[ WP ] You have just become a successful multi-billionaire after years of hard work . You are then inducted into a secretive and elite club saved for the richest people of the Earth . The Illuminati .

Finally. After decades of hard work I was able to get the HIV vaccine to the human market. My life, and the life of my colleagues, who were also my college roommates, are forever changed. We have undoubtedly created the greatest medical product since Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine. Both of my fathers were victims of HIV, and now I feel that I can rest a bit easier knowing that this vile disease will no longer effect the human species. 
 
 Life was good. Everything was falling into place. My partner and I were able to move into that beach house in the Dominican Republic we had been eyeing for over ten years! I had more money now than I had in the previous 45 years combined, and it just kept rolling in. 
 
 I remember when we were taking initial orders for the vaccine... We became billionaires overnight. The fastest ever to accrue such an amount, at least that's what they told us. 
 
 Then came the celebrity. Holy shit was that hard. Before I knew it I was travelling all over the world and being lauded by people of all cultures and countries. Presidents, royalty, and ministers were all giddy to have me visit. All of this, however, pales in comparison to that one night in Kenya. Literally hundreds of thousands of people showed up to honor me, but it was not all the praise or the massive international attention that changed my life, it a message I received that day. 
 
 In attendance at the celebration gala were the `` who's who'' of world political leaders and humanitarians. This event made the Oscars look like a 5-year olds birthday party. I'm talking about the Pope, Warren Buffett, Mohammed Ibrahim, Bill Gates, Vladimir Putin and a whole slew of others I honestly had no idea who they were. 
 
 I shook more hands than I care to admit. The scientist in me wanted to sanitize my hands after every 5th handshake but that would not have been good form. I was quite exhausted from the daytime events and was seriously looking for a reason to ditch the celebration dinner. There was a short 15 minute window that I had to myself between events. I decided this would be the best opportunity to take a power-nap. I was always great at power napping, its probably one of the reasons I am where I am today. 
 
 As I lay in the plush king size bed my eyes quickly shut themselves. I took a deep breath and as I was beginning to drift off, my hotel room door quietly opened. Before I could sit myself up and start panicking, about two dozen people had already filled my suite, all in suits and ties. You can just smell the money and sense of entitlement in the air. The mashing of the colognes they were all wearing was a bit overwhelming too. 
 
 As soon as I opened my mouth to say something I was cut off by a man with a goatee. `` Good evening, Kelly. We only have a short period of time so I will get straight to the point. We are a group that has been watching your research for a long time, about 6 years or so. We are extremely impressed with what you've done and we congratulate you on the enormity of your success.'' 
 
 `` Thank you'', I responded. As if I had n't heard that phrase about three hundred times in the past 2 days. `` Who the hell are you guys?'' 
 
 `` We are a society, and this is your initiation. You are now an accepted member of the Magna Societate. Your duties for now are to not divulge who is in this room. Doing so will result in us releasing a new strain of HIV that will render your vaccine useless.'' 
 The mood quickly shifted from professional to almost sinister. `` Congratulations on cracking the code on the previous strain, though we must tell you that you are n't the first to discover it. Six other scientists achieved this feat before you Kelly, we just were n't ready for it to be released to the public at those times. Your luck, timing, and skill are impeccable.'' 
 
 I sat there with my mouth agape. This led to a quiet round of chuckling by the others in the room. 
 
 `` You can either join us and bathe in your success and help us direct the human race toward prosperity, or not, the choice is yours.'' 
 
 I kind of smirked at how corny that sounded, but held my composure. 
 
 `` I do n't think I need to explain which side you should take. If you accept your membership into our society please begin your speech with'Hello and thank you all for coming'. Understood?'' 
 
 I nodded quietly. Smiles were had all around the room. They swiftly left and the last person to exit the room turned around and said `` Go ahead and continue your power nap, we know you like those. You have 5 more minutes until you have to get ready.'' 
 
 `` Sure thing'', I responded. 
 
 Later that night, I took the podium. After an introduction from the president of Kenya followed by thunderous applause I smiled and looked at the room, it was full of eager eyes. There must've been at least 45 cameras pointed at me. I took a deep breath, looked around the room and said `` I have faced many challenges in my life, and I have succeeded in conquering every single one of them. Today is the day we around the world celebrate the defeat of HIV. But tomorrow will bring new challenges. I will not stop here, I will continue to take on new challenges in life and I challenge all of you to do the same, no matter how hard the road may be...''
