ABX News: "Earth's First Trillionaire"
CBB News: "Self-Made Trillionaire"
President's Point of View
"Haha! A man who rose from the dirtiest slums on Earth to become one of the most powerful people on the planet," I mused, gazing out the window of my office. "Just thinking about the power he wielded—no, the power of this force of nature who controlled everything behind the scenes—gives me chills."
"He could easily dismantle the economy of any country without breaking a sweat. By the time those who controlled the Matrix realized the threat he posed, it was already too late. It's better to be on his good side than to cross him and face obliteration like those once-powerful families and so-called superpowers."
Sigh! "The world changed so much in such a short amount of time because of this one person."
On the surface, people believe they live freely, electing their leaders by choice. Little do they know that everything they see online—both the opposition and the ruling party—is under his control.
"The decisions he made at every point could have bankrupted him—or worse, killed him. Yet he executed those plans as if everything was under his control from the start. Every counterattack from his enemies was anticipated and neutralized."
"We were both raised in the same orphanage."
"He was more than a friend to me—more like a big brother I could rely on without hesitation."
"I was nothing special. You could say I was the dumbest kid in the entire orphanage—until I met him."
"I met him when I was just six years old, during a time when the entire world was in chaos."
"A world war was raging."
I was in a country on the losing side, and the enemies were so ruthless that they bombed civilian areas. Many people in our country lost their lives.
"Those were chaotic times when we didn't even have the luxury to think about the next day's food. For us, not being killed in the middle of the night and surviving to see the next day was the best we could hope for."
It was during this time that I met him. That day was the turning point of my life. Everything about me changed when I saw him.
Just 60 miles away from our village, a nuclear bomb was dropped. Every person in that village lost their life—except for him.
Some people say it was luck; others say he survived because of others' sacrifices. But no one could deny that he survived a nuclear attack.
The area was so contaminated by radiation that the government couldn't send anyone to investigate. Both our villages were located deep within dense forests, far from civilization, making travel between them difficult.
But his village was so contaminated that they couldn't stay there any longer. So the army decided to set up their base of operations in our village to facilitate their work.
"That day when I met him, it was raining heavily. The weather was dark and eerie."
"I still remember that we were eating meat—a rare treat given to us by the army."
Heavy rain pelted our village. Some of the kids in the orphanage were afraid of thunder.
"I was one of them."
"In the entire orphanage, I was the most cowardly kid. Just thinking about lightning used to give me chills. What if I was sleeping and lightning struck our roof and hit me?"
"As if that wasn't enough, the power went out."
The nun who ran the orphanage lit candles and closed all the windows because it was so windy.
"I was so afraid that I felt I was just one lightning strike away from wetting my pants."
Then, as if to add to my fear, the orphanage door suddenly opened. As it did, all the candles in the hall where we were eating blew out because of the gust of wind.
"As the door opened, I saw a shadow standing outside."
"As soon as I saw that figure, I fainted, and to top it off, I wet myself."
That was the most embarrassing moment of my life.
The next day, when I woke up, I learned that the shadow belonged to a young boy—the sole survivor of the nuclear attack.
"What an irony that no one else in that village survived except him."
Not only that, but after the bomb blast, he was heavily injured yet still traveled 60 miles to reach our village.
Some might say it was just 60 miles—not such a big deal. But you have to understand that both villages were located in hilly regions surrounded by dense forests, making it difficult even for the elders to travel between them.
And to top it off, there were wild animals that wouldn't hesitate to make a meal out of a human. In these conditions, to travel 60 miles after surviving a nuclear bomb attack was nearly impossible for a kid.
"I was stupefied and ashamed of myself."
But then I remembered a famous quote by a very wise person:
"Show me your friends, and I will show you your future."
From that moment, I decided to follow him—to become someone I could be proud of.
As the years passed, I learned a lot about him.
"I was with you all the time, both in your good and bad times," I thought.
"You became the ruler of this world within 40 years by dismantling the Matrix that was created and controlled by all the powerful people and families."
"Even if I had a thousand lives, I couldn't achieve what you did in one."
But now...
XQX News
"The first trillionaire, the conqueror of Earth, could not conquer death. He died at the age of 115."
I stood in front of his grave and said, "I guess we all have limitations."
"I will miss you, my friend."
After saying these words, I turned away and walked slowly from the grave.
The name etched on the tombstone read:
Luis Gustavo