Ritual sacrifices to the god Xolotl are rumored to be the birth of Siyak, the Smoking Frog. Prefacing Siyak’s arrival, the king of Texloca demanded an increasing number of human sacrifices. His warriors often gathered the poor maize farmers of a once-thriving village called Matli. Continued sacrifice pushed Matli to the brink of extinction. In desperation, the farmers rejected their god Quetzalcoatl in favor of his twin, Xolotl.
Their new god did arise to meet their needs, but not in such a way they might have hoped for. Xolotl sent a great and mysterious warrior he blessed as Siyak, the Smoking Frog. Siyak raised the military might of the maize farmers and neighboring tribes to fight the tyrant king of Texloca. The rebellion won every battle with Siyak as their general. The elders of the first tribe began to notice darkness over the elite-most Smoking Frog’s rank. The spiritually imbued markings of Xolotl demonstrated the praise of the elite warriors. Tattoos of fire raining from the heavens would glow blood-red on their backs during battle.
The True Will of Xolotl
Victory over Texloca was imminent. The elders of Matli beckoned to return home in peace, but Siyak and his elites refused. Their intentions were domination and their force was too great to oppose. As punishment for their desertion, Siyak had the elders and villagers enslaved by chains of dark force. The elders, consumed by fear, found themselves embracing ancient prophecies. Siyak, the warrior known as the Smoking Frog, embodied the doom promised by Quetzalcoatl to annihilate the tribes of Texloca. His malevolence would taint the lands with noxious, smoking winds, corrupting even the purest souls.
For Matli, the end had arrived and redemption became lost. Siyak conquered Texloca, destroyed the city to rebuild his evil empire, and spread chaos. Evil entities from legend were reborn and released and Siyak finally revealed his true form. On the anniversary of his creation by Xolotl, Siyak sacrificed the elders and villagers atop the ruins of Texloca. His final tribute to Xolotl would mark the beginning of the end for countless neighboring empires.