With no one to oppose us, we had the ultimate power. We could use it to so many things…
A part of us wanted to create a dominion. We could become the ultimate rulers of reality! Our species could thrive like never before! More and more minds could join our chorus of thoughts!
Or we could simply enjoy ourselves, a much smaller part suggested. It would be easy to ensure that our Empire was doing well; after this, we could explore things we have only glimpsed during our hunt. The great cosmos was ours to see, and there were countless words to poke at creations of old and dead gods!
But a deeper part of us rebelled against both thoughts.
It was tiny in comparison to our whole mind, but it was our best part, so we listened to it keenly.
And although both it and us were saddened by the plan this part offered, the more we thought about it, the more we felt that it was the best possible option.
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