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Eight days after the battle, on a day of below average intelligence, he received a vision from Odium, who took a tall form reminiscent of the [[Shin]] with a scepter in his hand. Taravangian tried to convince Odium that he only wanted to serve him and begs him to visit him another day, but Odium sees through him immediately and orders him not to prostrate himself. He then asked Taravangian why he would be inclined to speak with the king on a day of intelligence, thereby allowing him to negotiate from a position of power, declaring that such an event would never happen.
Taravangian then offered a deal to Odium, knowing the god couldn't afford to face Dalinar directly again for fear of losing a previously declared contest of champions. The agreement would trade his help by sharing the Diagram's information (though he could not read [[Renarin]]'s participation) and giving him the Honorblade in exchange for sparing the people of Kharbranth (the city itself, any humans born into it, and their spouses).{{book ref|sa3|121}} Odium accepted, placing Taravangian and the Diagram firmly under the control of Dalinar's enemy.
=== Betrayal and Imprisonment ===
A year later, Taravangian distances himself from Karbranth and his fellow Diagram members in preparation of being contacted by Odium, who commands him to have his forces betray Dalinar's on their campaign in Emul. As Taravangian expects, the betrayal is swiftly dealt with and Dalinar has him arrested and imprisoned.
Dalinar, wishing to see the good in Taravangian, does not immediately execute him, instead keeping him prisoner in a well-furnished home where Taravangian's requests are cared for. During this time, Taravangian's mental state deteriorates, and he spends more days in his cognitively impaired, compassionate state. He is visited by Szeth and Renarin, but is too slow to carry on a conversation, and fails at his plan of manipulating Szeth. Dalinar eventually declares that he will not be executed, and instead sentences him to lifelong imprisonment so that he can prove to Taravangian that humans can defeat Odium.
Szeth, disapproving of Dalinar's decision, enters Taravangian's home and murders him. Upon entering the cognitive realm, in the time between death and entering The Beyond, Odium confronts Taravangian. Still next to Szeth in the physical realm, Taravangian reaches Nightblood and uses his cognitive manifestation to destroy Rayse, the vessel of Odium. Taravangian takes up the shard of Odium and Ascends, then converses with Cultivation.
As the vessel of Odium, he confonts Hoid, who is expecting to meet Rayse. Hoid notices that something is amiss, and attempts to play it off so as not to make Taravangian suspicious. He sees through it, however, and wipes Hoid's short-term memory, then replays the same conversation with him, slightly altering his dialogue so as not to set Hoid off.
It is unclear whether killing Rayse with Nightblood and Ascending was part of Taravangian's original plan with the Diagram, or if it was the plan he worked on while mentally impaired in prison. Taravangian intends to expand Odium's influence throughout the cosmere after his and Dalinar's contest of champions is settled, regardless of the outcome.
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