ignores suffering."

A terrifying surge of Od resided within Favia's body, Maya as armor shrouded in gold and green, an atmosphere so peaceful it induced sleep, a crystalline crown, and even the faint appearance of endless phantoms, culminating in the combined illusion of 'Maya'...

Filled with longing for the boundless sky, the undying Sun, and the void, these are the dreams of all life living in this cruel world.

"I will let you, who live in the Aztec and Maya world, see--"

"Born from distant lands and beyond, you will vanquish the evil of resurgence in the eyes of all beings."

At that moment, the path in the Underworld paved with blood and corpses vanished, transforming into countless vibrant flowers.

A miracle comparable to a catastrophe unfolded along with the outline of a sea of flowers. A colorful torrent swept towards the Underworld, representing death, engulfing everything and turning everything into life, which remained as pillars, supporting the existence of the dream of the Sun.

Who will I be?

"You are the 'Sun,' you are the 'Sun' of unity."

The next second, Favia focused all her strength on this next strike.

It gathers the prayers and hopes of all living beings across the continent. What would happen if this immeasurable power were concentrated in one place?

What would happen if all the power of the entire world were concentrated in one person?

The Answer has now become reality, presented before the eyes of the Water Monster Cipactli.

Previously, Cipactli was certain of his eventual victory and therefore unafraid. But now, at the moment when his concentration reached its limit, Cipactli felt a strange sense of disharmony, as if some decisive oddity had suddenly arisen.

This excessive sense of incongruity even baffled the Water Monster.

What is it? What's so strange?

The source of this disharmony must lie somewhere. At the height of this concentration, time seemed to stretch out dozens of times, like a revolving lantern. Cipactli searched for the anomaly during this time, and then it finally noticed it.

The source of the disharmony was Favia looking at himself—and the presence around him that was like the shadow of the Sun.

The shadow of the Sun did not wave.

If it were a normal flame, or Sun transformed from the Authority a normal flame, it would never remain motionless.

But the Sun's shadow remained frozen in place.

No, that's not right. It is moving, but it's like a clumsy imitation, chasing after Favia's movements from behind.

Cipactli immediately understood; this was the shadow of the Sun, unable to keep up with this human.

How could such a thing happen?

That's impossible, how could that be?

However, this impossible phenomenon was thus etched into Cipactli's mind.

Confused and fearful, the Water Monster imbued its name with this phenomenon and awe, calling it thus:

"Maya."

The Fifth Sun, which devoured the gods, was born in the era when the Age of Gods vanished, and was not recorded in the concept of 'Fate' of the Sun Stone.

Transcending Fate, all for the sake of breaking the rules of the world—the ultimate Sun — 'Maya'.

Therefore, the world itself will burn to ashes in the flames, everything will turn to ash, the flames will die out, night will fall again, and the land that has become a wasteland will suddenly be swept by strong winds. The strong winds will seize the remaining ashes, as if to deny everything and completely eradicate any trace of life.

This attack will be unavoidably received by the Water Monster Cipactli.

He truly has the ability to completely destroy himself in this era.

Cipactli thought.

"I can't understand! Don't you want to be the Sun? As the Sun, shouldn't you be maintaining world Order? Fine, let me go. Human Sacrifice are unnecessary. If you need the souls I've consumed, I can offer them to you. I can help you; my role is far greater than those so-called Deity! Why do you insist on killing me? We can talk this out!"

Cipactli, fallen into the Underworld, felt fear. Fear of why all the mysteries of this land would be passed on without reservation to the person who was breaking the rules of the world. This frightened it, which had originally thought it had a great advantage. It did not want to die, not at all.

If it could, it would even like to surrender on the spot, but now the Central and South American World is itself, and Favia has come to destroy this ancient world, so Cipactli can only try to persuade it again to avoid actually dying.

In the stillness, the silent man who had approached paused slightly, looking at Cipactli as if he didn't understand why such a simple question would be asked.

"Why?"

He said, "Because someone wept at the Sacrifice, because I heard it, I came to destroy all of this and begin a new one."

Silence descended suddenly.

In the Underworld, Cipactli, already trembling with fear, stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

Unbelievable, so simple, for mere humans, humans who are utterly useless...

Suddenly, uncontrollable laughter erupted from the silence, so unrestrained, as if the person was laughing so hard they were clutching their stomach and couldn't stand up.

"Haha, hahahaha, hahahaha, do you see that? Cipactli, this is something much grander. Although it ended the world, it didn't destroy it... That's right, things will revive after extinction. Even if nations and civilizations perish, some things will still survive, and no one can erase that fact!"

The First Sun, now a mere illusion, laughed and proclaimed:

"--The Future will continue eternally!"

At this moment, under the announcement of the Tezcatlipoca, Favia, who was rushing towards the heart of Cipactli, had his whole body turn crimson, just like the first glimmer of light at dawn, melting from his skin all the way through his heart.

In that instant, darkness descended upon the world, plunging everything into its embrace.

Then, light came from the Universe, giving this land new life, from the alien Bacteria system that came from the meteorite— 'Maya'.

This is a reenactment of the earliest myths before any Sun Era was born, a reenactment of the origin before Ometeotl gave birth to the Lord of the Flayed, the Tezcatlipoca, the Quetzalcoatl, and the Left-Fanged Bird, when everything was in darkness until the arrival of the 'Maya'.

This is the beginning of this world, the end of endless darkness, the light of the true Sun!

As it landed on the shattered body, Cipactli let out a mournful cry; now, even displaying endless savagery and ferocity was of no use.

The afterglow of the Originating Sun burst forth from Favia, and terrifying foehn winds tore Cipactli apart, splitting it into horrific flesh and blood.

Ultimately, Water Monster Cipactli symbolizing the past of the ancient world, dies.

The cruel rules of the world are slowly changing in accordance with the Sun that is ruling this new Sun Era.

This great war, which even the gods would not have been able to easily overcome in the Age of Gods, has come to an end. This may be the final lament of this ancient Central and South American World. From this moment on, the mysteries remaining on the land may never be as vivid as they are today.

When everyone in Tenochtitlan on Earth saw the dimmed Sun Stone shine with the four Sun once more, they understood—

The dust has settled.

The Water Monster Cipactli has been killed again, but this time, it wasn't Primordial Four Children, but... Favia.