Prince Aladdin Quest (Disney Villains *Almost* Victorious)

Thoughts of a Gur Khan


"We must attack!", barked Temur. The Khan with a scarred face glared at the Person sitting on the Opposite of them. "Attack and smash these 'Abwabans' while we have the element of surprise on our side! Every second we waste with this inane babbling is another they gain to prepare and fortify themselves! Let us strike while the Iron is hot and show them the might of the Mongols!" Loud cheers erupted from those in the Tent supporting his Argument.

Gughlug, Khan of another Tribe in Jamukha's Forces, did not even flinch at his Counterparts aggressiveness and bluster. "And if they prove stronger then we anticipate?", he countered pointedly. "If our Assault fails and leaves many of our remaining Warriors dead? Then our way south is barred and we will have to either return to be slaughtered by the Huns or lose even more People by trying to find another Path. Need I remind you how much this Journey took out of our People? We lost many, our Supplies are low and we have only the strength for ONE meaningful attack. If it fails..."

He shook his head. "We should send envoys. See if they are willing to grant us land to settle or at least let us pass through their Country. The risk is too great to fight. We would gamble the fate of our People on the outcome of one attack that we are not well prepared for." Many nodding heads could be seen in the Tent from those on his side of the Argument.

"We have no time to waste on trying to make Friends!", Temur argued. "If they decline our Request, then they will be prepared for our coming and our People in an even worse Position!" He snorted. "Then again, I should not be surprised that you are too cowardly to attack! You and your tribe got fat and useless with your trading. You don't have the stomach to fight like Warriors!"

Gughlug bristled and is eyes narrowed. "There is no courage in spurring your Horse to jump over a chasm and risk to fall in and die when there is a perfectly safe stone bridge leading across it. Only foolishness!"

As the Tent erupted in shouting and debates, Jamukha sighed tiredly. The Gur Khan looked over the arguing Leaders of the minor Tribes under his Command as they argued over the next course of Action.

This had been going on for the last few hours. Again and again the opposing Factions in his Ordu had repeated their Arguments. They had to attack as fast as possible. They needed to reach out diplomatically first. The Abwabans would fall before a powerful Assault. The Risk for their People was too high to attack. Those who supported the Attack where Fools. Those who were for Peace were cowards.

And so on, and so on...

Jamukha shook his head. He would need to make a Decision soon. Their Provisions where dwindling by the day. They and their People NEEDED to find Land suitable for their Horses and Livestock, one way or another. But what way to best achieve this?

He did not know enough about the Land before them, Abwaba. He would need to wait for the Return of his Scouts before he could make a Decision. But already, both he and his Khans debated the Merits of the Options most likely possible to them.

Attacking right away could lead to the fastest Solution for their Problems. If successful. IF. And if they failed, they risked to lose everything. Their People where exhausted and weary from their long Journey through Mountains and across Plains. They would not get more then one Chance to seize the Lands they needed by force.

Attempting to negotiate either being granted Land to settle or Passage through their country eliminated the risk of losing more then they could afford in an attack. But it risked to drag things out, leaving their Horses and People to starve and freeze. Not to mention that there was no guarantee that the Abwabans could be trusted to keep their Word even if a Settlement was reached.

He was the Gur Khan. He had lead his People to this Point. So what was he supposed to do now?

For a second, he couldn't help but wonder what Temujin would have counseled him to do. Would his Sworn Brother have argued for an attack? For Negotiation? Or would he have been in favor of not leaving their sacred Homeland at all, to stand and fight against the Huns?

Jamukha closed his eyes as he shook his head. Temujin was dead and gone. Wondering what he would've said or done would not get him or his People anywhere. Doubting now and asking himself 'What If?' would not get them anywhere.

They were in the here and now. And the Gur Khan would soon need to make a Decision that could very well seal the Fate of his People.


A.N.: DONE.
I know that the Writer of the original Mongol One-Shot deliberately decided to not go with Genghis as Leader of the Mongols. However, since historically Genghis - or Temujin as he was called at the time - was the Sworn Brother of Jamukha and thus someone very important to him, I decided to still put him in here...as someone who's already dead.
Whether he died before he and Jamukha became Rivals and Enemies or after that, I leave deliberately up to interpretation.
Either way, Genghis Khan never came to be in this World. And Jamukha now must decide what is the best Option for the Mongols to take. A heavy burden...

The "Great Teacher" Tai Lung (Canon)So after having given it a lot of thought, I have decided that I will, in fact, be implementing an omake reward system. I'm going to try and keep it as simple as I possibly can.

• Omakes will be assigned a bonus according to my interpretation of their quality and viability. This bonus may be kept in reserve and used by the author of the omakes at their discretion.
• The XP cost to Bonus ratio is one to one.
• Authors must inform me of their wish to use the bonuses within 24 hours of the vote closing. Once that deadline has passed I will not add any more bonuses to any rolls.
• Low-effort omakes or omakes that are being used as vehicles to try and insetr OCs or overtly steer the quest in certain directions will not receive a bonus.
• Bonuses to rolls will cap out at +15 per roll to any singular roll. There will be instances where bonuses will not be applicable, such as for Rival Reports, or for random events.
• Please do not treat this as a demand for omake or to start churning them out factory-style. Quality is and always will be superior to Quantity in my eyes and I will judge as such.

Authors, Omakes, and XP


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