[Dragaera] Vlad's Destiny (Was: Re: Lavode - possible spoilers (Dzur))

[Howard Brazee]

On 3/16/2010 9:56 AM, Eugene Zaretskiy wrote:
> I think a fitting conclusion to the series would involve Vlad
> rejecting being used as a tool. Faced with destiny/Verra/Sethra using
> him to save the universe, maybe Vlad will spit in their collective
> faces and find salvation on his own terms... or even reject it
> outright. He seems to be accepting the Jhereg's desire to kill him,
> why not accept the Jenoine desire to leverage control over their
> creations? I don't mean succumb to their control, just as Vlad
> wouldn't allow himself to be killed by the Jhereg. All the same, he is
> willing to risk death if it means saving his friends. Taken to next
> degree, maybe he's willing to risk destruction via Jenoine for some
> greater good.
>
> Or, perhaps the exact opposite: As Jerry mentioned, Vlad might reject
> becoming a god, but maybe he'd be willing to become a god (an even
> greater tool of fate) if it meant he could ensure the safety of his
> friends.
>    
It doesn't make sense to go through all of this to do what gods could do 
themselves.