Chapter 1: Beyond the Sector
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"Come on boys one more push!" A marine bellowed to his comrades as explosions appeared around him in the maelstrom of battle between the zerg forces and the protoss-terran alliance as the physical entity of the overmind was now in an adequate distance to be vulnerable to their guns and the protoss weaponry.
Siege tanks that housed the powerful arclite long-range shock cannon had been positioned and entrenched at a considerable range to provide cover for the terran ground troops of C-14 impaler assault rifle wielding marines, Perdition flamethrower armed firebats and on-field medical support medics while the specialist ghosts operatives were detached from the bulk of the main force and were deployed to perform tactical nuclear drops on entrenched zerg positions.
Goliaths, two legged one-manned metal combat walkers with a pair of anti-armor 30mm smoothbore autocannons on the arms which fire explosive shells and Hellfire-AA scatter missiles for enemy fliers were sent to support key positions in the spearhead forces and for countering the sky-blanket of enemy fliers. The Vulture bikes took on the role of gauging the strength of enemy positions as well as making quick harassment to zerg fronts via placing high explosive motion sensitive spider mines at the ranks of the zerg.
However, the maximization of utilization amongst the terran forces was not only on its ground troops but in their air fleet as well. Terran fighter planes that had advanced cloaking technology thus dubbed wraiths zoomed across the battlefield relieving ground forces from pins and holdouts while also having missions into enemy bases. Transportation dropships quickly ferried the wounded from the battlefield and fresh troops into it while also bringing medical supplies and ammunition. The few science vessels were set up around the perimeters to detect any hidden enemies and to serve as early warning stations for enemy attacks.
Although, there was only one battlecruiser that was on the field due to the contingent that Raynor managed to sway were only but a part of the bigger army of the terran dominion ruled by Arcturus Mengsk. The battlecruiser was once the capital ship of the dominion but has since been commanded by matt horner under the leadership of James Raynor. The name of ship was the hyperion was one of the most advanced battlecruisers in its time due to modifications by the umojan protectorate while under its care.
But to be frank, the highlight of the assault was not the terran forces but the elegant ground forces were formidable in their assault as they their highly advanced weapons sliced open zerg troops. The zealots with their psi blades cooked the flesh that they cut and the spider-like dragoons vaporized every inch of zerg skin. Their Dark Templar cousins made quick work on enemy strongpoints with their highly damaging warp blades and ever present invisibility.
Protoss vehicles were as aesthetically beautiful as they were deadly. Slow, caterpillar like machines called reavers produced scarabs, fast moving robots that detonate on enemy contact we're able to stem the relentless horde. Fully cloaked, Flying observers pinpointed enemy positions and with their advance scanning abilities detected hidden enemies.
Totally unlike Raynor's Raiders however, the protoss armada or what was left of it was in complete attendance. Aldaris and the rest of the conclave of judicators were able to procure the humongous Carriers that had a payload of unmanned interceptor planes for use on the battlefield. This would make up the majority of the the protoss airforce. This was further backed by the protoss equivalent of fighter planes, the scouts which had shielding and far more damaging weaponry.
But alas, no matter how advanced the protoss were and even with the backing of the terrans. There leverage of quality soon proved to be inadequate as the battle raged on. Though successful in the first attempts, they were unable to replenish their numbers which their enemy, the zerg excelled in. They were indeed endless because as a doglike zerg armed with claws which was called a zergling could be produced in quick succession along with different zerg strains.
Zerg ranged units such as the hydralisk was paramount in their defense as they were able to take down even the mightiest of ships with a hailstorm of grooved spines. They would also be capable of closed quarter combat with their huge scythe like arms. They were however fragile compared to strains bred for melee combat. An example of such a strain bred for that type of combat was the ultralisk. It was a hulking mass of zerg fury and terror as it could sustain an insane amount of damage while being able to dish out unspeakable horror on the terran and protoss forces.
Zerg fliers called mutalisks were not as diverse as their opponents but were quickly able to make up for this weakness with numbers as they were nearly inexhaustible. They literally blanketed the sky with their innumerable forces. However, numbers were not the only leveraging factor that the zerg had as they were also highly coordinated due to the hive mind connection with each other thus leading a more organized and far more efficient force.
This led to the highly decisive insertions on the battlefield of the swarm's specialist strain, the defiler. It has the ability to spontaneously launch a shroud of creatures that are able to blanket a typically large area therefore making it difficult to target anything under the ensuing cloud. This ability had been pressed to its effectiveness when dealing with the fortified terran camps that were protected by the powerful siege tanks. This had effectively diminished the effect with which their cannons could have otherwise given. Another Ability of the defiler was the power to produce corrosive spores and hurl them at a target area, the spores exploding in a dense cloud. The highly toxic mist that results corrodes anything it touches therefore damaging critical locations in enemy assaults.
Seeing as the battle was steadily turning against their favor, the terran-protoss alliance made a desperate push towards the leading entity of the swarm: The Overmind. Through the sacrifice of countless protoss and the heavy casualties suffered by the terrans, they were finally able to breach the shell of the Overmind. The Overmind sensing it was vulnerable to the dark Templar energies and now that its armor was heavily damaged, it had attempted to teleport away.
One of the protoss commanders, Tassadar had noticed this and proceeded to channel the void energies and high Templar energies into the capital ship that he was commanding. Just as parts of the Overmind were being transported the huge Templar powered bulkhead crashed into it. It caused majority of the Overmind to be completely shattered and destroyed.
Victory had been achieved by the Terran-Protoss Alliance in the koprulu sector, albeit at a heavy cost.
"…"
It was an eternal blackness, a void, complete emptiness. The Overmind was astonished to hear nothing as the pain caused by the protoss subsided. It was not able to hear any of the voices of its minions nor was it able to feel any of its hive connections. At first, it concluded that it was still in the process of warp travel but even in transit, it should have been able to contact its second's in commands: The cerebrates. Yet here, it was silent. Only one reasonable conclusion was left; it was dead.
Or so it thought…
21st of January of the year 2203
Planet Earth, Underground City
Terra
"Okay mom, I'm getting up." A teenager who recently turned 17 said as she slumped out of her bed when she heard her mom calling for her. Her room was a mess but was clearly sci-fi filled due the robotic figurines, science posters and the miniature library of books.
"You'd better hurry up or else you'll be late for class Mira" a voice echoed through to her room. The girl now stood up and went to a circular stand of sorts. She was then surrounded by lights that seemed to erupt from the floor towards the ceiling. She proceeded to press a couple of holographic buttons and then then the light that surrounded her proceeded to redirect towards her. She was bathed in a barrage of specialized light that was aimed to cleanse her from toxins and other impurities which replaced the need for taking a bath as they were now able to have light decontamination.
Mira then flicked her wrist to signal to the system that she done being decontaminated. However, the system failed to respond and was still bathing her in increasing amounts of specialized light. She panicked and the light grew to an unbearable brightness that blinded her.
There was nothing. Mira was all alone and all she could see was nothing.
"Help! Is anyone there?!" she shouted in vain as her voice didn't even register in the darkness. She then felt a sudden throb in her head which was like something was trying to enter her. She tried to resist but the entity had been able to enter and it had caused her become unconscious.
The very next moment that she opened her eyes, she was sitting on the light decontamination circle and felt a little nauseous
"What the hell just happened?" She asked herself mentally
"It seems that I have entered the realm within your consciousness" a monotonous voice echoed in her head as she let out a jolt of surprised.
"What the? Who are you?" She asked quickly
"Well…. I am the Overmind"
Author's note:
Thank you for all the favs, follows and reviews guys :D. I'm sorry if I updated this late, I've just recently entered college which caused me some trouble and as well as some other setbacks ( gaming, girls , family problems).
I will however try to update my story weekly or most probably every two weeks. Though, if the situation permits (meaning I have lots of free time) then I may be able to update earlier than usual.
Please bear with me and my slowness.
Sincerely the writer,
KillingBlade-de2writer
