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With [[Ruin]] released upon the world and [[Preservation]]'s [[Vessel]] [[Leras]] weakening day-by-day, an endless fall of ash, intensifying earthquakes, and erupting [[ashmount]]s threatened the very existence of [[Scadrial]] and its people.{{epigraph ref|mb3|48}} |
With [[Ruin]] released upon the world and [[Preservation]]'s [[Vessel]] [[Leras]] weakening day-by-day, an endless fall of ash, intensifying earthquakes, and erupting [[ashmount]]s threatened the very existence of [[Scadrial]] and its people.{{epigraph ref|mb3|48}} |
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After his final conversation with [[Elend]], Leras finally died, leaving [[Preservation]] without a Vessel.{{book ref|mb3|55}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|56}} It would have quickly been absorbed by [[Vin]], who was specially attuned to Preservation's power, except for the fact that she was still wearing her [[Vin's earring|earring]], which was [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgically charged]], acting as a repulsive factor.{{epigraph ref|mb3|79}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|epilogue}} The [[Cognitive Shadow]] of [[Kelsier]] was able to partially absorb the power of Preservation, helping to delay Ruin's destruction of the world |
After his final conversation with [[Elend]], Leras finally died, leaving [[Preservation]] without a Vessel.{{book ref|mb3|55}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|56}} It would have quickly been absorbed by [[Vin]], who was specially attuned to Preservation's power, except for the fact that she was still wearing her [[Vin's earring|earring]], which was [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgically charged]], acting as a repulsive factor.{{epigraph ref|mb3|79}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|epilogue}} The [[Cognitive Shadow]] of [[Kelsier]] was able to partially absorb the power of Preservation, helping to delay Ruin's destruction of the world, but could not wield its full power due to the fact that his Connection to the power was artificial, made by the [[Ire's orb]].{{msh ref|6|4}} |
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During Vin's final battle with all of Ruin's [[Feruchemy|Feruchemically enhanced]] [[Steel Inquisitors]] above [[Kredik Shaw]] in the abandoned [[Luthadel]], [[Marsh]] tore out Vin's earring, with Kelsier using all of his strength to distract Ruin and help push Marsh's last vestige of |
During Vin's final battle with all of Ruin's [[Feruchemy|Feruchemically enhanced]] [[Steel Inquisitors]] above [[Kredik Shaw]] in the abandoned [[Luthadel]], [[Marsh]] tore out Vin's earring, with Kelsier using all of his strength to distract Ruin and help push Marsh's last vestige of willpower to rebel. As he was both a [[Cognitive Shadow]] and well-[[Connection|Connected]] to Ruin, Kelsier could not use the entirety of Preservation's power, and therefore gave it to Vin after the spike was removed.{{msh ref|6|4}}{{msh ref|6|7}} Her body broken under the assault, Vin finally drew in the full power of Preservation, allowing her to nearly destroy all of the Inquisitors (save Marsh), and flatten Kredik Shaw, before fully Ascending.{{book ref|mb3|73}} |
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Ruin initially allowed Vin |
Ruin initially allowed Vin (as Preservation) to flail about with her newfound power, knowing she would make mistakes. By clearing the air of ash, she allowed the too-near sun to bake the world in its deadly heat. Rotating the planet into night, to protect people from the sun's rays, she caused a massive tsunami, wiping out the coastline. As she reached to stop the tsunami, realizing she must be more subtle, Ruin stepped in to block her, taunting her failures. However, the two were at an impasse, as their power was evenly matched.{{book ref|mb3|76}} This was because a part of Ruin's "body", in the form of [[atium]], had been hidden away by the [[Lord Ruler]] and the [[kandra]] in the secret [[Kandra homeland]] located adjacent to the [[Pits of Hathsin]], kept secret in the [[Trustwarren]]. But the two were still able to influence those who wielded their [[investiture]]: [[Allomancy]] and Hemalurgy. This allowed Ruin to discover the secret cache by taking control of [[KanPaar]] following his coup of the [[First Generation]] and breaking of the [[First Contract]] and the [[Resolution]]. However, most of the kandra remained loyal when Ruin began to take hold and carried out the Resolution, removing their [[Blessing]]s and sacrificing their sentience.{{book ref|mb3|75}}{{book ref|mb3|79}}{{epigraph ref|mb3|80}} |
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Ruin sent his massive [[koloss]] army to attack the Pits, but |
Ruin sent his massive [[koloss]] army to attack the Pits, but Vin was able to reach Elend, direct him to the Pits, and help him realize the truth behind the [[Mistfallen]] battalion: they were [[Seer]]s, [[misting]]s able to burn atium. Thus began the [[Battle of Hathsin]], and Vin watched as Elend and most of his men died, holding off the koloss army, as they burned away the remaining atium in their sacrifice. With Elend dead, Vin had nothing left to live for and assaulted Ruin with all of her power, knowing it would kill both of them. She and [[Ati]] fell dead by Elend, outside the Pits, as [[Sazed]] watched, leaving both Ruin and Preservation unheld and the remaining, uncontrolled koloss to rampage among themselves.{{book ref|mb3|81}} |
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== The Final Ascension == |
== The Final Ascension == |