The Kingdom Written in Sand and Time Part Two
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- Book: The Kingdom Written in Sand and Time Part Two
- Paperback: 314 pages
- Publisher: Gradias Publishing House
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 978-81-996162-2-6
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 3 cm
A Mythic Chronicle of Destiny, Sacrifice, and the Unwritten Future
Some stories are not passed down— they are abandoned. Left at the margins of history, half remembered and half erased, waiting for a moment when the present is finally desperate enough to return to them.
The Kingdom Written in Sand and Time is one such story.
It is an epic shaped by fractured timelines, forbidden bargains, and the quiet arrogance of those who once believed destiny could be bent without consequence. This is not a fantasy built on spectacle alone. It is a narrative driven by cause and aftermath— where every desire leaves a scar, every intervention in time echoes forward, and the past is never finished with those who inherit it.
This is not a tale about saving the world.
It is about surviving the damage already done.
Where Fate Was Touched— and Time Cracked
At first glance, the story appears to follow familiar lines: a cursed kingdom, an ancient relic, rulers haunted by prophecy, and beings capable of stepping beyond the boundaries of their own era. But the illusion of a conventional fantasy breaks the moment the story reveals its central truth:
In this world, magic does not exist to grant miracles.
It exists to collect payment.
At the center of this imbalance stands Būt-e-Aswa, an ancient deity-idol whose power lies not in mercy but in inevitability. Wishes granted by Būt-e-Aswa do come true— but they tear at the fabric of time itself. Bloodlines unravel. Histories realign. Futures are rewritten without consent.
The idol can only be awakened through the Khanjar-e-Shamsi, a blade that does not merely draw blood— it carves desire into time.
Centuries ago, the first wish was made. The cost was not understood then. Now, generations later, its consequences have reached a point where they can no longer be ignored.
This is the era that inherits the fracture.
The Ones Who Should Never Have Been Born
Time rarely corrects itself cleanly.
Seven individuals— ordinary in appearance, living in the twenty-first century— discover that their existence is an error. They are not chosen heroes or destined saviors. They are anomalies: unintended outcomes of a wish made long before their ancestors were born.
Their lives collapse the moment Shahwār, a six-legged stallion capable of tearing through eras, pulls them out of their present and drags them backward into the century where the original mistake was made.
They do not arrive as conquerors or redeemers.
They arrive as consequences.
In this past, they encounter a city strained by internal decay, a royal lineage weakened by inherited guilt, and unseen forces manipulating events to preserve a future that should never have existed.
They soon learn the truth that binds them together:
If the fracture in time is not repaired, they will eventually vanish— quietly erased as though they never lived at all.
A City Standing on the Edge of Its Own Collapse
The story’s center is Alabaar— not a mythical utopia, but a living city burdened by ritual, fear, and the accumulated weight of history. Its greatest secret lies beneath its foundations: the hidden chamber where Būt-e-Aswa waits.
The idol is not dormant.
It is restrained.
Each era demands a price to keep the city intact. Sacrifices are made— not for glory, but for survival. Princess Alayna, the city’s heir, does not dream of saving kingdoms beyond her walls. Her struggle is narrower, more human, and more desperate: to prevent Alabaar from tearing itself apart under the pressure of debts it no longer understands.
What she does not yet know is that seven strangers— shaped by a future born from her city’s past— are moving toward her, carrying knowledge that could either seal Alabaar’s fate forever or condemn it beyond recovery.
Her choice is not between heroism and sacrifice.
It is between preserving a broken order
or allowing time itself to be corrected— no matter the cost.
The Riders of the Dōzhakh and the Law of Forbidden Travel
The story introduces some of the most unforgettable figures in modern South Asian fantasy: the dōzakhi riders— those who can traverse time through the storms of the unseen.
Among them, Shah Alam and Aaghaazir stand apart— rivals, rebels, warriors, and broken kings in their own right.
The clash between the seven heroes and these time-bending warriors forms one of the story’s brightest sparks— fierce, visceral confrontations laced with moral complexity, emotional stakes, and deep personal histories.
When the Past and Present Stand Face to Face
One of the most haunting sections of the story comes when the heroes return to their own time— only to find themselves already present in that moment, living out the events they had once survived.
This creates a cinematic loop that showcases the brilliance of the narrative:
Their “past selves” are battling for survival.
Their “present selves” must not interfere.
The timeline depends on both groups playing their parts exactly as fate demands.
It is a remarkable example of narrative recursion— a moment where readers witness destiny folding over itself like pages of a book written twice.
Here, we truly understand the terrifying beauty of the story’s theme:
To save the future, you must not save yourself.
Women Who Reframe Power, Myth, and Battle
Though the story is rich with warriors, kings, time riders and supernatural creatures, its emotional electricity comes from its women—complex, fierce, and unforgettable.
Ghazal: The brilliant, instinctive strategist whose emotional intelligence becomes the spine of the narrative. Her clarity saves timelines. Her heart saves the people she loves.
Manaal: Fearless, sharp-witted, physically formidable. Her battles explode off the page, and her loyalty binds the group together.
Elma: Impulsive, hilarious, deadly. A storm made of instinct and emotion. Some of the most iconic action sequences belong to her.
Princess Alayna: Regal yet vulnerable, torn between legacy and conscience. Her decisions determine the fate of kingdoms—and yet she bears the cost alone.
Where Battles End and Consequences Begin
The climax is a storm of collapsing caves, flooding chambers, battling swords, and collapsing destinies. As the ancient idol crumbles and wishes unravel, the story reaches its emotional horizon: Some legacies disappear. Some curses quieten. Some creatures born of magic choose their own death. And some futures survive only because their past remained untouched.
What Makes This Story Different
Why This Story Stays With You
Because it breaks the fantasy rule that “victory is everything.”
Here, even victory is a scar. When the heroes return home, they are not triumphant—they are exhausted, wiser, wounded, and deeply aware of the price they have paid. Their world is safe, not because they conquered it, but because they refused to reshape it.
A Final Reflection
The Kingdom Written in Sand and Time is more than a fantasy about relics, kings, and time loops. It is a profoundly human meditation on the nature of destiny.
Some stories teach us how to fight. Some teach us how to survive. This story teaches us how to let things be. Because not every broken past needs correction. Some broken pasts build the people we are meant to become.
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