The chapter opens with a description of the "fist of god dominion" . It is a weapon that can be used to destroy enemies, but it can also be used too much, and too little, and so on. Thomas fengleton tells us that the war has been won, but that there is still a new foe in the form of a man with blood flowing from his veins. This man is a "new revelation to us" , but he also poses a threat to us, and he will be dealt with as such. He tells us, however, that the "future will not be dark one you hoped for . .