History Fanfic / MarigoldSaga

* OverprotectiveDad: Xibalba is extremely protective with his daughter Marigold, to the point any of the guys who have tried to ask her out became victims of Xibalba's pack of hounds.
** Ironically, [[spoiler:after sabotaging Marigold's relationship with Juan Carlos]], he tries to ''encourage'' his daughter to give one of those boys a chance, hoping she'll forget about Juan Carlos.

* OverprotectiveDad:
** Xibalba is extremely protective with his daughter Marigold, to the point any of the guys who have tried to ask her out became victims of Xibalba's pack of hounds.

* ParentalMarriageVeto:
** Xibalba is definitely opposed to Marigold's crush on Juan Carlos, and tries to forbid her from seeing him again. However, he ''does'' have some good reasons to oppose to the relationship.

* ParentalSubstitute:
** Emilio and Regina. After the death of Selena, they took care of Xibalba as if he were a son, and curiously they are not even married, [[spoiler:though Emilio ''does'' harbor some romantic feelings for Regina]]. Xibalba himself has come to see the two of them as a sort of adoptive parents.

** It turns out he Quetzalcóatl and Tezcatlipoca were in league with him to get Itzlacol to confess to the murder attempt.

** The reason for this is because he was [[spoiler:found by a forest nymph who nursed him back to health]], but the catch was that he was put in a comatose state to speed up his healing. This nymph is an acquaintance of [[spoiler:Quetzalcóatl]].

** It turns out he Quetzalcóatl and Tezcatlipoca were in league with him to get Itzlacol to confess to the murder attempt.

** The reason for this is because he was [[spoiler:found by a forest nymph who nursed him back to health]], but the catch was that he was put in a comatose state to speed up his healing. This nymph is an acquaintance of [[spoiler:Quetzalcóatl]].

%%* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Juan Carlos.

%%* {{Hell}}: The Land of the Cursed
%%* FeatheredSerpent: Quetzalcóatl.

** Sequel to ToDaJ. Marigold turns fifteen, and good friends with Juan Carlos, Manolo and María's son. However, when their friendship escalates into something more, Xibalba is less than thrilled that his baby is falling in love with a mortal, and will do anything to separate them. Meanwhile, an ancient enemy of Xibalba returns for vengeance for stealing the love of his life...

** One-Shot from ToDaJ continuity. Marigold laments the fact that she didn't get to know her mother, while Xibalba misses La Muerte and remembers one time when he was given something she left for both him and Marigold. A letter with her love.

** Another one-shot from ToDaJ continuity. Xibalba has not seen nor heard from his brother for centuries, so naturally he is surprised to find that Zipacna has decided to pay him a visit after so much time to try and rekindle their once strong-bond. But to forgive is not in Xibalba's nature... is it?

** Yet another One-Shot from ToDaJ continuity! It's La Muerte and Xibalba's wedding anniversary, but though La Muerte passed away, Xibalba finds he still has someone to celebrate it with.

** ToDaJ One-Shot. During La Muerte's last hours, before and during Marigold's birth, she reflects on the sacrifice she's making for the sake of her daughter, while Xibalba must learn to cope with her death.

** ToDaJ One-shot (yet again). Marigold says her first word, but it turns out to be unexpected for Xibalba.

* AllMythsAreTrue
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Itzlacol reveals he was responsible for [[spoilers: Xibalba's death]], and threatens to kill La Muerte's family and the Lizards if she doesn't marry him.

* ArtifactOfDoom: [[TomeOfEldritchLore The Book of Death]]
* AscentToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Juan Carlos. He killed Víbora, who had in turn [[spoiler: killed Camazotl, a bat god]], and by Ancient Rules he earned the right to replace Camazotl in the Pantheon.

* BeingGodIsHard: Xibalba and Zipacna often have to deal with long paperwork piles, the dangerous creatures in their respective lands, new arrivals and the administration of their realms as a whole. Almost all Gods in the Aztec Pantheon who have realms of their own have to do this.

** However, this doesn't seem to apply in the Egyptian pantheon because [[spoiler: all the gods inhabit one single realm]], and thus only their ruling deity goes through this.
* BigBad: each story has a different one, though in the different AUs they have different roles and portrayals.
** Víbora Colorada: a Basilisk, and [[EvilFormerFriend La Muerte's childhood friend]][[spoiler: until he tried to rape her out of jealously because she chose Xibalba over him]]. Antagonist in ''Against All Odds'' and ''A Tale of Forbidden Love and Rituals''.

* ChildhoodFriends: Xibalba and La Muerte, they knew each other since they were children, and were although contrastingly different they were the best of friends.
** In ''What Could have Been'', Alastor meets a young girl named Feronia. The two become friends almost instantly [[spoiler: , and their friendship is most likely to [[ChildhoodFriendRomance turn into something more]].]]

* DeathByChildbirth: La Muerte dies giving birth to her daughter Marigold. [[spoiler: It is later revealed that she is alive, but comatose, and eventually awakens]].
* DeathNotification: Quetzalcóatl and Tezcatlipoca. They inform La Muerte and Zipacna respectively to [[spoiler: let them know Xibalba has been declared dead after being missing for two weeks with no signs of him]].
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Juan Carlos.

* {{Hell}}: The Land of the Cursed
* FeatheredSerpent: Quetzalcóatl.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: In ''My Heart Belongs to You', after Xibalba [[spoiler: saved La Muerte from Forgotten Beasts]], he was severely injured and she took care of him. This is what sparked their later romance, since La Muerte learned a bit about Xibalba himself, and they [[spoiler: opened up in a heart-warming talk]].

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: In 'Against All Odds', [[spoiler: Víbora kidnaps La Muerte]] and [[AndNowYouWillMarryMe tries to force her into accepting him,]] even using her unborn baby as a sort of blackmail.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: in ''My Heart Belongs to You'', Xibalba was willing to drive La Muerte away thinking she deserved someone better than him, though he suffered greatly in doing so. Fortunately, he changed his mind when he learned [[spoiler: La Muerte was expecting his child]].

** In ''Against All Odds'', La Muerte is kidnapped by [[spoiler: Víbora Colorada]] when she is close to the due date of the birth, and she fears for the child's safety so much that she even agrees to Víbora's demands in an attempt to save the baby's life. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Xibalba came to rescue her just in time]].

** In ''My Heart Belongs to You'', La Muerte is endangered by Forgotten Beasts when [[spoiler: she tries to return home to Xibalba]] in her early pregnancy stage. This endangers the baby's life.

** In ''Forever Yours'', After La Muerte [[spoiler: is awakened from the coma]], Xibalba gives her a silver pendant he commissioned for her.

* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: Xibalba and Alastor are a example of this. Though physically resemblant, their personalities and traits are contrasting. Xibalba is cunning, Alastor is honest. Xibalba is somewhat childish, Alastor is wise-beyond-his-years. Xibalba considers humans and lesser spirits inferior, Alastor sees them as equals. [[spoiler: This eventually causes friction between them in Alastor's later years.]]

* LostWorld: The Land of the Extinct
* LoveObstructingParents: Xibalba. He does everything he can to get Marigold away from Juan Carlos forever, from sabotaging their relationship [[spoiler: by turning his staff snake into a woman and sending it to kiss Juan Carlos just when Marigold is watching]] to trying to wed Marigold to another man (not forcibly, though) so Juan Carlos will never have a chance with her ever again.
** However, after Juan Carlos saves Marigold's life [[spoiler: and ascends into godhood by killing Víbora]], Xibalba finally accepts they are meant to be, though he still does ''not'' like Juan Carlos.

* MissingMom: Marigold grew up without her mother, La Muerte, due to the belief that [[DeathByChildbirth she had died giving birth to her]]. [[spoiler: However, later on La Muerte is proven to be actually comatose, not death]].

* OverprotectiveDad: Xibalba is extremely protective with his daughter Marigold, to the point any of the guys who have tried to ask her out became victims of Xibalba's pack of hounds.
** Ironically, [[spoiler: after sabotaging Marigold's relationship with Juan Carlos]], he tries to ''encourage'' his daughter to give one of those boys a chance, hoping she'll forget about Juan Carlos.
* ParentalMarriageVeto: Xibalba is definitely opposed to Marigold's crush on Juan Carlos, and tries to forbid her from seeing him again. However, he ''does'' have some good reasons to oppose to the relationship.

* ParentalSubstitute: Emilio and Regina. After the death of Selena, they took care of Xibalba as if he were a son, and curiously they are not even married, [[spoiler: though Emilio ''does'' harbor some romantic feelings for Regina]]. Xibalba himself has come to see the two of them as a sort of adoptive parents.
** In ''The Best Servants'', it is this affection for their master that ultimately keeps them from accepting [[spoiler: being turned into human to work in Aztlan as servants]], since they are unable to leave their 'foster son'.

* PregnantHostage: In ''Forever Yours'', when Aimé realizes she has been exposed, she has her servants seize pregnant Marigold, along with the [[spoiler: recently-resurrected La Muerte]], Juan Carlos and Camazok hostage to protect herself.
** When this fails, she holds ''herself'' hostage, threatening to kill herself, and her unborn child, but thankfully [[spoiler: she went into labor]] before she could hurt herself.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: Víbora's obsession with La Muerte worsens to the point [[spoiler: he nearly tries to rape her after she rejected him]]. Thankfully, this failed.

* TilMurderDoUsPart: Akrinok murdered his wife Selena [[spoiler: because she was going to leave him and take their children with her to protect them]]. However, Akrinok did not mean to kill her, and he became especially regretful when he learned [[spoiler: she was pregnant with a baby girl]].

* TurnOutLikeHisFather: various characters exhibit this.

* TheMourningAfter: in 'My Heart Belongs to You', Xibalba seemingly[[spoiler: dies after disappearing for two weeks]], and the characters have different reactions to the news.

** Zipacna constantly drinks to try and forget about his emotional pain over the loss of his only brother, but [[spoiler: Epona snaps him out of it]].

* TheReveal: In ''Forever Yours'', it is revealed La Muerte was never dead. [[spoiler: Rather, she was in a comatose state because [[CainAndAbel she was poisoned by her younger sister Aimé]] so she could have Xibalba for herself.]]

* VillainousCrush: Akrinok. He loved Selena obsessively, the reason he was cruel to her was because she didn't love him back, he even went as far as to [[spoiler: rape her]]. It is revealed by Zipacna in ''My Heart Belongs to You'' that it was Akrinok who made Selena's blue roses in the garden immortal after her death, and would weep out of guilt and grief over losing her. It went to the point that Akrinok chose to [[spoiler: be trapped in Selena's old room and being tormented by her memory for eternity rather than being cast into oblivion and never remembering her again]].

* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: In 'A Tale of Forbidden Love and Rituals', Víbora killed Camazotl and [[spoiler: absorbed his bat-like powers and abilities]], and when Juan Carlos kills Víbora, he [[spoiler: ascends into godhood]] because someone must replace Camazotl.

* DeathNotification: Quetzalcóatl and Tezcatlipoca. They inform La Muerte and Zipacna respectively to [[spoilers: let them know Xibalba has been declared dead after being missing for two weeks with no signs of him]].

* HeirInLaw: Itzlacol's main reason for wanting to marry La Muerte is to [[Spoilers:rule the Land of the Remembered]], and gain all the privileges it brings.

** Zipacna constantly drinks to try and forget about his emotional pain over the loss of his only brother, but [[Spoilers: Epona snaps him out of it]].

** In ''The Best Servants'', it is this affection for their master that ultimately keeps them from accepting [[spoiler: being turned into human to work in Aztlan as servants]], since they are unable to leave their 'foster son'. * PregnancyScare: In ''Forever Yours'', Aimé goes to Xibalba and tells him that not only is she pregnant, but that he is the father. Naturally, neither he nor any of the other gods believe her, but by the ancient rules he has to look after her and wait to see if she is correct or not.

** WCHB Christmas Special. On Christmas Eve, Xibalba and La Muerte tell their children the story of General Ramiro Posada, and the valuable lesson he learned when he received the visits of the three gods to help him become a better person. [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol Based on]] AChristmasCarol.

** Marigold actually ''hid'' her relationship from him in the first place, and to any parent that means 'I'm up to no good'. If she had talked it out with him, perhaps he MIGHT have considered it, though in the end she still wouldn't have been allowed to have a formal relationship with Juan Carlos ue to his status as a ''human''.
* He simply cannot bear that ''Manolo's son'' is trying to woo his baby girl.
* PregnancyScare: In ''Forever Yours'', Aimé goes to Xibalba and tells him that not only is she pregnant, but that he is the father. Naturally, neither he nor any of the other gods believe her, but by the ancient rules he has to look after her and wait to see if she is correct or not.

* ParentalSubstitute: Emilio and Regina. After the death of Selena, they took care of Xibalba as if he were a son, and curiously they are not even married, [[spoiler: though Emilio ''does'' harbor some romantic feelings for Regina]]. Xibalba himself has come to see the two of them as a sort of adoptive parents.
** In ''The Best Servants'', it is this affection for their master that ultimately keeps them from accepting [[spoiler: being turned into human to work in Aztlan as servants]], since they are unable to leave their 'foster son'.

* FlorenceNightingaleSyndrome: In ''My Heart Belongs to You', after Xibalba [[spoiler: saved La Muerte from Forgotten Beasts]], he was severely injured and she took care of him. This is what sparked their later romance, since La Muerte learned a bit about Xibalba himself, and they [[spoiler: opened up in a heart-warming talk]].

* MissingMom: Marigold grew up without her mother, La Muerte, due to the belief that [[DeathByChildbirth she had died giving birth to her]]. [[ spoiler: However, later on La Muerte is proven to be actually comatose, not death]].

* ParentalSubstitute: Emilio and Regina. After the death of Selena, they took care of Xibalba as if he were a son, and curiously they are not even married, [[spoilers: though Emilio ''does'' harbor some romantic feelings for Regina]]. Xibalba himself has come to see the two of them as a sort of adoptive parents.

* Lost Lenore: Lady Selena, Xibalba and Zipacna's mother, and Akrinok's [[TrophyWife beautiful]] but abused wife. Even years after her death, she is dearly remembered by her two sons, especially Xibalba. She is occasionally mentioned, and when she is, it's with an air of nostalgia.

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: In 'Against All Odds', [[spoiler: Víbora kidnaps La Muerte]] and [[AndNowYouWillMarryMe tries to force her into accepting him,]] even using her unborn baby as a sort of blackmail

* CoolHorse: Medianoche

* LoveTriangle: This is prominent in three stories.
** Xibalba, Víbora and La Muerte in ''Against All Odds'.