𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐑, 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍. to create a god that the sisterhood could use, to control, to make their agenda a reality. whoever controls spice controls everything, the neccesary ingredient for interspace travel among other things. for so long they had wanted to achieve the kwisatz haderach to be used as a vessel they controlled, but then jessica atreides defied her orders to give her beloved duke a son. the reverend mother helen gaius mohiam had been furious, but wanda assured her that their plan could still be made as long as they were careful. to instruct jessica to teach her son in their way, for reverend mother helen to be the one to test him. as things turned out, now, he had fulfilled the man made prophecy laid on arakkis centuries before.
@ruingod said, " WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME ? "
wanda wears a grin on her lips, hands folded at her front. ❛ with this newly aquired power as emperor, as lisan al-gaib to the fremen, i wish to see what you do with it. ❜ almost like a study. she takes a step toward paul, crimson dress following the movement of body where wanda had lowered the hood of her dress. green eyes strong, unforgiving, holding power behind them. ❛ the reverened mother helen finds you an annoyance for being male, ❜ she explains, ❛ but to me you're far more interesting. as someone who has witnessed the creation of the sisterhood, of the prophecy you now embody . . ❜ witch keeps the emperor's eye as she speaks , ❛ i wish to see how someone changes when they've been stripped of their mortality, their humanity, & made into a god. ❜
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❝ yes. we did. ❞ she'll not lie. not pretend that the loss of him after their birth didn't leave a hole in their upbringing. but she's never been alone. she's held her mother with her every step of every moment of her life. she doesn't feel deprivation of growth without him. her mother's presence in her mind, her stepmother's affection, were enough even amid alia's instability and lashing out. she holds no anger for her father, not anymore. chani's brought her peace with his absence. ❝ but i have everything i've needed. my mother's been with me as long as i've breathed. ❞
@ruingod said: ❝ you deserve better than what i have been. ❞
she's learned him — through her mother. through chani's eyes, through irulan's history. the women who've loved her gave her as much of her father as they could. it's strange to stand before him now. fingers lace in front of her as she awaits any change in expression. ❝ i used to be angry with you. i used to wonder why you would leave us after we lost her. we are half of her, after all. ❞
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@ruingod said: ❝ you don’t understand. i need you safe. not because i don’t think you can handle yourself but because i can’t focus on anything else if there’s even the smallest possibility you’re in danger. ❞
THE SKIN BETWEEN CHANI'S BROWS FURROWS, was there not much the padishah emperor had to worry about? the holy war in his father's name, houses that came to challenge his rule, and lastly his lovely bride. as pale as ivory stone, perfectly groomed to stand by muad'dib's side, to be mother to the new empire. nevermind that arrakis belonged to fremen, to her own people, not off worlders. what was to become of their ways now? ❝ my safety is no longer your concern. ❞ she had searched his eyes out in that crowded room, wandered through the blue within blue, and when the veneer fell away so did her heart. he is usul and he is not. the boy who cared for nothing save equal footing between them didn't exist, he was messiah born. the taste of a single tear still on his lips.
❝ i grew up here, i know every inch of arrakis. if i do not wish to be found then i won't be. ❞ yet paul had, his prescience provided more knowing than chani was comfortable with, it meant that she took him with her everywhere. the echo of him within her own water would never fade. it beat loudly, a frantic tattoo against the inside of her stillsuit. she wants to disappear again. be forgotten entirely. bury sihaya and the myth of her where their love had floundered and died. could he not give her that? ❝ so take your legion and let me do so. ❞
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he stares at himself in the mirror and fails to recognize himself. in this moment he is both the boy that was exiled from this estate, and the man that came back changed completely. he spent more time than he'd like to admit trading verbal blows with hilo, defending his own life, his own decisions, his own self. ( ' my gods, you're just like shae, letting some american man make a fool of you. i won't fucking put myself in a position of having to fix the mess you've made, blinded by your own stupid behavior. ' ) anden splashes cold water on his face until his cheeks feel numb, then pats it dry. he takes deep breaths until he stops shaking, until he feels like a hollow version of the person he was before coming back here. down the hall, ru's shrill shrieking turns into giggles, and he forces a smile as he leaves the bathroom and finds paul with the kids. it's devastating how good he is with them, even if his method of entertaining is allowing the older two to scribble in his tattoos with non-toxic markers. anden picks jaya up in his arms and lets her play with his glasses. in kekonese, he addresses the boys, " come on, leave uncle paul alone. are you trying to play tattoo artist ? your da won't be happy about that. " hand not holding on to the girl ruffles niko's hair and he tries not to think about how the boy is the spitting image of lan. he wants to leave, to turn around and never come back, but he doesn't know how to explain what happened without breaking into pieces of himself. to paul, he says, " you're not tired yet ? i was sure they would've had you chasing them outside by now. how'd you manage to keep them so calm ? "
FOR PAULATREIDES @ruingod , FROM ANDEN !
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❝ all men must die. we are but death’s instruments, not death himself. ❞
❛ i am not a man. ❜ daenerys replied cheekily, feasting on the irony of it, drink coming to mouth which was half-parted in a smile. the heat was glued to her cheeks as essos' breeze came through the open balcony and she wondered ; this planet, her exile, her prision, had sand but no spice, and still, all said about arrakis was thrice as hard, harsh, as it was here. she could still let her mind wonder. violet gaze meeting pure blue. they could play pretend inside these walls. here, she ruled all, and the enemies could only try to climb inside the pyramid to listen. her men outside would show them the way out. his men would, too. would they try to attack me with the spread muad'dib by my side, as my guest?
❛ i don't fear death, duke atreides of arrakis. if that's what you mean. ❜ she offered the bronze cup, questioning if he'd take it. the warmth still allowed for water, still allowed for wine. she was but a girl, and he was a young boy, and still their backs hurt and they seemed older inside the crumbling palaces of forgotten houses and their hyms. whispering about death. ❛ do you? or do you feel like you own it? the right to kill and to let live. ❜ she did sometimes. it would be to lie to say she found no pleasure in letting rotten souls to burn. still, i am not here to use death as a personal matyr.
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݁ ✟ . @ruingod ﹔ ❛ i need you to understand how much you mean to me. ❜
“are you going to remind me of this during each of our talks?” alia wondered, raising a curious brow. the two found themselves within the walls of castle caladan ﹔ this clearly being one of her brother’s good dreams rather than a nightmare. “i understand it perfectly, brother. just as i understand and believe that everything you’ve done in arrakis has been for the greater good.” she spoke honestly. this had to have been something that paul was aware of, considering the fact that she and their mother had done everything possible to sway those who didn’t believe in the LISAN AL GAIB. as they walked through the home, one room in particular caught alia’s attention over the rest— the training space. with a small gesture towards the room, alia followed paul inside. “you’ve never offered to teach me to fight. how else am i meant to stand by your side once i’m born? if you were considering trying to keep me locked away, then i’d advise you to reconsider.” as alia spoke, she traces her fingertips along one of the blades laid out upon the table, “don’t be nervous, brother. i can’t hurt you too badly in here.”
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PAULATREIDES . . . ❝ you cannot sneak up on me like that. ❞
" i'm not sneaking up on you. this is the loudest i exist. " which, to his brother's credit, isn't very loud. he walks silently, as if the shadows underneath are blackholes swallowing all light and sound, and he isn't fond of drawing attention to himself in other ways. " this is my place anyway. if you're so bothered, leave. " please leave. please, please, please. he's sick of seeing @ruingod's face everywhere, tired of the questions and comments. the company of his sisters is much preferred. is it ethical to summon a monster and cause a single casualty event ? probably not, but paul has worn down on any sense of ethics or morality that had existed within nico — he just needs to figure out the summoning part.
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𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐁𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄, 𝐁𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄 turned slightly toward confusion. what use did her brother have to tell her such a thing ? while she is thankful he trusts her enough, the woman does wonder if it is to unburden himself of something. some admission that isn't direct enough, but something alia is meant to peak between the lines of. blue eyes blink once, twice, in this surprise & she straightened her back. a deep breath is taken in, pushed out a moment later: ❛ it is . . none of my concern to whom you invite into your bed. ❜ spoken as if it were obvious, a hint of questioning toward the end.
@ruingod said, " YOU SEE I'M HAVING AN AFFAIR, AND YOU JUST ASSUME I'M A BAD PERSON. "
a step is taken forward, ❛ &, out of anyone, i don't believe having relations with your wife is so frowned upon. actually, it's most likely encouraged. ❜ with the need for a clear heir still up in the air. poor chani with her misfortunes in that realm . . who's pain is often on alia's mind. she'd like to think they see one another sisters or akin. ❛ are you admitting this to me because you bear some weight of guilt over it, brother ? that chani would be displeased ? ❜ but of course she would. though, alia can sense that perhaps the fremen woman have already broached the subject.
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VIOLET BLADE WHIRS AND FLICKERS AS IT LAYS AT HER SIDE. dark hair whips from face, dark eyes narrowed upon the other while grip remains firm upon hilt. safe. safe with him? with what he is? shifts stance so feet stand shoulder-width apart, prepared entirely for fight. ❝ you're out of your mind if you think i believe that. ❞ nowhere is safe for a jedi - especially when faced with darkness, as stands before her now promising her safety. darth arachne. the thought drips with bitterness while she turns her head away a moment. so much potential to be good wasted. just like jacen. speaking of . . . ❝ i don't need your protection. ❞
@ruingod said: ❝ you’re safe with me, i swear it. ❞
she doesn't want to harm anyone. breath comes in harsh inhale while she shifts so saber lies between them, prepared for whatever the sith lord before her wishes to unleash upon her. she knows the sith. knows it in every fiber of her being from fighting jacen. from familiar moves, from angry swing of blade and slam of palm through the air to send her backward. ❝ i can take care of myself. ❞
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@ruingod said: ❝ I don’t like the way they’re looking at you. ❞
YOU'LL FIND NO ABSOLUTION IN SIHAYA'S SMILE, cheeks cracking from forced upright politeness. she's so ladylike in stillness — a pretty ornamental trinket freshly polished to gleaming perfection. its revolting. teeth blunted nails find bared skin of his forearm chisel a space in half-moons that won't leave anything but superficial embeds. still they're closely observed, fedaykin form rank in palace pets, mahdi's zealous believers. a disapproving cluck of her tongue and the atmosphere shifts, sand beneath feet quivering with slightest misstep. she's tread treacherous terrain before, how could house politics compare? ❝ was this not your doing, usul? ❞ more eyes find them, wide ' n ' wondering, even off worlders know sihaya hold's the emperors moods in her fist. a careful clutch, lengthy fingers widening their spread to encompass the scowl on his face. she does not cave to excess, to the bright glittering jewels that adorn the empresses head. the flesh tones of fremen represent those that had made this planet home. long before harkonnen invasion and atreides rule. ❝ ...and the reverend mothers. ❞ the glistening of her flesh is jessica, the fabric that clung to her wiry shoulders and the graceful slope of her spine was also. concubines were well presented, she bore her teeth to be reminded of that.
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PAULATREIDES . . . [ ARM ] the sender rests a hand on the receiver's shoulder, their arm draped around them in order to do so. + [ PRAISE ] the sender, having heard that the receiver has achieved great success in a task or accomplishment, gives them a proud pat and squeeze of the shoulder to convey their congratulations.
there is no blood, no gore. upon investigation, if anden is lucky ( and he rarely ever is ) the body at his feet will be determined to have died due to a heart attack. channeling is a messy affair if one is out of practice, able to turn a target's insides into a congealed mess. talon knife is held uselessly in non-dominate hand, clean as the day he got it, the jewel in the hilt digging into the meat of his palm. he's high off adrenaline, own heartbeat thundering loud enough that he doesn't hear @ruingod beside him, catches only the tail end of his words and the weight of his hand on his shoulder. anden snaps back to himself as revulsion replaces the thrilling buzz he hasn't felt in so, so long, batting paul away and sinking to the ground to place two fingers at the dead man's neck. no pulse because a cold body doesn't have one. no pulse because he's gone gone gone. anden's fault. no, paul's fault. " we have to— " do what ? be a coward and run away like last time ? " didn't you say you have people to take care of this type of thing ? "
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@ruingod: ❝ Still curious and willing to learn, I hope? ❞ / accepting.
despite herself, one eyebrow twitches upwards. curious? always. it's a fatal flaw -- always searching, always looking under rocks at what may-or-may-not be. this often leads to her particular type of peril, her life in the spectral hands of those who no longer have one. but willing to learn? that often depends on what's being taught. "hm? wh - why d'y-you as-s-sk?"
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“ if anyone is ever mean to you , i will break all of their fingers individually . ”
" --- has anyone ever like, told you you're like, really weird?" head tilts, eyebrow raises, a genuine question with a hint of judgement. it's not that gen isn't flattered, she is and she won't lie about it, rather their curiosity that drives her follow up questions. "like, don't get me wrong dude, like, thanks, totally, but like, gotta ask what you consider t'be mean? cause i don't want any fingers broken over like, someone callin' me annoyin', cause that's just like totally being honest." she shrugs and waves a hand, smiling now. "i'm hoping self meanness is like, exempt from it. kinda like my fingers unbroken, they're a total bitch t'heal."
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@ruingod — [ 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧 ] : sender is lifting captured receiver's chin up.
his actions don’t line up with her expectations, and that is what causes the pinpricks of anxiety along her spine. the restraints are trivial. locks and walls have never held her well ( her parents learned that the hard way ). even when survival didn’t move her piece across the checkered black and white board of pitfalls and quagmire, curiosity did. she’s hard to catch, harder to contain. creatures that ache for freedom often are. there’s only one gilded cage that has ever constrained her wings and it isn’t one of his creation.
breathing hitches when he touches her chin, a hiss like being burned. unseen eyes narrow and head attempts to twist out of tightening grip. but she meets his gaze, guilty pride wrenches it out of her.
" not going for the mask first? " ill - advised taunt cants her head to the side as much as he'll allow. habits die as hard as nurtured condescension. " do you have any idea how many people would kill for this opportunity? and you aren't even taking advantage of it. for shame. "
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animosity palpably cascades to the swift clutch o'er the grip &. the trigger as a plea becomes an option in the conversation ––––after unbelievable years of unknown misery @ruingod had created upon him by simply existing &. lured his beloved into believing a false god that could save her &. her baby; the mortal that could resurrect the demise.
the man's scoffing upon his own musing as the muzzle of his gun forces the other to be small &. helpless: an image that he longs to witness, &. yet a satisfaction does not come. to know that misery can be lent to a person who does not know his misery, johann is debating to put his gun down, albeit his teeth is gritting from reluctance,
‘ i will put this down if you answer me this: can you really save people, that cannot even be saved? do you understand how long i've been looking for you––––only to see that you're just small &. weak. are you even a god my wife truly believed? ’ / CRIME THEMED SENTENCE STARTERS
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so terribly loser coded but hes my lil ( tall n skinny ) guy
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