I won't wait 2,000 years

He wanted to take away the world's freedom, to gain his own. He left them their freedom to fight. He knew they would take it. They fought. And he lost, just as he had seen it would happen. He was ready. He saw his best friend transform and a giant explosion start to consume him. He was ready to join Her in the paths. And he did...just not in the paths. He...hadn't seen this coming.