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== The Battle ==
Not to be deterred, Ruin sends his army of several hundred thousand [[koloss]] to assault the Pits, only for Elend to realize that his Mistfallen battalion are all Seers, [[misting]]s capable of burning atium. With a constant supply of atium dredged out by Sazed and other survivors, they fight spectacularly against seemingly endless waves of koloss. But in the end their metal reserves begin to dwindle, and they start to fall, one-by-one. Marsh then arrives from Luthadel, dueling with an exhausted and drained Elend, who soon fights only via an infusion of Vin's power. Ruin, through Marsh, taunts Elend, gloating over his impending victory, when Elend reveals their true purpose has been fulfilled: Burning away all of the atium that was stored within the Trustwarren. Marsh beheads Elend in a final outburst of anger and hacks apart his body. [[Demoux]], one of the few surviving Mistfallen, retreats to the entrance of the caves, watching with Sazed.
However, Elend's death leaves Vin no reason to continue living and gives her the motivation to assault Ruin with the full force of Preservation. Her new status as a Vessel allows her to ignore the Shard's intent to preserve, and she gives up her life to assure their mutual destruction. As the powers falter, the koloss are left without direction and turn on one another, effectively ending the battle.
{{image|Elend and Vin by Korina Hunjak.jpg|side=right|height=200px}}
== Aftermath ==
[[Kelsier]], who has been observing the battle from the [[Cognitive Realm]], encounters the souls of Elend, Vin, and Ati after their deaths.{{msh ref|6|8}}
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