“The merger of corporate will and government power wasn’t just inevitable—it was strategic.”

The federal government would do its part—cracking down on piracy and enforcing international intellectual property laws with surgical aggression, using militarized enforcement to shatter international rivals under the weight of sovereign law. A global monopoly, underwritten by oil kings, sanctioned by the state, and cloaked in the flag. The merger of corporate will and government power wasn’t just inevitable—it was strategic. And for Max, it was irresistible. Max exhaled slowly, tapping his fingers against the armrest. His legacy teetered on the edge of something colossal.