Thus, Paul Atreides both obeyed the fragments of future prophecy he foresaw, seeking help from the Fremen, and resisted that terrifying future where he would rule the Fremen through religion and become the Fremen Messiah.
For the path of the Messiah, in his eyes, cannot lead humanity toward the future. When those fervent Fremen spread war across the Cosmos in the name of god, he, Paul Atreides, could not stop it.
He is now like the one predestined in dreams and legends, stepping into the vast desert, yet carrying a heavy burden akin to shackles. Fear surrounds him, but he must slay the fear.
"This is also a man trying to escape the hands of fate,"
Karon smiled faintly, while the Red Dragon, having acquired vast amounts of information, input one piece of information and variable after another into his mind, probing at his own trajectory.
