Author's Note: Hey guys! Back with a new chapter now. Sorry if this took longer than you thought, but with the previous months of job hunting, well let's just say interviews and paperwork has really stacked up, and this is only going to continue in the upcoming weeks, and maybe even months.

But regardless, with the chapter done, I hope you guys enjoy it. For those of you who had read the book "The Dark Templar Saga Part 3: Twilight", you'll notice quite a few references here.

Chapter 39

Hierarchy Citadel, Scion Province, Aiur

Zeratul stood within the confines of one of the citadel chambers, along with Selendis, Vartanil, and Ataldis. The members of Protoss Hierarchy were all in another chamber, as Artanis had called them to this meeting to discuss the matter regarding Kerrigan. She, along with James Raynor, would be arriving very soon, and the terran commander had brought along with him another terran female, claiming that other than the Zerg infestation, she and Kerrigan were very much alike.

It took little effort for the Nerazim to accept this, as no matter what the Protoss opinion was regarding female terrans, James Raynor had correctly pointed out that the Firstborn had only minor exposure to the other terran gender, and that Kerrigan's actions during her time as the Queen of Blades was not an accurate indication of the nature of all female terrans.

The new female terran under the name of Nova Terra certainly appeared to share similar characteristics as the former Queen of Blades. Although she did not possess Kerrigan's high psionic resonance, they were nevertheless significantly higher compared to the other terran psionic individuals he had encountered, and were steadily growing in power.

Of course, the blond terran's psionic abilities were still inferior compared to his own, and before departing for the citadel, Zeratul had briefly probed her mind, avoiding her mental defenses. It wasn't that he believed Raynor was lying about the female terran, but after what had happened to Raszagal, caution was necessary.

It was from what he had discovered in the blond terran's mind that quickly led Zeratul to believe that it could spark even greater tensions once James Raynor arrived to speak with the Protoss Hierarchy. Despite most of them were convinced of Kerrigan's role in the Xel'Naga prophecy, none were yet convinced that the former Queen of Blades should be given leniency for her actions once she had served her purpose, and the Nerazim knew it was likely that Selendis, Vartanil, and Ataldis would feel the same way.

Selendis in particular was still displeased with Raynor's actions on Haven, having been persuaded by the terran Hanson to contain the Zerg infestation without the need for purification by fire. Even though the Protoss there had confirmed that Hanson's actions have indeed contained the Zerg virus, the female executor remained uneasy about it, as there was no telling if or when that containment may fail given the nature of the virus. To compound matters, it had been confirmed that she was unable to remove the remaining Zerg blood that still resided in Kerrigan, and this led many Protoss to the conclusion that despite her appearance change, she was still infested. Given the threat she had posed when she was the Queen of Blades, this would only reinforce the Hierarchy of the continuing danger Kerrigan would still pose to them, and to all living beings.

In regards to what he had uncovered in the mind of Nova Terra, Zeratul briefly glimpsed at what the terrans had called ghost training. During the Brood War, Raynor had informed the Dark Templar that Kerrigan had undergone similar training prior to her infestation, and that the terran faction she had served under was exceedingly cruel to agents such as herself.

The nature of the training from what Zeratul had glimpsed was indeed brutal, and it led the Nerazim to wonder if this was exactly the same thing Kerrigan had gone through, perhaps it could offer further insight as to why the former Queen of Blades had acted the way she did during her time with the Zerg. The other Protoss may see her deceiving and treacherous in nature, and every bit as vicious as the Zerg, but Tassadar had clearly indicated that the Second Born were not always the abominations the Protoss had been led to believe. Although the Xel'Naga shrines he had found on Ulaan had neither specifically mentioned Kerrigan nor the alteration of the Zerg, the Overmind's apocalyptic vision of the future was something he found hard to dismiss, especially when it had been believed and accepted by Tassadar.

Nevertheless, Zeratul knew that his words alone could not possibly convince so many Protoss to accept Kerrigan as their savior, and that it would require cooperation from the Hierarchy for that to happen. It was exactly why he had proposed a meeting with Raynor and the Hierarchy, as many of them would respect the terran for his services to Aiur. However, just as they remained concerned about the possibility that Tassadar had been corrupted by the Overmind, there was equal concern regarding Raynor's personal feelings for Kerrigan.

Despite the fact that he had accepted that Raynor knew Kerrigan better than he did, the Nerazim still found it difficult to understand why such feelings never faded after all of her actions of deception and betrayal towards him. If Raynor was correct about Kerrigan being nothing like the Queen of Blades, then the logical explanation would have to be that even after all these years, he continued to believe the female terran still existed within the Zerg monster. This was certainly a possibility given her role as savior of all creation, but it was something that had to be accepted by the other Protoss as well. Looking around, Zeratul could see that Selendis, Vartanil, and Ataldis shared the same concern.

In the case with Ataldis, it was more so than the others. Although he had organized the defense of the Alys'aril Nexus on Ehlna, along with evacuating the Khaydarin Memory Crystals, the fact remained that he was a different Protoss warrior compared to Vartanil and Selendis. The former was once a Tal'darim, while the latter was among the most dedicated Khalai warriors the Protoss could offer. Nevertheless, neither one of them sought out and guarded knowledge as he did since this was the specific duty of the Alysaar. Of course the knowledge and memories were insignificant in comparison to the ancient knowledge held by the Protoss Preservers, and it was this reason that the young Dark Templar was grateful for Zamara's presence oh Ehlna, providing the Alysaar with millennia old ancient knowledge that far surpassed his own.

This only reinforced his growing anxiety, as the Zerg attack on Ehlna had clearly demonstrated to him of what the abominations were capable of. Given the savagery and lust for destruction personality from the Queen of Blades, Ataldis could hardly believe what difference she could possibly have now.

But even if he could be convinced of her change in personality and morals, the Alysaar knew he was not among a member of the governing body of the Protoss Hierarchy, and therefore could only make recommendations to them, nothing more. During his time spent fighting alongside Khalai and Nerazim Protoss alike and defending the Xel'Naga Caverns entrance from the Zerg, both Urun and Zekrath had informed him that the Hierarchy had its fractious moments.

Thus only time would tell if the Hierarchy would react in the same way once the former Queen of Blades arrives in Scion. Ataldis hoped that if there would be quarrels, it would be relatively brief.

Antioch, Aiur

Matt Horner walked along the rough terrain that once used to be reinforced roads and streets of the Protoss capital city of Antioch. Despite the fact that an alliance had been formed with the Protoss to expel the remaining Zerg off Aiur, the fact remained that not everyone was comfortable with it. Many of Warfield's troops were uneasy about being around them, as Dominion propaganda had continuously portrayed themselves as the only effective defense against the Zerg swarm, while demonizing the Protoss as mass murderers for eradicating all life on planetary surfaces and would inevitably become as dangerous as the Zerg.

Now, after fighting alongside Raynor's Raiders, which had been portrayed as one of the greatest threats to the Dominion, word was rapidly spreading if Dominion propaganda had been accurate about the Protoss, as it clearly had been wrong about Jim Raynor. If this was indeed the case, then there would certainly be the risk of some very unpleasant results. Most Dominion soldiers knew that no official state of war exists between them and the Protoss, but they were also aware that Mengsk wanted Protoss technology to be incorporated into the Dominion military. If the Protoss refused to share, the Dominion would simply take it from them, and this had been the case even before the Zerg invasion. Due to Dominion propaganda of portraying the Protoss as being utterly ineffective at dealing with the Zerg, most Dominion military personnel had convinced themselves that if conflicts occur with Protoss forces, the Dominion would be able to easily steamroll over them.

Now, after seeing the vast numbers of Protoss warriors and war machines on Aiur, most of Warfield's troops quickly saw that such earlier impressions were little more than wishful thinking. Unlike the Zerg, not every Protoss was a warrior in his or her own right, but the nevertheless accounted for the greater majority of their entire race. This was in complete contrast to the Dominion, where despite the constant boasts to the public of the unparalleled might of the Dominion military, the fact remained that the Dominion's military arm represented only a small fraction of the total Dominion population. For that reason, most of the troops were now convinced that if total conflict did occur with the Protoss, it's likely the Dominion could meet a similar fate as it had against the Zerg swarm during the Brood War.

For General Warfield, managing the tension of his own troops in the presence of so many Protoss on Aiur was just one of his concerns. After the successful raid on New Folsom, the liberated prisoners all had their bones to pick with the Dominion. Although Raynor had assured them that the Dominion troops in the Raiders had turned against Mengsk, there were many who were skeptical. Even the Dominion soldiers than had been imprisoned for questioning Mengsk's authority were not fully convinced, as they believed the Dominion military was too corrupt and obsequious to their emperor, and too scared of his wrath to do anything more than blindly obey his orders. Clearly, the general was going to have his work cut out for him to prove that the troops under his command were no longer the soldiers that once served Mengsk.

The mercenaries on the other hand proved to be more promising to convince. Contrary to what most people thought, they were not mindless automations. They did not have the same morals as regular soldiers, but they were soldiers nonetheless and therefore still had their own values. In fact, many of the mercenaries once belonged to the former Confederacy, the Umojan Protectorate, and the Kel-Morian Combine. Their reasons for leaving their original factions were still a mystery, and most simply assumed it was for the money that turned them loose. This certainly seemed to have been vindicated during the Zerg invasion, where even the Dominion hired various types of mercenaries to help defend their worlds and installations.

However, the reality was completely different. The simple fact was that nobody seemed to have considered what the mercenaries had in mind once the fighting was over, and that was something Warfield had learned after his troops has associated with the mercenaries under the Raiders during the Char invasion.

Apparently for many of them, while money was certainly a primary factor in their motivation, it wasn't the only factor. Unlike the former Confederacy and the Dominion, the Kel-Morian Combine and the Umojan Protectorate used different types of soldiers to defend their territories, and upon examining their profiles, Warfield saw that almost none of the Kel-Morian and Umojan mercenaries had served prison time in their own factions. While some parts of their records indicated criminal activity, these men were nothing like the murdering psychopaths the Dominion used, and Raynor had told him that most of the mercenaries took only minor effort on his part to get them to join his Raiders, some of them were even willing to accept delayed payment in their paychecks.

For Warfield, this initially made no sense, but Raynor pointed out that both the Confederacy and the Dominion lacked something the Kel-Morians and Umojans gave to their soldiers: recognition. He was among the few Dominion officers who saw the value of soldiers on the battlefield, but most Dominion generals felt that as they were once criminals taken from prisons, they were unworthy to be treated as men and better as cannon fodder, expendable assets to be sacrificed in the scope of the bigger picture.

Although the Kel-Morian and Umojan prisoners taken from New Folsom all stated that their factions treated their military personnel better compared to the Dominion, the fact remained that everyone had their breaking points, and Kel-Morian and Umojan military personnel were no exception. After serving with them for so long and not being recognized as much as they should have for their actions, it was exactly the reason why they were so enthusiastic about allying themselves with Raynor's Raiders. In the case with allying with the Protoss, this was an added bonus for the Umojans. Unlike the Dominion, the Umojan Protectorate had made great efforts to avoid conflict with the Protoss as it was believed that they could teach the faction the greater understanding of life, and supply knowledge in ways they could never imagine.

Thus Warfield concluded that despite Raynor's hesitation on striking an alliance with the Kel-Morian Combine and the Umojan Protectorate, it was certainly on the cards. Both factions despised the Dominion, and although it was obvious that each would have ulterior motives, the fact remained that if someone could promise the Dominion's fall, they would put it under serious consideration.

With regards to the mercenaries and regular soldiers that belonged to the former Confederacy however, it was a somewhat different story. Although the vast majority of the Confederate military had been incorporated into the Dominion, some had actually joined forces with Raynor's Raiders after Tarsonis fell to the Zerg. It wasn't in the name of restoring freedom to the Koprulu sector or anything like that, but rather for the sake that they would be able to take their revenge on Mengsk someday. Others had set up resistance forces, and even now, the Dominion military is still hunting them, hoping to bring them to justice. Indeed, many of the Confederate soldiers that had been liberated on New Folsom belonged to the resistance, while the Confederate mercenaries were considered to be threats to all factions, as they were not loyal to any faction of their own.

Warfield knew that although these mercenaries had willingly joined forces with the Raiders, they would have to be watched over more carefully compared to their Kel-Morian and Umojan counterparts. The Umojan Protectorate had been formed in the aftermath of the Guild Wars and the defeat of the Kel-Morian Combine in the hopes that the Umojan colonies would be free from Confederate tyranny. The Kel-Morians on the other hand, had been involved in conflicts with both the Dominion and the Protoss in regards to mining colonies. Although the Combine was not officially at war with the Dominion, it saw armed conflict with the faction as inevitable.

Nevertheless, both the Kel-Morian Combine and the Umojan Protectorate had one thing in common: their hatred of the Confederacy. Both saw the Dominion as corrupt and would eventually become their enemy, and the Umojan breakaway from the Dominion in the aftermath of the Brood War seemed to be another step towards inevitable conflict. However, the fact remained that it was from the Confederacy to which their problems had originated from. The Umojan Protectorate was so desperate to bring the Confederacy down that it had supplied Mengsk, along with the Sons of Korhal, with just about every type of weapon and equipment they asked for. The Kel-Morian Combine did no such thing, but this was only due to their appalling losses sustained in the Guild Wars that had effectively rendered the Kel-Morian military a shadow of its former self.

Thus it seemed logical that the hatred for the Confederate personnel would still remain, despite the fact that the Confederacy had ceased to exist years ago. This was something of great concern to Warfield, as he didn't know how well the Raiders were going to be able to function with Dominion, Umojan, Kel-Morian, and ex-Confederate personnel all mixed together, and that's not even including the mercenaries.

For the time being however, of far greater and immediate concern to the general was Raynor, who has been escorted away by the Protoss to face their council. Despite his commanding nature, Warfield knew that the Raiders would need the rebel commander and his leadership, both in the short run and the long run. Raynor had told him of what he had done for the Protoss, even helping them kill the Zerg Overmind right here on Aiur. However, despite his further actions in assisting them against the Queen of Blades, it did not change the fact of what Kerrigan had done to them during her time as Zerg leader.

For that reason, Warfield was unsure how the Protoss would react to Raynor's testimony in defending Kerrigan. He could only hope it would be in a non-hostile manner. The last thing anyone needed now was fighting to occur between the terrans and Protoss, especially given the fact that the latter greatly outnumbered the former here on Aiur.

Hierarchy Citadel, Scion Province, Aiur

"You have gone completely mad, Hierarch," Nahaan said in a warning tone. "Forget that you had allowed the Queen of Blades to set foot on the sacred soil of Aiur. You would now have the wretched creature be brought here to our very presence?"

"That is not your decision," Artanis stated. "From what Zeratul had collected from the Overmind along with the Xel'Naga prophecy, she is the key to saving the entire Protoss race. Would you allow your hatred to blind you from your reason?"

"Savior? The only thing she has ever done was to kill off both Protoss and terrans alike! Explain how in that aspect she is supposed to be a savior of our people!"

"That is something even I do not understand," the Hierarch admitted. "If James Raynor is correct about her—"

"You seem to forget the Queen of Blades had manipulated him during the Brood War," the Ara Tribe leader interrupted. "What makes you think the same isn't true now?"

"James Raynor is correct that none of us know what Kerrigan is like before she was the Queen of Blades," Mohandar pointed out. "We have all seen the effects of the Zerg infestation towards the terrans and what it had done to them. Thus the possibility that Kerrigan was a completely different person prior to her infestation cannot be factored out."

"She is a veil creature that has no place in all of creation!" Nahaan countered. "The treacherous acts she had done to all of us are more than enough of a testament to prove that she can never be trusted! We should kill her on sight once she is here!"

"You forget your place, Nahaan," Artanis warned. "Remember, your tribe was the dominating tribe of the Judicator Assembly, and thus became the dominating force when the Conclave was formed after the Aeon of Strife. The Conclave has been the Khalai Protoss ruling body for about 3000 years, only dissolving itself a few years ago after the death of the Overmind and the reunification of the Khalai and Nerazim Protoss. Do not think for one moment that I would not suspect that its influences still linger about."

"The Conclave may have its flaws, Hierarch, but it has its superiority over the Hierarchy that governs the Protoss now. Unlike the ruling body here, the Conclave was capable of making swifter decisions, and at a much faster rate. In comparison, the Hierarchy is slow, fractious, and ineffective."

Before Artanis had a chance to counter this, another voice spoke up.

"The Conclave was also blind, Nahaan. Even as the Zerg swarm had spread its chaos and destruction all over Aiur, they refused to change their traditions, and punished anyone who opposed their view."

"That was the will and nature of the ruling body, Urun," Nahaan replied. "It was the duty of the Conclave to see that the Protoss would not fracture."

"We had also trusted the Conclave to protect the Khalai Protoss on Aiur!" Urun countered. "Had Tassadar not defied its will and brought Zeratul and his Dark Templar brethren to Aiur, we would have all perished where we stood, let alone be here to reclaim our homeworld today! It pained me greatly to have departed our homeworld, but I realize now that it was the only action that could have given us the chance to survive!"

"Urun is correct," Zekrath said. "Do not forget, Nahaan, your tribe was not the only one that belonged to the Judicator Caste. My Shelak Tribe was part of it as well, though not as dominant as your Ara Tribe was. It was only due to the dominance of your tribe that had given the Conclave its dominating power in the Judicator Caste, otherwise that power would have been uniformly shared between our two tribes."

"How dare you question the wisdom of the Judicator Caste, Zekrath!" Nahaan said angrily. "Do not forget, they had shown you leniency about further studies of the Xel'Naga after the Aeon of Strife! Khas had united us all under the Khala, where we had no need of the Xel'Naga anymore! The Shelak Tribe was allowed to continue its study on them so that the link with our fathers would not be completely severed, but all of the other Protoss tribes had moved on!"

"Not all of us united in such a way," Mohandar warned. "We Nerazim had our own reasons for not embracing the Khala as you did."

"You were reckless! It was your lack of control and resistant to authority that had the Conclave perceive you as the threat to the Protoss! After the chaos your kind had unleashed on Aiur due to your inability to control your psionic powers as you had not embraced the Khala, the Conclave showed you mercy by merely banishing you from Aiur!"

"And you forget it was only with the energies of the Void we wielded that defeated the Overmind in the first place!" the Dark Templar shouted. "Unlike you, the Dark Templars have always been free thinkers, motivated by our tribal bonds and motivation for one another. Never shall we erase our identities simply to increase the power of the Judicator Caste, and it was from this reason that we did not embrace the Khala."

"It is exactly why the majority of us are relieved that the Conclave is no more," Artanis said. "Had we made our stand on Aiur, no Khalai Protoss would be alive today in this meeting."

"And you are ensuring our destruction by bringing the Queen of Blades here!" Nahaan seethed. "She is a threat to both Khalai and Nerazim Protoss alike! Forget what she had done to the Khalai Protoss, what of what she had done to Raszagal in her mad quest for power? You would allow the Xel'Naga prophecy to blind you to that?"

"Of course not," the Hierarch replied. "Kerrigan has much to answer for during the time she had spent with the Zerg. But just as we know more about Tassadar than James Raynor, the same is true in that he knows more about Kerrigan than us. He is the only one who knows what she was like before becoming the Queen of Blades."

"If the prophecy is true and she really is meant to save us all, then we must know everything we can about her," Zekrath added. "Our encounter with the terran Rosemary Dahl had clearly proved there were more trustworthy terran females out there. If James Raynor is correct and Kerrigan is truly a different person now, this could be the starting point where we reconsider our views on terran females as a whole."

Nahaan was just about the counter that statement when the chamber doors suddenly opened and a High Templar came in. "En Taro Tassadar, Artanis. I apologize for interrupting the meeting of the Protoss Hierarchy, but James Raynor has arrived in Scion province. He has brought with him the former Queen of Blades, as well as another female terran warrior by the name of Nova Terra."

"What is the purpose of another female terran?" Artanis asked.

"He knows that the Protoss race has had only minor encounters with female terrans, and it is his hope to prove to the Hierarchy that not all of them are as murderous and treacherous as the Queen of Blades. According to him, the terran Nova Terra is very similar to Kerrigan, with the exception of the Zerg infestation."

"Allow them entrance into the citadel," Artanis said, before turning to the rest of the Hierarchy. "I know this will be a tense moment, but we must not lose focus of the greater picture. This is about the survival of the Protoss race, not retribution for what the former Queen of Blades has done to us. Remember, James Raynor is our ally, and he strongly believes in Kerrigan."

He turned to Mohandar. "I know the pains she has caused the Nerazim due to what had happened to Raszagal, but I had seen her face when I spoke to James Raynor. Unlike when she came to Shakuras claiming reform, this time there seemed to be genuine regret. Zeratul once said that the Conclave had allowed their pride to blind them from their reason, and this was why Aiur became overrun and decimated by the Zerg swarm."

The Dark Templar nodded gently, understanding what the Hierarch was getting at. "If the former Queen of Blades has truly changed, then I will control my rage and anger towards her." But even as he spoke those words, he knew this was going to be exceedingly difficult to do.

Urun, however, was still skeptical. "And what of the other female terran? If James Raynor is correct and she is exactly like the way Kerrigan was, how can we be sure there will not be a second problem to deal with?"

Zekrath spoke up. "You were there when we had met Rosemary Dahl, Urun. She had been under the influence of the Sundrop substance that had corrupted the Tal'darim. Even if you did not believe her story, you had clearly seen she was nothing like Kerrigan. The truth of the matter is that we have not encountered enough female terrans to know their nature, and this is why I support the Hierarch's decision to allow the terran Nova Terra to be present here as well."

"James Raynor had told me similarly," Artanis agreed, before turning to Urun. "All we have to work with right now are suspicions due our experiences with the former Queen of Blades. Even if you are correct, we must confirm this."

Outskirts of Scion Province, Aiur

A Zealot pointed in the direction of the citadel. Despite the fact that it was not among the destroyed buildings on Aiur, the fact remained that 4 years of Zerg infestation had taken its toll. The majestic golden shine, typical for most Protoss buildings, had faded away. Although the structure of the building remained in reasonable shape, Jim could only imagine what kinds of scars it carried after it had been ravaged by way for so long.

"The Protoss Hierarchy will see you now, James Raynor," the Zealot announced, as the Stalkers, High Templars, and other Zealots escorting him, Sarah, and Nova dispersed.

"Right," Jim said calmly. "Let's just get this over with. We've still got Zerg to kill here."

"Be very careful, terran. All of the Hierarchy are aware of the Xel'Naga prophecy and the role that the former Queen of Blades will play in it, but the prophecy in itself is still uncertain and there are those that hope to disprove it so that they will be given the opportunity for justice. Do not be afraid, though. There are already those that are sympathetic towards your feelings for her."

"And I'm sure there's plenty who aren't," Jim countered.

Sarah squeezed his hand, turning Jim around to face her. "Jim, don't push it. The fact that I'm still alive right now is plenty right there. You try pushing them to see me differently and you're going to get yourself killed."

The commander sighed, gently stroking her arm. "I know, Sarah. But I have to find a way to convince them that with the Zerg influence gone, you're not the same person anymore."

"If you can't, it's all right. I don't deserve it after everything I did to them."

"Jim, I really hope you know what you're doing," Nova said quietly. "Your deal with Valerian may have worked, but most of the Raiders are still uneasy with former Dominion troops as part of our revolution. The mercenaries you've got has done nothing to ease that tension, and the ex-Confederate, Kel-Morian, and Umojan soldiers we liberated from New Folsom are just straining things more and more. The Protoss on the other hand, well there's plenty of them right here on Aiur fighting to take their homeworld back, and you know how they feel about Sarah. I just hope you know how big a powder keg you're sitting on."

As much as he hated to admit it, Jim knew Nova was right on that matter. Despite the liberation on New Folsom and all the prisoners added to his Raiders, the fact remained that they were far outnumbered by the Protoss on this world. On Haven, he had said that it was stupid to be killing Protoss when the Raiders should be allying with them against Kerrigan. The same is true now, where the last thing he wanted was to fight entire legions of Protoss simply because they want their chance at retribution.

"Just be careful of what you say to them, Nova," he said finally, as the three of them stepped through the citadel entrance gate and into a long and somewhat confining corridor, leading to the council chambers. "The Protoss have a bitter attitude towards human females, and seeing Kerrigan again is going to make their blood boil without any of us doing anything at all."

Sarah followed them without a word, lost in her own thoughts, deeply pondering just what she could possibly say to the Protoss that would result in a non-hostile reaction. She didn't know what Jim had in mind in defending her, and decided not to read his mind to find out. But she seriously doubted that this meeting would go well, no matter what the circumstances.

Author's Note: I know I left this on another cliffhanger, but it was a matter of building up suspense. Call it the calm before the storm if you like.

Due to so many other things I need to tend to right now, I cannot say for certain when the next chapter will come.

However, there is one thing I will say with absolute certainty: this will be the last cliffhanger chapter before the confrontation.

In the next chapter, it will be what you have all been waiting for, as Kerrigan will face the judgment of the Protoss council for everything that had transpired during her time with the Zerg.

I will make every attempt to get that chapter up as soon as possible, so the faster you guys review, the harder I'll try to do so.