His life is a Kafkaesque ongoing trial and the sempiternity of the trial is in itself the punishment. They confirm his worthlessness. One should be careful not to romanticize the narcissist. His regrets are forever linked to his fears of losing his sources. His loneliness is nowhere to be found when awash with supply.
Narcissists have no enemies.
They have only sources of narcissistic supply. An enemy means attention means supply. One holds sway over one's enemy. He seeks out his old sources of narcissistic supply when he has absolutely no other NS sources at his disposal. Narcissists frantically try to recycle their old and wasted sources in such a situation.