He awoke on his first breath out of the Tleilexu Tank. The smell of afterbirth and foul body fluids filled his nostrils. Had he had substance in his stomach, he would of vomited. Instead, he dry heaved a little and gasped for more air. After a few breaths and rush of memories flooding his mind, he became very angry.

The doctors came into the chamber kicking the afterbirth flesh to the side. The ghola squirmed on the fluids on the floor.

"This ones a live one."

"A little more then usual."

They took a step back when the ghola sat up right and then tried to stand. The doctor reached into his pocket for a pen that would abort the ghola. A live woken ghola needed to be studied, but the other doctor grabbed his arm and stabbed him in the throat with a scalpel.

"This one has a purpose." The remaining doctor stated to himself.

"Duncan. Are you aware?"

"Where is Leto?" The ghola was standing now with his fist clenched and staring down at the now dead Thleiexu lying on the floor, as the blood mixed with the axlotl tank's excess fluids.

In the loading dock chamber where the gholas usually waited for transport, Duncan sat cloaked in a black on black outfit. A black cloak with a Golden Eagle crest. A military uniform made completely black with only a chrome belt buckle. He sat like a military general with back straight and emotionless face staring out the viewing glass. In the silence he could hear his own teeth grinding together.

In time the clattering and bustle of the fanatic priest and military generals of the Leto's armies started flowing in the room. He avoided eye contact as much as he could. He would endure the poking and probing in silence showing little concern for the events unfolding around him. There is only one thought in his mind.. Leto.

The escort walking him to the elevator was clearly a descendent of Jessica. The soft, beautiful skin and soft but intense eyes complimented with full lush lips and long reddish brown hair. It was the only thing that distracted him from his current mood for any amount of time. The moment passed quickly.

She is a murder, a murder for the worm.

The elevator opened and he stepped in.

"Are you not coming?"

"I never take the elevator."

"Well then. Good Bye."

The door closed. It was to late for her to reach and she knew it. From what he remembered it was a long walk down.

The elevator opened up and an smell of dry dirt and spice filled the elevator space. Duncan walked out into the chamber and yelled.

"Leto! Come out of the darkness! Come out and face me!"

Off in the distance of the Colosseum sized chamber. A portion of the wall began to move.

"Stay were you are Duncan. I will come to you."

"Shutup Worm!"

The insults start so soon. So angry.

"I've had enough of this endless shit, Leto! Your Golden Path is a lie! You cause nothing but pain and suffering for me. How many more times are you going to take away my life!"

"You will be apart of this to the end Duncan. You somewhat know this. Don't you?"

"I hate you Leto! And so do your children! All of them!"

"Duncan!" Leto pronounced his words using the voice. The tone echoed throughout the chamber and reverberated through Duncan's body and psyche. Duncan's knees buckled and he fell to the floor.

The Tliexluxe will pay dearly for this. Leto thought to himself.

"I killed some of them. Do you know that worm? Huh! Do you know that I held them in my hands and murdered some of your children."

"Duncan I advise you to start choosing your words wisely. I am not a forgiving Emperor today."

"Do you know who you are talking to?!" Duncan's right ear was bleeding a little. The ringing in his ear started to annoy him. "I am the Great Duncan Idaho. Your only companion, you worthless shit."

Leto had stopped moving closer to Duncan. His rage radiated from him. Though he was 1/20th the size of Leto, he still felt his raging emotions through the worm skin. The memories of Duncan's comments echoed through Leto. Leto has decided not to use his prescience during today's events regarding Duncan. The reason eludes him at the moment as Duncan's anger had become very distracting.

"Duncan, please calm down. There is still so much to do." Leto's soothing voice somewhat calmed Duncan for a moment.

"Fuck you, Leto! Fuck your Golden Path!" Duncan picked a near by rock and through it at Leto's face. Leto retracted his face into the worm mouth a bit as a type of flinching reaction to the harmless pebble. "I told you I hate you, Leto!"

Duncan ran up to Leto and began punching the worm skin wall that is now Leto's body. The wall of skin flinched a little which was not very much. Leto could barely feel the punches. He reacted more sudden movement then actual sensory of the touch of Duncan's fist.

To Duncan the worm skin was like stone. He punched several times til his fist began to bleed. In his manic rage Duncan began to claw his fingers underneath where the segments meet, as if he were going to ripe Leto apart.

Leto made a sudden movement, a slight roll in Duncan's direction. The mass of worm body hit Duncan like a freight vehicle and jarred his arm as he continued to punch. His face now bloody from the worm skin smashing against him. As he fell backward from the impact he rolled and was up on his feet again. This time he ran back toward the elevator.

Next to the wall were the Crest Flags of Leto's House. Spears hanging in a cross behind them. A massive serrated arrowhead that ended in a ball of steel for added weight for swinging, sat on top.

Duncan grabbed the spear and started for Leto shouting obscenities. The blade struck Leto but did not pierce the worm skin. In that same moment Duncan felt a point of steel pierce his back and exit just below his rib cage. His feet left the ground as he was lifted into the air. The sway the attacker made as they reared back to throw Duncan from spear in the direction away from the God Emperor, causing excruciating pain from the hole in his stomach. His flesh tore from the tear caused by the spear lifting him upward then being swung in the direction of the switching to the direction of the doorway.

The Escort had just arrived at the foot of the steps leading down to the chamber. She had heard Leto raise his voice before but never to the level that she heard today. The sound resonated up the stair well as she made her way down. From the sound of his word he was angry. She used all her skill in the Wierding Way to move herself down as quickly as possible. As she reached the base of the stair well she stopped to listen. The second spear had fallen to the ground causing a clash of metal to rock to echo through the stairwell. She raced to the doorway and saw Duncan charging Leto with a spear in his hands. The rest was a blurr. She reached down for the second spear that had landed on the ground and in an instant she had her target on the end of her spear. She wasted no time in discarding his body away from Leto toward the doorway to her left.

The piercing shock wave of Leto's voice hit her like a stone to the head. Her vision blurred and found herself on one knee trying to cover her ears. Next came the pain of her foot being crushed. Leto had stopped her from pursuing Duncan and rolled to catch her by her leg causing her to kneel down under the pressure of the worm body.

"Leto! What are you doing?"

"I gave no such order to attack my Duncan.. Jessica."

"Leto please stop your hurting me!"

Leto slowly progressed to roll toward her.

"Leto I was protecting!" She gritted her teeth and tried not to scream. Hoping not to anger him more.

"I need no protection child."

"Leto! Leto! Stop!" She finally cried out in pain as he continued his slow roll. "Leto! I love you! Please!"

Leto, in his most emotional state that he had experienced in more than a century, did not hear her words. The sound of bones crunching and organs popping ended in less than a few seconds as he decided to have mercy on her and finished her off quicker then he had intended.

Duncan lie on the ground listening through the pain in his chest and stomach. He was bleeding out internally.

"Her name was Jessica. Jessica. You murderer!" He Yelled at Leto.

His chest stopped heaving and he did not speak or move again.

Leto rolled back over with the blood stains of Jessica on his skin. He moved back to the other side of the chamber trying to slither off the blood from his skin.

"The Thelaxu will pay heavily for this." He repeated to himself for hours.