I mean from an audience perspective, seeing the jihad and the repercussions of it then how indifferent Paul is to it all; he rightfully comes across as a fascis

I mean from an audience perspective, seeing the jihad and the repercussions of it then how indifferent Paul is to it all; he rightfully comes across as a fascist dictator, I mean he killed over 60 billion people after all. You don't do that unless you're a truly evil person. Been several decades since I read Messiah but it ends with Paul walking into the desert abdicating his cause in the destruction he wrought. Yeah he sticks around for another book (or two? been a while), but the story clearly delineates after the second book IMO.