Prelude To War

Right Before The War...

**Prelude To War** is the 8th case in Time Check, the 3rd case to occur in Aztec Empire, as well as the 425th case overall.

## **Plot**

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## **Killer And Motives**

The Killer turned out to be Mecamara.

Mecamara decided to sacrifice Malintzin to the gods after realizing that she was outshining him. He needed absolute power and everyone to worship him in order to lead his army to victory. Mecamara wanted to be the only one in the spotlight, so he finished Malintzin off.

## **The Other Way Around (3/5)**

Since Mecamara is the king himself, we can't do anything about the murder he committed, it would risk our mission. We then talk to Albert about the impacts a historical figure dying early would have on the timeline, and Albert said it isn't good to say the least. After, Ezpepe runs up to us saying that she's seen a mysterious figure messing with the weapons we stole from the Aztecs. We go to the stash and find a note that says "You're not going to ruin my plans!" and we realize that all of the weapons have been sabotaged. We send the note to Retro, who says that he can't find out who it's from because it's a very common handwriting technique, so it's basically a dead end. We then get the sabotaged explosives to Declan, but as soon as Declan touches one of them, all the weapons exploded, and Crystal and Declan became unconscious and were severely injured. Hence, they were taken to Clive and AMETHYST who would make sure that they're alright. We then get Siobhan and talk to Nolan. He says that since the weapons have been sabotaged and blown up, the Aztecs are screwed. He tells us to search for anything the Spanish could use against the Aztecs. Immediately after, Siobhan comes up with a brilliant idea. We can contact the British for help, as they are close allies with Spain at the time. We persuade Hernán to write a letter to the King of England at the time, King Henry VIII, asking for help. Luckily, Henry agrees and comes to help assist the Spanish in their fight in exchange for a small portion of the Aztec's land. Hernan agrees and Henry brings over his troops. Just to verify the Aztec's victory, however, we convince Máximo De Leon to send a note to a close friend of his, King Charles V of Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy, asking for even more help. We're absolutely certain that the Spanish will win the battle, and now all we need to do is sit back and watch it all happen. AMETHYST texts us, saying that Declan and Crystal are recovering, We're then called by one of Hernán's men to go to their camp.

## **Suspects**

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## **Killer's Profile**

* **The killer eats insects**
* **The killer plays patolli**
* **The killer knows gardening**
* **The killer is 34 years old**
* **The killer wears red**

## **Chapter Art**

### **Chapter 1**

* Investigate Tenochtitlan. (Clues: Victim's Body, Pile of Carpets, Torn Black Fabric; Victim Identified: Malintzin)
* Autopsy Victim's Body. (18:00:00; Attribute: The killer eats insects)
* Examine Pile of Carpets. (Result: Pouch of Turquoise; New Suspect: Itztli)
* Return the pouch and interrogate Itztli about the murder. (Prerequisite: Pouch of Turquoise revealed)
* Examine Torn Black Fabric. (Result: Black Headdress; New Suspect: Máximo De Leon)
* Talk to Máximo De Leon about the murder. (Prerequisite: Black Headdress revealed; New Crime Scene: Cave Entrance)
* Interrogate Cave Entrance. (Prerequisite: Máximo De Leon interrogated; Clues: Torn White Fabric, Cross-Shaped Board)
* Examine Torn White Fabric. (Result: White Handkerchief; New Suspect: Ezpepe)
* Ask Ezpepe if she knew anything about Malintzin's murder. (Prerequisite: White Handkerchief revealed)
* Examine Cross-Shaped Board. (Result: Killer's threatening message)
* Analyze Killer's threatening message. (08:00:00; Attribute: The killer plays Patolli)
* Go to Chapter 2. (1 star)