Darrow awakens among Sons of Ares led by Dancer, bristling at Eo’s death and accusing them of saving the wrong person. He attacks Harmony after her taunts, but Dancer defuses the standoff and offers not solace but justice. Harmony then cleans Darrow’s infected wounds, calling Eo a necessary martyr while declaring their shared purpose: to make the dream real.

In a quiet barracks, Dancer reveals Uncle Narol has long informed for the Sons and used a jammer to help save Darrow. To judge Darrow, Dancer proposes a rigged two-card test; Darrow eats the drawn scythe card, forcing a win and proving cunning. Impressed, Dancer speaks of Ares versus Mars, the Society’s violent origins, and likens the Reds to fleas trained by a glass ceiling.

As they ascend by lifts, Dancer says Greens hijacked the HC broadcast so all of Mars heard Eo’s song, and that many now call her Persephone. Darrow rejects the symbol, clinging to Eo’s name. Dancer urges him to widen his aim beyond killing ArchGovernor Augustus, offering justice over empty vengeance and insisting the true target is larger than one Gold.

The final lift opens to blinding ambient light. In an elegant room with wood, carpet, and a self-playing instrument, Darrow reaches a wall of glass and sees, beyond it, a vast city under true sunlight. The sight confirms Dancer’s claim: the Reds have been deceived about Mars, and the world above is thriving.