[ WP ] The hero beats the villain by stooping even lower .

It was the only way. 
 
 At least, that's what I tell myself to help me sleep at night. I suppose it's a good thing what happened. We beat the villains, saved the day and it caused me to rethink things to the point where I settled down, put away the mask, and started a normal life. 
 
 He had always been there, a nemesis as the cliche goes. When I first tried to help this damned city, he was there trying to stop change. A corrupt cop turned villain, he knew what was going on behind the scenes, and often exploited it in order to get the upper hand on me. When he was one step ahead, he never realized he was on the wrong staircase. 
 
 We had finally elected a new mayor, and he was here to bring change for good. He laid off over 500 officers who were found to be corrupt, raised over $ 15 million for new social programs for the homeless and to keep kids off the streets, and decreased crime 32 %. He was the real hero. 
 
 It was only a matter of time before he got kidnapped, of course. No one knew, as his double had taken over. They noticed the situation get worse, and this villain found his way into the mayor's office. He was n't the mayor, mind you, just someone who took advantage of the new corruption to get himself into a position of power. Many thought he worked with the new mayor, or the old one to them, as many innocent men lost their jobs and even lives to get him in that spot. 
 
 The mayor's old secretary fell off the roof. 
 
 Our villain took over. 
 
 The mayor's lowest adviser was laid off, and it was later found out he had to file for bankruptcy, and his marriage fell apart. 
 
 Once again, a villain to replace him. 
 
 This continued, unfortunate accidents and unexplained layoffs until said villain found himself as the mayor's right hand man. 
 
 Shortly after, we found our mayor's right hand man, covered in blood, killed at his own desk after a long work day. 
 
 Our deal was complete. I let the old mayor resume his job. The city can sleep at night, but I ca n't.
