Difference between revisions of "Ruin"

3 bytes removed ,  3 years ago
m
(While that quote is more concise, the original quote was put in as a description of someone seeing 'what the Shard is' rather than the Shard's own description of itself, which has been noted to be somewhat flawed, in the case of both Odium and Ruin.)
Tag: Undo
Eventually, Preservation's desire to make sapient creatures prompted him to offer a deal to Ruin. Together, they could create [[Scadrial]] and fill it with living beings; by endowing them with sapience, Preservation would give up part of himself. In doing so, he left himself weaker than Ruin, which formed the basis of their agreement that Ruin would be allowed to destroy the world some day.{{epigraph ref|mb3|54}}
 
However, Preservation broke the terms of the deal by sacrificing his mind to create a prison for Ruin, preventing him from doing wreckingdestroying the planet. Furthermore, in an attempt to balance the two Shards, he sequestered away a portion of Ruin's power by condensing it into the metal [[atium]].{{epigraph ref|mb3|55}}
 
{{image|The Well of Ascension by Eleonor Piteira.jpg|side=left|width=250px|[[Vin]] sinking into the [[Well of Ascension]], freeing Ruin}}
 
=== Plotting Escape ===
{{quote
14

edits