By the events of ', seven years after "The Sands of Time", he has become callous and depressed due to being deprived of proper food and sleep by the Dahaka's pursuit. He decides to travel to the island where the Sands of Time were found and prevent their creation. Travelling to the time when the Sands were created, he encounters Kaileena, the Empress of Time who was created by the gods and is destined to create the Sands. The Prince kills Kaileena, but he unknowingly creates the Sands in doing so. Using an artifact called the Mask of the Wraith, the Prince travels back in time and forces Kaileena into his time, hoping to kill her there and create the Sands while saving himself. In the game's canon ending, the Prince obtains a magical sword and uses to kill the Dakaha when it attacks Kaileena after he brings her to his time. In ', the Prince returns to Babylon with Kaileena and finds that his actions in "Warrior Within" undid the death of the Vizier. The Vizier kills Kaileena, absorbing the Sands and turning into a god-like monster. The Prince is also partially infected by the Sands, which turns him into a Sand Monster hybrid and helps manifests an alternate Dark Prince personality. During his adventure, he reunites with Farah and struggles against his Dark Prince persona. Upon finding his father's body, the Prince decides to accept the consequences of his actions, gaining control over his Dark Prince self. He kills the Vizier and frees Kaileena's spirit, who purges the Sands from him and leaves with the Sands for another world. When the Dark Prince makes a final attack, Farah helps the Prince finally overcome his dark self.