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Following the [[Siege of Luthadel]], when Sazed finally realized there was a problem, Ruin again brought Marsh, who was more and more aware that his actions were not his own, to distract Sazed and prevent him from warning Vin about giving up the power at the [[Well of Ascension]]. It's implied that Ruin had been causing Marsh to commit atrocities across the Final Empire.{{book ref|mb2|57}}
After Ruin was freed from the Well, it took total control of Marsh. During this time he had no physical control over his body. In the horrifying prison of his mind, he held out hope that he could remove a crucial spike and end his life when Ruin's attention was diverted. However, he was never able to accomplish much more than twitching a finger before Ruin asserted total control and brought him back in line. As Ruin was undoubtedly aware of Marsh's continuing resistance, though he could not read his thoughts, Marsh was implanted with many additional Hermalurgic spikes, further increasing Ruin's hold over him and granting him the greatest set of [[Allomancy|Allomantic]] and [[Feruchemy|Feruchemic]] abilities of all the Inquisitors through the deaths of many [[Terris]] [[Keeper]]s.
For most of his existence under Ruin, he was unable to aid Vin and [[Elend]] in any way, allowing his mind to drift into the insanity of Ruin, where destruction turned to bliss, giving his last vestige of rebellion the relief it needed to stay alive in the dark corners of his mind. This last burst of Marsh's incredible willpower finally emerged during Vin's last battle against the Inquisitors at [[Kredik Shaw]]. With the support of Kelsier, directing Preservation's power to distract Ruin and bolstering Marsh's ability to resist, he pushed out [[Vin's earring]]. This allowed the [[mist]]s, and the full power of Preservation, to flow into her, saving her life, allowing her to destroy all of the remaining Inquisitors, save only Marsh, and Ascending to become the [[Vessel]] of Preservation.
Marsh and his nickname, "Ironeyes", survived the events of the Catacendre. He has become a mythical figure in [[Elendel]]'s popular culture, being the personification of '''Death'''.{{book ref|aol|epilogue}} He is also the focus of [[Sliverism]]. Though likely given far more autonomy under the direction of [[Harmony]], he continues to serve as one of his agents.
He delivered a book to [[Wax]] through [[Marasi]], using emotional
He has been investigating the Southern Continent of Scadrial.{{qa ref|1092|3|Where's Marsh?|date=2014-11-29}}
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