Chapter VI:Desperate Alliance -The Markior
Markior's eyes glowed brightly as ever as he suddenly woke up. He stares at the moon which shines upon him. "Such an odd dream..." He thinks. "Defeat by a time bender... alliance with Ulrezaj..." He rolled to his side, and sees Ulrezaj and Dev. "Egad!" He thinks. "Not a dream..." Dev the Zergling is curled up infront of the extinguished fire. Ulrezaj however, seems to hover in the air, looking at the sky. He suddenly makes a red warpblade appear, and angrily cuts down a tree. The tree falls down with a loud thud, then seems to disappear. Ulrezaj instinctivly looks around for more trees, as if every one of them could hurt him. He then falls down and whimpers. Markior beholds this in confusion. Ulrezaj speaks to himself... "Zeratul... you always thought he was your prime student. Why not me... I was the most devoted one...." Markior widens his eyes. "Ulrezaj is jealous of me for such a minor reason?? THIS is why he was the being of true and total rage??" He thinks. Ulrezaj continues. "Raszagal... we could've been such a good couple. Utterly devoted to the wellbeing of the Dark Protoss..." He speaks. Markior's eyes widen even more untill his eyelids prevent him from staring any more. "Ulrezaj in love with Matriarch Raszagal? I never knew he even knew the meaning of the word love..." Markior thinks. Ulrezaj falls down and rolls on his back. He stares at the stars for a moment, and falls asleep. Markior stays awake, staring into space. "By Khas... he's homesick?!" After thinking for 4 hours, he too falls into a deep sleep.
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Zeratul was mentor of many Protoss Templar. Ulrezaj and Markior were his two prime students, untill Ulrezaj became a Dark Archon. Ulrezaj always had a deep-seeded hatred for the Protoss of Light, since they banished the Dark Protoss from Aiur, the Protoss homeworld. Just recently, the Protoss were reunited in peace. Ulrezaj was one of the few not accepting this.Raszagal, a female Dark Templar, was leader of all the Dark Templar on Shakuras. When Kerrigan, the leader of the Zerg Swarm, took over Raszagal's mind, Zeratul had no other choice but killing the matriarch. Her final words were: "In your hands... I place the future..."
------------------------------------------------Markior wakes up late in the morning. Dev krrrs and walks in rounds around Markior, pushing him in the back to make him stand up. Ulrezaj looks at him. "Wake up Light One. I got a question." Markior shakes his head a bit and looks at Ulrezaj confused. Ulrezaj senses his confusion. "What? Why are you looking at me like that Light One?" Markior stands up. "Nothing.. nothing.." Ulrezaj shrugs and asks: "Ok. I was wondering... Why DID you came here in the first place? Because I'm still puzzled what it was that was written in the Xel'Naga temple." Markior smiles and says: "Well... I figured this much out: One, this world is created for a purpose by that Havering guy. Two, I have reasons to believe this world is somehow connected with the Nexus and--" Markior is cut short by Ulrezaj. "Nexus? A Protoss Nexus?" Markior grins. "No, THE Nexus. The center of the universe. You might call it... Heaven." Ulrezaj's eyes widen. Markior continues: "Three, I also believe that the Nexus is the place where I... we can see the spirits of our fallen brethren. Like the great Tassadar, and proud Fenix..." Markiors eyes narrow a bit as he says: "...and Raszagal." Ulrezaj stands up straight and glows. "Really?" He rumbles. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's get going!" Markior grins as he sees his former nemesis. "Yes, let's go. But I have no idea where to go to..." Dev krrrrrrs loudly and points its nose to the south. Markior and Ulrezaj look at Dev. Markior grins as he yells: "Tally -ho!! Follow the Zergling!!" Ulrezaj frowns. "You've been on Earth too long..." Markior grins: "Hehe.. I know."
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Dev the Zergling runs southwards, its nose near the ground. As Markior and Ulrezaj follow the Zergling, Ulrezaj asks: "Why's that Zergling so friendly? A normal Zergling would've already tried to attack us by far." Markior stares puzzled at the Ling. "I dunno Dark One. But I'll find out somehow." Dev krrrs and stands on a cliff. The two Archons arrive near him. Markior stares into the depth. "Hmm.. village." He mumbles. He suddenly stands straight as he stares into the horizon, far away. Ulrezaj speaks: "What is it?" Markior glows a bit as he says: "I feel the presence of other Yoshies on this world now..." Ulrezaj grins. "You mean lizards." Markior ignores Ulrezaj and focusses his sight. "Whats that?" he asks, as he points to a fastmoving dot in the horizon. Ulrezaj narrows his eyes. -_-"I dunno.. can't see. Too far away..." Markior remembers he still has his visor with him. He looks through it and sees a black metallic being rush away as if the devil was on his heals. An explosion is just behind him. The being wears a green jacket, and one of his eyes seems to be a gem. On his head, a golden "M" is placed. Markior stumbles and floats a bit backwards. "Multex??" Dev "barks" loudly, but Multex is many, many miles away. Ulrezaj shrugs, takes Markiors visor and looks through it. "Who's the cueball with legs?" Markior growls, takes back his visor and says: "THAT, Ulrezaj, is one of my good friends! And he's not a walking cueball!" Ulrezaj grins and says: "Is he coming this way?" Markior stares through his visor. "Can't tell.. He seems to be in panic. well, as far as he can be in panic. I've never seen him like this." Ulrezaj frowns. "But is he coming our way? Did he see us?" Markior shrugs. "I really can't tell yet."
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Markior, Ulrezaj and Dev slide themselves of the cliff and down towards the village. Everything seems quiet. Markior mumbles: "Have all the inhabitants disappeared or something? Did they see Tex coming and got scared?" Ulrezaj and Markior float towards the center of the town. On a platform, a small version of a Xel'Naga temple stands, about the size of a chair. Markior and Ulrezaj look at each other, then stare at the miniature Temple. They float towards it. "What is this? How did it get here?" Ulrezaj mumbles. Markior investigates the Temple and touches it. Suddenly, a big flash is seen everywhere, and the two Archons are surrounded by a big bulb of blue energy. Ulrezaj roars in anger and charges at the energy, but falls backwards the moment he touches the bubble. Dev barks loudly from the outside as he sees the two Archons trapped. Markior casts Recall, but nothing happens. The platform beneath the Archons opens up and the bubble hovers into the ground. The miniature Xel'Naga temple, and the bubble containing the two Archons has disappeared. Dev howls loudly and runs in circles on the platform. Dev sniffs and scratches the platform, but it of course won't open up. Dev krrrs and thinks: "Masters... trapped. Get help." He then runs out of the village and towards Multex, hoping to find some help from the agent…