Crown of the Absolute

"Wasn't this what I was going for from the beginning? Were all these ideas and goals I set for myself, rejecting the crown, just a mask for myself, unwilling to accept who I truly am? Power and absolute control over everyone and everything. The Exoscirel had been whispering this to me since the beginning, and I kept resisting.
Maybe I was just stupid... Afraid of gaining the power I deserved. To be the ultimate overlord and to carry my own will to the people. Although... Exoscirel long ago relieved me of the burden of fighting for my ideas. There is only power in its purest form. The web of total control that awaits me in its nets.

Soon all difficulties will be behind me...

I need only put on this crown..."

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Azestra is at the end of her story...
Or not.

A very big annual redraw. Spent about a week on it and took a long time polishing it. Thought I wouldn't make the deadline, but still, I managed to get it done before the appointed day.