Chapter 1
Lee Young Ho awoke from a cryohibernation pod. He looked around and found himself in an entirely unfamiliar environment. He was in some kind of a room and he could see that he had just emerged from some strange device, the purpose of which he was unsure of. Upon looking down, he saw that he was wearing some kind of a military uniform. On it there was a badge labeled Captain: Lee Young Ho.
"How strange", he thought to himself. This certainly wasn't his room. When he went to sleep he was Flash, the professional Starcraft player. Now, he appeared to have been forcibly impressed into the military. Was this some strange new policy from South Korea? It really didn't seem like it. If he had been drafted then he would have received a letter and he would have complied. There was no need to go to such lengths to kidnap him in the middle of the night.
Then, Flash heard some crackling and he quickly spotted some speakers on the wall. He decided to pay full attention to this broadcast, as it might shine some light on where he is and why he is here.
Attention! Defenders of the United Earth Directorate, this is Admiral DuGalle.
"What the hell?", Flash thought to himself. "The United Earth Directorate? He must be in some strange dream where he woke up in Starcraft somehow. None of this made sense."
You were all briefed before we left Earth, so you know that we have come here to conquer this sector in the name of Humanity. Should any of you have second thoughts about performing your assigned duties, be reminded that if we fail in our mission here, not one of us will be going home. We stand or fall together in this forsaken wasteland!
"Yeah… DuGalle was right", Flash thought. "Not one of them would ever go home, not if things go the way they went in the game. The UED would fall to the combined forces of the Koprulu Sector, and Kerrigan would stand ascendant at the end, having defeated all of her foes. Of course, things just get worse when Starcraft 2 comes around."
Serve the Directorate. Serve Humanity. All other priorities are secondary to victory! DuGalle out.
Flash sat down as he began contemplating about his situation. If he was stuck here in this new life, then that would mean he would be dragged into this war. If they lost, then he would be dead and the sector would fall into ruins in the future. He had to change things, otherwise he and countless others would die. He didn't know how he came to be here, but now that he was here, he would do his best.
Now filled with firm resolve, Flash stood up. Yes, he would change the fate of the sector. He would commit all of his effort into this task. The Terrans will rise to supremacy and humans will determine their own fate!