Ananke asks if the machine is ready, and the young man replies that it is, but that he is not used to fighting in the dark. He says that the main door is sealed off, and that anyone who wants to get hurt will find a way through it. He also says that inanna told him that her lover, Diomedes, never intended to hurt him. He adds that if he is going to fight, no one will die tonight. Anantke says that he was obliged to fight Nergal and lost his hand in the fight, but he does not believe that the machine will be able to defeat them. He asks if they can back out a bit, and he says that they need more time. He tells them that the owl has been spying on him and that he will have enough power to kill them all, if they have to hand over their power before it is ebbed