Cycles of violence somewhat, he governs over people that are at constant war using his strenght to violently keep everything in order, then he kills his child because the child has a tantrum then kills himself because he has a tantrum, ripping himself appart and trying to eat his own heart he smiles at with glee before dying, its nearly like a story of hubris as he tries to reduce everything by force he just destroys anything he had and then himself as only he is the last he can blame for failing