Aztec Empire
The Aztecs are a Mesoamerican civilization in the second and third phases. They originated from a single village in the first phase, which sought to expand quickly. However, this village was not Mesoamerican, but it did mark the beginning of the Aztec civilization.
The First Phase
The First Empire
Their role in the first phase is unknown. The Aztecs were one of the first empires to exist in all of the phases but were likely not powerful. However, this would change once the second phase came around.
The Second Phase
The Second Empire
The second phase would see the end of the 2 large nations of Toenataran and Boenoetica. However the Egyptains aswell as the Aztecs continued into the second phase. Here the Aztecs fought their first battles against the Egyptains. The Egyptains would be beaten by a huge flood in the desert they lived in.
The Third Empire
From here the Aztecs would form their third empire. They sought to convert one huge jungle biome into one large city, known as Tikal. This was the first major city the Aztecs owned. The Aztecs never succeeded in completely converting the jungle biome into one city, but they did claim a lot of land. Using their large amount of territory and military power, they started conflicts in the area. They first attacked Japan, then attacked the Romans and Greeks aswell. The Japanese were the first to fall. In the meantime the Aztecs would also attack numerous other civilizations, like the Egyptains and Mongolians. The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was said to be assassinated in the Greek city which had no name at the time. The Aztecs claimed responsibility. However, Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was seen a few years later ruling a fairly moderate Roman empire, implying that the Aztecs did in fact not assassinate him. The old Roman Empire would surrender next and the Greeks would capitulate a bit later aswell.
The Greek & Roman defeat lead to the Greeks & Romans fleeing to a Norse city and claiming it for themselves. They would enslave the inhabitants and treat them poorly. The Norse Empire was deeply offended, and declared war on the Greeks & Romans and would constantly attack them. Following this the Norse Empire signed an alliance with the Aztec empire. After a long time fighting, the Norse empire claimed victory and the Romans & Greeks had to flee again, to which the Greeks were deemed destroyed. The Aztec goal was complete, they defeated their enemies. They then claimed the Norse city for themselves, angering the Norse Empire. The Aztec military would then attack the Norse empire in an attempt to show their power to the world. The Norse empire retreated and the whole area was conquered by the Aztecs.
In the meantime the Mongolian empire copied Aztec house designs. The Aztecs disliked this a lot and followed that with attacking and eventually defeating the Mongolians, making the Mongolians flee to another area. The Aztecs would then attack the large Egyptain empire which had been building up for a large battle against the Aztecs. The major Egyptain city "Anubis" would be under attack by Aztecs, however, the Egyptains managed to defend this well. The Aztecs then did not attack the Egyptains anymore for the time being.
The Fourth Empire
Following the Aztec defeat in Anubis, the Aztecs sought new land to settle on. They found a large jungle biome aswell as a large mesa biome. They would settle in those 2 large biomes, aswell as in some other areas close these biomes.
They would settle the following cities in the jungle:
- Aztlan
- Tollan
- Tlacopan
- Tlatelolco
- Azcapotzalco
- Teohuacan
They would also settle the following cities in the mesa biome:
- Chalchuapa
- Huexotla
- Tepuzlan
- Tecoxquin
- Yaxohilan
- Tlaxcala
- Tlazopochtli
- Tonochlan
- Teocalli
- Tepehua
The Aztecs also settled the following cities in other biomes:
- Atzacoalco
- Teothihuacan
- Tenutochtli
- Meztli (possibly a Mayan city and not Aztec)
The large amount of cities made the Aztecs even more powerful, also still owning its old city Tikal, however, Tikal would be attacked by Greeks, Romans, Japanese and Egyptain armies. The Aztec armies defended Tikal well but eventually were defeated by the much larger Greek, Roman, Japanese and Egyptain armies. The Aztecs were then revealed to let Tikal be taken, to then make it look like the Aztecs were near extinct and weak. They did this well as no one knew the fourth Aztec empire existed. The Aztecs would then be suprised by a humongous Mongolian empire to the east of the fourth Aztec empire. The Mongolians sought revenge for their early demise caused by the Aztecs. A war started, however, this one would never end. Due to the large area the Mongolians lived in, including desert, savanna and plains biomes, the Aztecs understood they could not conquer the Mongolian empire easily. Having close ties with the Maya's, they asked the Mayas to create a new phase, where only Aztecs could go through. The Mayas agreed, and let the second phase end with their large temple
The large Mayan temple was a typical mesoamerican temple with a large golden circle on top, standing vertically. It started to shine and marked the end of the second phase. The whole world erupted in flames. The Aztecs opened a portal in Tenochtitlan, and were the first to arrive in the third phase. However the Aztec plan failed as more empires escaped the second phase, the first being the Mongolians, followed by Egyptains, Greeks, Romans, Mayas, Incas and many more empires.
The Third Phase
The Fifth Empire
Once in the third phase, the Aztecs quickly became the strongest empire on the planet. They built the large city Tenochtitlan, aswell as a lot of cities, including Xochicalco, a large military savanna city, and a lot of Mesa cities. They would follow this up with building a lot more cities. This is called the "Aztec Golden Age", as the Aztecs were military and economically stronger than ever before.
Boenoetica saw a return in the third phase. The Aztecs at first did not notice, but when the Aztec empire started sending scouts all over the world, they found the empire. They had a hard time identifying it since they did not recognise it anymore. Even though not being able to identify it, the Aztecs sent armies to attack it. The Aztecs found out it was Boenoetica and were terrified, but decided to take the oppurtunity to destroy them. However, Montezuma II was convinced this was just a small Boenoetican village, and that there would be a very large Boenoetican empire.
Also Toenataran would see a return in the third phase. Toenataran did not own one large city, but instead owned multiple hidden villages in Mangrove swamps. Toetanaran, the old leader of Toenataran, governed the small villages, and they would live a relaxing life in their eyes. However, Aztec scouts, found one of the villages. They killed every Toenatarian easily, and then went into the village to investigate. Upon realising it was Toenataran, the Aztecs sent more armies to find and eliminate any Toenataran village or even city if they could find more.
In the middle east the Aztecs also started playing a role. There was a large "Arab League". A few countries left this league, including Iran, also known as the Persian empire. Iran would attack Egypt and many other nations that were allied to Egypt. Due to the right wing regime in Iran and the common enemies, the Aztecs liked the Iranians. They set up an alliance with eachother and the Aztecs aided Iran with fighting nations. In Iraq the Aztecs aided Iranian forces. The Iranian forces attacked Iraq directly to gain territory and treasury. This failed but the southern city in Iraq was in a terrible state after the attacks. The Aztecs would also aid the Iranians attacking Lebanon, as an ally of Iran, Hezbollah, was attacked by Lebanon. The same happened in Yemen, as the Yemeni armies attacked Houthi forces. Furthermore the Aztecs also aided Hamas, as it tried to conquer the kingdom of Jerusalem.
In Egypt stability was decreasing, as a lot of Egyptain nationalists wanted independence from the Pharaoh. This caused a brief civilwar, leading to the Aztecs and Iranians also aiding the Egyptain nationalists. The Pharaoh agreed to negotiations and allowed all Egyptain nationalists to leave and start their own empire. They also agreed to not attack eachother for the first 5 years of nationalist Egypt existing. The Egyptain nationalists would create their new capital, Masr.
The Empire now
The Aztecs continue expanding every day. They have allies, like the Mayan empire and the Incan empire. Though not having the largest military in the world nor the largest economy in the world, the Aztecs are historically speaking, one of the strongest nations that still exists to this day.