People talk about love, trust, and loyalty as if they mean something. As if they’re anything more than carefully disguised transactions. He knows better.
To him, the world is simple: everyone takes what they can, and the only real power lies in controlling the game. He doesn’t chase approval, doesn’t waste time on meaningless emotions. He manipulates, calculates, and stays three steps ahead. Ruthless, indifferent, untouchable.
But the higher he climbs, the quieter everything becomes. The victories feel hollow. The power he once craved starts to feel... weightless.
And when a carefully laid plan unravels, he faces a question he never thought would matter:
What’s left when you strip everything away?
A cold, introspective journey into the mind of a man who plays by his own rules—until the rules stop making sense.
Time passed, and everyone seemed uneasy.
