Phobos is in chaos as the lowColors overrun Society resistance. Darrow and Holiday go to a hidden hangar where they meet Ragnar. They are planning to escape Phobos and use Ragnar to bring the Obsidian into the Rising. The Golds pretend to be gods of Norse mythology when in the Obsidian homeland and use Obsidian piety to control them. Ragnar will kill those Golds to show that their religion is false. One of Quicksilver’s ships is filled with weapons and armor with which to arm the Obsidian. As they try and take off, Mustang blocks their path.

Darrow leaves his ship to talk to Mustang. He asks her how she knew where he would be, to which Mustang responds that she thought he wanted her there. They realize that Ragnar released Kavax with details of Darrow’s plan in the hopes that Mustang would want to join them. Mustang tells Darrow that she believes in his vision for the future and proposes that they give each other another chance. Mustang will prove to Darrow that she believes in the Rising and Darrow will prove to Mustang that he can build things instead of just destroying them.