"They had told us of the Warriors that came from the sky destroying all who dared oppose them." "Only one did not fear them." "A young girl, barely a woman." "Her name was..." "Nanuma!" "Lord Tangaxoan?" "Weren't you marrying today, Nanuma?" "My brother Tsihue watches over my bride, my Lord." "Besides, women should wait." "Let's pray to the ancient gods that Nanuma and you wed well." "If he should mistreat you, Eréndira never reproach him." "And it'll please the ancient gods that you have many children with him." "I don't want to marry that boy's brother!" "Besides, where is Nanuma, aunt?" "Tsihue, where's your brother?" "Lord Timas, you're late!" "My apologies, lord Tangaxoan." "Fathers, I'm hungry!" "Fathers, feed me!" "My Lords, this woman says that a white eagle who was our ancient god Curi-Cahueri came and spoke to her." "The god Curi-Cahueri told me..." ""Climb upon my wings!"" "And he took me flying to a high mountain." "Where I saw the assembly of the ancient gods!" "Xaratanga, have all the gods arrived?" "All are here." "The mother goddess told me..." ""Ancient gods, prepare to suffer!"" ""For new gods are coming and they'll conquer the world and also the heavens. "" ""All of you go home. "" ""End forever the voice of drums. "" ""Tear them apart and smash all the jars of liquor. "" ""All must be deserted. "" ""All must die. "" "And you, woman, go and tell lord Tangaxoan that his head will be severed and that the new gods will destroy all!" "Nanuma!" "Where is he?" "Eréndira!" "Where are you going?" "I'm going to fetch Nanuma!" "Don't dishonor your forefathers!" "Goddess Xaratanga, forgive us!" "That's an ill omen for your marriage!" "Tsihue, help us!" "The ancient gods sent me a dream where people came bringing beasts unknown to me." "That entered the temples to sleep leaving them filthy!" "Where we spend sleepless nights and pray." "The new gods are white-faced!" "They have weapons that roar like thunder and that kill from afar dismembering all who hear them." "My lords!" "The Intruders have killed the Aztecs and all our enemies and now they come against us!" "Many days have passed since I sent Lord Cuynierangari to fight them off and I haven't heard from him since." "That's the will of the Ancient Gods." "What should we do now?" "While we wait for news on Cuynierangari's failure or success." "You are in command, Tangaxoan that is if you still are our great lord!" "Perhaps I won't be a lord for long, uncle Timas." "If you aren't our lord, Tangaxoan kill yourself!" "How dare you, uncle Timas!" "If we'll all be killed and our houses burned down it'll be better if we drown in the lagoon!" "That's enough talk!" "Let's drink pulque and be merry!" "Custom must prevail without it we are nothing, Tangaxoan." "Prepare to suffer!" ""Prepare to suffer!"" "As we won't be here for long..." ""We won't be here for long!"" "Kill the dogs and the animals and eat them all." ""Kill the dogs and the animals and eat them all!"" "Since you cannot take them with you while fleeing!" ""Since you cannot take them with you while fleeing!"" "This land will be abandoned and darkened by smoke!" "They say that lord Tangaxoan went to drown himself in the lagoon!" "Hurry, woman!" "That the new gods are coming!" "Eréndira, let's go to town, Nanuma isn't coming!" "You're stubborn and you dishonor us all!" "Tsihue, come with me!" "My duty is to care for Eréndira!" "Eréndira..." "Eréndira!" "Lord Tangaxoan, lord Tangaxoan!" "Drown yourself in the lagoon!" "And we'll all follow you!" "Lord Tangaxoan!" "Lord Tangaxoan!" "What's going on?" "Who's arriving?" "It's Cuynierangari, back from fighting the New Gods!" "I bring good tidings the Intruders come in peace!" "What's that, Cuynierangari?" "Lord Timas, they don't want war!" "Only gold and food." "You were sent to raise an army to fight the Intruders, and now this?" "Do you want us to be their slaves?" "Lord Tangaxoan!" "Why do you want to drown yourself?" "I don't want to wage war;" "I'd rather stay here let the Intruders slay me and eat me here!" "How come?" "I know what the Intruders want!" "Our ancient gods sent them to kill the Aztecs and all of our enemies." "It's best to join the Intruders!" "Lord!" "Don't listen to Cuynierangari who brings such tidings!" "I spoke to them, they don't seek war!" "Lord!" "Flee and hide that Timas wants to kill you!" "We'll face the Intruders, so that they can kill us first!" "Then you can drown in the lagoon!" "You're no Great Lord, Tangaxoan!" "And where they kill you, they'll stick your head on a spike!" "...and the new gods arrived..." "The Devil has descended and his rage is great!" "Are these the new gods, Cuynierangari?" "Be silent, Nanuma!" "And Satan was cast away to Earth along with his angels." "Welcome!" "These offerings are for your New God." "We beg you that they may deliver us from captivity." "Lord Domingo Niño, this is the Indian who was baptized as Don Pedro Panza." "Ask him for gold and silver." "Why do you give so little?" "Bring out more." "You have a lot of gold." "Where is your lord?" "Lord Tangaxoan is dead drowned in the lagoon." "Tangaxoan wives, hurry!" "Lord Gonzalo de Vargas, Ruy, hurry!" "Warriors, help us!" "They're stealing our lord's gold!" "Ladies, let the new gods be!" "The gold belongs to them!" "Aren't you brave men?" "Aren't you ashamed?" "The new gods must feed on gold." "That's why they want it so bad." "And you call yourself a warrior?" "You can't even defend what's ours!" "Tsihue!" "What's she doing here?" "Go home!" "You've taken too long, Nanuma!" "I'll take as long as I please." "Women!" "Let me through!" "The Intruders are abducting lord Tangaxoan!" "Hurry!" "Cuynierangari, don't let Timas kill me!" "The Intruders shall occupy all the land because their new god will conquer it with great might." "Then maybe it's better that each one of us dies on his own!" "Watch Timas closely!" "I'm leaving." "We won't forget lord Tangaxoan's offenses." "We're ready to fight the new gods!" "And who'll fight at your side?" "Lord, I want to die before you do, because if I were a man wouldn't I have already been slain and my body would be rotting somewhere?" "You refuse to listen to me, but didn't your grandfather's father have a brave daughter who was sent to slay the enemy?" "It's true, Timas." "That woman went amidst the enemy beheaded their lord and brought the head back as an offering to our ancient gods." "You may come, Eréndira!" "But being a woman you'll keep your place!" "Hey!" "Leave her alone!" "Eréndira!" "Eréndira!" "Stay with the women!" "Keep your place!" "Go fetch wood!" "...and the Intruders gave us back our great lord..." "The Intruders destroyed the city of the Aztecs where the smoke from burning corpses rises thickly into the sky daily." "I don't wish the same fate for our city neither for those under my care." "That is why I've made an alliance with the great lord of the Intruders who told me:" ""Go home in peace and give me your gold. "" ""It'll not longer be as it was, as my lord and yours is the King of kings, who lives beyond the place where the waters from sea and heaven join together. "" "Tell me, Cuynierangari..." "What should we do with those who tried to kill me?" "Remember to avenge offense, my lord!" "Timas must die!" "I escaped from him but he will not escape me!" "Loyal Nanuma sends word that Timas has sought shelter in the ruins of a fortress." "Take warriors, Cuynierangari..." "Kill those who did me wrong!" "You can trust me, lord Tangaxoan!" "Let this be a warning to all who oppose this alliance!" "Come on, Eréndira!" "Don't rest!" "Gather much wood for the temple's fire." "As through the fire, the ancient gods shall speak to us." "Ladies!" "Timas wishes you to return to the fortress!" "Lord Tangaxoan has sent warriors against us." "The new gods are with them bringing along hornless deer!" "Those deer..." "What are they?" "They say they can talk and that when they run it sounds like a rain of stones." "When my family died in the lagoon lord Tangaxoan ordered that I should become your brother's wife." "But now everything has changed." "I shall not be Nanuma's wife!" "Nor anyone else's!" "Wear these packs on your backs as merchants do." "Early tomorrow climb up the hill." "And as soon as Cuynierangari arrives..." "Go, then!" "It will be as you command, Lord!" "Eréndira!" "What are you doing here, niece?" "I also want to be spy!" "Uncle, let me go with them!" "Being a woman no one will suspect me." "If you go and die it'll be your own doing." "You are right, uncle Timas let my death be my own doing." "Get back to your chores and let men perform their lot." "Did they send you to watch us?" "No!" "I want to be a spy!" "Where have you seen warrior women?" "We wage war when men don't defend what's ours!" "We'll have an ill fate if we don't kill this woman!" "And you call yourselves warriors?" "Lord Timas has said that this is the path of my death!" "What can we do?" "Let's go tell lord Timas!" "Go if you want to!" "How arrogant can you be?" "Who told you to go and get rid of Eréndira?" "Bastards!" "My lord, Eréndira took risks on her own besides, Tangaxoan's men outnumbered us." "And they came with the new gods with their frightening beasts." "Frightening beasts?" "What are you talking about?" "About the deer that the new gods ride." "They're huge and dangerous." "With fierce eyes!" "Fierce eyes!" "I'm about to kill you all!" "If you go and die it'll be your own doing." "Eréndira!" "Lord Timas!" "Lord Timas!" "Eréndira is back!" "Your relatives are coming." "Cuynierangari and the intruders." "Do you know what they want?" "What's your name?" "Eréndira!" "Are you Nanuma's wife?" "I'm Timas' niece!" "What are the news from Nanuma and Timas?" "My uncle is at home." "Why do you ask?" "Good!" "We've come to fight him." "Go tell him!" "Alert Nanuma!" "Well!" "Let them come and savor my arrows!" "I'll also taste their spears." "Welcome, lords!" "Sit here, by my side." "Timas, lord Tangaxoan has sentenced you to death." "Why?" "What have I done?" "Shall we fight with arrows or with mallets?" "We'll fight with mallets." "You think you're so brave?" "You will not kill me!" "I'll rather hang myself tomorrow, or any day!" "It's you who wanted to kill lord Tangaxoan." "Why are you ashamed to die?" "Why did you spill it?" "Did I come by chance to drink?" "I'm hungry, not thirsty!" "And I'll eat your flesh!" "Our ancient gods Curi-Cahueri and Xaratanga will lead us against the enemy." "Fill your hearts with strength." "Let the game begin!" "You, who talks to your New God guide us into battle." "Since our ancient gods are now dead." "Gonzalo de Vargas, Domingo Niño, help me!" "Don't fret, we are wolves among the sheep, Friar Tapia!" "I came to spread the gospel, lord Gonzalo!" "Yes, but the wolves' gospel, by dint of gun and sword!" "What kinds of gospel can a wolf preach, Domingo?" "The voice of gospel is only heard where the Indians hear the thunder of firearms." "Isn't it so, lord Ruy?" "You are not Christians but demons!" "You, common people our lord Tangaxoan expects us to kill his enemies!" "Take care not to disobey his orders." "Prepare to die!" ""And I heard a mighty voice crying..." "Pour upon the earth, the 7 bowls of god's anger. "" ""And I saw an ángel standing on the Sun... "" ""... and he cried out to all birds that fly in mid heaven... "" ""Come and devour the flesh of kings... "" ""... of generals and brave men... "" ""... of horses and those that ride them... "" ""... of freemen as well as of slaves... "" ""... and of small ones and great. "" ""And brother will kill brother and father his son and children will rise against their parents and slay them. "" "I'll feed the Sun with your flesh!" "Uncle Timas, beware!" "Eréndira, the mallet!" ""Who kills by the sword will die by the sword. "" "Look at the "boy" with his captive!" "Get out of my way!" "How painful it has been to slay and take prisoners!" "The ancient gods killed our men to feed themselves." "To die in war is beautiful!" "Hurry!" "Lords!" "This is the way Curi-Cáhueri and goddess Xaratanga punish." "Ancient gods from heaven, come to us!" "We have brought you food!" "Receive it, Curi-Cahueri!" "Receive it, Xaratanga!" "Descend and take your vassals!" "Young brothers!" "Bring the hornless deer!" "Timas, Eréndira stole the hornless deer!" "She must be punished!" "Where do women meddle in war?" "We'll be doomed if we don't kill that crazy girl and throw her carcass in the lagoon." "Whoever captures an enemy chooses the moment of his sacrifice whether it's today or tomorrow." "Which of you caught the deer?" "We all caught it!" "I'm old, and not very bright, Nanuma." "But I recall that it wasn't a warrior who caught it." "It was rather a young boy with very long hair." "Is he among you?" "This is the boy that caught the deer." "Well, it's Eréndira, the beast belongs to her!" "She will decide on its sacrifice." "The courage of Eréndira reminds us of our ancestor!" "It's not the first time that our women make war." "It belongs to mother Xaratanga." "Xaratanga!" "Hail our mother Xaratanga!" "At the battle we saw that the Intruders are mortal." "They're not gods!" "Neither the beast, since it could be captured!" "It's just a weapon!" "Uncle Timas, allow me to ride it into battle." "The deer is your prisoner!" "Learn to ride it before the battle." "But if you fail it will be sacrificed." "That is not the custom." "The ancient gods won't favor us anymore!" "It'll be best if we join Cuynierangari." "Let's go to Cuynierangari!" "Are you a lord?" "Go to your master Cuynierangari!" "I'm no lord, neither are you!" "Let each one of us die on his own!" "What are you doing, Nanuma?" "I'm taking my wife so she'll cook for me have my children and weave our blankets." "Can't you see that she's lazy and doesn't deserve such an honor?"" "Eréndira, is the beast already your ally?" "No, Uncle." "Not yet." "Your time has finished." "Tomorrow you'll appear before the warriors and tell us when we'll sacrifice the beast." "Oh, deer, I don't want you to die!" "You don't understand my words!" "Tell Don Pedro Panza that we have enough men to attack again!" "Let's end this, lord Ruy!" "They're just avenging themselves." "And there isn't even enough gold!" "Tell him that we order him to do so!" "For all the devils, tell Don Pedro at once!" "Tell the New Gods that at Timas' fortress there's much gold and silver a great treasure of moons and suns." "Lord Cuynierangari, I bring news from Timas!" "What does he say?" "More Indian dumb talk!" "It was dawn, my lord, and I was at my post and I saw goddess Xaratanga arrive!" "Timas told me: "Go to Cuynierangari!"" ""Tell him that we are tired and that we want to join the god of hell. "" ""That the fight will be in the forest... "" "...and the men that I kill, will be my deathbed. "" ""And those he kills, will serve him as well. "" ""I'll be waiting for him in two days!"" "Lord Timas is very powerful to send a goddess as his messenger." "Are you a child to believe in nonsense?" "His men captured a hornless deer." "That was no goddess Xaratanga!" "How could a woman ride a beast from heaven?" "No, lord Cuynierangari..." "Lord Cuynierangari speaks the truth!" "That was Eréndira, Timas' niece!" "I have seen her ride the deer." "Only a goddess can do that, Nanuma!" "This New God is more powerful than old Xaratanga." "There's nothing to fear!" "Let's get ready for the battle." "Lord Tangaxoan ordered us to kill Timas." "Who are we to oppose his will?" "Let's get ready!" "Uncle Timas!" "I delivered your message and Tangaxoan's guard, told me..." ""¡Xarátanga!" "Goddess Xaratanga!"" ""I'll deliver your words, goddess Xaratanga!"" "Well done, Eréndira." "We are ready to go to the place of our death." "I don't want you to die, Eréndira!" "Don't go into the battle." "Obey your old Uncle for once!" "The ancient gods have only lent us life." "Someday we'll have to return it." "No one knows when the ancient gods will call us back to the place from which everything comes." "They'll fight the Lamb, but he'll conquer them." "Because he is Lord of lords and King of kings." "Cuynierangari, come to me!" "Answer me Cuynierangari, you snotty boy!" "You brat, answer me!" "Cuynierangari, it's Timas who's calling you!" "Hey Timas, reply!" "It's Cuynierangari who's looking for you!" "I'm here, and I've brought you food!" "That's good, Timas!" "Because I'm very hungry!" "Get ready to pay for your faults, Timas!" "You brat show respect for your elders!" "Cuynierangari!" "Timas!" "It's time to punish your disloyalty." "Timas!" "Prepare to die, I'll soon feed on you!" "These Indians finished their revenge." "Let's get the gold!" "The great warrior Timas has died in battle!" "He became food for the ancient gods!" "It's a beautiful death of great bravery!" "What shall we do, Ladies?" "Should this home stay in darkness and filled with fog?" "It's Xaratanga!" "The goddess Xaratanga!" "Xaratanga!" "Oh heavenly gods of old how come you don't hear us!" "Xaratanga!" "It's Xaratanga!" "Tell Don Pedro to send someone to help us!" "Go and help them!" "That was goddess Xaratanga's will!" "Don Pedro help us!" "Damned Indians, you'll all burn in hell!" "It's the custom that when a lord is killed the blankets are taken off his women and everything in his home is taken away!" "That is the custom, Lord Cuynierangari!" "Don't cry, keep your children and don't be afraid." "We have only killed Timas!" "We don't want more hate within our own blood!" "Let's all of us be allies of the Intruders!" "Woman!" "Where are you going?" "Goodbye, "Goddess" Xaratanga!" "What are you doing, brother?" "Didn't you hear lord Cuynierangari's words?" "You're right!" "It's better if no one sees us." "Let's go!" "Grandfather Curi-Cahueri, god of my ancestors I'll give you food and drink." "Where did that woman go?" "She's gone." "Let's go back." "You go back!" "Someone has taken grandfather Curi-Cahueri." "The deer's footprints!" "Come!" "What happened here?" "Where did she go?" "We're going to lose her!" "It's late, it's useless to continue." "What are you saying, brother?" "Don't you care about your honor?" "Mother Xaratanga!" "You, who had the most sadness within him." "You, who spawned the head that they severed." "You are nourishment for God Curi-Cahueri!" "Eréndira, little brother!" "Come!" "Wait!" "It's an ill omen to kill someone during the rites for the death!" "Eréndira!" "Brother!" "Eréndira!" "Then I looked for her in vain that was the last time I saw Eréndira!" "Since the Intruders wish to be our lords." "Since they yearn for gold and women and land and lakes and all of its richness, we'll better get all baptized." "So that they won't kill us, and thus we and our children and grandchildren can die of old age upon our land." "Thus, it's my will that we all worship the God of the Intruders since it's the same one that we already worship." "For my mother." "For my daughter Pau."