Night travel held its dangers of course, but there were few beasts that could stand against a Jatte armed with spear and a long obsidian knife, as Raseri was.

A black obsidian knife dangled from the thong and Bluebird could feel it ticking against the skin below his breast bone.

He put down the tongs and reached for the polished obsidian knife tucked into her belt.

No one could- Regapisk screamed as the black obsidian knife flashed in the sun and the Emperor tore out the king's heart.

A razor-sharp obsidian knife seemed to materialize in Topiltzin's upraised left hand.

Then the high priest lifted his fine obsidian knife, the tecpatl, and plunged it into the victim's bared chest.

Next came a ceremonial obsidian knife, almost a foot long with many barbs, still sharp enough to make a nasty cut if not handled just so.

It looked up at them, its tongue out and panting in the heat, while Citlallatonac, as first priest this was his duty, plunged his black obsidian knife into the little animal's chest.

Perhaps someone had stolen the blood-smeared obsidian knife and dropped it in water, so the wound would keep flowing.

He lay lengthwise to our view, his arms and legs held by four assistant priests, and behind him stood the chief priest, the executioner, holding the wide, almost trowel-shaped black obsidian knife.