Chapter 61: When the king is unjust, he should be overthrown.

The next morning, as the rainy season drew to a close and the sun showered down from the sky, a rare clear day unfolded.

Thirty thousand Mexica samurai assembled outside the encampment, spreading over the desolate fields and intimidating the Otomi people within the city of Xilotepec. Samurai were the dominators of war, the force capable of conquering all. Now, nearly a third of the Empire's might was gathered here, obeying the King's command.

The sacrificial altar had already been raised high; thirty thousand warriors gathered, and the ceremony of departure for war began.

Xiulote sang ancient songs in praise of the sun, while Acap brandished an obsidian dagger used for sacrifices. This represented the holy sacrificial rite offered to the Sun God, in the name of the divine, declaring the affairs of the human world.