Kneeling over the lion, he lifts his sword, then has a thought and says, 'No one gave me the power to take life.' As he walks away, the lion gets up and charges at him, and he quickly turns and slashes it to death. Guiv subdues a lion which attacks him in the mountains. At this point word gets out that the prophet has returned. Guiv answers the door one day with a covered face to hide his identity. Local legends speak of the 'invisible prophet of Marv' and the possibility of his return.

Taking Up the Mantle: Guiv, accidentally.

Sweet Polly Oliver: When Shirin leaves the city of Marv in search of La Résistance, she cuts her hair and masquerades as a boy named Shapur.

He relents after she reveals she'd also be killing their unborn child.

Stop, or I Shoot Myself!: Guilan threatens to kill herself with a guard's sword if Layth goes through with Guiv's drowning.

Secret Underground Passage: There are secret passages connecting all the wells, new and old, known only to the Guardians of the Waters.Reincarnation Romance: Ferdos seems to firmly believe that he and Shirin are Layth and Guilan reborn, to the extent that they actually wear the exact same outfits that the latter did back in the 9th century.The people in the palace seem to think he's a normal peacock, but once he leaves with Guiv and starts talking he says he's lived for thousands of years. Shirin's nightmare is a dust storm raising up giant boys made of dust, who carry off Ferdos, claiming him as 'one of us.'.Sina, with artwork by LeUyen Pham & Alex Puvilland, created by Jordan Mechner as. Guiv's nightmare is being attacked in the Tower of Silence by countless skeletons, and then being surrounded by doubles of himself, whose heads turn into skulls as he cuts them off. Prince of Persia: The Graphic Novel is a graphic novel written by A.In a Prophecy Twist, the foretold destruction is accomplished by the coincidentally invading Mongols, whose Khan was born at the prophesied time. The rulers of Marv accordingly kill every boy born on that date, except for one who escapes and seventeen years later leads La Résistance to overthrow the rulers. Nice Job Breaking It, Herod!: An old prophecy of the invisible prophet of Marv proclaims that, on a certain night in a certain year, there will be born a boy destined to kill all the rulers and the ruled.Near-Death Experience: Guiv first becomes a seer into the future while drowning in a pool during his aborted execution.Match Cut: Jumps several times from the royal palace as it stood in the 9th century to the same angle of its ruins in the 13th century.Much of the 13th-century storyline is set in the ruins of this palace. Let the Past Burn: The comic ends its 9th-century storyline with the usurper burning down the royal palace with himself rather than surrender it to Prince Guiv.

Intellectual Animal: Guiv is followed around by a peacock named Turul who claims to be a thousand years old.

Shirin (not letting go of the garrote): Yes, I know, Mother.

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