The Will to Power

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A short story that displays "the will to power" philosophy by Friedrich Nietzsche

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By: Serge Jerkezian Date: June 04 2011

The Will to Power

King Jack what shale we do! The assassin has been set loose and he is going after you. This

assassin is different then the others my king. He has never failed to kill any bounty he had before.

We don't want to loose you. You are our hope, salvation and protector without you the kingdom will

wither and faint. My King, our soldiers will not be able to protect you. Our only hope is to switch

you with another person that looks like you. So when the assassin comes at night to kill you he will

fail to kill you. I know of a peasant my King, that looks similar to you yet far from you my majesty.

We will tell the peasant that the king wants to reward you for your hard work, thus you get to live in

the castle for one week. You my majesty will live in the house of the peasant and work like a

peasant so that no one can realize the swapping of lives. Thus when the...

Me, living a peasant life! Have you lost your mind! I'm Jack, the king of Kings. With one word i

can make national tremble before me. The only mention of my name turn heroes to children hunted

by fear and makes women fall on me like autumn leaves falling on the ground.

You ask of me to give away all this to go and live a life of weakness and mediocrity?

No! I will not let this assassin strike fear in me. Every men fails, this is where the assassin will fail,

for i will not die by his hand or another. Look all around, this is my kingdom and no man can take

that from me.

The next day the king was found dead