[ What that means, it at first seems like Tezcatlipoca won’t explain… And he does consider it leaving it mysterious. She’s got the pieces of familiarity of his own domains (beauty and war), but the presence of the morning star—of Quetzalcoatl.
…The impression he’s gotten so far though is definitely that she is more like Quetzalcoatl more than him, though, if he were to pick. ]
I probably wouldn’t have recognized ya even in your original form. No offense. You and I were just on the opposite sides of the world is all. Never woulda had a chance to get acquainted.
[ Maybe it’s that little spiritual resemblance to Quetzalcoatl that gets him to decide to be honest. He has to be more cautious when he’s in this human body, annoyingly, and he doesn’t have a mage to back him up. So. Best to be honest and not piss off a willful god with deception, he figures. ]
You knew Quetzalcoatl, yeah? I’m her [ …he won’t get into asking why Quetzalcoatl is a goddess ] brother. Tezcatlipoca. War and beauty myself, but plenty more that there’s no need to get into.
[ It might seem humble for an alleged god, but it’s actually a self-confident arrogance. As with many Aztec deities, his domains are numerous, so it really does become quite a list if he gets to them all. He’s a supreme deity on the level of Tiamat, so he doesn’t exactly feel the need to explain himself. But he can play along for his self-serving purposes. ]
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[ What that means, it at first seems like Tezcatlipoca won’t explain… And he does consider it leaving it mysterious. She’s got the pieces of familiarity of his own domains (beauty and war), but the presence of the morning star—of Quetzalcoatl.
…The impression he’s gotten so far though is definitely that she is more like Quetzalcoatl more than him, though, if he were to pick. ]
I probably wouldn’t have recognized ya even in your original form. No offense. You and I were just on the opposite sides of the world is all. Never woulda had a chance to get acquainted.
[ Maybe it’s that little spiritual resemblance to Quetzalcoatl that gets him to decide to be honest. He has to be more cautious when he’s in this human body, annoyingly, and he doesn’t have a mage to back him up. So. Best to be honest and not piss off a willful god with deception, he figures. ]
You knew Quetzalcoatl, yeah? I’m her [ …he won’t get into asking why Quetzalcoatl is a goddess ] brother. Tezcatlipoca. War and beauty myself, but plenty more that there’s no need to get into.
[ It might seem humble for an alleged god, but it’s actually a self-confident arrogance. As with many Aztec deities, his domains are numerous, so it really does become quite a list if he gets to them all. He’s a supreme deity on the level of Tiamat, so he doesn’t exactly feel the need to explain himself. But he can play along for his self-serving purposes. ]
Well met, goddess of Venus and war alike.