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Brandon Sanderson / Re: The Thrill (Spoilers)
« on: September 30, 2010, 02:01:16 AM »The Thrill is definitely supernatural in my opinion. Just look at how its used in the story. It isn't just something he feels, when the thrill takes him he seems to fight better, faster, there are times when Dalinar lets the Thrill take him and a little while later he looks back in shock at the hundreds of people he's killed.I say it is natural, it is simply adrenaline. But I agree with the theory that while it is natural Odium has been influencing it and making it stronger.
Just look at these quotes:QuoteHe was losing his thirst for battle. That worried him, as the Thrill—the enjoyment and longing for war—was part of what drove the Alethi as a peopleQuoteThe Thrill excited him, strengthened himQuoteHe felt a spike of regret along with displeasure at the Thrill. Surely these Parshendi—these soldiers—deserved respect, not glee, as they were slaughteredQuoteHe remembered the times when the Thrill had been the strongest. Subduing the highprinces with Gavilar during their youths, forcing back the Vedens, fighting the Herdazians and destroying the Akak Reshi. Once, the thirst for battle had nearly led him to attack Gavilar himself. Dalinar could remember the jealousy on that day some ten years ago, when the itch to attack Gavilar—the only worthy opponent he could see, the man who had won Navani’s hand—had nearly consumed him.QuoteHis army surged forward behind him, and the Thrill bubbled within. It was power. Strength greater than Shardplate. Vitality greater than youth. Skill greater than a lifetime of practice. A fever of power. Parshendi after Parshendi fell before his Blade. He couldn’t cut their flesh, yet he sheared through their ranks. The momentum of their attacks often carried their corpses stumbling past him even as their eyes burned. The Parshendi started to break, running away or falling back. He grinned behind his near-translucent visor