Present Time — Planet Bright
Crack
Seated upon her throne, her posture rigid yet trembling with restrained fury, madness flickering wildly in her eyes, clear bite marks staining her lips and fresh scratches crawling along her neck, Kaylis shouted in a voice thick with impatience,
"Why hasn't the connection started yet? Why is it still silent? How long am I supposed to wait like this?!"
"Please wait just a few more moments, Your Majesty. We are still trying to put it through," one of Kaylis's descendants knelt before her with hurried respect, remaining there for only a heartbeat before rising again. He immediately turned and began frantically manipulating a control device positioned before him, his fingers moving faster and faster as sweat beaded on his brow.
Then, almost instantly, his tense expression broke apart into a wide, relieved grin as he straightened and raised his voice,
"There it is—contact confirmed! The other side has responded!"
Kshhh—
