#the coroded man

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Zhukov, his plan, and Delilah. Some thoughts on the glimpses in the Obsidian mirror

So, I’ve been reading the corroded man again, and when i got to chapter 26, it got me thinking how Zhukov and Delilah’s plans would’ve collided. read more for spoilers about the corroded man and Brigmore Witches

so when Emily is shown the obsidian mirror that Zhukov made with the help of Galia, Rinaldo and the new whalers, we see glimpses of a potential future of Dunwall if Jessamine hadn’t been assassinated. we see glimpses of Dunwall burning, and rotting, overrun by rats, Jessamine turned homicidal, Corvo made royal executioner and Emily having nobles, including Wymman killed for her own amusement. 

thing is, Delilah wanting to possess Emily during the Brigmore witches DLC from the first game, made me wonder how that plan would’ve changed if Zhukov had managed to prevent the assassination. Would Delilah have tried to possess Jessamine instead? And if we assume they are indeed half-sisters, would it have been easier because of their blood-relation to each other? would Daud even have been sent in Delilah’s direction if Jessamine hadn’t been killed?

so the question is:

is the tyrannical Jessamine we see in those flashes actually Jessamine, or is that Delilah possessing the body of her half-sister?