Something about the new Ascian lore

[CaesarCV]

I think that was just him seeing our old form. With Ardbert we gained another part of the original complete soul and maybe in that short time Emet was then able to see who we were once. (And its hinted that we were friends with him) He does not want to believe that thus he throws away the possibility that we are his old friend and fights us. But maybe after all was done he realized the truth thus why he says the words to us. I dont think that Hythlodaeus had anything to do with it. I just think that NPC was there to point out that we are a special soul, that Ardbert is part of our soul and that we might even be the 14th member.

I agree with all of this! It might also be notable to point out that Emet-Selch doesn't consider sundered people to be human. So he feels absolutely no guilt in killing them. But if you were a real person, especially one that he was implied to know and be friends with, suddenly he's actually killing someone. It's implied he saw a shade of the original Amaroutine soul due to the soul combination, which horrified him. However, for a man hardened by so much hardship and loneliness, he was able to push down those feelings and keep fighting.

That being said, I think ti's probably fair to say our character is more of a reincarnation of some Amaroutine (presumably the 14th counsel member due to conservation of detail.) As far as we understand our characters still have their own will and personality.