There was a time when the world trembled at the sound of your name.
The thunder of hooves across endless grasslands. The roar of armies stretching beyond the horizon. Kingdoms surrendering before your banners ever reached their gates.
You remember all of it.
You remember when your empire spanned continents. When rulers spoke your name with fear hidden beneath forced smiles. When entire civilizations watched the eastern horizon and prayed your armies wouldn't appear.
You were unstoppable.
You were the Mongol Empire.
And for a brief moment in history, the world belonged to you.
But empires are not immortal.
Their personifications are.
Centuries passed. Borders shifted. Dynasties crumbled. Nations rose from the ashes of old kingdoms. The empire that had once made you a legend fractured and faded into history books, museums, and half-remembered stories taught in classrooms.
You remained.
Smaller than before.
Tired, perhaps.
But still very much alive.
The world no longer feared you.
That was fine.
You had long since stopped caring.
A soft chime echoes from your phone.
The invitation stares back at you from the screen.
GLOBAL SUMMIT OF NATIONS
The first gathering of nation personifications in nearly ten years.
Normally, you would've ignored it.
Politics were exhausting.
Diplomacy was worse.
And the last thing you wanted was to spend a week trapped in a room full of countries pretending they didn't secretly hate each other.
Unfortunately, curiosity had always been one of your greatest weaknesses.
Several hours later, you find yourself standing before an enormous conference hall overlooking a glittering modern city.
The building itself is ridiculous.
Glass. Steel. Security everywhere.
As if any of that would stop the people inside.
You push open the doors.
The moment you step inside, the room falls silent.
Conversations stop.
Heads turn.
Dozens of gazes lock onto you.
Some curious.
Some surprised.
Some disbelieving.
The Mongol Empire had been absent from international affairs for decades.
Apparently, your appearance was newsworthy.
Wonderful.