In 2025, humanity reels from a shattering revelation: the most prominent names on the Forbes list, global leaders, and titans of industry, from ancient pharaohs to modern billionaires, are puppets of a clandestine human elite known as the Eternal Circle. This shadowy group, composed of brilliant and ruthless minds, has manipulated history with cunning, secret knowledge, and an intricate web of influence spanning millennia. Figures like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Bernard Arnault, Jeff Bezos, and Larry Ellison, who believe they are the architects of their empires, are unaware that their decisions are guided by invisible strings. This is a science fiction saga of their dominion, from the dawn of civilization to the present, and the spark of resistance that threatens to expose them.
Origins: The Covenant of Shadows (3500 BCE)
In the fertile lands of Mesopotamia, as the first cities rose, seven humans—priests, scribes, and strategists—formed the Eternal Circle. They were the sharpest minds of their time, united by a conviction that humanity, chaotic and self-destructive, required an unseen hand to guide it. They uncovered ancient tablets of unknown origin, inscribed with techniques for psychological manipulation, propaganda, and social control. This knowledge, guarded jealously, became their ultimate weapon.
In Egypt, they infiltrated as advisors to the pharaohs, shaping dynasties from the shadows. The pyramids were not mere tombs; they were monuments designed to reinforce mass obedience. Pharaohs believed themselves gods, but their decrees were whispers from the Circle. The group never sought fame; thrones were for their puppets. Their secret lineage, chosen for intelligence and loyalty, perpetuated their mission across centuries.
The Age of Empires (500 BCE - 500 CE)
The Circle adapted to expanding empires. In Persia, they guided Darius I, ensuring his conquests strengthened trade routes under their control. In Rome, they became anonymous senators and oracles, manipulating the Caesars. Their strategy was simple yet devastating: identify the ambitious—men like Julius Caesar—and turn them into instruments of their will, fueling their egos while dictating their decisions.
The fall of Rome was their design. An empire too powerful risked exposing their existence, so they fragmented Europe into feudal kingdoms, fostering controlled chaos. In Asia and the Americas, other Circle agents worked in the courts of emperors and chieftains, weaving a global web of influence.
The Middle Ages and Renaissance (500 - 1700)
In the Middle Ages, the Circle disguised themselves as bishops, merchants, and alchemists. The Crusades, which they instigated, were a distraction for the masses and a source of wealth for their coffers. The Black Death, though not their creation, was exploited to reinforce fear and submission to religion, which they shaped to their ends.
The Renaissance posed a challenge: ideas of freedom and science threatened their control. The Circle didn't suppress them but redirected them. They funded artists like Leonardo da Vinci but sabotaged his most disruptive inventions. The printing press, which could have democratized knowledge, was co-opted to spread narratives approved by the Circle. Every advance was a piece on their chessboard.
The Modern Era (1700 - 1900)
The Enlightenment and democracy seemed like threats, but the Circle turned them into tools. They infiltrated the French and American revolutions, drafting constitutions that gave the illusion of freedom. Leaders like Washington and Robespierre believed they acted independently, but their advisors, loyal to the Circle, guided their steps.
The Industrial Revolution was their creation. They crafted magnates like Rockefeller and Carnegie, not to empower them, but to concentrate wealth in manipulable hands. The Circle controlled banks, railroads, and oil, using these networks to fund their global influence. Colonial wars expanded their dominion, disguised as progress.
The 20th Century: The Perfect Machine (1900 - 2000)
The 20th century was their masterpiece. The world wars were experiments in large-scale social control. Hitler, Stalin, Churchill: all were chosen for their charisma and manipulated by Circle advisors. Hitler, with his mustache and fervor, believed himself a messiah, but his strategies were dictated by agents who made him think the ideas were his own. The Cold War kept the world divided, with the Circle funding both sides.
Television and later the internet were their greatest triumphs. They created global narratives, from consumerism to fear of terrorism, to keep the masses distracted. Tech moguls, like industrialists before them, were puppets who believed themselves visionaries. The Circle controlled algorithms, news, and elections, all from the shadows.
2025: The Titans of Forbes as Puppets
In 2025, the Forbes list of the world's richest is topped by names like Elon Musk ($423 billion), Mark Zuckerberg ($217 billion), Bernard Arnault ($178 billion), Jeff Bezos ($215 billion), and Larry Ellison ($192 billion). These titans, dominating industries from technology to luxury, believe they are the architects of their success. But they are unaware that they are puppets of the Eternal Circle. Their decisions—from corporate mergers to political campaigns—are influenced by advisors, partners, and algorithms that, unbeknownst to them, answer to the Circle.
Musk, for instance, believes his vision of colonizing Mars is his own, but his priorities are shaped by consultants who plant ideas in his mind. Zuckerberg, convinced he's leading global connectivity, doesn't see that his algorithms are tweaked by Circle agents to manipulate public opinion. Arnault, Bezos, and Ellison, though powerful, are equally pawns, their empires designed to serve a larger agenda. None suspect that their wealth and influence are tools in the hands of an invisible elite.
The Discovery
In 2025, a data analyst known on X as Hidden Light uncovers a pattern in global financial transactions. Money flows converge on untraceable accounts linked to anonymous foundations. Hacking a private server, they find documents exposing the Eternal Circle: a group of seven humans who have orchestrated history since Mesopotamia. The files detail how they manipulate Forbes' top names and world leaders using networks of advisors, covert bribes, and information control.
The leak on X sparks global chaos. People begin questioning Musk, Zuckerberg, Arnault, and others. Are they truly in charge, or just faces of a greater power? Protests erupt, but the Circle strikes back. They use media and social platforms to discredit Hidden Light, branding them a conspiracy theorist. They unleash waves of disinformation, drowning the truth in absurd theories. Their agents—hackers, propagandists, and assassins—hunt the rebels.
The Present: The Final Game
The Circle, now reduced to seven members after centuries of internal betrayals, operates from a bunker in the Swiss Alps. Their technology is entirely human: global surveillance systems, predictive algorithms, and AI networks controlling everything from elections to markets. They need no luxuries; their power lies in invisibility.
Hidden Light, now leading a clandestine resistance, discovers that the Circle relies on a master server in the Gobi Desert, storing the secrets of their influence network. Destroying it could dismantle their control. But the Circle is prepared. They've initiated The Great Reset, a global economic and social crisis disguised as a natural collapse, designed to solidify their dominance.
Epilogue: The Battle for Truth
Hidden Light and their team venture into the Gobi Desert, facing Circle drones and mercenaries. Humanity is divided: some believe the conspiracy, others deny it. The Forbes titans—Musk, Zuckerberg, Arnault, Bezos, Ellison—carry on, oblivious to their roles as pawns in a millennia-old game. The question lingers: can a band of rebels defeat an elite that has perfected control for thousands of years? And if they succeed, what will remain of a world that has never known true freedom?
The Eternal Circle watches from the shadows, confident that humanity will bend, as always. But a flicker of doubt stirs. What if, this time, the puppets cut the strings?