I targeted somebody who thought they could outsmart everybody in the room. Chess master. Professional excuse maker. Olympic-level accountability dodger. If gaslighting was an Olympic sport, they would've had endorsements.
Machiavellianus Inversus said, "Cute."
Within weeks, every move they made folded back onto them. Every manipulation came with consequences. Every lie cost more than the truth would've. Every power play became self-inflicted.
Then came the legal mess.
Not because the potion is cruel.
Because the potion has absolutely no respect for ego.
Watching someone who always protected themselves suddenly make decisions that benefited me instead of themselves was enough to make me put my phone down and stare at the wall.
The domination? Gone.
The intimidation? Gone.
The emotional chess? Cancelled.
Instead of throwing me under the bus, they practically became the bus driver making sure I got home safely.
I'm still shocked.
Did everything become perfect?
Hell no.
It was explosive.
Messy.
Expensive.
Humbling.
But that's exactly what happens when Machiavellianism gets evicted and accountability moves in with all its furniture.
This potion didn't ruin their life.
It ruined their ability to keep ruining everyone else's.
If you're looking for revenge...
Buy something else.
If you're looking for consequences to finally introduce themselves...
Welcome to the Green Diamond Line.
Five stars.
Would absolutely let Choronzon humble another mastermind.