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Devin mourns Hine and declares that he intends to overthrow the entire church, including the Emperor. As his group considers their next actions, Ralan reveals that rather than an Eruntu with two powers, he's Kkoloss from house Ddoven who's been hiding out among the Sserin Guards. He promises that if the rebels can get to the mainland, he get find them allies among his kin.
== Magic system ==
The ''Mythwalker'' magic system is called the Kkell powers. Every Kkoloss bloodline has its own magic, different for men and women. A single bloodline has a limited sum total of power, meaning that as the family grows larger, the power becomes more spread out. By contrast, if there are few members of the family, they will become extremely powerful. However, the power doesn't spread evenly - the Kkoloss families are divided into Septs, and each Sept holds less Kkell power than the one below it. The Sept one belongs to appears to be based on the proximity to the King or Queen, the leaders - and, by extension, most powerful members - of the house. Should a powerful member of the family die, those of lower Septs will gain more power.
Kkell powers can be bestowed without a blood relation. An archpriest can adopt a person into another house, giving them access to a bloodline; should a King or Queen be adopted, their new house gains their Kkell power. Coversely, by rejecting Hess, a Kkoloss can rid themselves of the power. While they have no power of their own, the Eruntu can take a Kkell Oath, which grants them the power of the Kkoloss house they swore it to, at the cost of forbidding them from ever striking a member of said house. The power gained in this way cannot be discarded.
There are few limitations to the Kkell power: the user's Sept sets the maximum strength with which it can be used, and the power cannot be used while unconscious.
Known Kkell powers are:
* '''Male Sserin''': Strength - grants its bearer superhuman strength; causes the wielders to become taller and more muscular
* '''Female Sserin''': Weight - allows the bearer to become lighter or heavier
* '''Female Dass''': Healing - heals all ailments, exhaustions and injuries of a person being touched, but the effects remain only as long as they maintain skin-to-skin contact
* '''Male Kkeris''': Skill - allows the bearer to master any skill they observe in a short amount of time, with the time needed depending on the bearer's Sept
* '''Male Ddoven''': Repulsion - lets the bearer push various objects away from themselves
It's been speculated that the Emperor has some kind of Kkell power allowing him, and those who took his Kkell Oath, to manipulate the Kkell powers of others, as evidenced by the archpriests' abilities to change one's Sept and perform the adoptions.
== Reused elements ==
* A magic system where supernatural power is gained by taking Oaths,
* Siri's healing power is similar to [[Regrowth]], although unlike Regrowth, the changes it brings don't last,
* The shadowlings look and function very similarly to the [[Midnight Essence]],
* The Sept system of ranking nobility might've been turned into the [[Dahn]] system, albeit without Septs' supernatural connotations
; In ''[[Warbreaker]]'':
* Vvenna became [[Vivenna]], and her plot was changed to make her a more active character,
* The Emperor became [[Susebron]], and other than the changes brought about by a different magic system, his personality apparently remained the same,{{wob ref|7819}}
* The pattern of double consonants in names, although in ''Warbreaker'' was altered slightly to make it easier to read (ex. Vvenna vs. Vivenna),
* The dwelling place of the most powerful being physically separated from the rest of the world (the Holy Island vs. [[Court of Gods]]),
* The small seizures that Devin suffers whenever he acquires a new power are the very similar to the seizures caused by suddenly acquiring a lot of [[Breath]]
== Notes ==
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