Chapter 6 chapter Five

"Kamakenkeya! Kamakenkeya! Wake up! Please!" Anna Maya jumped up suddenly, leaning her upper body on one arm with a surprised expression.There were six or seven young maids clustered in her small bedroom.As soon as she made the gesture of getting out of bed, the maids immediately bowed their heads to greet her as if they were courteous to a noble lady, and then retreated to the wall. The oldest of them, at most twice Annamaya's age, bowed her head and knelt on the ground.She put her hands flat on the rug, under which was the flattened floor, face down, and said softly: "Kamaken Keya, please come with us."

"Kamaken Keya..." In this way, despite the objections of Vera Omar the Wise, the almighty Prince Atahualpa had his wish fulfilled. "Kamaken Keya!" I hope she can at least know the true meaning of these words, and know what role she should play and what obligation she should fulfill from now on! Too bad she didn't have time to ask these questions at all. The curtain was blown by the wind, and the sun was shining outside the door.She could finally walk out of this bedroom that was more like a prison than a prison. She hadn't seen him since that night when the dwarf came to her room to comfort her and tell her about her loneliness...

She got up and left with the maids, none of them dared to look at her.However, after walking a few steps in the sun, she began to tremble all over. The entire huge palace burst into mourning.The flowers in the garden were all amputated and scattered all over the place.The only king's wives and concubines shuttled back and forth non-stop, with sad faces and choked voices.They all wandered like lost and lost souls. The ladies of the court lead her across the threshold of another palace.The men inside also had solemn faces, and they gathered into several small groups.They were recognizable by their attire and the golden round earrings on their ears as relatives of the royal family.Everywhere she passed, they looked back, and as long as she stood still, they dared not move.

Finally, Annamaya managed to enter a stone hall.The walls of the hall are plated with gold, and there are several alpacas carved in stone and pottery, as well as several exquisitely painted wooden vases in the recessed shrine on the top.Several beautiful clothes were placed on a wooden bench, one of which was a dark red shawl with a bright light blue and light yellow large V shape painted on it.When she put on this colored cloth, she couldn't help trembling all over.She sneaked a pinch of the fabric and it felt like baby skin! As for the gown, it was a treasure she had never seen before—it was the same dark red color as the shawl, and there were two long straps sewn with yellow-white and blue-red geometric patterns on it. The handwork was exquisite and delicate, and even some colored threads Only as thick as hair...

"These are the totems of King Vanya Kapac!" came a familiar voice from behind her. Reveling in her newfound discovery, she did not hear the footsteps of Wise One Vera Omar entering the hall.The maids stepped back immediately, bowed their heads, not daring to move.The wise man pointed a finger at the robe and shawl: "I thought I should make everything clear to you, Annamaya girl! From today onwards, you will join the mourning of the One and Only King. Except on certain sacrificial occasions, you must wear white robes and shawls Besides, for the rest of the time, they wear the colors of the king, Kamakenkeya..."

Seemingly still questioning the last few words he said, the wise man sighed and stopped talking, chewing the coca leaf in his mouth, looking up and down coldly at Anna Maya, then shook his head, and continued, but it seemed as if he just Say it to yourself: "'Kamaken Keya'! That's who you are now. Atahualpa wishes so much, and I can't say enough about those priests. I hope Andi supports our crazy operation!" "The Almighty Wise..." "There is no need to ask now, girl Anna Maya, I will naturally explain to you what you should know in the future!"

After he turned to face the maids, he suddenly said: "Hurry up and help her dress up! Don't make me wait too long!" When Anna Maya reappeared in the main hall of the palace, all the princes and nobles wearing big gold earrings stopped chatting and did not look around. Instead, they all stared at the girl seriously.Everyone was moved by her, but not because of her abnormal body proportions, tall figure, fair skin, narrow nose bridge, and thin lips, but because of her pair of shining blue eyes eye.More than one person thought that such a rare blue was like a most special gemstone, able to add the last bit of luster to the lifetime of King Vanya Kapac.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Anna Maya walked towards the wise man Vera Omar as reservedly as she could. He stood by the corridor of the adjoining atrium, holding a ritual javelin in his hand, a Chuki with a gold spearhead and red and green feathers hanging from it.He waited for her quietly, asking her to pass through the crowd in the hall.From the corner of his eye, he had a panoramic view of everyone's surprised expressions. At last, when she finally came up to him, he muttered softly: "Now, come with me. You just have to listen intently, and you can talk when I want you to answer."

He turned and walked quickly to the corridor.The soldiers standing on both sides of the corridor opened a large blood-red curtain.After reaching the end, Vera Omar hit the ground with the javelin in his hand.The soldiers moved away at once, and the wise man pushed back the curtain and stepped over the threshold.Anna Maya, her heart pounding, followed closely behind. After crossing the corridor, she stopped, unable to take another step. The next atrium is spectacular, with an elaborate tiled floor.There are low wing rooms built on three sides, and the secret door is covered by blue and yellow feather curtains.Every wall of the wing and the four walls of the atrium are covered with a thin layer of gold, which sways up and down when the breeze blows.

The lightness of the movement of the gold flakes is truly dazzling.Under the scorching sun in the afternoon, it looks like a golden quicksand surrounding the atrium, with a hypnotic dazzling color. While dazzled, Anna Maya kept blinking.The muscles throbbing and flowing through her whole body, and the skin under the soft neon dress was also slightly flushed. After a few steps, she entered the subterranean eye of the Incas' father of the sun, Andi.The place seemed bleaker than the rest, and it was breathlessly cold. Vera Omar ignored her at all and walked to the center of the atrium.There, several pieces of drapery inlaid with circular gold pieces piled up a seemingly roofless wing.

After reaching the roofless wing, Vera Omar turned her head and waved her hand, telling Anna Maya to step forward. With fear in her eyes, she took the first step forward.The dazzling reflection of the gold flakes and the blazing sun reflected on her face.She was hot and cold, shivering all over.Sweat dripped from her neck to her chest, and she couldn't lift her feet in pain from the hot tiles. When at last she came to the wise man, he turned and pointed his javelin at the sun.He looked up to the sky, and murmured in a low voice: "Andi! Andi, the Almighty Sun God! Now your son, Kamakenkeya of Wanya Kapac, comes to you and worships you. Please accept her, and please don't get angry because of her ignorance!" When he lifted the golden curtain with the javelin in his hand, he signaled with his eyes that Anamaya should follow him. The person who clung to her hand the night before his death was in front of him, lying on a thick sleeping bed with a fine straw mat underneath and covered with straw and peach leaves, surrounded by his body There are several golden alpaca statues.Coca leaves are burning in several giant clay pots.A few steps away is a smooth granite obelisk enshrining a golden statue with green eyes. The deceased's skin was already brown, with a serene expression. The abdomen had been cut open and hollowed out, and painted black with black dough, which was not only oily but also had a burnt smell.Ana Maya clenched her fists so as not to scream uncontrollably or run away.Never, absolutely never, even if her mother died beside her, she had never seen such a horrible sight. After saluting the dead man, the wise man standing aside murmured something she couldn't understand.She wondered if she should do the same, but since he didn't order, she stood upright, afraid. Mustering up her courage, she turned her gaze away from the dead man's abdomen and chest, and focused on the face of the Inca.His eyes were open, empty and empty.The bulging cheeks are no longer tight, and the earlobes look loose and strange because they no longer wear large gold earrings.However, the expression of the Son of the Sun—although she had only seen his sad face when he was sick—was very handsome and peaceful at the moment. What's more, the golden statue behind her seems to be staring at her with wide eyes.The appearance of the statue is that of a standing man, about the height of an average child, with his palms spread out to his hips.His face made people feel familiar, and it was clearly the deceased in front of him. Too much shock made her whole body tremble, and Anna Maya was on the verge of falling.If Vera Omar's voice hadn't suddenly sounded clearly in her ears at this moment, she would have fainted to the ground.He pointed to the statue and said loudly: "Little girl, in front of you are the twin brothers of the only king. One has returned to Andi, and the other remains in the world, lives among us, and protects us. The only king appointed you to be his eternal life Since you are eternal, so long as you live, you must stay with this golden brother. Forever, please listen carefully, never forsake him. For this reason, from now on people will honor you For: Kamaken Keya. Through your mouth, and through the lives of your twin brothers, the One and Only King will tell the world His will and bless all beings..." Anna Maya fought even harder. She wasn't sure if she got the whole point...for a few seconds, she wished she could run away screaming like a frightened little girl. Yet, as if an invisible hand were caressing her heart and massaging her sore neck, she listened quietly to the wise man.She was no longer restless and irritable, and at the same time, she gradually relaxed because of the peaceful and kind face of the only king. "Now," Vera Omar said slowly, "read after me: One and only King, I am the wife of your reborn soul..." It was hard for her to get those words out of her closed mouth.The muscles in her whole body seemed to be about to explode, and her abdomen was ripped out like a corpse that had stopped in front of her. "Repeat it again!" the wise man reprimanded, his eyes fixed on the golden statue. "One and only king, I am the wife of your reborn soul." "The only king, when you live in heaven, I will be the one who guards your soul in this world!" "The only king, when you live in heaven, I will be the one who guards your soul in this world!" "One and only king, I will be the faithful wife of your twin brother." "One and only king, I will be the faithful wife of your twin brother." "Now, Kamaken Keya Ana Maya, kneel before the master you serve!"