[ WP ] Most of the Milky Way galaxy is ruled by an interstellar empire , populated by hundreds of alien races . The species of the ruling monarch keeps changing ; once they die , the emperor is reborn as a member of one of the many races . You 're the first human-reincarnation of this ruler .

As many others so was I, born a king. And not just a king. An emperor. The all might, all powerful, George Smith, emperor of the Milky Way and first of His name. I was born a God. Or the closest thing to a God a living being can be. And I liked it. 
 
 The first years of my life were pretty boring. I was the emperor from the day I was born, of course, but I could n't take full responsibility over the empire until the age of sixteen. At the time I was sixteen years old all the beings in the galaxy would be under my command. I grew up learning about all these races, all the inhibited planets. I learned physics, math and studied over five hundred languages, many of which I could not pronounce without the help of translating technology. 
 
 I think it started when I was around twelve. The power that is. The power started to infect me like a bad drug. And it felt good. My subjects in the Imperial Planet were loyal to me, of course. Attending to my every need. I could do whatever I wanted with them at the time. Imperial Planet was mine to play with. And that drove me mad with pleasure. Matters outside Imperial Planet had to wait a couple of years but I could wait. 
 
 The first time I realized the extend of my power was when a waiter, Toady, belonging to a race of humanoid toad-like creatures, broke a glass and startled me. I told him to go jump off a bridge in the heat of the moment. And he did. I fell in love with the feeling at once. 
 
 A year later I knew I wanted more. I was bored playing house in my planet. I needed the whole galaxy. But for how long? Fifty years? Seventy? How long does a human have? So I began planning. 
 
 First thing I did was to establish a research department, on the funds of the empire of course. I gathered the best scientists of the galaxy. I gave them a mountain of gold. I tossed in some humans to experiment on as well. I told them to make them immortal as soon as possible. They tried and tried but after a while they told me the best thing they could do was to transfer consciousness from a dying body to a new one. An idea was born inside me and I told them to perfect the procedure. Three years later, they did. 
 
 Then I started raising taxes. On non-humans of course. Espionage too. All the galaxy was under my eyes. They were my little show and I watched. I watched carefully. 
 
 I legalized abortion and reinstated the death penalty all across the galaxy. Except human colonies, of course. I lowered the funds on STD campaigns. I banned intercourse between species of different kind. I started a mandatory, and very strict religion. I banned all ( non human, of course ) weapon production and even allowed civil and interplanetary wars. Everything off the books. I could n't `` legally'' take these decisions but when you are the soon to be emperor of the galaxy you can find many ways. 
 
 Today I turn sixteen. Today is the day I become emperor. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I love being an emperor. I love power and I intent to keep it. Forever. That's why my first order as an emperor is this: 
 Kill all non-humans.
