Now the leader of the Grisha and Queen-to-be of Ravka, though her soul is tainted by the use of merzost .
Alina uses merzost (forbidden shadow magic) to bring Mal back to life. However, Mal returns feeling "untethered" from his destiny and chooses to become a privateer (the new Sturmhond) to find his own path. Shadow and Bone S02E08 No Funerals.mp4
Forced into a desperate confrontation with the Darkling (Kirigan), Alina makes the heart-wrenching decision to use the Neshyenyer blade to kill Mal, who is revealed to be the third amplifier. This sacrifice allows her to finally tear down the Fold. Now the leader of the Grisha and Queen-to-be
Remains imprisoned in Hellgate; despite Nina obtaining a pardon for him, he becomes further radicalized after being forced to fight in the pits. Forced into a desperate confrontation with the Darkling
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Departs Ravka on the Hummingbird to seek his own purpose away from the burden of being an amplifier.
During King Nikolai's coronation, a Fjerdan assassin—enhanced by the power-boosting drug jurda parem —attacks. Alina reflexively uses the "Shadow Cut," a dark magic signature of the Fold, much to the horror of the court and herself.