Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Prince of Persia or the companies that make the games.
A/N: Damn, long time no see! Now then, if I've lost any reviewers, you should have held even just a little faith in this fic and you would have been rewarded! Nah, I'm sure none of you have left me. Yet. :P Anyway, I regained my will to write a new chapter once I saw the new trailer on the Prince of Persia 3 site. And for all of you who just now read that and didn't know they were making a 3rd game, there you go. Now you know.
Prince: That was a bad rhyme.
I know it was. Now hush before I throw a crucifix at you.
Prince: Meep!
So, on with the new chap.
Resurrected
Chapter 34
The two cloaked vampires went on their way into the forest to find their friends, leaving the bustling village behind. However, the cry of a small werewolf child stopped them in their tracks and they turned to greet her.
"Excuse me!" The small werewolf girl cried. "Please, Mr. Sir? Are you and the other sir the new Vampires everyone's been talking about, whose friends vanished?" She asked. Kamal smiled at the cute little girl, slightly showing his fangs.
"Yes, we're Vampires. But why would such a sweet little girl like you care about such a thing?" He replied. Behind him, his fledgling rolled his eyes. The girl hastily reached into one of her pockets in her shirt and held two charm-necklaces out to him in her small palm. They were in the shapes of wolves.
"And what is this you're giving me?" The Prince asked, raising a brow. The girl before him smiled.
"They're good luck charms! And they let you turn into animals, too! All you have to do is think of yourself as an animal and your body will change. It's really cool!" She laughed. "My mommy says you're gonna save the village, so I thought maybe you'd like these." She said happily. Kamal turned to Shahin, a questioning look on his face.
"…'Save the village'? What do you think that means?" He asks. Shahin shrugs.
"I thought I'd be the one asking you, sire." He says.
"So will you take the charms?" The girl asks abruptly. The Prince turns back to her, smiling gratefully.
"Of course we will." He says and gently picks them out of her hand. He handed one of the charms to his fledgling and did the same with his own as he watched the girl scamper off giggling and run back home. The two Vampires placed the charm necklaces around their necks and continued off into the forest.
"Shahin, morph. We'll be able to move faster and more efficiently." The older Vampire ordered. Shahin nodded and began to change.
The Prince felt a strange, tingling sensation as his body changed. His limb-structure re-assembled so that he was on all fours as jet-black fur sprouted everywhere on his body, his ears became triangular as they lanced upward and he grew a wolfish snout. His clawed hands turned into big paws and a long bushy tail sported out from his backside. Fully changed, he found he was larger and stockier than other regular wolves, but still sleek and designed for speed. He experimentally swished his tail and trotted a few steps to get used to the strange feeling of walking on four legs, then looked around for his fledge. He spotted a white wolf of the same size and figured it was him.
'Sire?' A voice in his head sounded, and he realized it was Shahin's. His red, glinting wolf-eyes widened.
'Telepathy, good. We can still communicate.' He said.
'Sire, where should we look first?' Shahin asked.
'We have to be patient. This forest is too large to simply start rushing through it. Let's see if we can sniff anything out that smells Vampiric.' Kamal replied telepathically, and he and his fledgling began sniffing the ground and air around them with their lupine noses. Shahin and his sire's ears perked up as a familiar voice pierced the air, far off in the distance but instantly recognizable.
"HELP! PLEASE, HELP US!"
Kamal's head snapped up. 'Roya!' He cried telepathically. He dashed off into the distance of the forest, following in the direction from which he heard the call while Shahin followed close behind.
The two Vampiric wolves came to a square-sized cave in the middle of a large clearing. They carefully avoided the cave's entrance and instead stealthily snuck around the side. Kamal and Shahin stopped, bushy tails standing straight out as they listened for voices from inside.
"Did one of you just cry for help?" The unknown voice was cold and heartless. When no answer came, it spoke out again. "Well? Did you?" This time, the voice was followed by several soft whimpers of fear, though they sounded like they belonged to a woman.
"Answer me!" The voice shouted furiously. "Alright then. Since neither of you will confess, both of you get twenty lashes!" The crack of a whip sounded throughout the cave, followed by two angry lupine growls.
The executioner, who was about to inflict unimaginable agony upon the familiar vampires of Roya and Arsalan (whose hands and feet were bound with rope) turned around with surprise to see two large wolves facing him in mid-pounce, snarling and raising their tails.
"Werewolves? But you aren't supposed to know about this place!" The Executioner cried. Kamal leapt onto his enemy with his paws and snapped his opponent's spine with his unnatural strength, killing him instantly. Shahin rushed to free Roya of her bonds, chewing up the rope with his rows of sharp teeth. Kamal did the same for Arsalan, and the other two vampires stood up with confusion to see their rescuers. Roya gasped in fear at the sight of the two vampires in wolven forms, because of their obvious size that was different than any of the werewolves. Kamal and Shahin shifted back into their normal Vampire bodies before she could scream.
"See, it's just us. Nothing to worry about." Kamal comforted. Roya sighed with relief.
"You gained a dark gift?" She asked, moving closer to Arsalan. The Prince pointed toward the wolf-charm on his neck and shook his head.
"No, a little girl back at the village gave Shahin and I these. They allow us to morph into wolves at will." He replied. Roya blinked.
"It's strange that you haven't received a dark gift yet. Usually, a Vampire will naturally obtain one once it reaches adulthood." She explained.
"We'll worry about that later. For now, let's head back to the village." Kamal said. Roya nodded with agreement.
As the four reunited vampires treaded back to the werewolves, a sinister evil resonated far off in the forest…
A/N: Sorry it was short. But at least I updated! I haven't updated since…well, since forever.
Prince: Shame on you.
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