Sublime

Pareja himself would later insist that he was an old Christian, since Ethiopia embraced Christianity long before Spain. An early eighteenth-century litigant of African origin in Seville also successfully claimed purity of blood (meaning that he had no Moorish or Jewish ancestry and could in this case join a Capuchin order) precisely because of his

Hemalurgy is so named because of the connection to blood. It is no coincidence, I believe, that death is always involved in the transfer of powers via Hemalurgy. Marsh once described it as a “messy” process. Not the adjective I would have chosen. It’s not disturbing enough.

—¿Bien? —dijo Elend, volviéndose hacia OreSeur. —No sé de dónde ha salido esto —dijo el kandra. —Pero es otro cadáver devorado por un kandra —dijo Vin. —Indudablemente, ama. Los perros lo encontraron por el olor particular que dejan nuestros jugos digestivos sobre los huesos recién excretados. Elend y Vin se miraron.

Blood drips from my nose and mouth. Mostly mine, but I savor the remains of his. He will hit again. Until he’s full. Like eating.