Chapter 14: The Aztec Obsidian Paradox

Modern Timeline - Anthropology Class

Professor Voss projected an Aztec codex depicting wolf-headed warriors. "Note the blood quantum calculations – their priests predicted Isolde's 500-year cycle with terrifying precision."

Lynette's tattoo burned. The manuscript flickered to show her face among sacrificial victims.

Conquest Timeline - 1521 Tenochtitlan

Elspeth #49 bargained with Cortés' alchemist: Spanish steel for protection from Isolde's jaguar-wolves. "The feathered serpent warned me," she lied, poisoning the conquistadors' communion wine with quantum-entangled smallpox.

Modern Timeline - Blood Moon Festival

Amberleigh's homecoming float erupted into a Mesoamerican ziggurat. "Time for the ultimate quinceañera!" She forced a obsidian dagger into Lynette's hand. "Your heart or his – choose like your Aztec twin!"

Quantum Superposition

The Spiritborn's blade simultaneously pierced:

1. Caelum's chest in 1521 Tenochtitlan

2. Amberleigh's quantum avatar

3. Her own reflection in the sacred cenote