ID: 261

Outcome: Narrow Victory

Open After Story: Yes

Manual Prompt: Yes

Text:

The Sultan has fallen before you.



You raise your sword high and the surrounding people burst into a frenzy of cheers—a dragonslayer hero, a new ruler vanquishing the Sultan! A moment of unrivaled brilliance the empire has never experienced, mortals achieving such eminence!



Soon, a massive dragon's head adorns your throne—the empire's finest goldsmith has crafted intricate gold engravings depicting the dragon's tale, set beside your throne—watchful over the assembly; timid ministers stumble in shock at first sight of the head!



However, the triumph over a great dragon quickly dims; restlessness seeps in with each squabble from nobles, each clerk grumbling over budgets and expenditures, each time Jabal disappears again, shirking his share of court duties... This vizier proves to be no help at all. He once proposed founding an Adventurers' Guild, only to be laughed out of the court; afterward, he began avoiding council altogether.



Eventually, you lead your army westward, challenging a mighty sea beast lurking in the trench—a magnificent target nearest your lands!



Warriors rejoice at your decision, while nobles and ministers gape in shock. Having ascended to the Sultan's throne through heroics, must you not pursue more feats of grandeur?



First the sea beast, then the golden feather serpent, and finally the banshee forest, your army ravages through the world's darkest corners; when barriers arise from local kings, lords, or chieftains forbidding passage, you simply obliterate the state.



Challenges unending, conquests innumerable, bloodshed boundless! Such a life befits you! Rush forward evermore; only this escape that distant call:



"Return—you are Sultan—your duties await—!"

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