Quetzalcoatl became the ruler of the following creation `` Sun of Water '' , and Tezcatlipoca destroyed the third creation `` The Sun of Wind '' by striking down Quetzalcoatl . Quetzalcoatl became the ruler of the subsequent creation `` Sun of Water '' , and Tezcatlipoca destroyed the third creation `` The Sun of Wind '' by striking down Quetzalcoatl .