As the prince and Kaileena ran down the hall, the prince was thinking about what Kaileena had told him. Something that might tell who the Second Empress is? Why had she kept this from him? They both were now standing in front of a large doorway. Kaileena started to walk through it but the prince stopped her.
"Before we go through, let me tell to you to stay as close behind me as possible. Do exactly as I do. There are traps and obstacles that are going to be very challenging. I don't want to loose you to this place."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. We've made it this far."
The prince knew they both would be fine. He walked through the door, Kaileena following. The first trap was a rotating blade. The prince rolled under it. He waited for Kaileena to do the same. She only stood there. She raised her hand and the blade stopped. She walked past it, grinning at the prince.
"Show off," he muttered to her. The rest of the way was easy thanks to Kaileena holding time still. When they reached the armory, the prince was filled with amazement. He had never been there before so everything was new to him.
Wall upon wall, shelf upon shelf, was an endless selection of different weapons and armor. Some weapons the prince hadn't ever seen before, others he was very familiar with. One that caught his eye was a long chain-type dagger. He eyed it for a few seconds them moved on.
After a few moments of searching, the prince saw something that made him sad, yet swell with pride at the same time. On a shelf in the middle of the large area, was a set of armor, made of both gold and white steel. These colors were the prince's favorite colors. Then it hit him. These were supposed to his when he took the throne. But now the Second Empress was in the way. The prince would use this armor to defeat her. Quickly he put on the armor. It fit perfectly. The prince wanted to see himself. He found a mirror and began to see himself as the new commander of the Persian army. He was so drawn into his self that he didn't notice Kaileena come up to him.
"Ahem," she coughed. The prince spun around. He looked at her.
"You look amazing," he said. Kaileena was wearing a red type of armor, which fit her every look. She did look truly amazing.
"Now is the time I think I should tell you parts of my past. I was born with the power to control time. The gods had granted me the powers. I never knew why but accepted them anyways. I knew I could do great things with them. But people feared me. They grew nervous and paranoid about me. Finally, a fight broke out. People were killed, others tried to kill me. I knew I had to flee somewhere where no one would find me. But before I ran, I found a little girl. She was abandoned on the street when the mob tried to find me. Her parents were killed in the fight. I took the little girl since I knew she wouldn't be a threat to me. We both fled to a large island in the middle of the ocean, where she became my most trusted servant. We named the island The Island of Time." Kaileena paused for a moment.
"I don't see how this will help us any Kaileena," said the prince.
"I'm not finished," Continued Kaileena. "There, I wrote many books recording down my knowledge of controlling time. And spells and magic that the gods had granted me knowledge of. I started to teach the young girl all that I knew. She was very interested in it all. When I told her that I had taught her enough, she secretly started to learn things behind my back. She finally came across a spell that separated the good side of you from the bad. I didn't know she had any intention of actually using the spell. Little did I know though, she performed the spell. The good side of her remained at my castle, serving me. The bad side left for Babylon. I never heard of her since."
"So the girl you saved has two parts to her? Why is she trying to replace you as the Empress of Time?" asked the prince.
"I'm not sure. Maybe because when she was one, she got jealous of my powers but hid her feelings. But when she separated herself, the bad side resurfaced those feelings and took them with her. Now she is out to finish me because there can only be one Empress of Time."
"How long did you have this girl?" asked the prince.
"About twenty-one years." Replied Kaileena.
"So the girl had learned quite a bit of magic and time power. No wonder she's named the Second Empress. She practically is the Empress of Time."
"No not exactly. In one of my books, I wrote one of my secrets. I wrote that if anyone were to try and take my place, they wouldn't have full power to time until I was dead, and my power absorbed into the person."
"Well, at least the good side is no longer alive. She could've become a major problem."
"Well prince, there's a problem with that. The good side is still alive. You see, the little girl who I rescued, my most trusted servant, is Shawdee."