Gibreel’s decision to "cleanse" the city by fire is the culmination of his descent into a messianic madness. The symbolism of breathing in the city’s desires before destroying it suggests a twisted form of justice—granting what people want, but at a catastrophic cost. The flames that erupt from the ground represent Gibreel’s complete embrace of his role as both destroyer and purifier, turning the city into a hellish landscape. Notably, it remains unclear how much of this is actually happening versus what is occurring in Gibreel’s mind.