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=== The Battle of Narak ===
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After negotiations with Eshonai fell through, Dalinar proposed a joint assault on the Parshendi camp, located deep within the Shattered Plains, in order to end the war and fulfill the Vengeance Pact once and for all.{{book ref|sa2|51}} Out of all the Alethi highprinces, only [[Aladar]], [[Roion]], and [[Sebarial]] joined him in the end. They set out near the start of the [[Weeping]], expecting no highstorm to impede their attack.{{book ref|sa2|76}} Along the way they met up with Rlain, who reported to Dalinar what had happened to his people.{{book ref|sa2|78}}
They arrived atUpon the Parshendi cityarrival of [[Narak]] (which was once [[Stormseat]], the capitalAlethi ofarmies thein Silver Kingdom [[Natanatan]]) near the middle of the Weeping. Upon their arrivalNarak, a large number of the Stormform Parshendi startedinitiated singing athe ritual song to summon a storm, while the rest prepared to fight the Alethiinvaders.{{book ref|sa2|81}}
The battle was fought on three plateaus. Aladar, Roion, [[Adolin]] each led soldiers on their own assigned plateau, while Dalinar remainedgave onorders another plateau withfrom the rest of the Alethi expedition to command thetent army.on Theanother Stormform Parshendi showed the ability to shoot red lightning, which they successfully weaponized against the Alethiplateau. RoionSebarial's army wasreinforced eventuallyAladar's defeatedand on their plateau{{book ref|sa2|82}}Roion's, andas RoionSebarial himself wasdid killed by [[Szeth]] later in thenot battlefight.{{book ref|sa2|8581}}
The Stormform Parshendi showed the ability to shoot red lightning, which they successfully weaponized against the Alethi. Adolin and Aladar managed well enough on their plateaus, but Roion's army was eventually defeated{{book ref|sa2|82}}, and Roion himself was killed by [[Szeth]] later in the battle.{{book ref|sa2|85}}
Having been warned by Rlain that the Stormforms' song will bring destruction, Dalinar instructs his son Adolin to stop the singers.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Adolin found a way to get to the singers and killed many of them, but Eshonai attacked before he could finish the task.{{book ref|sa2|83}} In the end, even though he defeated Eshonai, he was unable to prevent the song from being completed. The summoned storm turned out to be the [[Everstorm]], and it came towards them from the west, bringing red lightning.{{book ref|sa2|84}} In addition, the [[Stormfather]] sent an unexpected highstorm, coming from the east as highstorms usually do.{{book ref|sa2|86}} ▼
▲Having been warned by Rlain that the Stormforms' song will bring destruction, Dalinar instructs his soninstructed Adolin to stop the singers.{{book ref|sa2|81}} Adolin found a way to get to the singers and killed many of them, but Eshonai attacked before he could finish the task.{{book ref|sa2|83}} In the end, even though he defeated Eshonai, he was unable to prevent the song from being completed. The summoned storm turned out to be the [[Everstorm]], and it came towards them from the west, bringing red lightning.{{book ref|sa2|84}} In addition, the [[Stormfather]] sent an unexpected highstorm, coming from the east as highstorms usually do.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
[[Kaladin]] arrived in time to save Dalinar from Szeth, who had been sent there to assassinate the highprince.{{book ref|sa2|86}} [[Shallan Davar]] managed to find{{book ref|sa2|84}} and activate the ancient Oathgate within the city, and the surviving Alethi army was safely transported to [[Urithiru]] before the combined Everstorm and highstorm destroyed the whole city of Narak.{{book ref|sa2|86}}
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