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[[Kelsier]] examines his prison and tries to break free, but cannot. At the other end of the cavern, he sees glowing bits of metal (the last two [[Lerasium]] beads). Some [[Inquisitor|Inquisitors]] enter the cavern and dump the body of their fallen comrade into the [[Well of Ascension|Well]]. They keep his spikes in a container of blood so they won't lose potency. Kelsier asks [[Leras]] how his revolution is going, but Leras is fading and doesn't answer coherently. He reveals his plan for signalling his followers: using the number sixteen, the true number of metals in [[Allomancy]]. He watches as [[Vin]] kills the [[Lord Ruler]], and he shows up in the cavern, now in the [[Cognitive Realm]]. He tells Kelsier that he was only a pawn in letting [[Ruin]] destroy the world. He touches the power in the Well briefly then goes to the [[Beyond]]. Kelsier sits down to wait.

[[Kelsier]] sits in his prison bored. He starts to sense "whisperings" and pulses from the power. He decides to gaze upon it, and he sees infinite decay and destruction. He gets really bored and starts talking to himself. [[Hoid]] shows up and chides Kelsier for destroying the [[Pits of Hathsin]], the only [[Perpendicularity|perpendicularity]] that was easy to access. Hoid shows interest in the pool of power, so Kelsier punches him when he approaches. Hoid easily beats him up but doesn't actually damage his soul; Kelsier's pain is his own creation, his mind creating the pain that he expects. Hoid goes to the center of the pool and transitions to the [[Physical Realm]]. He triumphantly grabs one of the [[Lerasium]] beads and leaves. [[Leras]] shows up and Kelsier tells him what happened. He refers to Hoid as Cephandrius. He lectures Kelsier on the three Realms: Physical, [[Cognitive Realm|Cognitive]], and [[Spiritual Realm|Spiritual]]. While Kelsier doesn't understand much of it, he has a new reason to fight and live.

With a renewed sense of purpose, Kelsier studies Ruin and his motives, riding out the pulses into the world. He occasionally sees the Drifter. He wonders about a [[Zane|certain mistborn]] that Ruin pays a lot of attention to. He realizes that Ruin is changing the Terris religion, but doesn't know why. He's infuriated when he figures out that [[Elend]] is king and pouts for days. But his craving for any sort of contact with his friends has him out on the pulses again. He sees [[Marsh]] as well, and decides that while he isn't fond of him, he does love him. He observes Ruin attacking Elend, but notes that he waited for Vin to see him do it.

Kel stabs [[Elend]] with [[Leras]]'s knife, releasing [[Ruin]]...oops

[[Kelsier]] starts to run back to [[Luthadel]] in possession of the orb. He sees even worse destruction and deterioration than before. Three [[skaa]] die when a roof -- overloaded with ash -- collapses on them. Kelsier asks one of them as they transition through his realm if it's over, and she says that the end is near. After running for weeks, he suddenly hears [[Preservation|Fuzz's]] weakened voice. He tells him to go to Fadrex instead. When Kelsier arrives, he's encouraged by the signs of life and activity. Preservation lays down a thin line of light for Kelsier to follow. He tells him about the orb, but Preservation says it won't help -- Vin must take his power, but she can't because [[Ruin]] has her. Kelsier is led by the thread of light to a city square full of beggars and once again meets [[Hoid]], who shocks him but otherwise ignores Kelsier. Kelsier finds Vin there and desperately tells her to avoid [[Hoid]]. She goes the other direction, but Kelsier doesn't know if she actually heard him. Kelsier chases after Vin, apparently getting some help from Preservation, and he knows that Vin knows that he is there as she is trying to shake him. Suddenly Ruin's power attacks him, and [[Ati]] shows up. He reveals that the eleventh metal was his ruse to trick Kelsier, and he taunts him some more. Ruin explains that nothing is destroyed, just changed, and that he and Preservation are two sides of one coin. Kelsier tries to punch Ruin and is instead attacked, feeling immense pain.

Every time [[Kelsier]] tries to get close to [[Vin]] to communicate with her, [[Ruin]] blocks his path. Ruin takes on the form of a "spy," and Vin chases after him, leaving Kelsier behind. After Vin is gone, the [[Koloss]] attack [[Elend|Elend's]] army. As the Koloss die, they enter Kelsier's realm, and he is shocked to see that they are human from all walks of life. Kelsier learns from a dead [[Obligator]] that Koloss are created by [[Hemalurgy|spiking.]] [[Preservation]] shows Kelsier a vision of all the people Ruin controls: [[Inquisitor|Inquisitors]], Vin, a man on the throne of [[Luthadel]], [[Spook]], and [[Marsh]]. He tells Kelsier to get a message to Vin: don't trust anyone pierced with metal.

[[Kelsier]] searches for days for a semi-insane soldier that he can communicate with to get the message to [[Vin]]. Unfortunately, the man garbles the message and merely starts a brawl. [[Ruin]] arrives and taunts Kelsier again. He decides that he might be more effective fighting Ruin somewhere else -- away from [[Vin]] and [[Elend]] -- where Ruin has less focused attention.

[[Kelsier]] feels [[Preservation]] dying. Determined, he smashes the orb with [[Nazh|Nazh's]] knife. Preservation gives him some final advice, including his last instruction: survive. Kelsier takes the power of Preservation after some struggle. [[Ruin]] shows up and Kelsier attacks, but his attacks are ineffectual. Ruin laughs and explains that Kelsier is essentially a memory of a person and can't control the power. Kelsier sees black lines tying him to Ruin. He tries to communicate with those who are open to him, but it still doesn't work. He finds that he can read people's thoughts. He watches as Ruin accelerates the end of the world and can do nothing to stop it. Everything he tries is blocked by Ruin. He desperately tries to warn [[Vin]], and is horrified to see that she is spiked (the earring). Ruin shoves him away. Kelsier finds [[Marsh]] and listens to his thoughts. Deep in his mind, Marsh is telling himself to remember who he is and to keep fighting. Kelsier decides to not confront Ruin directly.

[[Kelsier]] searches for places that [[Ruin]] is paying less attention to, and he finds [[Spook]] in [[Urteau]]. Ruin is urging Spook to murder, but this plot is not among his priorities, so Kelsier can intervene. Kelsier approaches Spook and notes that there are lines of [[Connection]] between them, stronger than those for [[Marsh]] and [[Vin]]. As Ruin rages on, Kelsier "says" "hope" to Spook over and over, and eventually Spook removes his spike. His spirit is wounded. Kelsier then yells "survive" at Spook and he springs into action. Ruin doesn't stop Kelsier, but he does start to burn down the city to cover his failure. [[Sazed]] is also here, but he looks worn down too. Kelsier is able to see a little ways into the future, and he sees that there is still hope for the city. Kelsier continues to encourage Spook, and Ruin arrives in force, pushing Kelsier back. Spook enters the building in flames.

[[Kelsier]] lounges on some green grass and [[Spook]] wanders over. Kelsier tells him this is a "half dream." Spook was devoted to Kelsier, and both had broken spirits but had resisted [[Ruin]], building a strong Connection between them. Kelsier tells Spook that he is a hero and is proud of him, and he seems pleased by that. Kelsier urges him to get the message to Vin regarding spiked individuals. Spook nods his head as he awakes.

[[Kelsier]] watches as [[Goradel]] leaves [[Urteau]] with a message inscribed on metal. [[Ruin]] mocks him and summons his minion, [[Marsh]], who quickly dispatches the messenger and reads the message to Ruin. Kelsier thanks Goradel as he passes through the [[Cognitive Realm]] and finally gives up hope. He then realizes that Ruin is not complete without the [[Atium]], so there is still hope. He watches as [[Vin]] fights all of the [[Inquisitors]] and is then tortured by Marsh. He attacks Ruin in order to distract him. It works: Marsh, having read the message himself, removes Vin's earring. Kelsier feels his soul ripping apart as he cedes the power to Vin and Ruin continues to attack him.

[[Kelsier]] is in agony and feels the pull of death again. He holds on and decides again not to die -- a choice available to him by virtue of having [[Ascension|Ascended]]. His soul is deeply wounded, but in time it repairs. [[Ruin]] was too distracted to finish him off. Kelsier watches the final battle with the [[Koloss]] and [[Vin]]'s struggle with Ruin. [[Elend]] shines brightly at the moment he burns [[atium]] and [[duralumin]]. [[Preservation]]'s and Ruin's powers are released as Vin sacrifices herself to defeat [[Ati]]. Kelsier considers taking the powers himself. Elend arrives and together they watch [[Sazed]] take on both powers, which seem to belong together. Vin comes next, and they hug. Ati comes next and Kelsier punches him. Sazed comes and offers to send her back, but Vin seems to know that won't work. In any case, she wishes to move on with Elend. Vin thanks Kelsier for all he's done for her, and she follows Elend into the [[Beyond]].

[[Kelsier]] watches the world be destroyed and then reborn. During the process, he is able to see all three Realms, but when it's over, he is once again trapped in the [[Cognitive Realm]]. [[Sazed]] arrives and says that he cannot bring "them" back (presumably [[Vin]] and [[Elend]]) because he cannot reach into the [[Beyond]]. [[Kelsier]] asks Sazed to heal [[Spook]] and make him a [[Mistborn]]. He asks if there is a way to return to the physical realm, but Sazed says there is not. Kelsier decides that [[Harmony]] is a terrible liar.

[[Kelsier]] convinces [[Spook]] to play with [[Hemalurgy]] in order to extend Spook's life and maybe bring Kelsier back to a body?