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Dalinar, wishing to see the good in Taravangian, did not immediately execute him, instead keeping him prisoner in a well-furnished home where Taravangian's requests were cared for. During this time, Taravangian's mental state deteriorated, and he spent more days in his cognitively impaired, compassionate state. He was visited by Szeth and Renarin, but was too slow to carry on a conversation, and believed that he failed at his plan of manipulating Szeth. Dalinar eventually declared that he was not to be executed, and instead sentenced him to lifelong imprisonment so that he could prove to Taravangian that the [[coalition of monarchs|coalition]] was capable of defeating Odium.{{book ref|sa4|66}}{{book ref|sa4|i|9}}{{book ref|sa4|i|12}}
Taravangian, however, realized that he could kill Odium himself, guessing that if Szeth saw the Shard manifesting, he would strike out with Nightblood. He had also figured out that the future of anyone close to Renarin would be obscured to Odium, due to the fact that both of their methods of seeing the future used [[Fortune]]. Consequently, he requested that Dalinar bring him an Oathstone so that Szeth would come to his prison with the intent of killing him. He also asked [[Sja-Anat]] for two gemstones with corrupted windspren so that he could ensure that Odium arrived at the same time as the assassin.
Just as Taravangian had plotted, Szeth entered his house, intending to kill him. As Szeth was reaching for his knife, Odium arrived and pulled Taravangian's mind out of the [[Physical Realm]]. Still next to Szeth in the Physical Realm, Taravangian reached for the Cognitive manifestation of [[Nightblood]] and used the weapon to attack Odium. Szeth then killed Taravangian, but before he could pass into the [[Beyond]], Nightblood consumed [[Rayse]], the original Vessel of Odium. As Taravangian was having his least intelligent day yet, his emotions ran rampant, giving him an Intent very similar to that of the Shard, allowing him to Ascend to become the new holder of Odium.{{book ref|sa4|113}}
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