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Following his death at the hands of the Lord Ruler, Kelsier meets [[Preservation]] before he "passes on" to the Beyond. Kelsier refuses, and he remains on Scadrial as a cognitive aspect. Despite refusing to pass on, as Preservation wishes, Kelsier befriends Preservation, giving him the nickname of [[Preservation|Fuzz]] (a crewmember name).
 
WhenDesperate heto returnsprevent tohimself passing Scadrialon, Kelsier tricks into Preservation into revealing that the Well of Ascension is nearby, and is capable of anchoring him as a [[Cognitive Shadow]]. Kelsier finds but becomes trapped in the [[Well of Ascension]]. During his time there, he unknowingly discovers [[Ruin]] trapped beneath the Well. Though trapped, he is able to glimpse snapshots of the [[Physical Realm]] by riding the Well's pulses. Through these, he learns of [[Marsh's]] survival as a [[Steel Inquisitor]] and that [[Elend]] has become the new ruler of the [[Final Empire]] Since Preservation is unable to help him in his investigations, Kelsier sets out to discover Ruin's motives for himself. When he uncovers Ruin's plans to destroy the world, Kelsier does everything he can to stop him and finds that the only way that he can prevent Ruin's escape is to ensure that [[Vin]] takes the power at the Well.
 
During this time, [[Hoid]] arrives at the Well through the [[Cognitive Realm]]. Kelsier does not recognise Hoid from their prior meeting without his disguise, but is instantly distrustful towards Hoid. Although he engages him in a fistfight, Kelsier is unable to prevent Hoid from transitioning to the Physical Realm and helplessly watches Hoid consume a bead of [[Lerasium]] and exit the Well's chamber.
Vin's arrival at the Well gives Kelsier hope that he will be able to get through to her, but as a cognitive aspect, with no connection to the [[Physical Realm]], he can't, and Vin releases Ruin and Kelsier from the Well. When he asks Preservation to help him stop Ruin, Preservation tells him to head across the ocean for help. Although he doesn't know this at the time, Kelsier has been sent to the southern side of Scadrial, where the people have advanced without much interference from either [[Shard]].▼
 
▲Vin and Elend's arrival at the Well gives Kelsier hope that he will be able to get through to her, but as a cognitive aspect, with no connection to the [[Physical Realm]], he can't, so Kelsier takes Leras's knife and stabs Elend as the [[mist spirit]] to motivate Vin to use the power to save Elend. Despite this, Vin releases the power and thus releases Ruin and Kelsier from the Well. When he asks Preservation to help him stop Ruin, Preservation tells him to head across the ocean for help. Although he doesn't know this at the time, Kelsier has been sent to the southern side of Scadrial, where the people have advanced without much interference from either [[Shard]].
 
Along the way, Kelsier discovers many odd things about not being "alive" anymore. He finds that his [[Allomancy]] is useless and that he can create fire out of a log long since burned out simply by willing it to ignite.
Soon after, Kelsier finds out that [[Leras]] (Preservation) is dying, so he smashes the device and takes up the power of Preservation. Before he dies, Leras gives Kelsier one final instruction: survive. Kelsier then tries to fight Ruin, but is unsuccessful. Instead, he tries to find a place where Ruin's influence is weaker. He finds it in [[Urteau]], where [[Spook]] is spiked and is being induced to murder by Ruin. Kelsier intervenes, and Spook is freed from Ruin's influence.
 
[[Goradel]], a messenger with Kelsier's warning about spikes, travels from Urteau to Fadrex, while Kelsier watches, but Ruin sends for [[Marsh]], who kills Goradel and reads the message aloud to Ruin. Kelsier gives up hope until he realizes that Ruin is incomplete without [[atium]], and therefore hasn't won yet.
 
Kelsier follows Ruin to Vin, where she is being tortured by Marsh to get the location of the atium. Ruin thinks he has won, until Marsh rips out Vin's earring, allowing her to be free of Ruin, and take the power of Preservation from Kelsier. The transfer of power almost kills him, but Kelsier again refuses to die, and watches as Vin sacrifices herself to stop Ruin. Upon Vin's and [[Elend]]'s deaths, the pair meet Kelsier in the [[Cognitive Realm]], where they all watch as [[Sazed]] takes up the powers of both shards to form Harmony.
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