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

Part 1

Chapter 1 An Abomination Thrice Over!

The empire celebrated the birth of EmperorShaddam's first child on the planet Kaitain, the official residence of the ruling family of House Corrino. The first fruit of the union between the young Emperorand his Bene Gessreit wife, Lady Anirul.

The planet, which was much more lively than their ancestral seat of Salusa Secundus, was filled with elation at this first joyful news since the new emperor had ascended the throne.

Yet all was not well.

Inside the castle, Corrino, in the deep ravines of the castle, where few had ever ventured into, hooded figures moved in silence, yet their steps were hurried. Their faces were covered by dark veils that showed little of their faces as these figures traversed through the underbelly of the castle like shadows.

They were women, all of them, for they belonged to the order of the Bene Gesserit. While many might think them weak, this could not be further from the truth. The order of the Bene Gesserit was one of the only two organizations that still stood from the time of Butlerian Jihad, when humanity had waged war against the Thinking Machines for their survival.

And since then, this secretive order of woman has weaved their threads through history, guiding, helping, and ruling humanity through the shadows. The Order may have the motto of serving as the times, and the Emperor may demand, yet they had their own secrets and ambitions.

The Queen herself was part of the order; Anirul Corrino, the wife of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, was a Bene Gesserit of Hidden Rank. The Rank was kept a secret for tradition and reasons unknown and unrecalled by all except the order itself.

Yet one could be sure that her rank was not the highest for as the small retinue of three entered a small room, in the underbelly of the castle, there stood the Queen herself, her face pale and her blonde hair matted to her face as she gave a small bow the Bene Gesserit that had just arrived.

"Why have you summoned us here, Anirul?" the older woman chastised the Queen her voice stern, and the Queen did not splutter as she bit her lip and pointed towards the side.

"Because of that," answered the Queen and the Reverend Mother, for that was her rank. Reverend Mother, Gaius Helen Mohaim, the leader of the Order, turned towards the place the Queen had pointed towards and stilled.

The room was small and barely lit, and only members of their Order were in it. All of them women, except that.

For there inside the crib lay a child, silent and barely moving, yet alive nonetheless, with silvery locks atop his head.

"Your instructions were clear Anirul!" the Reverend Mother chided the Queen, for her role had been made clear to her.

The Ancient Order had many powers, of which few were known to the masses. One of these powers allowed them to control their own bodies at a molecular level, allowing them to do wonders, such as breaEmperordown poisons and slowing down their own aging. One more thing it allowed for was to govern the gender of the child they were about to bear.

And Anirul's instructions had been clear. She was to bear the Emperor only daughters. Only daughters.

"I know, Reverend Mother and I did not wish to defy you. This was a surprise even to me," Anirul remarked, and Mohaim was surprised, for she was a true Bene Gesserit.

"Then ho...." but her words were cut off as her gaze landed on the child once more, yet this time his eyes were open and locked onto her. And normal, they were not.

They were blue, the eyes of Ibad. And fear gripped her as she realized just how such a thing may have happened.

"An abomination," she gasped out, both in rage and exasperation. Any other time, she would have been elated at seeing this, yet their plans were too far into play, and they could not let them perish.