The silence of darkness wasn't something Khan could experience. Nightmares always afflicted his nights, so his consciousness never stopped working.
However, the missiles put Khan into a state many would link to deep sleep. He couldn't sense or think, but the nightmares didn't arrive. He was immersed in complete darkness, with nothing but faint coziness trying to spread through his fainted mind.
That darkness was short-lived. An almost silent clicking growl began to echo among Khan's thoughts and grew louder with each passing second. The cry intensified until it transformed into a deafening noise that split the blackness apart and allowed the arrival of Nippe 2's orange shades.
Khan felt the urge to throw up as his shambled senses crashed on his consciousness and made him aware of his state. Nippe 2's light blinded his eyes, a ringing noise assaulted his ears, and tremors ran through his body in an attempt to make everything fall apart.
