HELLO THERE, FAN FICTION! I HAVEN'T UPLOADED IN SUCH A LONG TIME SO BEAR WITH ME, PLEASE! ANYWAY, THIS WILL BE A SHORT CONTINUATION TO A PREVIOUS FF I COMPLETED I BELIEVE A YEAR AGO (PRINCE OF PERSIA: ANOTHER OUTCOME)

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PERSEPHONE OF THE HOPELESS

"But I AM telling the truth, Kaileena! He saved me with the very same power you had" Spoke the Prince as he approached to her queen, who seemed reluctant to believe the story her husband was telling.

"And I am telling you that such thing is impossible" She replied with her arms folded and a skeptic face expression. "You know that ever since the very last time I stepped outside my island my powers began to weaken... They vanished completely years ago, Prince, I am no longer a semi-godness" She said before entering a deep silence which was ruled by the burning question of how her son could had possibly inherited her powers since she was now a normal human being. After almost three minutes of trying to solve that mystery, she finally reached a conclusion. It was definitely far fetched, but it was the only rational explanation. "It IS impossible... Unless, that the fact that when I conceived Javed twelve years ago, while I was still bearing my powers, somehow resulted in him inheriting my powers and being able to retain them due to the human blood flowing through his veins... Your blood" She explained while biting her finger in amusement.

"That has to be the reason. Our son is an hybrid, then? In that case we better ignore that rule of not teaching him anything related to combat? Because if he does not know how to control his powers properly he might end up harming himself!" Replied the Prince, expecting his wife to reject the idea of instructing their child. However, her response was definitely unexpected.

"You are right. We should start as soon as possible! I do not want my son to be consumed by forces he cannot handle" She said, walking towards their luxurious bed. "Tomorrow, I will have a talk with him. As for now, I think we should get some proper rest after a day filled with those pesky royal duties" She said with both hands resting on her hips. The Prince gave her warm smile, she knew what that meant.

"Have I ever told you how gorgeous you are?" He asked with his naughty eyes carefully examining the flawless curves that were covered by the blue robe she was wearing.

Kaileena smiled back and answered the question. "Let me think... Oh! Yes! I remember that you told me how beautiful I was one or two times before" She said before releasing a charming laugh. The Prince chuckled and proceeded to gently place both arms around her body, dragging her closer and narrowing the distance between their faces.

"Happy anniversary, my love" He whispered to her before kissing her lips. After some seconds making out, the Prince lifted her and laid her down on the bed. The he carefully positioned himself on top of her and continued to kiss her lips. Then he switched his target zone from her lips to her neck and unleashed several kisses on her pale skin. Kaileena immediately released a short moan right after the Prince's kinky hands joined the party and began to play with her breasts.

"You heard that?" She asked all of a sudden.

"It was nothing" He replied without interrupting the worship he was giving to her body.

"I think Javed is playing in the garden, he knows he shouldn't stay awake in such a late hour" She insisted.

The Prince sighed in frustration and got off of her. "Fine, I will send him back to bed, but you and I have unfinished business" He said with a smirk on his face. Kaileena nodded and winked to him. The Prince walked towards the balcony so that he could scold his son and go back to bed but when he said his name there was no answer. The garden below was completely dark regardless of the full moon in the sky. After some seconds of silence he was about to call him again but a scream filled with fear suddenly pierced his ears. "Javed?!".

"Dad! Help me!" Cried the kid from the darkness. His father quickly jumped down from the balcony. He landed the best he could, injuring his ankle in the process. Nevertheless, he ignored the pain and chase after the kid's voice.

After sprinting as fast a he could he eventually reached the end of the hanging garden and was abruptly met by a knife aimed to his face. Thankfully, his reflects, although being a little rusted, made him evade the swing with ease and roll away from his attacker. "And just who are you?!" He asked while getting up and realizing that he was surrounded by three masked men, all of the wielding knifes. The men didn't say a word, it wasn't like he was expecting them to do it anyway. "Not the talkative type, I suppose..." He said.

Immediately, the three men charged at him and attempted to stab him at the very same time, leaving him with very limited choices. However, the Prince easily dodged their steel by simply ducking and counterattacked by knocking down all three of them with a powerful sweep kick. Right after that someone threw him a sword and he grasped it while it being in mid air. Everyone looked in surprised and found Kaileena standing before them. "Kaileena! I'll take care of these. You go get Javed" The Prince commanded to his wife and after a nodding quickly, she took off. One of the thugs attempted to stop her but was suddenly stopped when the Prince decapitated him with a fast swing. "You are not going anywhere- you hear!? If you wish to follow her you will have to get by me... Good luck with that" He said with a defiant gaze. The two men stared at each other displaying an almost comical image that was abruptly ended when both charged at him in hopes of impaling him with their daggers.

"Pitiful..." Whispered the confident man before spinning towards the duo and slaying their throats almost at the same time. Both fell immediately. The man didn't waste a single second and rushed at full speed towards the direction Kaileena took. His ears could perceive the sound of some sort of blow followed by a short grunt of pain. His mind immediate began to imagine the worst as he dashed across the the hanging garden. Eventually he reaching his destination and confirmed his fears with the scenario that was displayed before his very eyes. Kaileena and his son were laying unconscious a few letters towards him. "NO!" He cried as he approached but stopped dead in his track when a female, yet strong, voice broke the silence.

"The Prince of Persia, I presume? Or shall I call you, King of Persia?" Said the mysterious woman before jumping out of the shadows. With another woman by her side. "Allow me to introduce myself, I am Persephone of Kora" She said politely. The woman before him looked around his same age, she had long, dark, silky hair and beautiful creamy skin. Despite bearing a gorgeous face, her slim body told a different story, a black and tight leather armor with golden snakes drawings adorning it. Just by looking at her it was pretty obvious that she wasn't from Persia, let alone the city.

"...What do you want from me? You look like a warrior, If this is some kind of grudge against me we can fix it just the two of us! Leave my family be!" He exclaimed with nothing but sheer rage in his eyes. Persephone chuckled briefly and took a few steps forward.

"I always wanted to visit Babylon. You see, from where I come from there is barely anything to even stare at... Nothing but rocks and sand. You get the picture, right? I just thought it would be fun to pass by and visiting you while at it... Yet you seem to be unwilling to welcome us-" She replied before being suddenly interrupted by the furious man.

"Quit fooling around! I do not have time to play along your stupid game, so tell me what the hell do you want!" He said with his right hand already prepared to swing his sword.

"Let me at him, master! You cannot waste your time with such a filthy and uneducated swine!" Said the irritated woman who was standing at Persephone's left. She seemed to be even younger that her and was dressed almost identical, with the exceptions of the lack of golden drawing on her armor and having a ponytail. She tried to step in but could barely take two steps forward before being stopped by her master's arm. She stared at her puzzled.

"No need to get carried, Kala... Have you forgotten how long I have been waiting for this? I shall be the one who squares with the Prince. You can finish off his whore and son, if you wish" Persephone calmly said while taking off a curved sword with emeralds incrusted on its blade out of the sheath she had on her back. "I just want to have a taste of the man whose prowess in battle are unsurpassed..." She made a brief pause to enter her combat stance, which was completely foreign to the Prince's eyes. "Such strength!".

"At least you go right to the point this time. Bear in mind, I will not hold back just because you are a woman... Not after what you did to my family!" He exclaimed with his sword ready. Ten seconds passed, yet neither decided to engage. It was then when his impatience and rage clouded his mind and forced him to attack with a fearsome swing which, much to his surprise, his opponent easily parried. Right after both blades collided he realized that she was no ordinary warrior, despite his weight advantage, the Prince could barely move her with his blow. Immediately, Persephone took the next step and counterattacked with a knee to his core. The Prince quickly backed off and groaned in pain but had little time to react when she unleashed five hits with an incredibly fast technique. He managed to dodge three, but the two remaining landed on his left leg. Had he been in his armor, the cuts would have not been so deep. The Prince rolled back in order to gain more space so that he could try to come up with a better strategy.

"You have gotten slow, Prince- So it is true. All these years have greatly weakened your skill... Tell me, what happened to the man who managed to overcome and entire army and save his kingdom, huh?" Said the woman as she slowly approached to him. This time she took the initiative and attempted to hit her opponent with a strong thrust. Nevertheless, she was completely shocked when the Prince parried the attack and rolled towards her, this time she was defenseless. Thus the Prince didn't waste the opportunity and landed two solid elbows to her jaw before trying to pierce her torso with his sword, unfortunately Persephone reacted faster than he expected and made a backflip, evading the attack. "I should have figured, you are not all that bad. I have not bleed in a long time..." She said right after savoring the blood on her lips. "... Hate to say it, but in the state you are now you cannot hope to defeat me. We barely fought but I already seen enough...".

"Quit bluffing! Those blows almost knock you out! I should be the one to be disappointed" He said, trying to hide the pain on his leg.

"I cannot tell if you are faking it or if you are naive enough to believe what that mouth of yours is saying... I haven't break a sweat, actually, I have been holding back in order to have some fun... But, If you wish to best my supreme strength you are welcome to try!" She said with both arms raised and a devious smirk on her face.

"You are lying!" Cried the Prince as he charged to his opponent in hopes to repeat the same strategy as before. He performed a short feint with his sword and expected Persephone to swing her sword to his side so that he could parry quickly and deliver the next blow to her throat. "(You are done!)" He thought as his plan apparently worked, however...

"Predictable!" She replied after spinning to his side and cutting the Prince's abdomen from side to side. She quickly followed with a powerful kick right to his thorax, which broke several ribs and sent him flying a few meters away. The fight was over.

The Prince lied over a puddle of blood that was getting bigger at an alarming rate. After a few seconds twitching in pain he attempted to get back on his feet, but his efforts were fruitless for the damage provoked by those two last blows had been painfully effective. Persephone approached slowly and gently grabbed his face by the chin. "What? Are we really done here?" She asked with certain degree of disappointment within her words.

"Y-you- you have what you came for... You win. Now let my family alone!" The Prince managed before coughing some blood. Both gaze met for an instant that resembled an eternity. Her penetrating green eyes pierced his mind.

"But I do not have what I came for... Yet. As a matter of fact, Now I want a totally different thing and that thing is YOU" She replied with a devilish grin adorning her pale face. Before the confused man could even talk she continued "The man I came here to fight is missing, I have not found him yet. I am looking for the warrior known as the king of blades, the man who bested an unstoppable beast and defeated a whole sand army! It seems that all these years of inactivity have rusted your fighting spirit" She said before turning her towards Kaileena and Javed. "Perhaps you need some stimulation, Prince, and I know just what you need".

"Who- who are you?" Asked the Prince.

Persephone returned her attention to him and answered with a cold expression "I am a lost soul who has a promise to fulfill. That is all you need to know, at least for now". She the stood up and headed to were Kaileena was. The injured man tried to crawl and follow her but the pain was unbearable. "I will not be satisfied! Not until I face the REAL you!" Exclaimed the woman before grabbing the unconscious woman from her hair. "Knife..." She said while extending her hand to where Kala was. Kala did as her master commanded and handed over a short knife she had hidden beneath her belt. "Isn't she beautiful?" She said as the shiny tip of her blade gently landed on Kaileena's cheek.

"Persephone! If you dare to hurt her... I-" Yelled the Prince before making a short pause which was enough for her to draw her attention towards him once again. "... I will not just kill you" He continued.

The smile on her face suddenly vanished after this and she spent the following ten seconds staring at him with what barely resembled genuine concern. "Is that so? I am going to enjoy watching you try so badly" Was her reply. Thus she prepared her steel and attempted to bury it on Kaileena's throat, but when she was about to fulfill her task Kala stepped before her and deflected what seemed to be a throwing knife. Both Persephone and the Prince looked to the direction from which the flying knife came, however, they could hardly see anything due to the veil of darkness that surrounded them.

"You should not get ahead of yourself. After all, this battle is far from finished!" Said a mysterious voice from the shadows.

TO BE CONTINUED...