[ WP ] You 've finally done it : unquestioned world domination . The planet is entirely under your control . Now what ?

I had been a hero. I had saved the world from a thousand different threats and the people had loved me for it. I believed that I was making a difference. That I *was* the difference. 
 
 After many years of trying to save humanity it began to... wear on me. After many more years it dawned on me; it was impossible to save humanity *from itself*. 
 
 People would always find ways to kill and harm each other. They would trample over their friends and families in pursuit of shallowness. Each person desperately trying to suck in a breath of air, afraid to share it, as it might be the last breath in the world. What they did share was an innate greed and selfishness and I came to realise that they would never change. 
 
 That's why I threw down my cape. I walked away and stood back. I watched on as the world slowly revolved, waiting to see what changes might come in my absence. 
 
 Nothing changed, of course. Nothing at all. Death, abuse, war - it all continued. I had n't noticed the extent of humanities crimes before, too consumed in my heroic deeds to see. 
 
 I watched. For a long time I watched and I learned. Eventually, I understood. For peace to be possible, the entire of humanity had to be forced into a togetherness. I made a decision. 
 
 In one day I murdered every world leader. There was chaos as they tried to adapt. They elected new leaders - I killed them too. I destroyed capitals and murdered millions - necessary casualties. They would thank me in the end. 
 
 I taught them to embrace simpler ways. People worked together on huge expanses of farm land. They *had* to work together or they would starve. I removed the need for electricity, for governments, for games. If they did as they were told and worked together, they lived. If not, they died. I had created a utopia. 
 
 For 200 years that was enough. I was pleased from saving humanity. 
 
 But that feeling gradually subsided. I grew restless and questioned what I had done. Why had I saved them? Who was I to interfere - perhaps I should let them kill themselves, as that is what they were born to do. 
 
 That is why I created the child. He is a perfect clone. He will be raised in this fair world that I have moulded. He will discover his gifts and slowly learn he is different. One day he will have to make a decision. He is not scarred with my bitterness and spite. He knows nothing of the time before. His decision will be fair. 
 
 If he feels that the world is perfect, he will use his powers to work harder, to farm faster and provide food for more people. In a way, he will be a hero. 
 
 If he feels I have done wrong and considers humanity *enslaved*, he will rise up against me, leading a revolution. 
 
 I await his decision. 
 
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