DUNE-A False Haderach (OC X Shishakli) (OC x Alia)

Part 34

Chapter 34

CHANI KYNES

Paul's decision to leave her behind and undergo the trial of the Sayyadina had been a shock. Yet Shani was anything but a damsel in distress and so had decided to follow the fool, vowing to help him in his struggle against the powers that revolved around him.

She had traversed through the city using the ODM gear, hoping to catch up with that stupid body only to find him fighting against Inzal, and though she was friends with Inzal, seeing him toy with Paul did not sit right with her, though she did not believe that it was out of any malicious intentions.

And when Paul sensed and sent her a message in the Atreides code, the one which he had taught her, she understood Inzal's intention. And so, she would take out her rifle and take aim at the white-haired menace

Though it seemed it was all another scheme of his. Just how much did he plan? Now, both she and Paul rushed towards the ritual site, traversing the castle at breakneck speed using one of the faster ornithopters.

"How do you know so much about the ritual site?" Paul asked as she drove them towards it, following the path Inzal had drawn for them.

"Because I was once a candidate for the position as well. I was born with the gift of sight," she told him and saw his eyes widen.

"You have it as well," he asked, and she confirmed.

"I did. However, Inzal motivated me to believe otherwise. His words and actions had half of the hopefuls quit their positions as they joined him in his cause," she added, and that had been what had turned the traditionalists against him, for Inzal, through his actions had struck hard at the Sayyadina and her order, lowering their influence as he turned the whole generation against the prophecy and their prophecized savior.

"Did you ever see him?" he suddenly asked her after a moment of silence.

And she shook her head as she thought about it.

"No. None of us ever did," she answered having had this discussion with her accolades previously.

"Did you?" she asked.

And he seemed contemplative about it as well, his eyes becoming dazed as he answered.

"I did, but only once. And yet, after that, I have not been able to see him ever since despite trying everything," he answered, his tone showing how concerned he seemed to be about that and then their ornithopter cut through the clouds, and they came upon the main Sietch where the ritual for the ascension took place.

"We are here," she said and saw Paul look down through the windows as he looked around at the sietch in question.

"And as for Inzal, I once asked him why we could not see him in our dreams," she began as they began to descend.

"What did he say?" Paul asked.

"He said those who were destined to see the future cannot be seen by others," she repeated his words and saw Paul's eyes narrow as he nodded his head.

"I see," and their ornithopter landed as a group of accolades ran out to greet them, having already received Inzal's instructions.

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And now she watched as Paul held the cup filled with that blue liquid, looking at her.

"This is it." he said as he gripped the cup with shaky hands, his eyes tired and resolute as he held it up.

"If I do not..."