Ajaw who consistently uses a small amount of the limited power he has access to from his sealed state in order to prevent Kinich from aging
it takes Kinich a few years to even notice. It’s not until other people around him subtly start to change. Wayna gaining a few gray hairs, Kachina getting taller, Mualani seeming more mature
and people telling Kinich he hasn’t aged a day. Ajaw usually says something snarky along the lines of how Kinich just continues to be a pesky bug who won’t die…
Ajaw knows this is counterproductive to his goal of acquiring Kinich’s body for his own use, but when Kinich finally points it out, Ajaw can only say that it’s because he wants Kinich’s body to be in the best shape when he finally dies
Ajaw isn’t stupid, he knows the body of an old man won’t be as useful to control, and if Kinich dies of old age it would be terrible for Ajaw! Not to mention having to put up with Kinich for years and years and years just waiting for him to kick the bucket and only getting a frail old body in return… so really Ajaw is just scheming (at least that’s what he argues)
Kinich didn’t care at first. What’s a few more years? Until those years start adding up, and time passes quicker, Ajaw doesn’t change—not on the outside, at least
And if Kinich outlives everyone he knows, who’s going to stop Ajaw? Kinich made the deal, and he’s hardly paid the price he agreed on, instead—he’s lost much more (and gained something else that he never asked for)
He cares now, tired of watching everyone change, watching everyone die, the only other constant is the warm sun, and Ajaw.
Ajaw who is selfish, and arrogant, and rude, even if Kinich grew to resent him for what he’s doing, what could he do? Part of the deal was allowing Ajaw his limited freedom, and Kinich never goes back on his word.
Especially when there’s a price he’s itching to pay, and one he thought Ajaw was just as eager to collect.
(Even if that has since changed as well.)
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