[ CW ] In 200 words or less , write a well-known villain as a hero , but do not tell us who they are .

At what point in time did we begin to believe that it wasn ’ t within ourselves to succeed? That we would forgo the accomplishments all of man has made and succumb to a force not within ourselves. It ’ s pitiable to extent. A mockery of our ability. He proves to highlight our faults without having to succumb to them himself. 
 
 He lords over us, as a God would, waiting recognition with frivolous speeches to cheers and applause, retreating to a world which he has made his own. And the people don ’ t see it. They shower him with praise and adoration. Try to resemble him and act according to his false authority. But they can not see that they can never become what he is because he is not what we are. 
 
 We are human. We ’ re adaptable. We survive. We create. We destroy. We have no fur, no claws, no teeth to protect us and yet we dominate the natural world. Evolution has peaked with us! And despite the dangers, despite the hardships, we endure. That ’ s what mankind does! We used to look to the sky and see ourselves and who we were. Now we look up and see him. ( 196 words ) 
 
 Edit: thought of a better last line 
 
 `` We used to look up and pray. Man always has. But we prayed and endured. Now we just pray.'' 

