Unaware that it held the Sands of Time, the king presented this Hourglass as a gift to his friend, the Sultan of Azad. But the slighted Vizier tricked the Prince intounlocking the Sands, and a powerful curse spread across the Sultan's kingdom, transforming every living living creature into a soulless sand monster - everyone,that is, but three people: the Vizier,by his Staff; the prince, protected by the Dagger; and the Maharaja's daughter Farah, whose medallion had been concealed under her cloak.

Forced to Battle those whom they had once loved, the Prince and Farah fought to undo the Prince's fateful mistake. When at last they succeeded, time rewound to the night before the invation, before the Prince had discovered the Sands of Time in the vualts, or ever met Farah. But now he made a second critical error. To prevent Time from unfolding the same way, he killed the Vizier and warned Farah, giving her the dagger for safe keeping. He didn't yet know that fate doesn't giv up easily...