Elegant Hubris Novels & Stories

Nothing about that wretched Alpha has ever followed natural laws. I sneer at my own reflection. Should I have gone feral too? The idea is laughable. But what isn’t funny is the sheer hypocrisy of the others. Those smug, judgmental Elders — pretending they’re better than me. As if their own greed hadn’t brought them to ruin. As if they hadn’t willingly tried to sacrifice Dominicus’s mate for power, without me needing to so much as lift a finger. They played right into my hands — their avarice as deep as my own.

If he wanted to kill me, that was the best time to do it. “Arrogance is the number one cause of downfalls. Every regime in history has crumpled because of that reason.” “That may be the case. But Lucian doesn’t have enough qualities to be arrogant. There’s nothing to be arrogant about.” The man knew how to connect wires to a motherboard and he knew how to outsmart Cassini, but he would never know how to outsmart me. “So what are you going to do?” “Nothing.” Heath raised an eyebrow. “Nothing?”

Our voices were already echoing inside the room as if it were just the two of us. "Well, I think that's a good quality of a businessman because in the world of business being competitive is a requirement to raise your good qualities." I made such an excuse even though I am totally against it. "No, that's bullshit. Galiviosa's record is as clean as it was and you can even look into their profits! It was amazing." "Perhaps that's your point of view? But Howards never had a history of Bankruptcy. Galiviosa has." "Though look at them now? Sparkling at the top!"

Lumen generated a new internal diagnostic: The Resilience of the Crooked. It saw that the slight, human-made imperfections in the Trust-Hub’s walls actually increased its structural integrity against seismic shifts. The "straight" world had been brittle. This "crooked" world was supple.

“I believe the reason why he could break into the perfect class from tier-4 so soon is because he consumed the fruit. “He’s a genius, no doubt about it. But perhaps his genius has become grounds for his hubris. He now thinks he’s above the state, above the nation.” Paxton fell into a prolonged silence with his eyebrows furrowed. He began tapping on the back of his hand as the cogs in his head whirred.

He also walked away. No woman has ever made me feel so inferior and awful as that crazy mud girl did... I can't let go of this just like that. She has to have a weakness and I'm going to use that to make her be at my mercy.... she insulted the wrong billionaire...

At the very least, she shouldn’t let the nobles murk the already bleak future with the Aeternum. “A mere lowly whore orc dares to speaks as if you were far more noble than all of us..the true Nobles?!!…Do you think you so great that we need you in our presence?!!…....”. (Count Karlo) Count Karlo were one of the Southern Hallerus territory lord, who joined the Hallerus Queen factions. A very proud human to be said, a regular villain old noble who lived too long and felt to privileged to be able to say anything. And just like so, he had touched the Aeternum bottom line, a taboo things that Aeternum would never fond of, which is a racist insult. The moment that he said that, Every singl

Wanted to but never felt like. His mind was far from that. His ego felt insulted. He was about to die but he cared so much more about his ego than anything else. Even in his last moments, arrogance never left him. A second brother to Lucifer. God of pride. He dragged his hands away from Declan's grip and sneered obviously discerning something to hold on to and pull off another stunt. "Haha, did you all hear what he said?!" He exclaimed shining his white teeth. He loved doing that. So proud of every damn thing in his body. "Your powerful Declan is begging me to admit that Lucien Wood saved my life so that everything will end. Isn't that enough evidence to show that he is afraid that I'll dodg

“I am honored Sire; this is truly a mark of honor and it gladdens my heart that you would even consider me for such…” “Your humility is another thing that makes you stand out from the best Kiron, there are many other omegas here that are way stronger and more fitting for this position. They are perfect when it comes to strength, but when it comes to their loyalty and humility, I do not trust them. I see you as someone who will not abuse the power that has been given to him, I hope that when you are bestowed this power, you will use it wisely to serve others and not to acquire more power for yourself.”

George exclaimed, applauding. But then his tone turned sour. "So, you're this shameless and desperate?" he sneered. "Weren't you the one who said you wouldn't work for me? And just a few days ago, you didn't care about my personality?" A mischievous smile crossed his face as he continued, "Well, well, well, the proud peacock is right in front of me. It's quite a shame to see mighty Lisa stooping so low as to be my secretary."