# apathy

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a tale of a king who tried to conquer death
a mighty emperor, a fearless conqueror
his fortune is massive, no one has ever heard of his name
some may say the whole world is at his disposal
but one thing still scares him every day of his life - death
that is, one day he will eventually leave everything behind
so he tries many attempts to conquer death
seeking wisdom from many scholars, endless battling, training
and the day has finally come, all eyes were gazing at him, even his enemies
everyone is hoping he can pull this off
everyone is praising him as if he were a god

but little does everyone knows
he does not fear death nor afraid to lose everything
all his life he is lying to himself
achieving, accomplishing just to feel what it’s like to be alive
but in the end, nothing matter, nothing means anything to him
the last lie he speaks out loud
the last act he strikes
pretending to conquer his fake fear of death so he can rest,
lift his burden and rejoice in the nothingness where he can finally find himself.
this is the end, or so he thought…

-R