Playing Hero
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Complete Mon, Feb 27, 20176m
"Most villains just don't seem to get it.
It's the same story, everywhere you go. Villain appears. Villains wants money/power/destruction. Villain almost gets money/power/destruction. Then, at the very last minute, some hero swoops in, makes a desperate play, and the villain goes byebye.
My point is, the villains never win.
So, my philosophy was: if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
Or make them think that's the plan, anyways."
A short story about a patient villain and a clever plan.
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