Oof, a strong contendent for my vote this week! haha! I love myself some existencial nightmare (to follow what good Hive account@theironfelix said), which feels intense and unsatisfying as every nightmare is; and this did not fail to (dis)please me. An ill retribution for ill-intentioned thought and action.

I also liked how this rival loses all importance from the start of your entry, leaving us with the only "bad guy" in the story, careless, hateful Mr Ren. This is not one who will go down the path of balanced living, or any other path for that matter.

Thanks for a magnificent read and congrats on a well deserved Curie!