Editing AnglerStudios:Story/Lamb Shank (section)

=== The Underlying 'Reasoning' ===

His defeat by Hoth and Flock was the catalyst that made Lamb Shank realise that he'd never be God by the accumulation of force.  No matter how strong he became magically, physically, or through military domination, there was no way he could ever be as strong as or stronger than He that is stronger that strength.  Not to mention that he knew that he couldn't even be the strongest guy around, since Uzi and Enzi would both beat him there.

This angered him greatly, but then he started reflecting on the nature of God and authority.  A King has authority because he controls the army and police, meaning he is the most powerful man in the kingdom.  That power equals authority because he can throw disadents in prison, or even execute them.  Said another way, the King's authority is based upon the threat of destruction.  Lamb Shank then reflected that God is God by virtue of His unlimited power, like the King's army, and that likewise He rules the world by virtue of the implied threat of the universe's destruction if it rebels.  God is God because He can destroy the world.

This got Lamb Shank thinking - suppose ''he'' destroyed the world.  That would make him God.  After all, the proof is in the pudding - if he is the one to wipe it out, he will, in a funny way, ''always'' have been God.  The problem is that he didn't have the strength to destroy the world, strong as he was.

But Uzi and Enzi would.