Lust. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride. The seven deadly sins humanity's favorite scapegoats for its own downfall. In the end, they all spiral back to one thing, desire.
The desire for more. The hunger to satisfy oneself. But does that make desire inherently evil? Is it truly the root of all suffering?
Of course not.
Without desire, there is no progress. No evolution. No spark to push forward. Take the Krell, for example. Ben could grant them intelligence. But how they use it? That still depended entirely on his will.
They don't act unless commanded. They don't dream unless told to. And if Ben were to die?
They'd fall silent.
Maybe they wouldn't vanish instantly. Maybe the systems would keep living. But without a living will behind it, without someone to reshape, repurpose, desire more, they'd simply stagnate. The kingdom would wither. Its legacy would end with its master.
