I carry the genetic memory of the millenia of my mother's order who came before me. I hear their voices at every moment. I could no more escape them than pull the veins from my body.
The ritual to become a Reverend Mother -- the highest rank of Bene Gesserit witch -- is different on every planet. My mother did not know the Water of Life would affect me as well.
It is called Abomination, what I am. To give the mind and power of many ancient, aged souls to an infant is deplorable.
It is a learned skill, the Way. I inherited the memories of every Reverend Mother, including the memories of learning such skills. It is like receiving a memory of weaving a beautiful tapestry -- your fingers would be able to do it. You would become a weaver.
Such is the Sisterhood. My mother defied them, in giving my father a firstborn son. We had already deviated from the path, and my pre-birth was a nail in the coffin. My mother cannot stand the sight of me, now. She left our planet, to escape me.
[ They're concepts that go beyond anything he's contemplated before, like how getting a memory means you've become what the person in that memory was. It sounds like an amazing power to have, but it also sounds like a nightmare if it gets out of control. If you know how to do everything, how are you supposed to pick anything? Does Alia have to worry about whether something was her decision or the memory of someone else's?
He's going to psyduck himself into a headache. ]
That's really horrible Ur mother shouldn't have abandoned u U didn't ask for any of this
[ Imagine if his mothers had abandoned him for becoming a monster. Imagine — and count your blessings that they did everything they could to keep their son safe instead. ]
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They won't let u?
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This means: I am sister to an emperor who rules the known universe as a god. I gained my powers before my birth. I can only ever be part of history.
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Do u have to be all that here?
It's a different universe
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It is inevitable.
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How come you still hear them?
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I remember everything, from that instant.
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Why did she do that?
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It is called Abomination, what I am. To give the mind and power of many ancient, aged souls to an infant is deplorable.
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It's kinda shitty of them to call u that
U didn't do anything wrong, ur mom did
And even that was an accident
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Such is the Sisterhood. My mother defied them, in giving my father a firstborn son. We had already deviated from the path, and my pre-birth was a nail in the coffin.
My mother cannot stand the sight of me, now. She left our planet, to escape me.
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He's going to psyduck himself into a headache. ]
That's really horrible
Ur mother shouldn't have abandoned u
U didn't ask for any of this
[ Imagine if his mothers had abandoned him for becoming a monster. Imagine — and count your blessings that they did everything they could to keep their son safe instead. ]
Wish u could meet my moms instead
They'd like u
[ A fellow witch, well-spoken and clever. ]