This brings us to stage five: the malignant ascension. This is when their beast mode activates. This is where the line between right and wrong gets erased, and the only thing that matters is your defeat and destruction. They turn cruel and can stoop to any level imaginable because they have convinced themselves that they are justified. This is the point of no return for them.
Their conscience burns out, their mask disintegrates, and they abandon all rules that kept them somewhat civilized. They no longer care about truth, fairness, or reality. They become cold, calculated, and capable of inflicting severe financial, legal, or psychological harm without blinking. At this moment, the covert narcissist does not just act like a victim; they become a predator, using victimhood as a sword. This marks their final mutation—the death of the shy self and the birth of the malignant narcissist.
They no longer operate out of fear of exposure; they operate out of a need for destruction. There is no guilt left, just a mind that has detached completely from reality to protect its own delusion. This is the phase every survivor needs to understand. Once they cross this point, there is no reasoning with them. They have nothing left to hide and nothing left to lose. They become the pure, unfiltered version of what they always were underneath: a hollow shell with a dead soul and a desire to punish you for being alive.
Conclusion and Personal Insights
Have you witnessed this? Have you been through this? Let me know in the comments below. I’ve been through this personally many times, and I can tell you it’s one of the most painful experiences because nobody believes that the angel you’re describing can be a monster.
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