This chapter opens with a soliloquy by Deryn, in which she tells the reader that she is a member of the "bright group" and that she wants to help the people of the moon. She tells the audience that she has come to the moon to help them escape from the evil "gods" of hell. Deryn tells the story of how she came to be in the bright group, and how she was sent to hell by the "godfather" . She explains that she came because she wanted to help people escape from hell, and that her mission was to bring about the end of the evil world.