Prince of Persia : Sands of time

11. Return to Babylon

Prince - The protagonist of The Sands of Time Trilogy, the Prince returns to his home in Babylon to find his kingdom under siege by the Scythians, led by the Vizier.

When Kaileena is killed, he is infected by the Sands of Time and his darker persona is given sentience in the form of the Dark Prince

Dark Prince - The Dark Prince is agglomeration of the Prince's darker and weaker qualities. He guides the Prince through the transition of his powers when he takes over his body. Though he appears to be an ally of the Prince, in truth, the Dark Prince works toward his own goals for power and control over his dominant persona.

Kaileena - The Empress of Time narrates the harrowing tale of the Prince after she is killed and the Sands of Time are released by the Vizier.

Farah - A prisoner of the Vizier, Farah inadvertently reunites with the Prince and works to free Babylon's citizens from the reign of the Vizier, now a self-proclaimed god known as Zurvan.

Vizier - Resurrected by the actions of the Prince (who prevented the creation of the Sands of Time by rescuing Kaileena), the Vizier continues his quest for immortality and earns it when he kills Kaileena and absorbs the Sands of Time.

.Zurvan - The alter ego of the Vizier, Zurvan reigns over the Prince's kingdom with the powers of the Sands of Time and the Scythian army, transformed into Sand Creatures.

Set immediately after the events on the Island of Time, the Prince returns to Babylon with Kaileena, who he saved from the Dahaka after bringing her to the present.[note 1] Upon arrival, the Prince discovers the city is under siege by the Scythians. The Scythian army manning the walls of the city attack the boat as it enters the harbor. The boat is destroyed, separating the Prince from Kaileena. Kaileena drifts inland where she is kidn*pped before the Prince can reach her. The Prince follows her captors through the ruined city, reflecting on the destruction of lives taking place below the rooftops.

The Prince follows the Scythians and Kaileena back to the Tower of Babel, the royal palace of king Sharaman. As he travels up through the lower levels of the palace, he overhears Kaileena's abductor, recounting the events that led to his gaining possession of the Dagger of Time, killing the Maharajah of India and attacking Babylon in Persia. The Prince makes an attempt to rescue Kaileena from the Vizier, but fails when he is halted by Mahasti, one of the Vizier's generals. The Prince realizes, because he has changed the past, the Vizier never died by his hand.

The Vizier explained that he accompanied the Maharajah to the Island of Time and discovered the empty Hourglass of Time, Staff, Dagger of Time and a collection of books that detailed stories of the Empress of Time. Believing he was commanded by the Dagger to travel to Babylon, the Vizier learned that it would grant him eternal life if he had the Empress of Time. The Vizier traveled to Babylon to await the Prince's arrival, knowing he would return with Kaileena.

The Prince is unable to prevent Kaileena's death and can only watch her die. The Sands of Time are released into the city, infecting not only the Prince, but the general populace and the Scythians. The Vizier stabs himself with the Dagger and gains the power of immortality: He renames himself "Zurvan, the God of Time".

As the Sands of Time corrupts all Babylon the Prince is able to escape in the chaos and acquires the Dagger of Time. He plummets into the sewer system of the city, his left arm infected by the Sands.

Taking Back Babylon

During his journey, the Prince learns his infected arm is part of his darker persona, who eggs him on to seek vengeance against the Vizier for killing Kaileena and destroying his kingdom. At random intervals, the Dark Prince finds a way to take control of the Prince and does as he wills.

Through a series of accidental events, the Prince is reunited with Farah, the daughter of the late Maharajah who was taken prisoner by the Vizier alongside her subjects. Farah, he realizes, remembers nothing of their previous adventure because of the changed timeline, and tries to win her trust. While reluctant, Farah does begin to trust the Prince. However, as he approaches his goal to kill the Vizier, Farah questions his loyalty to the people suffering in Babylon. When the Prince fails to see reason and inadvertently drives Farah away once she realizes his revenge is more important to, and she sees him following the transformation into the Dark Prince.

The Prince pursues Farah through the city, attempting to regain her trust. Farah remains distrustful, always reminding the Prince that his people and the nation's peace comes first compared to the simple and arrogant desire for vengeance against the Vizier. When the two are close enough within the tower to reach Zurvan, he kidnaps Farah and knocks the Prince down into the palace's old well. When the Dark Prince takes control, he is unable to return to his human form. In full control, the Dark Prince mocks the Prince's ever decision, believing him weak. When the Prince discovers the body of his father and his sword, the Dark Prince continues to mock him. The Prince, finally realizing that his childish and arrogant behavior created the circumstances around him, decides to face the consequences of his previous actions and drives the Dark Prince's voice away.

Escaping the old well, the Prince faces off against the Vizier's new form. After a difficult battle, the Prince rescues Farah and kills the Vizier using the Dagger of Time. Freed from the Vizier, the Sands of Time are stripped from the populace and the Scythians, and merged into the likeness of Kaileena. She thanks the Prince for the kindness he showed her and the Prince returns to her the Dagger of Time. Kaileena removes the last bit of the Sands that infected the Prince before departing to find a world safe enough for her to live in.

Fighting the Dark Prince

Shortly following the departure of Kaileena, the Prince and Farah hear a strange ringing. The Prince sees his crown, but when he goes to pick it up, the Dark Prince, dressed in a dark cloak, takes picks up the crown as his own. Desiring the kingdom of Babylon for himself, the Dark Prince attacks the Prince and the two falls into a mysterious mental realm.

In the mental realm, the Prince tries to eliminate the Dark Prince. The Dark Prince accuses the Prince of letting the power of time go. The Prince tells him that he no longer wants power, nor agrees with the Dark Prince's ideas. The Prince passes through many places from his past. He arrives on a platform with two thrones on it.

Suddenly, Farah appears and tells the Prince to leave this place of evil. Everywhere on the platform there are clones of the Dark Prince, who laugh at the Prince. The Prince decides to follow Farah and climbs the steps leading out of the realm. The Dark Prince begins to panic and left behind. When the Price escapes the mental realm, he wakes up on the roof beside of Farah. As they talk about everything that has happened, Farah asks the Prince how he really knew her name. In response, the Prince decides to tell her his tale from when it really began.

I had on my ship shot of catapult.

I was in shore after swim .Kaileena was unconcious.

She was on shore 100 meters away.

Two guards came on her. They took her inner to Babylon.

I moved under hole on broken door by roll.

I moved on builds broken. I jumped.

I wallrunned on wallway. I climbed.

I then I got into room, knife on its table.

Guard was on its terrace. I took knife.

I sneaked on behind him. I looked at my knife.

I took hold of his arm. I took knife in him.

And striked his neck.

He was after dead.

I thought when going ladders.

What would made cause of this?

War. But against what and why?

I climbed and wallrunned. After two hours I had my way on palace. On there I was throne room and listened on there echoing voice. It was somehow familiar.

After I got trough door to terrace of palace, I took knife and charged.

I runned until whip like weapon took hold of my arm.

Woman warrior, a Sand monster, jumped and landed on her feet with grace in front of me.

-What have we there?

A man in front of me, holding staff, turned on me.

It was Vizier.

-Ah, you must be Prince of Persia. Come home at last.

I think I have Something that belongs to you.

He took Dagger of Time of his robe.

He turned on Kaileena who was in metallic chains.

He striked Dagger of Time on her.

-No!

She turned to spiritual figure. Sands came out and made others to be burned. Vizier took Dagger up.

-A promise of power. I will be immortal.

He striked Dagger on his belly.

He then turned to bald figure metamorphosis, as he was becoming more powerful than ever.

Prince got whip around his arm and runned towards Vizier trying to stop him. But ground under him fell down. He took Dagger and slided on wall by It.

He landed on his feet after jump.