She stated that though the Dominion was undergoing food shortages, droughts and massive troubles rebuilding from the End War, the Umojan Protectorate still saw the Dominion as a threat and would not aid them. Meanwhile, in Korhal Palace, Emperor Valerian Mengsk underwent diplomatic negotiations with Umojan Protectorate Envoy Louise DuPre. While he was distracted, the two escaped. In response, she tossed a bottle of liquid at the drunk, using her pyrokinesis to heat it to just under 50 degrees Celsius, enough to cause slight burning and stun him without any permanent damage. Caulfield attempted to calm him and dissolve the situation, but he nearly attacked them both in a rage. Most were too afraid of Ulvau to move, except for one large drunk. Caulfield took a hoverbike and sped to the bar, finding him surrounded by an angry crowd. Caulfield contacts him, and Ulvau revealed he was in a bar named Dante's Circle, meeting old Chau Sarans remembering the loss of their planet twelve years ago. However, she then realizes that Ulvau is not in the base. Caulfield psionically contacts her friend Ulavu, an exiled protoss researcher working for the Terran Dominion, before going to bed. She felt that she was not being utilized as she wanted, as her psionic power of pyrokinesis was deemed too risky to lose on the frontlines. Meanwhile, at the new Ghost Academy in Augustgrad, ghost Tanya Caulfield reflects on how she just resigned from the Ghost Program, and that it would only be a few days before it was officially processed. Cray and Halkman then go inside for drinks. Before a fight could break out, Halkman returns, and uses his rank to demand Blumquist returns to his training exercise. Cray does so, but the reaper squadron surrounds him, and Sergeant Stilson Blumquist, leader of the squad attempts to discipline Cray for embarrassing him. The two realize they both served in the battle of Northwoods Forest, and before Halkman leaves he tells Cray to signal in a group of nearby reapers who are making errors in their training exercise. He is joined by Lieutenant Dennis "Dizz" Halkman, a reaper who joins him in the reminiscing. Īt the sixth anniversary of the end war, marine and Master Sergeant Foster "Whist" Cray sat on an Augustgrad rooftop, reflecting on his service in the Second Great War and End War. But the lush alien landscape is host to other denizens, creatures shrouded in shadow, and should they be unleashed, they will change the fate of the entire galaxy. Neutrality swings back to hostility, and old enemies are accused of developing biological weapons to reignite the bitter conflict.Īn expedition of terran and protoss soldiers and researchers is deployed to investigate the mysterious zerg planet and its inhabitants’ intentions. When the sudden restoration of an incinerated planet is brought to light, tensions erupt. Award-winning author Timothy Zahn pens the latest chapter in the stunning StarCraft saga, building on the game's rich legacy to create an unforgettable new story.Īfter nearly a decade of brutal warfare, three mighty factions-the enigmatic protoss, the savage zerg, and the terrans, humanity's descendants in the sector-have entered a cease-fire, but the peace is tenuous at best.
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