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Here's the second Redux artwork for Yucatan-Teteoh-Apu Alliance.
Three years ago, I was researching the Mayan gods and mythology and it was a pretty tough work, knowing the important Mayan gods and depictions. Two of the characters I've redesigned are Buluc Chabtan and Votan. Votan is the real name of God L and I've redrawn Buluc Chabtan, who was depicted as the Avian-like Eagle but now I've drawn him almost based on one of the artworks about Buluc Chabtan so I've redesigned the characters.
As for the background, I've drawn it on my own and I liked it.
Anyways, there's one more redux drawing to be upload. In the meantime, enjoy my artwork. ^_^
The Mystic Mayans (Continues the origin after the Aztec Revolution)
Six years of peace has come in Aztecapolis and no invaders has come back to conquer it. Until one day, the expedition team have returned with some interesting news. Mayapolis, the greatest city of the Mayan civilization, have defended their home against the Conquistadors with their impressive weapons made of their rare raw materials, the Mayanium. Quetzalcoatl was very intrigued and with their ally on their side, they can battle together against their common enemies.
Quetzalcoatl have decided to travelled to Mayapolis with Tezcatlipoca, Tlaloc, Huitzilopochtli, Tonatiuh, Ehecatl and Tepeyollotl for their diplomatic mission to meet Itzamna and his fellow Mayan gods, including the Sole God, Hunab Ku.
They travelled to the east by foot within seven days. As they've entered the Mayan jungles, they were followed by the Four Owls of Xibalba, led by Knife-Owl and his companions, One-Legged Owl, Parrot Owl and Skull Owl. At night, they were ambushed but Ehecatl and Tepeyollotl fought back to protect them but they were quickly outsmarted and knocked down by the Xibalban demons until they were rescued by Quetzalcoatl as he defeated the demons and then Ah Puch, the Mayan God of Death, appeared before them and called his demons and owls to retreat to Xibalba. After the fighting has ended, the Mayan gods, Chaac, the Mayan God of Water; Kinich Ahua, the Mayan God of Fire; and Kulkukan, the Vision Serpent and the counterpart of Quetzalcoatl. After they introduced to each other and explained their intention, they were escorted to Mayapolis' capital, Tamoanchan to meet Itzamna and his wife, Ixchel.
As they've arrived at Mayapolis, this magnificent city has become a fortress when Xibalba has become more dangerous than ever before. They have some brave experience warriors to fight but they must remain to defend the city. Quetzalcoatl meets Itzamna, the Mayan God of Creation, at the Mayan temple palace and explained that Xibalba had attacked several times than annually with alien weapons and the Aztec gods must help them to stop Xibalba's attacks but there's something not right. The Xibalbans would never have such possession of this alien technology.
Meanwhile, the Four Owls of Xibalba were sent back to the surface world to spy on the Aztec gods and the Mayans at Mayapolis and hear what they're planning. After they've learned about their plan, the Four Owls of Xibalba are returning to Xibalba but they were encountered by unknown alien warriors who just like their kind. But the owls beaten in a bloody pulp and then they saw a symbol on their neck that they're not really from Xibalba after all so they taken their corpses to Xibalba. One body will bring to Buluc Chabtan, the Mayan God of War, and the rest to Ah Puch and interrogate them if one of them is alive.
On the next day, Quetzalcoatl, Tezcatlipoca, Huitzilopochtli and Itzamna went to pay a visit to Xibalba while the others must remain on guard at Mayapolis just in case if the Xibalbans attacks the city. But they've entered the realm of Xibalba, they were stunned to see that the Xibalbans interrogated the aliens for hours as Quetzalcoatl recognized them as the Neo-Cipactli. As they were about to speak with Ah Puch, they were stopped by Wayep, the Mayan God of Mischief, who wants play a game at the ball court in order to see the Lord of Xibalba. Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca won the ball game fair and square and they're allowed to see Ah Puch. But not before they beat Buluc Chabtan first in a one-on-one combat as Huitzilopochtli challenged him and won in fair but a brutal fight. Now the obstacles is out of the way, they can finally meet Ah Puch.
At the chamber of Ah Puch, they were greeted by him as he hoped for a ceasefire while the Four Owls of Xibalba ready for their match against but they were ordered to stay put. At the intense negotiation, it was revealed that the aliens were revealed as the Neo-Sipakna and Cehuallicualo (Shadow-Gods) who are the responsible for attacking Mayapolis simultaneously and framing Xibalba for recent attacks as Ah Puch convinced them enough as he shows the symbol, a tattoo on one of the dead Neo-Sipakna warriors' neck, and then Quetzalcoatl fully recognized the marking as he remembered one of the Neo-Cipactli. Convinced, Itzamna pardoned Ah Puch for his mistake and asked to join his side to defeat their common enemy, but Ah Puch rejected the offer but accepted his apology. Quetzalcoatl, Itzamna and the others travel back to Mayapolis.
As they've returned to Mayapolis, they were just in a nick of time as the Neo-Sipakna attacks the city in full force and attempt to take the symbol of Hunab Ku. The battle continues with intensive force as the heroic gods repelled their attack until Hunab Ku has been awoken as Itzamna and his fellow gods received their powerful Aura and use their incredible power to defeat the Neo-Sipakna once and for all and saved Mayapolis.
After the destruction of the Neo-Sipakna warriors, Quetzalcoatl and his allies are about to head off to destroy the Shadow-Gods if they can find them somewhere in surface but then they saw the explosion just far away from the north which it was the Xibalbans whom they've destroyed the main base for their own personal and important intention: protect Xibalba from the alien invaders.
After they've defeated the false Mayan alien cults, they celebrated with festival at night and invited to all the gods of Aztecapolis to get to know each other, learn each other, and showing their own magic and abilities with their counterpart. During this great meeting, Itzamna agreed to work together to battle against their common enemy from the forces of evil.
After the festival, Quetzalcoatl and his allies returned to Aztecapolis while Itzamna and his fellow gods returned to their home as peace has been restored once more.
The Mayan Gods
Itzamna
Leader of the Mayan Gods and the founder of the Mayan cultures. Itzamna is a wise magician and teacher who taught the humans with medicines, writing and arts and ruler of Mayapolis who protect the people with his magic against the invaders from Pizarro Cortes and his soldiers and Idolus Xoanon and his alien cult. He depicted as anthropomorphic crocodile and identical to Aztecan God of Sun, Tonacatecuhtli.
Hunab Ku
The God-king of the Mayans. He's the Sole God and the creator of the Mayan Civilization. He's the grandmaster to Itzamna for his powerful magic teachings.
Ixchel
The Goddess of Moon. Ixchel is the wife of Itzamna who invented the weaving and partly waterfall all by herself. Whenever if the humans upset her, she gets grumpy until Idolus Xoanon's men disrupted her magic work and she retaliates with her wrath as the Goddess of War, temporally.
Buluc ChabtΓ‘n
The God of War. He's the most ambitious and powerful warlord and greatest general of the Mayan Army who is a powerful strategist and always put his best and worthy warriors first since Idolus Xoanon and his alien army attempt to conquer Mayapolis and Xibalba. No one knows what his mythical story is but the Mayan people said that he's the ally of Ah Puch and the utmost ruthless god for human sacrifices and brought violence and destruction upon all those who oppose him without mercy.
Chaac
The God of Water. The counterpart of Tlaloc has the powerful lighting stone axe to strike hard down to his enemies.
Kinich Ahau
The God of Fire. This counterpart of Tonatiuh who brings light with fire.
Kukulkan
The Vision Serpent of the Mayans. He's also known as Gukumatz and the most likely counterpart of Quetzalcoatl.
Wayep
The God of Mischief. A hulking Draconian from Xibalba who plays with jokes and tricks on his opposers who don't like him. He summoned his "friends from the other side."
Camazotz
The crazed God of Darkness and the King of Bats from Xibalba. Camazotz rules over the House of Bats and sent his Death Bats to wreck havoc at night like looting their livestocks and sucking their blood away their victims. He's very known god who ripped the head of one of the Mayan Hero Twins.
Votan
The Old-Black-God. This mysterious god who has three attributes: Wealth, Black-Magic and War. According to another legend, he's also the one who brought the drum to the Mayan people. In Xibalba, however, he's one of the Lords of Xibalba who gave the first trial to the Hero Twins and lost his bet to them by their heroic trickery. After the Xibalba's defeat by the Hero Twins, Votan returned from the darkness and battled his rivals, Chaac and Kinich Ahau, but nearly lost to them. When Idolus Xoanon and the Shadow-Gods attempt to take over Mayapolis and Xibalba, Votan put his differences aside and battled their common enemy for once and until now.
Ah Puch
The God of Dead. He is the ruthless and merciless ruler of the underworld known as Xibalba who brings death, sickness, and darkness in the time of Popol Vuh until he was defeated by the Hero Twins. Now returned from his defeat, Ah Puch continues to rule Xibalba and annually battled Itzamna and his fellow gods until Idolus Xoanon and his evil alien cultists attempt to invade Mayapolis, forcing him and his demon warriors to put their differences aside in order to defend their homeland; most of the time, he and his minions were meant to defend on their own territory. Some they say he's depicted that he has the head of owl, others he has a skeleton head with bells. He has four loyal owl warriors from their former home of Xibalba, Knife Owl; One-Legged Owl; Parrot Owl and Skull Owl, the Four Owls of Xibalba.
The Four Owls of Xibalba (F.O.X)
Maaskab Tunkuruchu
The Xibalban Demon-like Owl who is the leader of the Four Owls of Xibalba. He carries with his sacrificial knife as his personal weapon but he collects knifes, sharp and deadly and even the modern ones. His name is known as "Knife Owl."
Hun-ook Tunkuruchu
The Xibalban Demon-like Owl who is the one-legged warrior of the Four Owls of Xibalba. Having lost his wooden leg for his punishment for failing to guard the gardens of the Lords of Xibalba from the Hero Twins, Hun-ook was forced to replace his own leg by himself until the Shadow-Gods' alien technology saved his legging as he used these equipments to replace his wooden leg and it has become much more useful when he walks and fights with his kicks. His name is known as "One-Legged Owl."
T'uut' Tunkuruchu
The Xibalban Demon-like Owl is the short member of the Four Owls of Xibalba. Mischief but dangerous but not always but he gets into trouble when he wants to get a try with these cool stuffs like fancy cars, fancy bikes, and fancy toys like MP3 players and video games and get caught by Ah Puch's anger. His name is known as "Parrot Owl."
Ho'ol Tunkuruchu
The Xibalban Demon-like Owl who has a thick skull as his helmet. A pretty-much numbskull who is always get over his head without any clue or idea. Like T'uut', he's also mischief and dangerous who also wants to try those fancy stuffs from the surface world which sometimes he gets it first and then after that, he got caught by Ah Puch's angry attention but he convinced him enough to let them go and walk freely anyway. His name is known as "Skull Owl."
Inspiration
* Based on the Mayan gods and mythologies.
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