Hi everybody, sorry this chapter is late. I am trying to make it extra good, making up for my last chapter that I'm rewriting. GrimMoody, Kerigan is not dead, just injured.

Chapter 5: The Power of Adun

Duran looked down at the gun then back at Zeratul. If they Protoss had expressions then Duran knew Zeratul would be frowning with concentration. Duran took one step towards his gun, then another. He takes a third and is thrown off his feet. Kerigan slowly stands up and leans on the wall. Raynor isn't watching her but has his eyes on Zeratul, a facial expression of shock of what had just happened. Duran rolls over and grabs his gun. He aims but is thrown backwards. Zeratul moves his arm again and a cloud of dust conceals them from Duran. Raynor walks over to Zeratul. He lowers Zeratul's arm and the dust retreats. Duran is running, with his gun, towards a small complex. Raynor runs after him and Aldaris follows. Zeratul walks over to Kerigan and looks at her pale face. She is breathing heavily and staring after Raynor.

Zeratul: Come Kerigan, you need rest before you can fight again.

Kerigan nods and slowly makes her way across the wall. A Protoss Transport flies over them and lands. Kerigan walks onto the extended platform as it closes up. Zeratul spins around, his cloak concealing him and he disappears.


Aldaris is running beside Raynor as they chase after Duran. Duran enters the complex and a squad of Marines blocks the entrance. Lightning bolts rain down on the squad as Aldaris raises his hand. They enter and see no sign of Duran anywhere, only ground troops. They see dust jump up as a small underground door close. The dust also jumps up at their feet as they get shot at. Four Marines instantly turn around and start shooting, so does Raynor. Aldaris runs to the side and Raynor flanks the other side. More and more of Duran's men start firing on their own men. Aldaris and Raynor reach the door and Raynor taps it with his gun. Nothing. They walk around it and find a small lump covered with dust on the ground. Aldaris places his foot on it and nothing happens. Suddenly the ground underneath them started to move, upwards, and they jumped off it. The underground door was rising slowly and they immediately ran inside.


Kerigan exited the landed Transport and saw Zeratul standing at the base of the platform. Zeratul swirled his arms and a cloud of dust picked Kerigan up and she was flown into a cave. She was laid down on a rock "bed" and Zeratul let her rest. A medic ran in and started to tend to her wound. Zeratul walked outside and waved down a Scout Ship. The pilot hopped out of the ship and let Zeratul float into the seat. The top closed up and the ship started to hover. The rear booster kicked in and the ship was off with Zeratul in the cockpit.


Aldaris and Raynor stopped as the door closed. They looked around the small area; it had doors in all directions of the circular room. They walked into the middle and Raynor waved his gun around. A light shone on them and they looked up. A screen showing Duran was on and he was staring straight at them.

Duran: Welcome Raynor and Aldaris, you have entered my arena. Soon you will be under attack by many of my... creations. See you in hell.

Raynor: Son of bitch, he led us here.

Aldaris: Don't fear Raynor, it only leads to defeat.

Suddenly there were many hallucinations of themselves around the room. Two doors opened and five creatures ran out. Raynor had never seen them before but they fought with great skill. They were only equipped with claws but used them to a deadly skill. Raynor jumped to one side to dodge a claw, this one had started attacking him. He ducked and fired into the creature's stomach. Blood escaped it and Raynor fired at another. Aldaris had jumped onto a hallucination and flipped over another to slice off a creature's head. He ducked and swung his sword around. Raynor charged at the last one and blew its head off. Raynor looked down and couldn't believe his eyes. Staring at him, with blank, dark eyes, was a Zergling but below it was the bottom half of a Zealot. These were hybrids, controlled and warped to Duran's will. Another six doors opened and more hybrids ran out as the hallucinations disappeared. Psionic Storm rained down on the oncoming force and halved their ranks. Raynor fired and the fighting began again.


Zeratul flew over the battle below and entered the complex which Raynor and Aldaris ran in earlier. He saw some Missile Turrets and they were aiming at him, they fired. He stopped and reversed, the missiles chasing after him. He dropped down and accelerated forward, he flew into the complex and the missiles followed. He swerved left and the missiles did likewise. He flew up then down and underneath a landing Barracks. The Barracks landed and the missiles hit it. The explosion ripped through the building and sent debris everywhere. The debris took out a few men and a Missile Turret. Zeratul turned around and started shooting some men. They were getting mowed down when a Goliath got in range. It shot its missiles and they hit the Scout Ship. The shield was down and Zeratul shot the Goliath. A group of Marines ran into range and started to shoot. Zeratul held his hand out and brought it back, the guns came with it. They turned around and started to shoot. The Marines were ripped apart and one bullet hit the button to the door. The door slowly started to open and a Zergling head was shot out. Zeratul picked up a cloud of dust and flew in.


Raynor looked up as he heard the door open. A hybrid tackled him to the ground and punched him in the gut. He grabbed his gun and hit it over the head. It snapped and he hit it again. It died and he threw his gun away. He grabbed his pistol from its holster and shot another hybrid. He was shoved in the back by another hybrid. He kicked his foot backwards and hit nothing. He rolled over and saw the hybrid above him. He punched it in the face and shot it. He stood up and fired at another but only heard a click.
Raynor: Damn, stupid piece of crap!

He pulled out another magazine and shoved it in. He fired again and again, downing many a hybrid. A Scout Ship flew in and started to fire. He heard a voice in his head; it was Zeratul's. Zeratul: Raynor, Aldaris, you must move through the door. You cannot defeat these creatures they will not stop.

Raynor nodded his head and started to run towards the door. He looked to the side and saw Aldaris swinging his sword to clear a path for him to walk through. He shot a blue beam out of his hand and killed another hybrid. Raynor looked around the arena and saw several Psionic Storm raining down on the hybrids that were trying to get to himself and Aldaris. Zeratul was clearing a path for Raynor and Aldaris using his Scout Ships guns. Because he was so low to the ground, several hybrids were able to jump onto his ship and started hitting it. His shield started to power down and the back of his ship was breached. A hybrid ran into the back of his seat and sent him through the front pane of glass. Zeratul stood up and turned around and ran towards a hybrid that was on the left side of his ship. He swung twice to cut it up then swung around to slice up another. He stumbled as the ship started to plummet towards the ground. He ran to the back of the ship but was too late. The ship plowed through the swarm of hybrids and exploded. Zeratul had disappeared.


Raynor looked at the smoldering heap of the Scout Ship that Zeratul had flown to rescue them, the ship that would bring Raynor and Aldaris to safety. This was why Zeratul was gone. Something stirred in the wreckage. Raynor ran towards the ship but was blocked by several hybrids. He grabbed his pistol and shot them. He fired into their heads, their stomachs, the legs and their arms. He shot them over and over again until he ran out of bullets. He shoved another magazine in and ran towards the wreckage, Aldaris not far behind him. They ripped off the wreckage and saw a glowing figure. It stood up and looked at the two of them. He slowly floated towards the open door and landed. Raynor and Aldaris walked towards it. It stopped glowing and Zeratul was there. He looked at Aldaris, then Raynor.

Zeratul: You both have fought well and Adun would like to grant you both with something. Two shining objects appeared in Zeratul's hand. He moved his hand towards Raynor and Aldaris and placed them on the two warriors. They both shone white and dimmed back to their normal state. Only some things had changed. Raynor the suit of a Zealot but still had his guns. He had the shield of a Protoss and also the knowledge. Aldaris couldn't tell anything different until he looked down. He didn't have his Zergling legs but his own High Templar legs. He looked up at Zeratul and Zeratul nodded his head. Aldaris stood still and went to grab his Dark Templar sword from his cape but found nothing. He was restored. He was a High Templar.

Zeratul: Because of you two warriors, we still have a chance of survival. Adun has granted you both something have mourned for, something you both have had need for.

Raynor was swinging his arms around, stabbing things with his Zealot lasers. Aldaris was floating around the room with his restored High Templar powers and movement. The three of them went outside to the complex. They complex was mostly destroyed so they went out through the main entrance. They made it to the middle of the battle scene but stopped. Zeratul could sense something. They turned around and saw the biggest force of Terran and Zerg charging at them. They got ready but heard something behind them. Another force was running at them from behind. They felt a thump and looked to the side. An Ultralisk and an infested Terran was running at them from the side. They danced around the infested Terran then they jumped onto the Ultralisk. They climbed onto the top and started slicing it up, Aldaris using an Archon beam which he kept. The Ultralisk ran into a wall and Raynor lost his footing. Aldaris stopped his shooting and looked at the falling Raynor. Zeratul ran and jumped to grab Raynor. Zeratul grabbed Raynor's arm and held onto the Ultralisks tusk. Zeratul pulled Raynor up and then himself. The Ultralisk ran into another wall and Raynor crouched to keep his footing. As he placed his arm to keep his balance his lasers sliced through the Ultralisks tusk. Zeratul was standing on the end and fell. He saw the infested Terran as it jumped up. Zeratul glowed white and exploded. The Ultralisk on which Aldaris and Raynor stood was incinerated, so was every other Zerg or Terran under Duran's control.
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