You claw your way to the top. Each rung of the ladder gets you higher.
You've back stabbed and lied to gain the advantage, manipulated and hated to reach the next rung.
You finally made it to the top of the stairs after all these years.
But the stairs are actually upside down and you haven't climbed anything. You've only descended into a pit of hell.
With devils and demons at the bottom with you.
You lie and deceive just like these demons. You use treachery and half-truths, just like them. You plot and scheme, just like them. You lust after more power, just like them.