Princess of Persia: Lost in Time

Princess of Persia Chapter 23: Whispers of Time Part 1

"One week later, Jasmine set a foot on the legendary island, the land she heard about a lot from her brother, the island of time"

"Jasmine stands on the cliffs overlooking a misty valley, the wind biting at her skin. The island is eerily quiet. The trees are ancient, their leaves whispering as if trying to tell her something."

-Jasmine (wandering around): "What a marvellous place. So then, this is where my brother changed his fate. So I will , but not my fate, the world's."

"Jasmine arrived at the empress castle"

-Jasmine: such a large and ominous place..

But I have to do what I came here to do.

"Jasmine is in the front of the main door"

-Jasmine: (whispers to herself) "This island... it's more than just stone and trees. There's something here, watching me."

"Suddenly, she hears soft, almost imperceptible voices. They are not spoken aloud, but in the space between her thoughts. At first, she brushes them off as the wind, but they grow louder, almost like whispers from the past."

-Voice in the Wind: "You've come to seal time, but time is not something that can be contained."

-Jasmine: (startled) "Who's there?"

"The wind howls as if laughing at her question."

-Voice in the Wind: "Time is a force, a living thing. It doesn't belong to you, Princess. It never did."

-Jasmine: (steps forward, confused but determined) "I didn't come to control time. I came to stop it from being misused. My brother... he paid a price because of it. And I will too, if I must."

-Voice in the Wind: "He who controls time does not escape its grasp. But you... you would close it off forever. Can you truly accept the weight of that decision?"

-Jasmine: (pauses, her hand on the amulet around her neck) "I don't know. But I know this much so it can't fall into the wrong hands again."

"She continues walking, but the whispers follow her, guiding her steps as she ascends a path toward the heart of the island. She feels the air thickening with each step, the weight of something ancient pressing on her chest."

-Jasmine: "I will stop the portal. If I don't, no one will be safe. Not even you... whoever you are."

"Jasmine finally arrives at the hidden library, the silence in the air palpable. She begins reading the books, but as she flips through pages, she realises that the island is still watching, reacting to her presence."

-Jasmine: (muttering to herself) "So many books... This one is about the artifacts of time... and this one... the sands of time." (pauses, frowning) "No, that's too dangerous. I can't risk that."

"She moves toward a more obscure section of the library, where she finds an ancient tome bound in dark leather. As she opens it, she feels a strange hum in the air around her, as if the book itself is alive."

-Jasmine: (reading aloud) "To control time is to hold the essence of creation, but to close the door is to sever what was meant to be. Time is the thread of the universe. Break it, and all things unravel."

"She shivers, feeling the island respond to her words. The voice from earlier returns, now clearer and more defined."

-Voice in the Shadows: "Do you understand what you've read, Jasmine? You are on the precipice of something far more than you realise."

-Jasmine: (closing the book, resolute) "I understand more than you think. I'm doing what's right for the world, even if it means leaving everything behind."

"In her search for a way to close the portal, Jasmine uncovers a personal journal from the Empress. It reveals the Empress's struggles with the portal and her eventual downfall, showing how her desire to control time ultimately led to her tragic fate."

Chapter 23 end....