Jim Raynor led Raynor's Raiders liberating Mar Sara and reunited with Tychus Findlay who claimed to had escaped from prison. After seizing an alien artifact, the Zerg invaded and the Hyperion under orders of Matt Horner arrived to pick them up.
The Raiders first evacuated the colonists of Agria and purged the infested settlements in Meinhoff. Dr. Ariel Hanson's people settled in Haven despite a number of them were infected with Zerg virus. Raynor was concerned about the Protoss knowing that they did not mess with infestation.
Gabriel Tosh hired the Raiders to mine Jorium in Red Stone and pirate Terrazine from a group of fanatic Protoss Taldarim. The Raiders received an unknown transmission claiming Tosh was part of Project Shadowblade that used Jorium and Terrazine to enhance powers of ghost agents. Tosh admitted that he was a Spectre and claimed to be no threat to the Raiders. Raynor decided to let the matter pass.
After Tychus directed the Raiders to Monlyth and Xil to get two pieces of alien artifact from the Taldarim, Raynor received a surprise visit from his old friend Zeratul who was a Dark Templar. The rebel commander was given a warning and a Khydarin Ihan crystal for him to look into the Protoss' past about the quest to unlock ancient prophecy. Raynor saw Zeratul gathered the fragments and took them to Zhakul. After fighting a Protoss-Zerg hybrid, the Protoss Preservers analyzed the fragments.
"The Cycle shall draw to its end. The Xel'Naga who forged the stars will transcend their creation. Yet, the Fallen One shall remain destined to cover the Void in shadow, the Dark Lord of the untouched planet is involved. It begins with the Great Hungerer, it ends in utter darkness and flame."
Zeratul traveled to Aiur to find out why the Overmind made the Queen of Blades at the first place by attempting to extract memories from the Overmind's tendrils; however Tassadar's spirit appeared to give Zeratul the Overmind's vision.
"Now, friend Raynor, you must see the Overmind's vision of the future. The end of my people … and of all things. This is our fate, should Kerrigan die …"
"I don't think I want to see any of the Overmind's vision, but if Kerrigan is involved, I need to know," said Raynor.
"On a distant shadowed world, the Protoss will make their final stand. Their heroes will gather, their forces will be marshaled, and they will die bravely. But still, they will die. And my zerg will be slaves to the hybrid. All will bow before the power of the Fallen One," said the Overmind.
Raynor watched the Protoss being eradicated by the Zerg and hybrid. "As I was your beginning, so shall I be your end," said the Dark Voice. "Those fools have no idea about the untouched planet, let us conquer it."
At the Hyperion armory, Chief Engineer Rory Swann was shocked to Raynor looking like crap and he replied with "Kinda, I just got some bad news about what might happen if we can't save her." Swann told him not worry about and would be willing to help.
At the Hyperion cantina, "Damn, brother, you look like you could use a drink," said Tosh.
"I saw the vision Zeratul put into the crystal. It was a look into the future - a battle against the hybrid. Armageddon. There's more to see," said Raynor.
"If there's more, you should see the rest of it."
At the Hyperion bridge, "You look shaken, sir. What's wrong?" Horner asked.
"Zeratul called it a vision of the future. It was the end time, Matt. Armageddon, more Protoss than we ever knew existed, but there still weren't enough to stop the hybrid."
"But what about Kerrigan? Wasn't she supposed to stop them?"
"In this time-line, she was dead, killed by us. But there is more to see."
Raynor returned to the Hyperion laboratory and had a look at the crystal.
"We've been blind, Kerrigan's fate also tied to the fate of the untouched planet. You should see what would happened if we are all gone," said Zeratul.
"The untouched planet? Could it be Middle-earth?" Raynor wondered.
"After the Protoss and Terrans were eradicated, the primitives of the untouched planet also made their final stand. They will follow the same fate as the Protoss, my Zerg will also be slaves to the Orc, all will answer to the Dark Lord," said the Overmind.
"The universe is changing. Who now has the strength to stand against the armies of hybrid and Mordor? To stand against the might of Sauron and Amon? Together, Great Lord, we shall rule this galaxy. The old galaxy will burn, the civilizations will fall, a new order will rise. We will drive the ways of war with the strength and the power and the iron fists of the Orc and hybrid. We have only to remove those that remain to oppose us," it was the Dark Voice.
A blazing eye with a humanoid-shaped pupil appeared, "Could it be Sauron?" Raynor wondered.
