I have taken the liberty of using the Hindi language as the ancient dialect of this universe. I have fallen in love with this culture so I've been incorporating it into my stories. Hope ya'll like it. Translations at the bottom.


Previously on Arabian Knights:

He wasn't going down without a fight.


Kanda could kill the sprout, he really could. He'd ordered him to leave, to escape. So, what does the brat do? He grabs a candle holder and braces himself to fight. And yes, he is angry, but a part of him is also really proud that his sprout, yes, his, isn't backing down. So, when the shadows came racing towards them both men braced for impact, knowing there was no way the shadows would be harmed by their feeble weapons.

"Ruken! Chale gae, andhere ke praaniyon!" came a shouted voice, light bursting from all around. The shadows screeched and crawled along the walls until they dissipated into the stone. Lenalee stood, her hair wild and her breath erratic. After a moment, she seemed to relax and ran over to where Allen and Kanda were standing in shock.

"Are you alright? I was able to dissipate the shadows for now but they will return. Come, we must get you to the sanctuary." the woman said as she dragged the two shocked men out of the building and into the streets of the oasis. Kanda tugged out of Lenalee grasp and turned on the Prince he was supposed to be protecting.

"You! Why didn't you run when I told you to?! You could have gotten captured, or worse, killed!" the king of thieves yelled, shaking the prince by his shoulders rapidly, trying to shake some sense into the man.

"What was I supposed to do, leave you there to die?! No! I've been complacent enough, I'm done taking this shit! I'm a man, I can hold my own and I won't have you ordering me around!" Allen yelled right back, getting in Kanda's face. Kanda scowled and looked at the prince before him, angered by his actions but he fought with the pride that swelled in his chest.

"You're an idiot!"

"Quit calling me that! You're the one who...who...argh!" Allen screamed, punching the air. He couldn't stand this man sometimes, how could the same man from the bath also be a total prick? It was infuriating.

Lenalee stood off to the side for a moment to let the boys have their pissing contest but when it seemed like it would never stop, she sighed and took a deep breath in.

"ENOUGH! We are not out of danger yet so put aside your anger and get into the fucking sanctuary right now or I will drag you in there myself, and it won't be pretty." the woman shouted, catching both men off guard. She saw Kanda open his mouth to argue; not wanting to deal with it, she quickly put her hand over his mouth and glared, silencing whatever the man had to say.

"Now, the most protected place in the oasis is the sanctuary. Miranda can protect us and maybe even tell us why the shadow djinns were after Allen. Let's go." Lenalee said, leaving no room for argument. Kanda clicked his tongue and began to follow Lenalee since he had no choice, followed shortly by the exiled prince. They came to a stop in front of a sandstone building with elegant carvings crawling up the pillars. The entryway was covered in loops of colored gossamer and several multi-colored lanterns hung with glowing candles lighting the room they walked in by potted plants and patterned furniture sat a woman with pale skin and brown hair, her eyes closed sitting on a soft purple cushion. Her hands were on her lap and held lit candles.

"Shadow djinn have been awakened from the depths of the earth. Someone has summoned them." the woman said, her eyes remaining closed.

"Miranda, we to see why the shadow djinn have come after Allen. Can you find out for us? Lenalee said, her bowing slightly, gesturing towards Allen and Kanda who sat on crimson cushion. Miranda nodded and pulled a disc from her large sleeve, the bronze glowing slightly at her touch.

"We will need to look into the past to find the answer. This is Paigambar, she will look into your past and I will show you. I must warn you though, we are only seeing the past as it happened, nothing can be altered. We cannot be seen or heard, we are only here to observe." the older woman spoke as the glowing intensified. Suddenly, the world around them changed and they now sat in a strange room ornately decorated like the throne room of a sultan. Paigambar slowly lifted from Miranda's hands and ceased glowing. Movement from one of the doorways caught the attention of the observers and they watched as a figure approached the red gossamer covering the entry in billowing drapes. To everyone's shock, a slightly older version of Allen appeared.

He was maybe twenty-five and wore only an ornate black waist piece with golden embroidery. His torso and chest were covered in lettering in black and red, covered only by the pieces of gold jewelry around his biceps and neck. But the strangest part was the bandages covering his entire left arm and half of his left face. They watched as this other Allen walked up to a throne shrouded in black silks and gossamers, kneeling down and bowing low. Movement on the throne caused the fabrics to flow away and a figure stood and parted the cloth to walk down the few steps leading to the older version of Allen. To their shock, Neah stood before them in full sultan garb.

"Allen. Come here my pet." came Neah's sour voice, causing Allen to flinch but the other version to stand and make his way over to Neah. The sly man slithered an arm around 'Allen's' waist and pulled the man close, licking a trail up the albino's neck. 'Allen' didn't react and went along when Neah pulled him back to the throne and forced him onto his lap.

"Come now pet, you haven't said a word. Do I displease you so?" Neah cooed, pinching 'Allen's' nipples softly. 'Allen' smile, a rather fake one, and put his arms around the dark sultan.

"I was merely enjoying myself, Your Majesty. You needn't worry about such simple matters." 'Allen' purred, pushing his chest into the pinched hands. Allen turned away, he couldn't bear to watch this. Kanda tucked the prince into his arms, blocking the view.

"Is that so? Well, I know how much you love an audience. Guard, come in here and watch me and my pet." Neah commanded. The group watched as 'Allen' stiffened slightly as a guard in armor walked into the room. His long dark hair held in a high ponytail.

"Kanda." 'Allen' whispered.


Translation: "Stop! Be gone, creatures of darkness!"