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== The Battle ==
{{image|Mistborn by Hunter Bonyun.jpg|Vin fuels Elend's Allomancy|side=left|width=200px}}
Not to be deterred, Ruin sendssenot his army of several hundred thousand [[koloss]] to assault the Pits, only for Elend to realize that his Mistfallen battalion arewere all Seers, [[misting]]s capable of burning atium. With a constant supply of atium dredged out by Sazed and other survivors, they fightfought spectacularly against seemingly endless waves of koloss. But in the end, their metal reserves begin to dwindle, and they startstarted to fall, one-by-one. Marsh then arrivesarrived from Luthadel, dueling with an exhausted and drained Elend, who sooneventually fightsfought only via an infusion of Vin's power. Ruin, through Marsh, tauntstaunted Elend, gloating over his impending victory, whenbut Elend revealsrevealed their true purpose has been fulfilled: Burning away all of the atium that was stored within the Trustwarren. Marsh beheadsbeheaded Elend in a final outburst of anger and hackshacked apart his body. [[Demoux]], one of the few surviving Mistfallen, retreatsretreated to the entrance of the caves, watching with Sazed.
 
However, Elend's death leavesleft Vin no reason to continue living, and givesgave her the motivation to assault Ruin with the full force of Preservation. Her new status as a Vessel allowsallowed her to ignore the Shard's intentIntent to preserve, and she givesgave up her life to assure their mutual destruction. Both her and Ati died from the clashing of their power. As the powers falterfaltered, the koloss arewere left without direction and turnturned on one another, effectively ending the battle.
{{image|Elend and Vin by Korina Hunjak.jpg|side=right|height=200px}}
 
== Aftermath ==
After the conflict, Vin and Ati's bodies fallfell to the ground near Elend, and Sazed runsran forward to find their lifeless bodies. In his grief, he comescame to a sudden realization, taking the power of the Shards leaking from their bodies, becomingascending to become [[Harmony]], and fulfilling the prophecies of the [[Hero of Ages]], initiating the [[Catacendre]].{{book ref|mb3|82}}
 
[[Kelsier]], who hashad been observing the battle from the [[Cognitive Realm]], encountersencountered the souls of Elend, Vin, and Ati after their deaths.{{msh ref|6|8}}
 
== Notes ==
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