In Which IT Returns
The small group of three--now four--was reunited on the beach. Amil was sure to share her story, how she was captured as her parents and her passed through Babylon. How She had found Halice in the cave and so on. "I wasn't worried. The Prince was." Manar interjected as the Persian noble explained what happened after Halice left. "So, onward, yes?" the boy continued after all the speaking was finished.
"Not yet. Amil, could you please go find a ladder or some way for us to get back over the wall?" The girl nodded, albeit nervously, and left. "Prince, you said you threw the Daggertail into the sewers, right?"
"Correct."
Halice nodded. She feared the answer to her coming question. "Then how'd it stay in my family's possession?" Manar looked at his twin thoughtfully, as if seeing for the first time, then nodded to the royal with a muted 'yeah'. It had been burning in the back of their heads since the sewers, but it wasn't something either of them had actually given thought to. And somehow, the girl knew, shew just knew, that it had something to do with why they were here.
The Prince shook his head. "I do not know. I would say that maybe the weapon the Manar has is from someone else, but... There is the 'story' of me and the whips behavior that sets it out as mine." The man lowered his head in thought, hand on his chin. It was a confusing situation. It seemed strange that it had happened. He sighed, shaking his head. "We will discus this later."
Suddenly, a round glow appeared in front of the group with a flash. Halice backed up a step with a quiet gasp, but the other two simply stared. A form appeared in the glassy glow. It was inhuman and dark, a stark contrast to the bright light around it. The Prince froze. Apparently this was a time from the revival of old enmities. However, the creature seemed less than interesting in him as it was with his descendant. When the Persian prince looked at her, she had a look on her face that said she had seen it before.
Her eyes widened when a clawed hand reached out for her, and off she dashed, trying to get away from the pursuing light.
It was impossible, wasn't it? He had defeated it on the Island of Time in order to save himself and Kaileena. It could not be the Dahaka, it wasn't logical. But, he had seen it's gruesome face too many times to mistake it. His time with these children was yielding more questions than answers, and the Prince started to fear this journeys outcome.
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