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Even with such might backing them, some of the [[Fused]] expressed doubt over their chances of victory, largely due to the inexperience of their army of freed [[Parshmen]], many of whom did not want to fight at all.{{book ref|sa3|115}} With Amaram's forces being veterans of the [[Shattered Plains]] campaigns, the battle was believed to be winnable or even favorable to the humans. Odium, however, had different plans.
{{image|Lift and Szeth by Damako Art.jpg|[[Lift]] and [[Szeth]] on the battlefield|side=
=== Nergaoul arrives ===
▲{{image|Lift and Szeth by Damako Art.jpg|[[Lift]] and [[Szeth]] on the battlefield|side=right|width=300px}}
In the form of blood red mist, occasionally manifesting into images of combat, the [[Unmade]] [[Nergaoul]] took to the battlefield and filled Sadeas troops with the [[Thrill]], imbuing them with bloodlust and the urge to fight above all else. It was then that the voidspren that had come through the Oathgate into the physical realm seized new hosts, possessing humans as they could normally do to singers; something that had never happened in previous desolations. With this, the Alethi army turned against the city they were supposed to protect.{{book ref|sa3|115}}
Taking his copy of ''[[The Way of Kings (in-world)|The Way of Kings]]'' under his arm, [[Dalinar Kholin]] went alone to meet the enemy.{{book ref|sa3|116}} Despite the prior departure of the [[Azish]] forces, [[Lift]] had snuck back to the city, unwilling to abandon the others, and was tasked by Dalinar to track down and recover King's Drop.{{book ref|sa3|117}} At the same time, [[Szeth]], hovering above the city along with [[Nale]], chose to swear the Third Ideal of the [[Skybreaker]]s, picking Dalinar as the ideal to follow. With this, he joined the battle, unsheathing [[Nightblood]] to bring its full might onto the enemy and aid Lift.{{book ref|sa3|117}}{{book ref|sa3|118}}
{{image|Dalinar Perpendicularity.png|side=right|height=300px|Dalinar summoning [[Honor's Perpendicularity]]}}
=== Unity ===
Despite the powerful combatants involved on the human side, Odium's forces were winning. Odium and Dalinar met in the midsts of the battlefield, with [[Venli]] observing as Dalinar challenged Odium to the contest of champions to have a chance at saving the city. Odium agreed, then explained how he had been grooming Dalinar for years to become Odium's own champion.{{book ref|sa3|118}}
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