"[The Terran Empire] must be nullified before the Race could be fully free to seek the destiny the God had set. We shall, ghost of Aycharaych, we shall. During those selfsame years of our misery, your scheme was coming to fruition. This is the year when victory begins." (p. 268)
Tachwyr addresses the ghost of Aycharaych on the apparent assumption that, if Aycharaych were still around, he would still support Merseia. It would be good to read the response of a surviving Aycharaych, especially since Axor was meanwhile studying the Chereionites. Aycharaych's understanding of individual minds and of mental processes in any species should cast some light on questions asked by Christians and Buddhists about morality and spirituality. Aycharaych should be closer to any evidence for or against rebirth or survival and should also be able to advise on contemplative practices to resolve inner conflicts.
The Merseians have had years of misery and will have more when their expected victory is so abruptly sabotaged. Some will question the existence of the God. Others will reinterpret destiny as involving inter-species equality. A few, like Larry Niven's kzinti Kdaptist heretics, might even become human supremacists.
The Technic History was only just beginning.
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