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1. A Dragon Doesn’t Need A Sword by VerboseLepus

   Fandoms: Mulan (Disney 2020), 木蘭辭 | Mùlán Shī | Ballad of Mulan  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   18 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Fa Mulan | Hua Mulan/Shan Yu (Disney)
   • Fa Mulan | Hua Mulan & Li Shang (Disney)
   • Fa Mulan | Hua Mulan (Disney)
   • Hua Mulan (Chinese Legend)
   • Shan Yu (Disney)
   • Mushu (Disney)
   • Khan the Horse (Disney)
   • Kidnapping
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • selling of humans
   • Implied/Referenced Underage Prostitution
   • Horrors of War
   • Pedophilia
   • Author does not condone actions within the fic
   • Torture
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Psychological Torture
   • Aftermath of Torture
   • Kidnapping children
   • No Smut
   • Slow Burn
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • he falls first and harder
   • Badass Fa Mulan | Hua Mulan (Disney)
   • Ancient magic
   • Reluctant Chosen One
   • Betrayal
   • Brotherhood
   • Blood Brothers
   • Deep themes of war and ptsd
   • Inspired by Mulan (Disney Movies)
   • Everyone Needs a Hug
   • Shang is NOT a good person
   • Mulans father is also not a good person
   • is anyone really a good person in this?
   • no one wins in war
   • Eventual Romance
   • Romance HEA
   • Story not a HEA though
   • Will add more as needed - Freeform
   • Fuck AI
   • Beta Read by Humans

   Summary

   Mulan

   Abandoned alone on the mountains to die, Shang taking credit for her wins.

   Khan ripped from her, Mushu missing.

   There she meets Shanyu, the enemy general of the Ice Lands, who offers her a deal she can’t refuse. Return home, get her horse back, no joining them, just to travel with them.

   But war isn’t that simple, and there are truths she learns that may change the fate of their world and her own beliefs.

   All while becoming the generals favored, she begins to question her homeland, her own feelings and if she even wants to return home.

   AU based on both the poem and Disney versions of Mulan in a completely new world.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,352

   Chapters:

   5/?

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