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Damascus reveals Astrid was his mother, arranges the dancers' rescue, and stays behind with Anaconda to avenge her against the Night Wyrm.
Damascus warns that Astrid's death will trigger a Desperado Club restructuring. Because she had pulled strings to place the current Penis Parade crew there, new management will expel them and likely reassign them as hostile Meat Shields on the Larracos level.
He reveals that Astrid and the Night Wyrm are his parents, while he and Anaconda are brothers despite being different dungeon races. The family was promised freedom, but the still-married Night Wyrm arranged Astrid's death and stands to inherit what she earned.
Damascus has Rosemarie sell the eligible dancers to Carl under a two-floor contract, but refuses rescue for himself. He and Anaconda enter their father's back cubicle together, intending to avenge their mother.
A towering tear-streaked ifrit guiding fellow performers toward safety before turning toward a dark wyrm's lair.
Damascus exposes the family's dungeon bondage, saves Astrid's protected crew, and chooses vengeance over escape.