​Specifically, this piece investigates Xiuhtecutli's role in the Nahua creation myth depicted in the Fejérváry-Mayer Codex, a pre-Hispanic sacred manuscript. The codex vividly portrays the four cardinal directions, sacred trees, and night lords, all encircling Xiuhtecuhtli—the god of fire. In his hand, Xiuhtecuhtli holds the 'fire of creation'—the axis that embodies time itself, weaving together the thirteen heavens, eight underworlds, and our plane of existence—the fire with which he sparked the universe into existence.

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Nicknamed the 'old god,' Xiuhtecuhtli's role in Mesoamerican religion faded and transformed as Christianity and subsequent syncretisms developed during the Spanish viceroyal period. This orchestral piece reflects on 'memorability' and the transfigurative/burning force of time. Like Xiuhtecuhtli, not even gods, beliefs, or deities can escape it, as they too change, morph, and sometimes perish in time.