Mistborn: The Final Empire

In this chapter’s epigraph, the Hero of Ages must not take the power of the Well of Ascension for himself, lest it corrupt him.

In the chaos after Kelsier’s death, hundreds of skaa are killed by the Lord Ruler’s soldiers. Vin hangs in the mists using Allomancy, in shock after Kelsier’s death and seeking to hide from the world. Sazed calls Vin to land. He still believes in Kelsier and what Kelsier represents; Sazed will collect stories of Kelsier from the skaa, as he has become a religious figure among the population.

Skaa go out in the mists and call for others to join them, claiming that Kelsier’s inspiration should motivate them to act. A skaa man claims to have been visited by Kelsier himself after his death in the city’s square. As the skaa begin collecting on the streets, the crew gathers in astonishment. Kelsier’s plan of inspiring a skaa rebellion using himself as a martyr has succeeded. The crew visits the warehouse Kelsier rented and in which he stored ample weapons for a rebellion.

There, they are approached by Lord Renoux. Vin learns what a

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