As dusk fell, the Samurai lit bonfires, tidying up the remnants of the battlefield. The leaders of the fleet stood before the small Temple Pyramid, each with a different expression, awaiting the response from the Mayan merchant Tikalo.
"With a tattooed forehead and pierced nose and ears, filed teeth, and a tongue stud... refusing to close his eyes in death, what a head filled with Divinity!"
Tikalo smiled as he reached out to receive the shockingly wide-eyed head of Prince Xi Wu, meticulously examining it, overcome with emotion. Then, holding the front of the head, he turned to Priest Tomate and replied with a smile.
"He was the first heir of the Xi Wu family, the most outstanding son of Clan Leader Xiupan, the valiant Prince Xiutur! Clan Leader Xiupan is old, and he was counting on this remarkable son to inherit his position. Thus, he was the next Leader of the Xi Wu family..."
