Darius and the Mountain Div

Six Hundred Years Before Christ
After the abduction of Aria, the Persian prince, by an evil and unknown being, the seat of power across the realm of the Medes grows weak and unstable. Overnight, the entire kingdom is plunged into fear and terror. Now the rival ancient peoples - the Babylonians and the Assyrians - who have always been waiting for such a moment, move to carry out their own sinister plans.
In the ziggurat of the city of Susa, the command center of the Medes, the elders send three of their elite warriors on a perilous mission into the Cursed Mountains to find some trace of the Persian prince. Darius, Sina, and Roxana swear an oath to venture into the depths of the demons' dark realm to find the prince - a place from which no mortal has ever returned alive.
Note: This is an entirely original Eastern tale, inspired by the ancient local legends of the civilizations of Mesopotamia. The author is not a native English speaker and has used AI assistance to translate this story. I would be very happy if a native English speaker would be willing to help me improve the translation.
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