Well, this is it for now, I hope someone takes an interest and does this one, but it is what it is.
People have been a little too entitled to others' efforts, I can't say I am much different, I only hold it back and try to be polite, but in the end, we will need to suffer collectively a little.
@Bearylazypaws I am sorry you had to deal with such an unpleasant situation after you went out of your way to give to the community, have a good rest, and I hope whatever you put your mind to next will give you happiness and satisfaction.
Anyway, allow me to go back to the chapter for a moment... this old man was a really good villain, making an annoying villain is a tricky endeavor, making one that is compelling too is doubly so.
He clearly isn't at the best of his mental faculties, but even then, his strength, knowledge,e and drive didn't diminish at all, but having a villain that clearly is suffering from mental degeneration is a very novel idea, it brings a lot of nuance to his character, but as he clearly is self centered, it still stay very much clear what must be done.
I like to craft stories, and truth be told, this was inspiring, a villain, maybe even a hero, suffering of continuous mental degeneration, but their strength still is huge, it has so many uses it could be done, depending on context... their age, their desires, the life they lived, their past, present and even future objectives, a heavy topic that can bring a lot of interesting outcomes.