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Azteca: We're summoned again to the battlefield
We are called once again to participate in a battle.
Coxcoxtli has called on the might of our warriors
Coxcoxtli has summoned the strength of our warriors for a specific purpose.
Xochimilco threatens Colhuacan
Xochimilco poses a threat to Colhuacan.
And their lord is claiming for aid
The lord of Colhuacan seeks assistance.
Coxcoxtli: Thou shall return with eight thousand prisoners
Coxcoxtli demands the return of the warriors with eight thousand prisoners and their ears as proof of victory.
Bring me their ears as proof of your victory
Instructions to present the ears of the prisoners as evidence of success.
I won't provide you with any arms
Coxcoxtli refuses to provide additional weapons for the mission.
Whence you return your servants they'll be
Upon return, the warriors will become servants without additional support.
Azteca: Behold the might of The Aztec
The Aztec boasts about their strength.
Such power unheard before
The power of the Aztec is unprecedented.
Prepare your entrance to Mictlan
Prepare for the journey to Mictlan, the underworld.
Behold the face of your death
Confront the inevitability of death.
Azteca: Xochimilco has been defeated
Announcement of victory over Xochimilco.
Enemie's fallen undone by our hands
The enemies are defeated by the hands of the Aztec.
Here are the noses of thirty two thousand
Presents the noses of thirty-two thousand defeated enemies.
Prisoners are yours if you just let us go
Offers prisoners in exchange for freedom.
Coxcoxtli: How dare you bring me such filth
Coxcoxtli reacts with disdain to the prisoners' offering.
Animals you are, savage, reckless!
Accuses the Aztecs of being savage and reckless.
Henceforth your vanished but servants remain
The warriors may vanish, but their servants are left behind.
Leave my lands and never return!
Ordered to leave Coxcoxtli's lands and never return.
Azteca: Beware the wrath of The Aztec
Aztec warns of their wrath.
Your final insult's been done
Responds to the insult received.
Prepare your entrance to Mictlan
Prepare for death in the next confrontation.
Next time we clash you'll face death
Next clash will bring death.
Pilgrimage
Reference to a pilgrimage.
War
Mention of war.
Huitzilopochtli's Victory
Celebration of Huitzilopochtli's victory.
The Promised Land
Reference to the promised land.
The Aztec People: Here we stand in heart of our sacred city
The Aztec people stand proudly in the heart of their sacred city.
Carved in jade, black obsidian and stained in gold
Description of the city's construction with precious materials.
Thou shall bow and revere at its name and splendor
Command to bow and show reverence to the city's name and splendor.
For its might shall be never surpassed
Emphasis on the eternal might of the city.
Let them know that as long as the world remains
Asserts that the fame and glory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan will endure as long as the world exists.
Won't be an end to the fame and the glory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan!
Declares the everlasting fame and glory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
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