Ripheus23 Posted March 7, 2025 Posted March 7, 2025 (edited) So Khriss says: Quote I maintain, however, that the one of these with the largest potential impact on the cosmere is Hemalurgy. Usable by anyone with the right knowledge, this dangerous creation has proven able to warp souls regardless of planet or Investiture, creating false Connections that no Shard designed or intended. In LDS culture, there is a desire to emphasize the Resurrection over the Crucifixion, to the point that at the top point of a typical meetinghouse tower, a cross design is omitted, unlike in many other Christian church organizations. So, in a sense, in this culture, there is something essentially "disturbing" or "darkness-minded" about processes like crucifixion. Nailing someone in multiple places to a cross or at least plank, to perform a ritual of sacrifice and maybe even atonement, might be something that happens in the cosmere eventually. If Adonalsium had a special contingency in place for Its "revenge" or hopefully a more positive response to Its murder, might there be a "false Connection" preordained in the future Spiritual history of Hemalurgy, that is part of this plan? Or "worse": was the original attempt to destroy Adonalsium predicated on an anticipatory version of Ruin's Art? EDIT: or am I forgetting part of the theme of Kelsier's death? Being speared through like he was (IIRC) definitely has some of the above connotations... Edited March 7, 2025 by Ripheus23
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