He is close. Soon. Soon, the galaxy will tremble before us. Be patient, my children. Your time will come. We must bide our time until the day arrives. The Era of Eternal Darkness is at hand!

Antioch was a wasteland. After the Protoss decimated this Zerg-infested colony, the Confederacy sent a research team with military escort to study the climate changes caused by the planetary bombardment. The effects were literally bone-chilling. Antioch used to be a warm and humid planet that supported a variety of flora and fauna. Now, however, snow and ice cover everything and anything.

The two marines quivering in the howling wind were no exception. Private Jones had lost all feeling in his entire body as he tried to increase the power output to his powersuit's heater unit.

"Damn Protoss," he said finally. "Why did they have to go and nuke this planet for anyways?"

Private Miller replied without looking at his best friend, "If you must damn something, then damn the Zerg! They are the cause of all of this…"

Jones nodded silently and stared out into the frozen horizon. Some metallic framework of buildings could still be seen peeping out of the deep snow drifts on the plains. Since the blizzard made it almost impossible to see, the two sentries were just about ready to give up when a hooded figure stalked out of the storm. Both marines activated the search lights mounted on the right shoulder of their powersuits at the same time.

"Who goes there?" Jones barked out as he raised his C-14 Gauss Rifle towards the stranger. "Identify yourself!"

The stranger ignored Jones' orders and closed their distance to about ten meters. Miller then noticed the intruder's face. His scaly skin, glowing yellow eyes, and absence of a mouth or nostrils made him appear as a demon from the bowels of hell. Miller dropped his own rifle and visibly quaked with horror. Jones had also noticed the alien features of the being now standing before them.

The creature finally spoke in a monotonous tone that drove shivers down both privates' spines, "Pitiful Terran Scum! I have come to annihilate the abomination! I know he is here! It is unmistakable! Since you are are standing in my way, you will be the first to die!"

With that, the now enemy rushed forward with blinding speed. In the next moment, both marines had collapsed to the snow-covered ground in two pieces. The hooded figure then sheathed his two warp blades within his cloak where they had been concealed.

Without even looking at his fresh kills, the hunter continued on his journey towards the Antioch Research Facility. The two marines' frozen corpses were buried under the rapidly falling snow within minutes. The only trace of their existence was the muzzle of a gauss rifle partially sticking out like a marker for a grave.

It has begun! No longer will we have to hide ourselves from our enemies. Now, it is time to go find our messiah! Come, my children, to the world known to the Terrans as Antioch. There, my prized possession awaits us to collect and convert him. We are getting closer…