"Ms. Dinah, it's a pleasure to see you here."
Tita rose from the captain's command chair. Facing the first Artificial Human, she showed the respect due to her. Even though Dinah's Power Armor was not as ornate as hers, nor did she wear a magnificent fur cape, everyone knew that Dinah was the Artificial Human most favored by the Emperor. Every armed member of the Sisterhood gathered on the bridge paid her their respects, whether Artificial Humans or ordinary humans. "You have been away from us for far too long, ma'am. We have all been looking forward to hearing stories about Him from you." Tita asked humbly, "Does your arrival today mean that He will also come to us?"
"Yes, He will come."
Tita nodded and loudly relayed the news to the Sisterhood members present. The ordinary human crew, especially the small number of newly trained sailors from the Yugoslav Federation, had mostly seen the Emperor on television, but they could not understand the feverish atmosphere thickening in the air. They saw the girls' eyes gleaming, as though something had instantly ignited the air around them, turning the climate-controlled bridge hot and stifling. Becoming a qualified void warship sailor was no easy task, requiring complex training and examinations. Nearly every sailor had been selected to astronaut standards, while the Void Fighter pilots were elite aviators from across Earth.
"He will stand beside us and travel with us to the Moon." Tita looked down from the bridge. "The Attilan campaign will be a long and grueling siege. Remember our duty. Do not harbor any illusions. Our enemies are Mutants with highly mutated genes, bioengineered slaves altered by the alien Kree. This race believes it should rule humanity, believes humans should bow before the alien Kree, merely because it considers aliens nobler