Another Step

There's always another step to take, another border to cross.

I started block by block, taking over the city, and the suburbs around it.

Step.

The region of the country soon fell under my control.

Step.

The whole country was next, obviously.

Step.

One country became two, three, ten, s hundred.

Step.

Owning the planet is all well and good, but there were twelve more in the system.

Step.

The system next door, cosmically speaking, was pretty close.

Step.

The galaxy.

Step.

The universe.

Step.

Crossing into another timeline.

Step.

All before me was mine, across all known space-time.

Step...