Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!-Chapter 1614 - 1147: Diabolo, the Rebirth of the Taino Tribe!
"What a pity! Such a good opportunity, if three longships could arrive to block the rivermouth... Great Chief God as my witness! The Kingdom's power on Cuba Snake Island is still too limited!... "
Cuba Snake Island stretches for three thousand miles, almost the total length of the long Totonaq Coast combined with the Lowland Maya. Yet on such a vast island, the Kingdom has only three longships and over four hundred Kingdom's warriors to control over a hundred tribes in Eastern Cuba, which amounts to at least two hundred thousand Taino Tribe members. In each tribe, the number of Kingdom's Warriors that could be stationed is just a few, only in the Great Tribes...
"The exploration fleet of the first year, under the guise of a gemstone caravan, generously scattered Lake Gem along the way, and thereby mapped out a seven-thousand-mile route to reach the eastern iron ore mines of Cuba! The fleet left three ships and two hundred Kingdom personnel... then, the Kingdom's eastward campaign against various Totonaq tribes was undertaken, Xiu Family intercepted along the Maya coast, and thus the Cuban route was abruptly severed, with City-States intercepting all along the way!... "
"In the second year, the Kingdom's support could only rely on bribing Mayan merchant ships, secretly transporting fewer than a hundred people. And in the third year, a terrible storm was encountered, all ships sank on the Eastern Sea, not a single reinforcement arrived, and the Mayan merchants even demanded compensation. This year is the fourth year, the Kingdom has thoroughly conquered the Totonaq Coast, Mayan merchants have grown fearful, the clan states along the coast turned a blind eye, and it was only in this way that over a hundred more warriors were transported to Cuba... "
"Chief Divine protect! I heard that the Black Wolf Marshal's army is already campaigning along the Maya coast. If this route can be fully opened, the Kingdom's true major support can be transferred here continuously from thousands of miles away!... "
"Praise the Chief Divine! Praise Priest Tomate! With only a few hundred people, the revered High Priest Tomate has achieved the best he could! The major tribes on the eastern part of Cuba Snake Island have at least partly converted to the Chief Divine, and accepted the Kingdom's trade, arbitration, protection, and mediation. Both I and Fish Spear have been stationed here, in the name of guarding against the Siguani, training Taino Militia of the Fish Bay Unit, and have harnessed thirty to forty warriors with the emblem marked on them! The Kingdom even equipped these devout warriors with iron spears and copper spears, and dressed them in basic leather armor... These devout warriors truly never falter in the skirmishes with Demons, much stronger than ordinary Taino strongmen!... "
"It is unfortunate, though, that the Chieftain and heads of Fish Bay Unit are still wary of us and have not fully embraced the Chief Divine! If Fish Bay Unit can be completely controlled, the number of devout warriors that can be trained, the status of this battle... "
Divine Archer Kexi lowered his eyes, a multitude of contemplations flickered through his mind, with a fierce glint hidden in his gaze. If the white-skinned Demons' large ships truly arrived as in the prophecy of Your Majesty... then the spread of Chief Divine's faith will follow the fulfillment of the prophecy, utterly covering all of Cuba Snake Island, replacing the many old gods of the various Taino divisions!
From then on, facing the terrifying Demons, the chieftains and heads of the Taino tribes will no longer have room to procrastinate or hesitate, they must fully, truly convert!... "
"Chief Divine protect! The Demons, arriving as foretold in the prophecy, also retreated under the Chief Divine's power! In this battle, we killed five Demons!... Come, ignite the Sacred Fire! Throw the severed heads of the Demons into the flames of the altar, as offerings to the omniscient, omnipotent Chief Divine!... "
Divine Archer Kexi was still immersed in thought when the excited declaration echoed in the center of the village. Turning his head, he saw Silver Raven warrior Fish Spear holding high the head of a "Demon" chieftain, donned in dazzling copper armor, loudly shouting towards the gathered Taino militia!
"Great Chief God as my witness! Under the terrifying assault of the Demons, the Cassava Great God did not descend with his divine power, and could not protect the tribe! Your chieftains and heads abandoned you and fled, unable to protect the tribe either!... The only one who can protect the Fishing Bay Tribe, who can protect you, is the Supreme Main God, only the faith in the Chief Divine!... "
Hearing Fish Spear's proclamation, the gathered Taino militia looked deeply awed, silent as tiny ants. Looking at the blood-dripping "Demon" head, recalling the prophecy of the longship tribe four years ago, they trembled and knelt before the altar, kneeling to the manifestation of miracles, to the true Chief Divine!
"So! Although all things have spirits, and the ancient gods are numerous, only Vizihepo the Sun Supreme God, is the true Great Divine! He is Supreme and Great, greater than Cassava Great God Yucahu, greater than Storm Goddess Guabancex, greater than Moon Mother Goddess Atabeyra!... He is the great god above all gods, the only Supreme Main God!... "
"Pray with me! Praise Vizihepo the Sun Supreme God! "
"Praise... the Sun Supreme God... Vizihepo!...
"He is the true Great Divine, the only Supreme Main God! "
"He is... the true Great Divine... the only Supreme Main God!
"He is Supreme, Great, and Almighty!... "
"He is Supreme, Great, and Almighty!... "
"Roar!... "
"Roar!... "
In the aftermath of this slaughter, the fervent praying voices rose for the first time in the once peaceful Taino tribe! Taino militia prostrated fully, repeatedly reciting the Chief Divine's name, a mix of devotion and struggle etched on their faces, with tears cascading from their eyes. For the ancient Taino gods signified long-standing peace, yet the Supreme Sun Supreme God promised brutal slaughter and war!
However, with the white-skinned Demon's appearance adhering to the prophecy, the old era comes to an end! At this moment, whether the Taino people wish it or not, they must endure this agony, must forget the once peaceful and beautiful old gods, and commit fully to the embrace of the Supreme Chief Divine!
Then, they will face endless blood and fire, inevitably encounter disease and death, only to gain a challenging rebirth from the prolonged and harsh slaughter... And this, is already their best, their luckiest future... 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"Praise the Chief Divine! Kill the Demons, fight for the god!... "
"Praise the Chief Divine! Kill the Demons, fight for the god!... "
The burning Sacred Fire did not extinguish throughout the night, and the charred Demons' heads exuded a scorched stench. Hundreds and thousands of Taino strongmen prostrated by the altar at the center, fervently praying over and over again, as if under a spell! While the two Kingdom's Warriors and forty Chief Divine Warriors personally lifted the Obsidian Dagger, carving the Chief Divine's Emblem, to perform conversion for the Fish Bay Unit!
As this long night comes to a close, regardless of how the chieftains and heads of Fish Bay Unit will reappear... they will no longer be the chieftain and heads of the tribe...
And amidst this thunderous prayer, in the lingering embers of that long night, Castile captive Gonzalo shivered as if he had fallen into some terrifying nest. He desperately squeezed his eyes shut, pretending to have seen nothing, constantly feigning slumber. Yet his soundless lip movements unmistakably chanted something, continuously chanting...
"Diablo... El Diablo aterrador... Diabolo... terrifying Demon!... "
