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Meanwhile, up on the pyramid...”It’s approaching,” said Ah
Peku to Yum Cimil. “The three moons, Roam, Votoo, and Ero will
be all lined up in a few minutes.”
“Yes, the effect will multiply your powers, I predict, a
thousand fold. But the total eclipse will last less than five
minutes, so it does not give you too much time for action. You
will have time for one strike for sure, maybe two, but no more
than two. If you fail this time...” Yum Cimil said with a shake of
his head.
As one of the resting Pterodactyls standing next to him
looked over the stone edge of the pyramid down at the glowing
firelight coming from a house that protected the group of weak
humans, it wanted to tear the hearts out of the group of people
that had killed its mate. Soon it would have its revenge.
“I won’t fail, the humans will all die, no mortal humans can
stand up to my Otherworld powers,” Ah Peku boasted.
“Is this the same human who you tried to kill before?” Yum
Cimil taunted.
“Someone has given him special powers, powers that could
only have come from the Otherworld,” Ah Peku confided.
“Do you know that for certain?” asked Yum Cimil, with a
twisted smile.
“I hit him with one of my most powerful bolts of lightning. It
hit him directly in the head. He should be dead, but he is down
there where the fire is burning. In a moment, I will hit him with
this bolt of Otherworld electrical energy that I have specially
made for him. I want you to lay your hands on this bolt of power
and add your power to it. Then you can claim him, his body and
soul, for your domain in the Underworld. I will help you drag his