Aladdin and the Death Lamp Page #4

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You betrayed me.

He was going to kill me.

There was a knife at my throat.

I didn't have a choice.

You always have a choice.

Bring me the lamp.

Oh, Khalil.

Was this your doing?

It looked like you needed it.

I knew Shahira would follow you.

They robbed us.

- Of what?

- An old lamp I found.

Oh, by the gods.

I was looking

for the stones of Mustafa.

I should've told you

what the book was pointing to.

It didn't point to stones,

only a traitor.

- I didn't have a choice.

- He's right.

He didn't.

And neither did you.

I can see that now.

We're all fulfilling

our destinies.

What are you talking about?

What Luca did

was wrong,

but the trail

he left for Shahira

was how I was

able to find you.

So some good came out

of his treachery.

But I too am to blame.

I tried to protect you

from your past,

to shield you from the dangers

of your destiny.

What destiny?

I realize now it's impossible.

We must move

before Shahira's men return.

A little magic

won't keep them away for long.

Khalil will be protecting them.

He once practiced the dark arts.

We need to keep them close.

But for now, I have the lamp.

I want to see what it can do.

Jinn.

Jinn.

Wait.

I wish for my tent.

I wish for my pipe.

I wish for the finest wines.

Back off, it's mine.

Get me some wood for the fire.

And you, go get me Luca.

We're not safe whilst that thing

is still on the loose.

It's a Jinn.

They're sun demons.

When the sun fades from the sky,

their energies fade as well

and they vanish.

I thought Jinns were

supposed to grant wishes.

Bring their masters

wealth and power.

Years ago, sorcerers

used to summon Jinns

to be their servants.

But soon they learned

how dangerous that could be.

Surely, if they grant wishes,

then owning one

would be worth any difficulty.

They're powerful,

and it's too easy

to lose control over them.

If that happens, they can kill.

But even worse,

Jinns learned

they had free will,

so they began granting wishes

only to those whose greed

would cause their own demise.

So they could feed

on their souls.

In other words,

be careful what you wish for.

Very careful.

I've unleashed a great evil

into this world.

The book says something

about a ring of souls.

The only way to regain

control of the Jinns

is to have the lamp

and the ring of souls.

The lamp releases the Jinn

and the ring enslaves it.

A ring? Where is it?

You're still holding back

what you know, old man.

It's time for you to tell us.

Out with it.

I was apprentice

to the sorcerers

who banished the Jinn.

One was your father, Aladdin.

Another was Luca's father.

And the third, Shifa's father.

All who belonged to the sect

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