01-02-2013, 07:58 AM
Jacob felt his heart drop when Tecciztechatl looked at him like that. It was such a sad, pitiful, lonely face. "Look, it's not that I--" But before he could continue, Tecciztechatl picked him up and carried him back to his room. "Terri... Terri, don't be like this." The god didn't even look at him, though. Was having Jacob with him really that important? Jacob could tell the man was fighting back tears. Guilt flooded his chest as Tecciztechatl left, retreating to his own room. "Aw man..." Jacob sighed and put his hand to his head. Now he'd done it.
The young man sat there contemplating what to do. One the one hand, he wanted to go back to his life and his friends. On the other hand, maybe he should give Tecciztechatl another chance. It wasn't terrible living in such a big lavish house and being waited on hand and foot. He just needed a better attitude. But it was hard to be appreciative when he'd practically been forced into it. All this deep thinking was interrupted by a growl from his stomach. That's right, he never got to finish his meal. With a tired sigh, Jacob rose to his feet and made his way back outside. Everything was still there; the lanterns, the blankets and the food. Just as he sat down, a strong gust of wind blew out the flames in the lanterns and sent up a cloud of dust. Jacob had to close his eyes against the force of the blustering air current. When he opened his eyes, Jacob was shocked to see a giant, silvery-white serpent in front of him. The beast was nearly eight feet tall and 100 yards long. "Wh-Who are you?"
"I am called Quetzalcoatl," the serpent replied, grinning at the human. "I am the god of the wind and the morning star."
Jacob swallowed. "Morning star? You... You mean the sun?"
Quetzalcoatl chuckled. "That is right, boy. The sun. You carry the children of the moon in your belly, do you not?"
"I... Y-Yeah?" he answered hesitantly.
The serpent hummed with a frown, his sharp claws pawing at the dirt. "Mmmn, yes... I'm afraid I can't have that."
Jacob swallowed and clutched the gold necklace Tecciztechatl had given him earlier. "S-So what are y-you going to... to do?" he asked, already fearing what the answer might be.
Quetzalcoatl chuckled again. "I'll just have to eat them, of course. Seeing as how fertile you are, though, I might have to put my own son in your belly. Tecciztechatl won't stand a chance against two suns."
The young man sat there contemplating what to do. One the one hand, he wanted to go back to his life and his friends. On the other hand, maybe he should give Tecciztechatl another chance. It wasn't terrible living in such a big lavish house and being waited on hand and foot. He just needed a better attitude. But it was hard to be appreciative when he'd practically been forced into it. All this deep thinking was interrupted by a growl from his stomach. That's right, he never got to finish his meal. With a tired sigh, Jacob rose to his feet and made his way back outside. Everything was still there; the lanterns, the blankets and the food. Just as he sat down, a strong gust of wind blew out the flames in the lanterns and sent up a cloud of dust. Jacob had to close his eyes against the force of the blustering air current. When he opened his eyes, Jacob was shocked to see a giant, silvery-white serpent in front of him. The beast was nearly eight feet tall and 100 yards long. "Wh-Who are you?"
"I am called Quetzalcoatl," the serpent replied, grinning at the human. "I am the god of the wind and the morning star."
Jacob swallowed. "Morning star? You... You mean the sun?"
Quetzalcoatl chuckled. "That is right, boy. The sun. You carry the children of the moon in your belly, do you not?"
"I... Y-Yeah?" he answered hesitantly.
The serpent hummed with a frown, his sharp claws pawing at the dirt. "Mmmn, yes... I'm afraid I can't have that."
Jacob swallowed and clutched the gold necklace Tecciztechatl had given him earlier. "S-So what are y-you going to... to do?" he asked, already fearing what the answer might be.
Quetzalcoatl chuckled again. "I'll just have to eat them, of course. Seeing as how fertile you are, though, I might have to put my own son in your belly. Tecciztechatl won't stand a chance against two suns."