A satisfied smile appeared on Wizard Reed's face. He had been waiting for this day for a long time, waiting for that moment when this group of self-righteous people, upon defeating him, would suddenly discover something entirely unexpected.
Wizard Reed longed to personally witness their expressions at that very moment. When these self-absorbed, haughty individuals, who deem themselves so powerful, finally realize the truth, will their faces show shock, bewilderment, or perhaps a dazed confusion?
Perhaps their faces would display a myriad of complex emotions, he mused. A satisfying image formed in Wizard Reed's mind. Everything I've done, it's all been to see those expressions. My ultimate goal might seem ambitious, profound even, but at its core, it's a simple desire: to laugh in the faces of those who once ridiculed me.
