In the series of the first, second, and third magic war, the third and ultimate magic war is the clearest manifestation of the power of the word. Junajpu and Xbalanke/Ixbalanqué use their intelligence to communicate with the natural world, achieve a common end, bring about the punishment of transgressors, and maintain the equilibrium of life -- the ultimate goal of Mesoamer
In this instance, Junajpu and Xb’alanke use the trickery of the lords of Xibalba against them. They request help from a mosquito (Xa’n or Us in modern K’iche’) named Xan to fly forward and sting all of the lords. In this comedic scene, one lord in the series is stung and another lord asks the other what happened, until all the lords have named themselves to the Hero Twins. Notably, the first two dummy lords do not name themselves.
En la lista de los atributos de los Rajawal Xib’alb’a (Señores de Xib’alb’a), los autores k’iche’ del Popol Wuj describen su comportamiento así: “are ri ahmac ah labal, ah biz, ah moquen”, lo que hoy en día se escribe como “are ri ajmak, / ajlab’al, / ajb’is, / ajmoken” (Colop 1999: 115). El padre dominico Francisco de Ximénez (1666-1729) traduce estas líneas al español como “los malos, ypeccadores, los trístes, y desventurados”.