Absolute Power Novels & Stories

They had waited patiently for us to destroy ourselves through misuse of power, then moved to reclaim authority when we were too weakened to resist. "We oppose this," we said through three voices. "We fight to preserve democratic structures regardless of our diminished capability." "With what?" The Architect's voice carried contempt. "You have no cosmic power. No integration. No authority beyond what you personally possess as three damaged individuals. You cannot enforce democracy without compulsion capability you destroyed. Cannot maintain consensus structures without ability to punish defection. You have nothing except principles, and principles without power are just words." The chamber er

My heartbeat quickened and my face flushed again. Why is my body reacting this stupid way all of a sudden? “Besides,” He continued as if he had no care in the word. “Immense power is acquired by assuring yourself in your secret reveries that you were born to control things.” “Do you feel that you have immense power?” “I employ over forty thousand people, That gives me a certain sense of responsibility—power, if you will. If I decided I was no longer interested in the telecommunications business and cell, twenty thousand plus people would struggle to make their mortgage payments after a month or so.”

His grip tightened until it left red marks on my skin, begging me to look at him and tell him I was his. As I looked down at him—a respected youth leader reduced to nothing before me, kneeling just to beg—a hot rush of power hit me. It was the ultimate control: a powerful man completely unmade, reduced to a helpless mess in my hands. It made me feel untouchable, drunk on my own influence, knowing I held absolute dominion over him.

He looked majestic, untouchable, like a god surveying his creation. “Do you know what power really is, Riah?” he asked, still looking at the horizon. “Most think it is money, armies, titles. They are wrong. Those are just tools. Power is knowing exactly who you are, exactly what you want, and having the absolute will to take it, keep it, defend it—no matter the cost.” He turned to face me then, his expression severe, eyes glowing in the dim light.

"I don't get you, can you come straight to the point?" "He has some special abilities, to put it simply. If he wants your dad impeached he will get impeached, if he wants him to lose credibility and popularity he can make it happen, if he wants a politician to become history, that people will say in the nearest future that there was once a Politician. He will do it without breaking a sweat. And you know very well what power meant for our parents right? Ask yourself this, if our parents were to choose between us and power what do you think they will ultimately choose?"

So this is what Valdez felt. Possessing absolute, Undisputed control was truly magnificent, yet terrifyingly dangerous. It was an intoxicating drug. If a ruler cannot restrain their greed and keep their heart anchored in purpose, that power will inevitably consume them whole—just as it had done to Valdez, who was now resting at the dark bottom of the ocean, his legacy reduced to ashes. This power, this absolute control—I swear to the heavens that I will keep it firmly in my grip. I will not let it corrupt me, nor will I let anyone tear it away. I will not fail our ancestors, my mother, or my past self.

The alpha was the first and last word in everything, his authority never questioned, advice only given when specifically asked for. They valued strength, brutality, and obedience above all else. Anyone who didn’t follow the rules, who even stepped one foot out of line, was dealt with swiftly and severely. There were no second chances given. You either learned from the punishment of your first mistake or your second punishment would be even more painful.

In the end, it is strength. In this world, thousands have died, and millions have perished from a man's scheme or plot or even physical killing. How many of them have been judged and sentenced? All the atrocities going on in this world were hidden, and it surprised me that even if a president of a country dared to take action, either they got impeached without even knowing how they stepped down or they get assassinated if the power hidden thought that it was too stressful to do the former. The capability of strength and what it can do grew with me, so I take it as the number one priority in anything I'm doing. Even if a decision is made and concluded if you have enough power, everything will

Her face panicked," it is not like that Bhairav, we are the custodians of this power because the Gods trusted us. When the first king received this power, he promised that it would never be misused." "I understand, but why do you assume that anyone who wields that power would misuse it?" "Absolute power detaches you from reality, Bhairav. It will attract the corruptible and slowly, without even realizing you become like them. It is an addiction. Promise me you will never talk about this." He knew she was serious. "Alright, if you insist, " he replied reluctantly. But the idea was already seeded in him. "By the way, I don’t like you being friendly with that Pra

All pain is punishment and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice. -Joseph De Maistre "Arrest him!" There was no necessity to repeat the command. The very loyal lords and soldiers of the former king marched forward with blood in their eyes and nothing or nobody was able to stop them. They didn't stop at thousand and one orders from Roopak, as the heir to the throne .....since until his official coronation, he held on real power and until then the queen will remain as the chief of the kingdom and its people.