Aztecs 5

By Pueros

Chapter 5 – Temples

(Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec Empire, September 1520)

The High Priest wiped the sperm from his face with his left hand and placed as much of the precious substance as possible in a bowl proffered by one of the nullified acolytes before returning it to grip Juan’s penis. He was about to nullify the Spanish boy with the knife held by its turquoise handle in his right hand when a loud “No!” resounded around the temple. The sungod, splayed on the wooden cross above and behind the sacrificial plinth, had unprecendentedly uttered a command. Everyone, including the prostrating throng of worshippers, looked at Tezozo who continued, in heavily accented and faltering Aztec, “He is not to suffer!” The message seemed clear enough to the High Priest who looked at his new Emperor, Cuauhtemou, for confirmation of what to do. Cuauhtemou just nodded and the deeply relieved naked Juan was removed from the plinth and returned by his Priestly escorts to his cell. The four Priests returned shortly afterwards with another young victim, for someone had to die on this autumnal equinox.

The second similarly aged boy was a pretty dark-haired Tlaxcalan captive who was being kept for sacrifice on another day. However, he had now been swiftly bathed and re-attired to meet an earlier death. This time, Tezozo could do little to intervene for the cross had been lowered temporarily so that he could be gagged. The High Priest wished to help the sungod avoid further distressful interruptions.

The struggling new sacrifice was rapidly splayed on the plinth and the High Priest cut off the boy’s loincloth. Another hardening penis was held by the High Priest’s left hand whilst the knife was again presented to the underside of a young ball sac. Some rapid jerking with the left hand swiftly produced the sacred product required for the now changed bowl and no intervention came to stop the youngster’s subsequent nullification. The High Priest was soon dangling the severed genitalia by the cockhead high above the screaming boy’s bloody loins. A mixture of blood and spilt semen dripped onto the agonised lad’s body. However, the victim’s torment did not last too long as the High Priest, after placing the genitalia in another bowl proffered by one of the acolytes, proceeded to extract the young Tlaxcalan’s heart.

Tezozo was appalled as his people did not practise sacrifice. The boy had observed criminals and prisoners executed by spear but had never experienced anything as awfully cruel as what he had just seen. He did not know that he was due to suffer the same fate in nine months and would see far worse in the interim. Tezozo was deeply saddened by the spectacle but also grateful that he had managed to save his friend, at least for now.

The hundreds of worshippers regained their feet whilst the three bowls containing the sacrificial victim’s semen, genitalia and heart were placed on top of his bloodied chest and stomach. The Priests and acolytes left the plinth and Cuauhtemou walked forward to climb up the front steps. From the other side of the dead Tlaxcalan, the High Priest lifted the bowl containing the sperm and handed it to his new Emperor, who proceeded to lick the dish dry before returning it to the boy’s body. The High Priest now picked up the genitalia and heart, placing the two organs respectively in Cuauhtemou’s left and right hands. The Emperor turned to face the watching crowd and raised his hands, now dripping blood, in the air. There was a huge cheer as the last man to occupy the Aztec Imperial throne was confirmed in his position.

Cuauhtemou replaced the organs in their appropriate bowls, which the acolytes, returned to the plinth, collected and took away. The four Priests removed the dead body before lowering and releasing Tezozo from his bondgage and his gag. The petrified boy was himself now dragged to and, after his loincloth was removed, spreadeagled naked on the plinth. His horror, enhanced by feeling congealing blood under his back, caused the lad to shiver uncontrollably. This intensified further when the acolytes returned with a tiny red urn, emblazoned with a yellow sunburst, and two similarly painted pottery boxes. The latter were opened and the genitalia and heart of the previous sungod, extracted three months earlier and very cool because of their cold storage, were taken out and placed respectively on the splayed boy’s stomach and chest. The urn was then presented to his lips for the contents to be consumed. The High Priest had to pinch the lad’s nose before he would comply. The 13 years old now tasted semen for the first time.

Tezozo’s shivering decreased when he felt the Emperor’s lips encase his cock and he was soon vibrating instead through orgasm. Having been anointed with the sungod’s sacred fertility elixir, Cuauhtemou descended from the plinth, passed through the crowd, again prostrate, and left the temple, quickly followed by the assemblage. The previous sungod’s genitalia and heart were now returned to their boxes and Tezozo was removed from the plinth. After one of the acolytes had wiped the blood from the 13 years old’s body, he was redressed to rejoin Juan.

The 14 years old Spaniard thanked Tezozo profusely for his salvation, especially when he heard what happened to the boy who had replaced him. However, the unknowing half-brothers remained rather sombre as they talked about what the future held for them. Nevertheless, this did not adversely affect their appetites and that evening Tezozo’s food was different to normal, a spicy mince. He was never to know that he had eaten his predecessor’s sexual and cardiovascular organs.

The next morning, after bathing, Tezozo was taken unbound in procession by his now customary escort of four Priests and four acolytes to another smaller temple. Passers-by bowed to the sungod as he passed. The temple to the firegod had no sacrificial plinth but instead possessed a small central hearth full of blazing wood. The sungod was sat on an elevated throne nearby and a handsome youth of about 16 was brought in by four local priests to the temple nave. The youth was attired in a red loincloth but, instead of the sunburst emblem, the flaps displayed a golden flame. The 16 years old was disorientated because he had been forced to drink strong pulque, a fermented drink produced from the sap of agave. The priests splayed the youth face-up on the floor. Holding a limb apiece, they then lifted him and introduced his body to the flames in the hearth. The resultant screams were blood curdling and Tezozo closed his eyes in horror. When the 13 years old opened them again after quiet had been restored, he saw that the youth’s body had now been left in the fire.

The traumatised Tezozo was eventually returned to his cell but Juan did not await him. The young Spaniard had been taken to Cuauhtemou’s palace and would not return to the main temple for some time.

(To be continued in Chapter 6 – ‘Sacrifices’)