Ships go out to blast natives. Spader escapes being changed over to being part of RA's retinue. Spader and RA talk, and we learn RA plans to send bomb back to Earth with mineral so it will ruin gate on Earth by generating a major explosion, and RA will be left undisturbed as a God. To prove his power, RA explains that he must publicly have Spader kill his friends, since natives have worshipped Spader. Children gather at pyramid with adults to watch execution.
Children have guns.
So where a gun took his son's life, now young boys with guns have come to save Russell's life. A battle erupts. Russell, Spader, others escape back to native's camp. RA is angry. Spader asks Russell why he wants to die in the bomb blast he plans to set off.