Anna stood in the center of a small clearing at the very top of the hill. The night chill made her shiver occasionally. Just like back then, on the roof of the house, when she was talking to the White Queen. Although, of course, it was a completely different kind of coolness and a different night: much darker, completely devoid of artificial light, filled with the smells and sounds of the forest. Anna opened the terminal and looked thoughtfully at the deep, black sky, where the stars were now clearly visible. Somewhere out there, a secret communications satellite hung, insidiously awaiting an incoming signal. Hundreds of missiles lay in wait, ready to break out of their orbits on command and rain down on the heads of the foolish humanity that had created them decades ago.
"One click and the world will change forever. Not everyone will be happy about it," Anna thought to herself. "And who am I to decide for everyone now? A pawn... Or maybe I've already reached my last horizon and earned that right? The world will become less secure, less well-fed, less comfortable... But also more humane. At least for a while. Maybe I have this pathological urge to destroy, but this quality is good at least in that it is an exclusively human quality."
The girl pressed the button on the terminal and held her breath. In the sky, almost at the horizon, intermittent flashes began to light up, resembling lightning from a distant thunderstorm. Gradually, they began to approach and intensify, filling the entire sky. In their light, the pine-covered slopes of the hills turned green as if it were daytime, and the lake between them sparkled and glistened. Anna closed her eyes and covered them with her hands, but even so, the unbearably bright light seemed to penetrate them. However, soon everything disappeared. Night fell again, hiding the surrounding landscape with its black veil. But the stars were no longer visible: the entire sky was filled with the amazing beauty of the northern lights.