Who is the power behind the throne of Canterlot?

Celestia?
Luna?
Shining Armor?
Princess Cadence?
The Elements of Harmony?
Discord?
Prince Blueblood?
Fancypants?

Let's see. If your answer was one of the above, you are dead set wrong. If your answer had been among the following: one of the ponies, one of the nobles or anything along that general direction... Congratulations! Someone should give you a cookie!

Not me though, I'm afraid, I have a country to rule.

If one just knows what to do, one could easily twiddle anything easily through their hooves/claws/fingers. Me? That was just exactly what I do... Correction: did.

Ruling the world is so overrated nowadays. But maybe one day I shall get to it. After I get tired of living as a King. Not that I would need a crown to do it, unlike how a certain Alicorn believed.

How did I do it? No time to tell you I'm afraid. Here's something to get you started.

The 48 Laws of Power

It helps.

This story is inspired by Chronicles of an Evil Overlord by Melancholy.