An old enemy

Lex was more than ready to punch something hard in the face when the next challenge began. But instead of a monster or foe, he faced the weight of responsibility. Since the challenge had occurred as a result of a human kind being crowned, the foe Lex faced was the abstract challenge faced by the first ever human king in the face of an uncertain world, and uncertain future.

Oddly enough, Lex found the sensation he faced to be a familiar feeling instead of a formidable foe. It was the feeling of having the weight of countless lives in the palm of his hand. It was the weight of knowing that every word he said could ruin the future of countless lives if it was the wrong one. The feeling was one of measuring someone, and finding them guilty of death - of making that judgment over another life and then carrying it out as well.