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Mipaktri, vomiting blood in the darkness, raised his eyes in fury.

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

"I'll kill first—"

When the giant water monster roared again, it sensed something was amiss.

Favia, who was attacked by it with a concentrated amount of magic, managed to quickly reach its base by resisting with her bare hands.

How can it be?

The moment Mipaktri 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 power of the Skin-Peeling Lord and the Smoke Mirror, 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, Mipaktri's consciousness was stripped away 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 anger. However, the reason he became dazed was because Mipaktri was reminded of the scene when he was killed by the four primordial sons.

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.

Mipaktri may have been driven by a sense of arrogance, 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 Mipactri'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 sacrifice his left leg for a chance at victory, just like the former First Sun.

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

With his left leg, he kicked the water monster Mipaktri into the underworld.

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

There is 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 have come to utterly destroy you, Mipaktri.”

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

Up to Mipaktri's head, which was so close.

Boundless power was poured into this strike, leaving it with 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 Miktland was shaking violently because of the water monster Hippaktri, 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, making it incredibly dazzling.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Those bastards, I'm going to kill them all, one by one!"

Hippaktri, having been kicked to the underworld by Favia, could no longer contain its rage. For a creature that stood at the top of the world in Central and South America, to be so humiliated was an utter disgrace.

It naturally knew why Favia used her left leg: it was because of the Smoke Mirror. The Smoke Mirror had sacrificed her left leg as a trap, which gave the Four Primal Sons the opportunity to kill her in one fell swoop. Therefore, Hippaktri, who could sense the power of the cunning god from Favia, naturally understood that this human was avenging the Smoke Mirror.

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

Having lost his divine power and authority, the Smoke Mirror laughed when he saw Hippartri reduced to this state.

Then, gazing at the massive and mysterious Favia on his back, Smoke Mirror raised his head, his eyes flashing with divine light, and his magnificent voice resounded throughout Miktland.

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

"Kill, destroy, and be reborn."

This is the only and unquestionable answer.

“Completely kill Hippaktri, who represents everything in 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 solar era.

Otherwise, there is no 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, he had to be killed, and there would be no compromise.

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

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, Quetzalcoatl.”

"There is no mind that can be afraid."

The praise that the Smoke Mirror had given earlier rang out beside him, as if all the magic 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 it were a question and answer.

"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 emerging. These were the souls left in the underworld from the past solar 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 magical energy resided within Favia's body, manifesting as armor shimmering 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'...

The dream of all life living in this cruel world, filled with longing for the infinite sky, the undying sun, and the void.

"I will let you, who live in the Aztec and Mayan world, see—"

"Born in distant and other places, you will eliminate the evil of resurgence in the eyes of all beings."

At that moment, the road in the underworld paved with blood and corpses vanished, transforming into a variety of vibrant flowers.

A miracle comparable to a calamity unfolded along with the outline of a sea of ​​flowers. A colorful torrent swept towards the underworld, which represented death, engulfing everything and turning everything into life. It 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 gathered 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, Hipparion.

Previously, Hippaktri was certain that he would eventually win, so he was not afraid at this moment. But at this moment, when his concentration reached its limit, Hippaktri felt a strange sense of disharmony, as if some decisive strangeness had suddenly arisen.

This excessive sense of incongruity even baffled the water monster.

What is it? What is 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. Hipparion searched for the anomaly during this time, and then it finally noticed it.

The source of the disharmony was Favia looking at himself—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 a sun transformed from the authority of 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.

Hipparri immediately understood that 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 Hippaktri'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 Sunstone.

Transcending fate, all for the sake of breaking the rules of the world's operation, 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 blow will be unavoidably received by the water monster, Hipparion.

He could truly annihilate himself completely in this era.

Hippaktri thought.

"I can't understand! Don't you want to become the sun? As the sun, shouldn't you be maintaining world order? Fine, let me go. Human sacrifices 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 gods! Why do you insist on killing me? We can discuss this!"

Hippaktri, now residing in the underworld, felt fear. It feared 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 previously 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 Hippaktri can only persuade it again to avoid actually dying.

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

"why?"

He said, “Because someone cried at the sacrifice, because I heard it, I came to destroy all of this and start a new one.”

Silence descended suddenly.

In the underworld, Hipparri, already trembling with fear, stared wide-eyed in astonishment.

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

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

"Haha, hahahaha, hahahahaha, do you see that? Hippaktri, this is something much grander. Although it ended the world, it did not destroy it... That's right, things will revive after extinction. Even if a country or a civilization perishes, something will still survive. No one can erase that fact!"

The first sun, now a mere illusion, laughed and proclaimed:

"—And this will continue eternally into the future!"

At this moment, under the announcement of the smoke mirror, Favia, who was rushing toward the heart of Hippaktri, had his whole body turn crimson, just like the first glimmer of light in the morning, 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 solar era was born, a reenactment of the origin before Ometeotto gave birth to the Skinner, the Smoke Mirror, the Feathered Serpent, and the Left-winged Bird, when everything was in darkness until the arrival of the 'Maya'.

This is the starting point of this world, the end of endless darkness, the light of the true sun!

As it landed on the shattered body, Hippaktri 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 Hippaktri apart, splitting it into horrific flesh and blood.

Ultimately, Hipparion, the water monster that symbolized the past of the ancient world, died.

The cruel rules of the world are slowly changing in accordance with the sun that is ruling this new solar era.

This great war, which even the gods could not easily overcome in the Age of Gods, has come to an end. This may be the last elegy for this ancient Central and South American world. From this moment on, the mystery remaining on the land may never be as vivid as it is today.

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

The dust has settled.

The water monster Hipparion was killed again, but this time, it wasn't one of the original four, but... Favia.