The answer is D: Too much power can be a dangerous thing.
Power, position and authority are not bad, if their use is for the benefit of others, and a way to accomplish good and positive, useful things. Otherwise is a dangerous thing, with the potential of causing much damage. <em>The speaker in the excerpt is expressing his frustration and anger to the creature, which was the result of his ambition and achievements in a search for glory and power.</em>
