'Professed times to come and it's danger to everyone in the universe was but a small part of the dangers that were heading our way... '
Hunkering down behind a solid stone wall was a tall armoured man like Zerg, a flare of light illuminated the face of Daemon Drakinus known now as Lord Daemon, General to the swarm and Consort to Sarah Kerrigan the Queen of Blades. The war on the ground was hard and dangerous as was the battle in the air, over head Brood Lords flung their Broodlings before them as Mutalisks had come in following the massive creatures. He was not in control of any of the Zerg about him; it was Sarah and only Sarah as she rampaged about Jim Raynor's forces. An explosion went off by his arm, he roared in pain as his entire arm was nothing but bits of carapace, bone, blood and gore. Moving further away Daemon looked at the Artefact that he helped Raynor collect without having either side knowing of his involvement.
This was a chance to set some things in order and hopefully save the future, but he only hoped it wasn't too late.
-Months before the final battle on Char-
"Sarah what's wrong?"
"Nothing Daemon, there is something coming in this world and it is far more dangerous than myself or you... do you not feel it?" Daemon moved from the creep like bed that Sarah had mutated and though he was armoured; as was his semi-natural form that he chose to be in. That appearance even it competed with the human form and the clothes he wore as well. Daemon looked at Sarah and with a sigh he answered her.
"Yes... yes I feel that there is something more, something else that is coming. What did Zeratul tell you?"
"There is a prophecy, one concerning myself, the future... something dangerous. As well as mentioning the Xel' Naga"
"The Xel' Naga... that piece of the artefact you had me collect back on that mining station... it's part of the world isn't it?"
"I do not know Daemon, but I need you to go out and find more about this, you where always the digger" Sarah walked up to Daemon and looked up resting her claws on his chest, Daemon looked down and gave her a smile before he nodded and kissed her lightly.
"I will do so for you, but be weary there is something else as well. I cannot tell what it is but it's big" Sarah rested her forehead on Daemon's chest and ran a clawed finger along the carapace that covered Daemon's chest slowly.
"I feel it and I will be mindful, now go off you have your mission to do, would you like to take an overlord or a human ship?"
"I'll take that drop ship you retrofitted, been wanting to try it out and see what you did to it"
Sarah laughed at Daemon as he grinned, but it wasn't a laugh of evil but of love and adoration for the man before her. She moved away and led Daemon about the ground base that she had taken over when the UED had last been to Char, there was a launch bay still with usable equipment all run by infested Terran Civilians.
The drop ship that Sarah had taken Daemon to looked much like a Terran vessel but when he put a hand on the hull, the material flexed and twitched, it was a new Zerg development that much was clear as Daemon turned and looked at Sarah.
"I took the idea from the Overseers Changeling and I adapted it the ship, so that it will change when in the presence of the Protoss or the Terrans to resemble something within the armada of the enemy. "
"Interesting, your skills in science and experimentation have paid off. How long do you wish me to be away?" Daemon turned his head to glance at Sarah as she looked to the drones and infested humans walking by.
"Come back when you feel it is right, I cannot tell you how long to be out this time, but if I call I expect you back here right away"
"Alright Sarah, is she loaded and ready to go?"
"She is, take care Daemon, and if you need any of the swarm just call out and I will send them your way, but other than that, this is a solo mission," Sarah moved up and wrapped her arms around Daemon as he did the same holding her close. "Come back safe Daemon..."
"I will my queen" Daemon let go of the Queen of Blades and started up the ramp, and looked at her one last time before he looked away and the ramp closed, moments later the ship started up and soon it was out of the dock leaving Sarah, the Queen of Blades behind looking on sadly before she shook her head clearing the emotion away before turning on her heel and walking away.
The flight on the ship left Daemon sitting down looking out into the bleakness of space; the stars were clearly there, but there next to nothing but darkness. The feeling that he felt was that of despair and evil, granted Sarah did kill over 4 billion people and she had control over one of the most feared races in the universe, but Daemon couldn't help but feel there was something so much more on its way.
Leaning back in the cockpit chair darkness seemed to swarm in around him as the lights seemed to extinguish and he heard a voice before him that didn't really surprise him.
"You used to be an honourable hero..."
"I still am, I haven't lost my mind to Sarah or the Swarm. However I do hear and feel its call and pull"
"Why?"
"Because I love her, but as much as I love her I will not lose what I have left of my humanity, I will not continue to watch her do what she is currently. There has to be a way to pull her away from whatever control she is under."
"And there is, I have gleamed a prophecy and a possible future should your lover die." The dark Protoss Zeratul moved from the holding area to the opposite seat beside Daemon and sat down leaning back into the seat and looking at the stars. Daemon turned his head and looked at the Protoss as it set on a flat area of the console a triangular device.
"This is a Ihan crystal, it will allow you to see my memories and what the possible future could be, I need you to understand what is going on here Daemon, because as you said; you are still that honourable warrior and hero."
Daemon looked to the device and leaned forwards as it opened and he experienced the visions, the memory from both the Protoss and the Overmind. When he came to after watching everything Daemon rubbed his eyes with one hand and he took a deep breath.
"The Xel'Naga controlled the Zerg, I can't believe that the Overmind took Sarah so it could have a loop hole as well as end it's suffering when it couldn't control itself. But what of the control of Sarah, do the Xel'Naga not have control over her?"
"Yes and no, there is a way to control the Zerg infestation and save Kerrigan, and the universe"
"We need the artefacts don't we?"
"Yes we do, more specifically, Jim Raynor needs the artefacts" Daemon looked at Zeratul and the two of them sat for hours speaking of a plan to help turn the tide of the war in their favour. After debating on several aspects of the plan both the infested General and the Dark Templar nodded to each other as darkness swallowed the Protoss warrior up leaving Daemon to sit there alone and close his eyes glancing over his memory of a human Sarah before it twisted into Sarah as she was and her laying dead with dark shadows hovering over her.
"I won't let anything harm you Sarah, like you have saved me, I'm going to stand by your side and if I have to go behind your back to protect you, even from yourself then so be it" Daemon set the coordinates in to the closest planet that had a piece of the artefact. Looking about he moved to the hold and picked up some clothes that would resemble him as a digger.
-3 weeks later-
"Come on, Raynor and his boys are coming to get this thing, fight back with whatever you have. The Dominion can't come and take this thing!"
"It's not the Dominion I'm worried about it's the... augh!" A head exploded beside the man as he backed up against a wall, his shirt and pants were dirtied and ripped as he dove to the side as walls exploded and covered him in light weight rubble.
"Well that was unexpected, shit... what the hell are the Protoss doing here, and attacking us for?" The figure asked to no one as he pushed himself up from the ground and ran down a corridor before another energy shot hit more stone walls shattering it around the man.
"This is useless..." the man growled, doing a 180 he ran at the Immortal, as he sprinted at the machine he got clipped by one shot but still he came as he jumped onto the thing his eyes glowing in the darkness as the Protoss warrior looked up at the man whose side was bleeding heavily, but it was glowing eyes that put fear into the mighty Protoss.
"You really are starting to piss me off" the clothing ripped off the figure as a fist broke into the chest armour of the Immortal before the arm was retracted but a set of spikes remained behind as the walker died and crumpled to the ground, getting off the machine the creature looked to his side and watched as a creep like substance closed and healed the wound.
"This is not what I signed up for Zeratul..."
A feeling of darkness swept over the Zerg as Daemon turned in time to see two Protoss leave the shadows, one had its blade ignited and impaled through another Protoss' face.
"Well, there is not much I can do about that is there Daemon?"
"Who are these Protoss, they seem insane.."
Zeratul dropped the body he was holding and kneeled down forcing his mind into the dead Protoss, his armour configuration was similar to Zeratul but there was added plates and other areas of protection, it was a Dark Templar Warrior.
"My brother has fallen to the madness of the Tal'darim, a group of Protoss who fell prey to the overwhelming void. They are in all intents and purposes insane as you put it, but it was because they are much too close to those... fountains.""Fountains?"
"Yes, fountains. There is a gas that we Protoss believe too sacred as it brought about life, this is not the case as that gas warped their minds as well"
"Sounds familiar during my Ghost days, heard there was a type of gas pulled from planets to make Spectres."
"That gas is the same the gas used by your Terran government... sadly though it is negative to both species. Raynor is on his way, we must both leave to ensure his take of this artefact" Both looked at each other before they walked out of the stone halls leading to the artefact and gazed out to the sky.
"Do you know the location of the other pieces?" Daemon said as he looked to the sky as his camouflaged ship mutated into view. Zeratul looked to Daemon and pulled out a crystal and handed it to the Zerg General and nodded.
"I have indeed, this crystal will show you the locations of the other pieces, I must return to my people and gather the remaining Protoss for the upcoming battle. I leave this in your hands Daemon... may the void protect you" The Dark Templar Prelate disappeared in a cloud of black smoke leaving the Zerg General standing alone as he walked to his ship and left the planet before Raynor showed up with forces to take the object.
Settling up in his ship Daemon stayed nearby and made sure that the Renegade got the piece before he too left the planet after the Raiders left. The crystal in hand Daemon watched as Zeratul found the locations with the information, Daemon looked to his other change of clothing and mutated to his human state. It was time to make a stop at the Mobieus Foundation, it was Daemon's position there that granted him access to researchers and people to pass information off to. With the head researcher in his own psionic grasp he knew that if Sarah ever found out he would dead.
The flight to the Mobieus Foundation was tiresome and long, but he was soon there after two days of flying. Once he had landed Daemon clipped the ID pass that read "Erik Destler Lvl 6 Clearance" to his suit clothing and left the ship with a suitcase in hand. Spending further days in the labs 'Erik' planted information into the scientists and the researchers for the gathering of the artefacts. 'Erik's' last play in this plan was to remove the piece that he himself had originally picked up. Leaving clues that it was within a zerg hive nowhere near Char because of how it reacted to Sarah and her control of the zerg.
With everything set 'Erik' had an accident outside of the foundations main building and 'Erik' died, leaving not a trace.