M0M0KA

Dive back in time, to the depths of the desert, and watch the old stories unfold before your eyes. A story of treasure hunting, betrayal, and destiny. 

When a gruesome future is all you see, how can you change it? 

When you're foretold to fail, how should you move on?

Zarqa, the girl who saw beyond time, sought to find answers.

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Legend says that Zarqa had sharp eyes that could look far away in the distance. But what if that wasn’t the end of it, what if her eyes were seeing far beyond not only space, but time? What if Zarqa was blessed with a prophecy, one that could save her dying village from destruction? 

Just as they thought they had no way to survive, Zarqa learns of a way to protect her village from demolition. Naturally, no one believed her, for no one but the Almighty could see beyond the present. 

They forgot the Almighty offers knowledge to those whom he deems of worth. And Zarqa was one of them. Having to trudge an arduous path and go through a great adventure, Zarqa seeks to find the solution to all of their problems, a treasure said to have the power to change all. 

Pitted against magical traps and the mysteries of the deserts, she finds unexpected company in Ali Baba, the poor kid with the sticky fingers, and his crow Morjana...
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This is my first original long story here and is also a WSA 2024 Entry.
I ask that you give it a try and hope you enjoy it :D

Also, note that English is not my first language... And it's not my second either.

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This book has many openings, check them out:

[General opening of the book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVxnu5R3vws]


[Baghdad Arc's opening: https://youtu.be/GwJIJ2Kn0FI]


[Two Heavens Arc's opening: https://youtu.be/NO1C0ngBVjg]


[Ending: https://youtu.be/1wQ_aJVFhx0]

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Updated weekly, 2 chapters on weekends.

Please don't let the first paragraphs fool you. This isn't a story from the first person's POV.

ZARQA

The moment the cell's door closed on him was the moment the lock on his body was lifted, and the first thing he did was look back over his shoulder at the cell across from him, at the man sitting on his slab, looking down, his elbows resting on his knees and his head leaning against his clasped hands. He was lost in his own thoughts, not daring to raise his eyes as shadow enclosed his frame.

With the subtle hint of stubble down his jawline and his purple hair dye fading into black at the roots, Sindbad seemed more haggard than the kid could ever remember.

" Sindbad…" Ali Baba began as he turned around, his voice shaking, his eyes wide in fear, his heart still thumping hard against his chest. He desperately wanted to forget everything that had happened up there. He wished he could mark it all as a nightmare and get it over with. But there was still blood on his hands and clothes, and it would still be there the next morning.

No Way Out