Just like those compulsive gamblers in the life-and-death arena, risking everything, thinking they'd hit the jackpot and climb their way to fortune, they were merely Terrence's toys for amusement. And the same went for the fighters in the underground boxing ring, battered, broken, or killed in the ring, they were his puppets too, performing for his amusement.Human greed was like opening Pandora's box, once unleashed, it refused to shut. It only grew, deeper and more ravenous, like a black hole that couldn't be filled. And when someone's ability failed to keep up with their desires, they teetered right on the edge of damnation.Alfred was the perfect case in point, driven by insatiable greed, always chasing more. Even after pocketing enough wealth to last several lifetimes, he wasn't satisfied. He kept wagering his life as if it were pocket change.The moment gamblers tasted success, they fell into the delusion that they were destined, born to be the stars of their own story. But they
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