Resumen:Aleación de ley

The Alloy of Law follows the story of Waxillium Ladrian and Wayne doing stuff that's awesome all over everywhere.

Prologue

Wax, a talented Coinshot as previously unseen uses for the Allomantic metal are displayed by Wax when he creates a "Steel Bubble" around himself, finds himself in a gun-fight out in the Roughs - the territory surrounding modern civilisation as a barren outland where thugs and criminals liberate the law - and meets up with Lessie. They, and the rest of Wax's crew, are hunting Bloody Tan for the bounty on his head.

It is discovered later that Wax is actually a Twinborn - a Feruchemist as well as an Allomancer - and can also decrease his weight by storing it in his iron metalmind. Eventually, Wax finds Bloody Tan's hideout and finds that Lessie has been captured by Tan. Unprovoked by Tan using her against him as a hostage, Wax fires his Sterrion revolver at Tan who yanks Lessie into the path of the bullet. Lessie is killed instantly and Wax, horrified, shoots Tan in the head.

Chapter 1

Five months later. Wax is in attendance at a party back in Elendel, where he is known as "Lord Waxillium" or "Lord Ladrian," but is adamant in avoiding conversation.

He makes his way to the balcony to be alone. The death of Lessie still haunts him. Wax has returned to Elendel in the wake of his uncle's death to do his duty to his house. Lady Cett appears on the balcony, urging Wax to rejoin the party.

Instead of returning to the party, Wax slips off the balcony and drops a bullet casing to Push himself over the garden wall. Spending his time bounding across rooftops and soaring through the air, Wax eventually comes across a bunch of criminals in an alleyway with constables blockading the entrance. Intending to deal with them he drops in their midst but hesitates as he hears a woman whimpering.

Wax narrowly avoids taking a bullet thanks to his Steel Bubble, barely missing his ribs. Still unable to shoot, Wax points his gun at the floor, fires, and uses the bullet to Push himself out of the alleyway. Watching from afar as the constables swarm the alleyway he realises the whimpering woman was actually a thug that had taken a bullet before his arrival.

Ashamed, he returns to Ladrian Mansion where he renounces his guns to Tillaume - Wax's butler - asking that they be stored in a safe place, and devotes himself to becoming Lord Waxillium Ladrian in the public eye.

Chapter 2

Six months later.

Wax has an appointment with a one, Lord Harms, as suddenly the door chime sounds. A conversation with his house steward, Miss Grimes reveals Wax's appointment with Lord Harms is to settle a marriage agreement between himself and Harms' daughter, Sterris. In his hesitation to appear eager Wax enquires into house matters where Miss Grimes informs him their second shipment of steel was stolen. House Tekiel is also having similar problems, losing five shipments.

Wax gets the urge to investigate an infamous gang of thieves known as the Vanishers but convinces himself that part of his life is over now. Making his way to the sitting room expecting to find Lord Harms and his daughter he instead encounters an old friend and partner. Wayne has the unusual habit of "trading" items in others possession with his own as he slips Wax's mantle clock into a pocket and produces a bottle of fine whiskey in its place, noting its roughly equal value.

As they discuss where Wayne should be - in Weathering, not Wax's sitting room - the door chimes again and Wax attempts to usher Wayne from the room; Wayne in his Roughs attire would give the wrong impression. Unable to get him from the room when Lord Harms barges in, Wax prepares to introduce Wayne as an old friend when Wayne, having put on a disguise, proclaims to be Wax's uncle.

Lord Harms introduces his daughter and she in turn her cousin, Marasi. While Wayne and Lord Harms exchange small-talk, Sterris aims to get to the point of the meeting. Their arrangement, she describes, is to benefit both their houses - Wax who's is failing financially and Sterris' could benefit from the influence of House Ladrian.

During the meeting, Wayne erects a speed bubble and hands Wax a bullet that Wax later discovers is made from aluminium. Once Lord Harms leaves, Wayne tells Wax of the Coolerim Playhouse robbery where one of the thieves dropped that bullet. Before leaving, Wayne tries to convince Wax of what he truly wants.

Chapter 3

Wax investigates the train robberies.

Chapter 4

Wax and the gang attend Joshin and Mi'chelle Yomen's wedding reception. Joshin and Mi'chelle may have spoken with Hoid?

Chapter 5

The reception gets targeted by the Vanishers.

Chapter 6

Wax and Wayne shoot the place up, rescuing Marasi but losing Steris. They get told off by Constable Brettin who is unimpressed by Reddi's report of the casualties.

Chapter 7

Marasi visits Wax's place.

Chapter 8

Wayne chats to the prisoners and gleams the location of the Vanisher's hideout.

Chapter 9

Wayne arrives and Tillaume blows them all up. They escape and recover

Chapter 10

Wax, Wayne and Marasi visit the Vanisher's hideout, find it empty. Wax realises that Miles Dagouter is leading the Vanishers. Learn some of Wayne's backstory.

Chapter 11

Miles talks to Tarson and Clamps, then chats with Mister Suit. Wax, Wayne and Marasi discuss Miles.

Chapter 12

Wayne exchanges hats with someone. They check out the latest crime scene. Miles attacks.

Chapter 13

Wax and Miles fight atop the train. Wax throws Miles off the top of the train. Marasi fixes up Wax's injuries

Chapter 14

Wax, Wayne and Marasi visit Ranette the gunsmith. They get some guns.

“Wasing the where of needing”

—the High Imperial message on the aluminum pistol

Chapter 15

Miles and Suit chat again. Wax plans his attack and flirts with Marasi.

Chapter 16

Wayne smuggles Wax onto the Breaknaught.

Chapter 17

Wayne and Marasi wait for the Vanishers to attack the Breaknaught, and follow. Wax blows up the Breaknaught.

Chapter 18

Wax, Wayne and Marasi kill the Vanishers. Miles blows himself up. Wax chats with Harmony. Miles threatens Marasi, and Wax emerges from some mist, looking awesome.

Chapter 19

Wax goes after the escaping Vanishers, and destroys them, rescuing Nouxil the gunsmith and Steris. Wax pulverises the building, and lets Steris escape. Wax rescues Marasi from Tarson with some stupidly awesome time-bubble-shooteyoutery and shoots Miles a few times. Wayne makes an escape while Wax and Marasi trap Miles in a cadmium bubble until the cops arrive.

Chapter 20

Brettin is calm about the citizen crime fighting squad. Weird.

Epilogue

Marasi watches Miles' execution. Wax sees his dead uncle, Mister Suit, aka Lord Edwarn Ladrian but Edwarn doesn't reveal his plans or the locations of the other kidnapped women. Marasi gets a book for Wax off Ironeyes.