Chapter CCL: The Second Spire: Vaurix Battle! ~Markior/Sirocco/Vaurix

The dark, slightly illuminated hallways of the Genesis lay infront of the small group of heroes, which had gathered inside of the gigantic batleship in which Havering awaited... An unlikely team they were.. Astra Yoshima, the Yoshin Prince, Sirocco Zephyr, who after his enhancement with protoss Technoligy had changed his name, Kerrigan, the Zerg Queen of Blades who had formed an unlikely alliance with Markior Xel'Naga, the Protoss Archon and Yoshi Guardian Spirit.. After a brief discussion between Markior and Multex, who was communicating throughout Markior's Observer Output display, the group moved throughou t the long, twisting hallways of the Genesis, onwars to Spire two. They needed to retrieve one of the four keycards so that they could move onwards to Havering, but they knew it wasn't about to be given to them.

Astra Yoshima continues down the dark hallway, hand on the hilt of his sword in preparation for any traps they might run into... SiroccoZephyr walks ahead of the rest of the group, his infared eye scanning the hallway over. Hiss metallic feet make a clanging noise as they stomp against the floor of the Genesis. The Markior hovers along, close behind. His eyes, white and pupiless as ever, are covered in a slight layer of grey energy. Kerrigan, the infested Terran who now finds herself allied with 'the good guys', follows behind the Grey Archon. Her nails scratch along a nametag on the wall, which reads 'This way to Spire2' in Rhenzin.

SiroccoZephyr suddenly stops, looking around.. "Hmm..." Astra stops as well, looking over at Sirocco. "What is it?" He asks. Coming to a halt, Markior keeps his arms crossed. "Hmm..?" He repeats. "Hmm what? Do you sense anything?" Kerrigan, looking to the side, bumps into Markior as he stops, a low hiss escaping her throat. Turning his head, Sirocco mumbles.. "I suppose you can't see it in this darkness...there's a door ahead."

Right after those words, the wind blows, at first calmly, then fiercely. It seems to be pushing them for the doors which swing open. Astra blinks, gripping the hilt of his sword tighter... Sirocco braces himself onto the wind as he's pushed forwards.. "Looks like we don't have much of a choice but to go inside." Kerrigan covers her eyes with her lower arm, the fierce winds making her exoskeletonian hair arch backwards as Astra moves forward, struggling to keep his footing in the powerful winds. Markior keeps his arms crossed, and narrows his eyes. Responding to Sirocco, he rumbles, "Indeed." He looks towards the door. "Should I proceed first, or does anyone else wish to have that honor?" He grins. He then looks down towards the ground. "Err.." Without traction to the floors, he's the first to be pulled in. "By Khas!" There is laughter heard as clouds form along the cieling and mighty rains fall in cloudbursts...

SiroccoZephyr holds his footing quite well as he enters after Markior, the hooks on the claws of his feet providing quite good traction. Kerrigan grins fangedly as she sees the Archon being pulled in. Her foot-claws grip into the metal beneath her, sparks coming off of her nails. As both Kerrigan and Sirocco cling onto the metal, Astra slips and is thrown into the room, crashing into a wall head-first.

As Sirocco and Kerrigan enter, all is quiet, the doors closing without a sound. Then, breaking the silence with a slight 'swoosh' sound, Vaurix appears in a blurry image as if camouflage has just been dropped. He stands, back to them all, arms folded... Markior looks around the area. "This is pathetic. Quit the special effects, Infect. We know you are in here." He turns to see the back of Vaurix turned towards them.. Astra climbs to his feet, rubbing the back of his head.

Vaurix folds his arms and turns, sneering. "Little ones, do come and play. The master of storms waited long; he's waited all day." Astra unsheathes his Gem Sword, looking at Vaurix. The infect laughs and sneers again. "You killed brother Anubarik. You're bad little travelers. You need to be punished for your crimes." Markior clenches his fists, two Warp Blades appearing around his wrists, the translucent dark energy distorting the air with their appearance. "Do not try to belittle me, mister bucket of bolts.." He looks towards Sirocco, Astra and Kerrigan. "Or any of my allies. Because you'll fall just like your... 'brother'." Vaurix snickers. "For 'god of the mind', you're rather dull witted, aren't you?" The Archon grins. "Not at all. It's called 'being sure of myself'." Vaurix shrugs and holds up a hand. A Ball of pulsing electricity forms and lightening bolts fill the room. "Oh, I am sure too. Sure my little light show shall FRY your mechanical objects!" Astra glances over at Sirocco...

Kerrigan looks to the side towards Markior.. then forwards to Vaurix. "... Oh, shut UP!!" She cries, and leaps towards Vaurix, falling down onto the Infect with her shoulder-claws moved forwards towards him. Markior chuckles, a light echo heard. "If you think that, my metallic friend.. you-" He's cut short by the frustrated yell, and attack, of Kerrigan onto Vaurix. Vaurix grins up at Kerrigan, and seems to blur and vanish. He reappears by her side and boots her viciously in it. "Stupid alien girl! I am the fastest Infect alive!"

Sirocco smirks and throws up his arms, a shield of red energy flaring up around him, his robes flying upward as if caught by a powerful updraft. His shield deflects the lightning bolts as he loads a bullet into his pistol... Astra gets into a ready stance, yelling out; "Gem Sword, assume Ruby properties! Strength up!" He holds up the Gem Sword and it changes from its typical crystalline makeup to that of ruby. A red glow surrounds his body, and he powers up for a physical tech.

Kerrigan 's eyes widen as Vaurix kicks her in the side, being pushed forwards by the impact. Clawing into the metal, she comes to a stop and rises onto her feet. She narrows her eyes, hissing furiously. Astra yells out; "Blade Spike!" Looking towards Astra, Vaurix draws his katana, eyes narrowing. "So, we want to play with sharp sticks?" Astra points the Gem Sword at the floor and he suddenly takes off at amazing speeds, ripping through the floor to deliver a crushing sword blow to Vaurix. The Infect shouts "Whyr-Dheul-TAN!" He swings the sword, a red crescent like blast soaring out and striking Astra. Vaurix dodges the sword attack, and the blast singes his head shield. He growls and rises from the ground, hovering. Astra is thrown back into the ditch he had created performing the technique by Vaurix's attack.

Markior hovers backwards, clenching his fists as he charges energy into his Warpblades, his eyes lit up with a grey glow. He watches as Astra lunges towards the Infect. Sirocco cocks the lever of his pistol and aims at Vaurix. He pulls the trigger, and a ball of energy begins charging in front of the barrel. Kerrigan backflips several times away from Vaurix, and digs her claws into the wall, sitting against it. She leaps onto the ceiling, her eyes glowing red. "Psionic Storm!" She cries, the mental lightening crashing down onto both Vaurix and Astra. Markior's eyes light up brightly in anger as he yells out towards the Zerg Queen, "KERRIGAN! Carefull where you Storm!!" Astra cries out in pain, gritting his teeth as the Psi Storm hits into him.

Vaurix bellows "FOOLS! You're trifling with one of the strongest Infects!" He winces from the storm then throws his hands out and shouts. His wings lock into place and his head shield slides down. "Let's even the ODDS!" Astra struggles out of the Psi Storm as millions of tiny but painful shocks strike at his mind. Vaurix fires his advanced thrusters and plows into Astra and Sirrico, sending them smashing through the wall.

Astra Yoshima: "Yeagh!"
Sirocco Zephyr: "Damnit!" He yells, as he is thrown through the wall, gripping his pistol tightly.

Kerrigan grins fangedly. "Well, so-rry!" She laughs. Turning her head, she looks at Vaurix. "That's right, Infect! Always wear a helmet!" She watches him fly into Astra and Sirocco, narrowing her eyes. As the two exit, he turns in mid air to Markior and Kerrigan. "Alien scum..meet technological SUPERIORITY!" He yells loudly and the wind picks up violently, flinging the two around like ants in a twister. Kerrigan is torn off of the ceiling, being slammed into the wall, her back arching. "AIIIEEGH!" She falls down, hitting the metal floor, numerous droplets of blood flying from her lip.

Bracing through the winds, Markior crosses his arms infront of him. "Recall!" A black portal sucks him up, then lets him appear behind Vaurix. Grabbing his shoulder right after impact, he twists around and throws him away from Sirocco and Astra. His form seems to glow up before he charges towards the Infect, slashing his Warpblades. His right blade slices through the air sideways, while the other comes down vertically. "UHhh..guh...guh.." Vaurix mumbles... he doubles over, a slash mark on his chest and a deep gash opposite it. "Damn you.." Markior keeps his eyes narrowed, staying still after his slashing pose after he slices into Vaurix. "Been there, done that.." He whispers, as his basic response.

Vaurix shakes violently then sheathes his katana and points a hand at Markior. A majorly concentrated blast of an air ball smacks into him with stunning force. Markior's eyes widen just before he's slammed backwards.. making him fall onto the ground. The Infect lands and walks towards the two bodies. "Pitiful.."

Suddenly, a blade pierces the air. It knicks Vaurix right across the shoulder, cutting through his armor like it were nothing. Two glowing yellow eyes stare out from the hole which Astra and Sirocco had exited through earlier. "Don't think us dispatched so easily, Infect scum!" Astra yells.

Kerrigan slowly gets up again, hissing, whiping the blood from her bottom lip. Groggily, Markior holds his head, getting up as well, quickly looking towards the hole in the wall where Astra's voice came from. Vaurix grabs his shoulder and turns to glare. He says in a shaky voice, "Y-You. I will kill you for good this time.." As Vaurix says that, Astra Yoshima floats into the room, his look having changed quite a bit. He has grown a good foot in height, and has four arms, 3 of which hold swords. He also has a lapis lazuli gem in the middle of his forehead. "Nexcalibur, come." He says, and opens his free hand, the sword that had knicked Vaurix's shoulder flying into it, being caught with excellent timing.

Kerrigan holds her arm, which seems twisted in some way.. She looks at Markior, then at Astra and Sirocco. Her jaw drops a little in awe of Astra's attack. Sirocco walks up beside Astra, now without his robes. Vaurix's eyes go blood red. His shoulders open and twin cannons clack onto each side. A half visor over one eye, more armor forms on his boots.
"Rock and roll!" He aims and fires twin red blasts at Sirocco. Sirocco's panels on his back open and his wings slide out, thrusters propelling him into the air. Wrist panels open and he rains down laser fire on Vaurix, the air rippling with heat.

TheMarkior holds his head as he rises into a horizontal state again. He looks at Vaurix.. "A more powerful shape.." He rumbles. Trusting a fist into the air, he calls out, "Dark Archon shape!" The white archonic energy surrounding him turns into a blood-red color. He turns his head, his eyes flaring up brightly. "Kerrigan, use Ensnare on him!" Astra crosses the swords in his top and bottom arms both in X's, gathering energy, power crackling around his blades. Kerrigan shakes her head towards Markior, hissing. "I can't! Need to regenerate!" She holds her arm, which still is broken.

Vaurix shields himself with an arm, growls, blurs forward, appears by Astra, pummels him senseless, picks him up by he throat and tosses him into Sirocco. He seems to be in a trance, focusing on something. Astra is flung into the air, but smirks as two x-shaped white beams come down on Vaurix from above. He then hits Sirocco, and both fall down in a heap, crashing down loudly. Vaurix leaps back from the blasts and laughs as he glows red for a moment.

(Vaurix's attack, speed, and mgk attack have increased.)
(The Markior's physical attack has lowered. Markior's non-physical attack has increased. Markior's HP has increased. Speed has stayed the same.)

Markior flies towards Vaurix, his disembodied hands flaring up with grey energy. "Dark PSI!!" He roars, firing small streams of black dark mental energy towards Vaurix. He moves his hands along with Vaurix's movements. Vaurix widens an eye and falls over from the attack. He lies on his back, motionless, as Sirocco climbs back to his feet. He unleashes an eyelaser blast at Vaurix, the searing red beam of heat flying from his infared eye toward Vaurix. The Infect gets blasted but is motionless...

Markior doesn't stop even though Vaurix hits the ground. Flying upwards, he jets down onto the Infect, the burning energies around his body radiating with heat. He grabs Vaurix up, and holds him infront of him, so Sirocco's laser his him into the chest. He then tosses the Infect away, and into a wall ruthlessy, roaring in a semi-control state of mind. Vaurix hits the wall and crashes to the ground, limp like a rag doll. Astra grins... "Feel the wrath of the 4 Swords of legend, Infect...Murasame, Eindanzer, Ragnarok, and Nexcalibur..."

Suddenly, Vaurix's eyes flash back on. He stands. "I think NOT."

Vaurix leaps up and appears by Kerrigan. He sneers and chops her viciously with a hand on the neck, bends one of her "wings" with a kick, and punches her in the spine, then unleashes a jet of wind and slams her into the wall. Kerrigan grins. "There, my arm is reg.. EEAAH!!" She cries, trying to twist around before she's kicked into the shoulderclaw. Flying forwards, she hits into a wall, and crashes through it, remaining to lie motionlessly in the hole. Astra lets go of his 4 swords, and they float into the air, hovering in place. A small targeting beam of sorts is emitted from the lapis gem in his forehead, which centers on Vaurix. "GO!" The 4 swords fly at Vaurix like arrows. However, Vaurix raises a brow, takes to the air, assumes flight mode, and vanishes...

AstraYoshima 's swords strike the wall, crackling with blue energy. "Hmm..." Astra hums, looking around. Markior's breathing heavily, the hovering plates of armor that make up his body extending and moving back heavily... turning his head, he roars as Kerrigan is crashed through the wall... Concentrating in regaining control over his form, he moves a hand infront of his eyes. "Cloak!" He rumbles, the air distorting as he uses invisibility.

There is a loud prolonged screech as the far wall is shattered by his jet form, engulfed in yellow flames, and he collides with Astra's back at full speed. Astra's eyes widen. "Wha...NO!!" He cries, and looks at his 4 swords as they again see their target and charge...Astra is, unfortunately, between them and their target. Vaurix reverts, lands and holds up a hand. The beams of electricity blaze wildly accross the room.

The large round shape of distorted air flies towards Vaurix, slamming him away from against Astra's back. An invisible hand grabs Astra's leg, the energies burning into Astra's flesh. He tosses Astra away from the swords just in time, though there are several scorches on Astra's leg. "Argh...! Astra yells. As Vaurix hits the wall, he collapses to a knee. At first he groans, then laughs after a time..

AstraYoshima looks at his leg, then at the 4 swords, which float in the air once more, awaiting their next command. Vaurix smirks. "You...think...you beat me? Huhuhuhuhhuuh! Splendid." Astra summons the 4 swords back to his hands as Vaurix's crystal glows brightly, then blindingly. The Infect weakly stands. Sirocco grumbles under his breath... "Great...what now..."

Markior stops his cloaking technique and twists around. Holding his hands together, a black bolt of kinetic energy begins to form in the palms of his hands. The metal of the wall begins to bubble from the heat of his red-energy body. "Psionic... BLAST!" He roars, as the energy emits beams of lights from between his fingers. The blackness turns into a bright white color as it jets towards, and onto Vaurix's crystal.

Kerrigan 's hand appears out of the hole in the wall, grabbing the edge.. "Hss.." Vaurix in a bright flash reappears. He is holding an ornate yellow staff, and has numerous peacock like projections from his back like malfector. "I'll FINISH YOU! You shall never reach the master! Die by the hand of the Apocalyptic STORM!" As the blast hits his crystal, he swings his staff, batting back the blast. He raises his staff as several thousand volts of electricity errupt from it and strike around the room.

Roaring loudly, Markior charges up his Warp Blades and crosses them infront of them. Since he's hovering, he's uneffected by the electricity surging around the room. "TENNIS, ANYONE?!" He roars as he redirects the returned blast towards Vaurix with his blades.

Sirocco is struck and drops to his knees, clenching his teeth and eyelids in pain as the eletricity does a number on his robotic parts. Vaurix turns and holds out his staff. The blast is pulled into it. He narrows his eyes and points the staff at Markior. A huge blast of red energy rockets out and envelops him. Markior is engulfed within red energy, a loud Archonic roar escaping him as his form disappears within the blast... Suddenly, Kerrigan leaps up, bleeding from several limbs... "ENSNARE!!" She twists around in mid-air throwing a small packet of DNA material towards Vaurix. The packet explodes into a shower of thick, green slime, completely covering the Infect in green goo. She lands on the ground, and screeches high-pitchedly, falling down limply as the electricity engulfs her body as she loses consciousness.

((Vaurix's speed is slowed down by half.))

Vaurix spins the staff and plunges the head to the carpet. "I am truly the diety of the storms. Give it u-wha.." His body flickers several times, then he returns to his usual form. Emitting a flThe crystal shatters. "WHAT?!" He throws out his hand to do a wind ball, but nothing. He does it again. Nothing. He looks woried... He backs up slightly, shocked, mumbling "My beautiful powers.."

Astra looks at Vaurix.. seeing his chance, he yells out; "OMNILAPIS!!!" He lets his swords fall to the ground and holds up all four hands to the sky. Blue Lapis energy surges up around his body, the entire room taking on a blue glow. His eyes crackle with the Lapis energy as particles of the energy gather. "Powers of the Lapis Guardian, Gilgamesh..."

Vaurix, looking at Astra, mumbles... "Well....It leaves me one choice..." He turns, and runs, shoving the doors open and starts for the hall.

Markior finally appears from the blast, scorched. He rumbles, shuddering as his form crackles with small red busts.. "That.. really did... hurt..." Looking at the 'Ensnare'd Vaurix, he narrows his eyes... and looks at Astra. "Quickly, Astra! It seems his crystal is destroyed! FINISH HIM!" Astra finishes charging up, and quickly looks at the fleeing Infect. "Don't let him escape!" Vaurix yells out, slowed down by the Ensnare attack covering him. "My extra speed is gone, but I can still have my normal speed!" Sirocco jets in front of Vaurix, shoving him backward. Vaurix OOFS! as he stumbles backwards. Sirocco grins.. "Let's see how strong you really are, Infect." Sirocco says. "Markior, the doors."

Growling, Vaurix responds, "I wasn't built for strength! Only speed!" Markior grins.. Casting recall, he appears infront of Vaurix. "Well, speed plus strength sounded like a nice combination, though." He rumble-laughs, moving his hands so the doors infront of Vaurix telekinetically close. "Prepare to meet you end, Infect..." Astra says, as a lapis beam shines down on Vaurix, covering him in blue light. Vaurix twitches rapidly, as Astra says; "Feel free to take a look skyward." Trembling, Vaurix cries out; "No...no...NEVER!" He tosses the keycard to the ground. His right arm explodes. He turns, runs, and leaps out the hole in the wall, vanishing to somewhere below.

TheMarkior crosses his arms, looking after Vaurix, letting him go. "How did he say it..." He rumbles. "Oh yes, I remember!" ... "Ta ta." The roof above where Vaurix stood shines white...it is then blown away as a huge beam of lapis energy comes down, filling the room with blinding white light as several lapis explosions litter the area. Sirocco looks after Vaurix. "Oh great..." He jets after the Infect, before an unfamiliar voice calls out, "No, I suggest you stop..."

CR walks in and looks out the hole.. He shakes his head. "Poor deluded robot.." Stopping in his tracks, Sirocco looks at this new guy. Markior hovers backwards from the blast, looking towards the hole where Vaurix escaped. Picking up the keycard, he rumbles, "We have the keycard, that's all that matters." He looks back towards the room. "Kerrigan is still there." Looking towards the hole again, his eyes widen. "What in the name of Adun.." CosmicRip folds his arms behind him, looking towards the three as Astra lets the beam dissapate.

CosmicRip says, "I never thought this craft would fly again.." Looking to the side at Markior, Sirocco mumbles.. "I suppose you're right, Markior..." Looking towards CasmicRip, he asks; "Who exactly are you, guy?" CosmicRip turns to the group. "Markior, you know, kindly enlighten him." CosmicRip paces over to the wall Kerrigan crashed into and studies it. Sirocco looks over at Markior. "...well?" Markior crosses his arms, holding the keycard between his fingernails. His form flickers, then returns to his regular white-coloured Archon shape, so he can hold the keycard normally without having to worry about it melting. He turns towards CosmicRip. "I know?" He repeats. He looks at Sirocco. "He's assuming I know, but if I do, my memory must be failing on me." He turns to look at CR. "However.. that appearance.. and the energy I feel from him... I have a pretty good idea who he could be."

AstraYoshima reaches up and removes the lapis gem from his forehead, reverting to normal form, seeing no more threat at the moment. CosmicRip smiles towards Markior. "Oh, right..you haven't met me yet." Astra looks at the gem as it turns to obsidian. "My mistake." CR says, and bows. "You may consider me "A Watcher."

"I'll have to dispose of this someplace where it can't be found by any unscrupulous characters...these obsidian gems are nasty items." Astra says, and pockets the gem. CR continues, "It's my job to make sure all ends up correctly." He looks at Astra. "Just give it to me. No one shall ever find it." Astra hmm's... CR resumes, "As for my identity, when you see 707 again, ask him. He knows me well..." Markior hovers after CosmicRip. "No, not yet.. I assume this is going to change?" Listening, he tilts his head lightly. "A watcher?" He has heard of that term, though. Narrowing his eyes, he rumbles. "Hmm.. One moment."

Astra says, "It had better not end up in the hands of some villain." As he drops the obsidian gem into CR's hand. CosmicRip takes the gem and walks for the door. "What?" He opens the doors. Markior snaps his fingers, his golden shouldershield appearing. "A long time ago, someone told me something important. And.. not that I don't trust you, but I like to make sure of everything." A shivering distortion appears from his shouldershield. CosmicRip turns and smiles gently...though his face is very undescriptive.

The image of Markior's parents appear fron his shouldershield. Markior rumbles. "If you are who you appear to be, then you must know my parents. What are their names?" CosmicRip frowns. "Trivia? So early in the morning? Hmmhmm.." He covers his brow.

"Dimatroch and Gez.. something. I didn't deal with them much. The name...Dimatroch sounds very familiar though.." He shrugs. "I can't be expected to remember it all." CosmicRip runs a hand through his hair. "Anything else?" He looks around and tsks, muttering to himself "Havering..you were such an innocent soul..why did you raise this warmachine??"

Markior looks towards his shouldershield, his parents chuckling lighty. "Almost right." Gezriach grins. "Son, you can trust him. He's kind of a.." Gezriach is lightly swatted on the shoulder by Dimatriach. "Oops." Gezriach grins. "You'll find out when it's time. You can trust him, Markior." Markior nods, and the image disappears. He looks at CR. "No.. I guess not. Let's.." He stops talking, narrowing his eyes. "Pardon me, what was that?" CosmicIp looks at Markior. "Hmm? I was just musing about this place."

Astra looks at the Keycard Markior's holding. "Hrm...well, we won this one, but Vaurix got away." Markior grins, looking at CR. "I thought you said something about Havering.." He narrows his eyes. "Wait.. maybe I do have a last question for you." CosmicRip nods, "I did. And what?"

Kerrigan appears in the dooropening, leaning against it. The wounds on her body have disappeared. "Long live regeneration.." She hisses.. Markior let's his shouldershield disappear. "What is Havering's weak point?" He asks, simply. CosmicRip looks over towards the Zerg Queen. "Really, you were such a good fighter. Why did you let the zerg change you so, Kerrigan?" He says. Turning back towards the Archon, he responds, "Havering's weak point.." He grins. "I want to see what you are made of, so I'll let you find out. But, as a hint, I will tell you one gent among you knows well." Markior nods. "Thought so. If you really are the one that makes all things end well, you wouldn't tell us. You like things to be very hard before something ends properly, don't you?" He looks up. "One among us?" CR sighs. "As for Havering, it's a pity things turned out this way. I will say that. No, I like all to happen to plan." Grinning, he says, "Yes, one among you. Think hard."

Kerrigan hisses towards CR. "And how do YOU know me?" She asks. Not awaiting an answer, she turns away and returns into the room.

TheMarkior hmm's. "The Agent?"
CosmicRip chuckles "Perhaps..."
TheMarkior rumbles. "Probably."

Kerrigan appears from the room again. She looks rather worried. "Guys?" She hisses. CosmicRip turns and runs a hand along a doorframe. "Just a scout and turned out to make this eyesore return. Hmm.." He begins to walk out. Markior crosses his arms, looking down while taptapping the keycard against his arm. "When we meet again, sir." He rumbles. Looking around towards the Queen of Zerg, he rumbles, "What?" CosmicRip nods and looks over, a swirling vortex of reds and oranges opening. Astra watches as the man exits. CR steps up into the hole and straightens his coat. Astra whispers, "I hope he takes good care of that gem..."

Kerrigan begins talking, but an explosion from the room shoves her forwards. Stumbling towards the group, she yells. "The room is exploding, because of that electricity thing, and all those holes in the wall! We got to get away!" She watches as CR steps into the vortex, and then looks behind her. Another explosion crashes through the doorway. CR has a smile on his face. A stray rock flies from the room for him but stops and is crumbled to dust as he continues and the hole closes. Astra throws his hands into the air. "Just great..." The Markior rumbles... "Let's get a move on... quickly. We'll be safe at the end of the corridor, I hope." Astra nods towards the Archon. "Yeah."

Sirocco looks towards the dooropening, and jets off to escape the room, Astra running away quickly as well. Kerrigan is already running away, not awaiting Markior or Astra's words. Markior's body charges with energy before he jets off, going after Kerrigan. The explosions from the room start to fill the corridor behind the group. Astra looks behind him. "Hmm..." He thinks, then calls out, "Gem Sword, assume Emerald properties! Speed up!" Astra's Gem Sword changes from a crystalline makeup to that of an emerald makeup and a green aura surrounds him. A green blur then rockets past the others.

From the other hallway connected to the hallway in which the group is running, DNel AlBright and Ray Noh sneak in as everyone leaves. DNel grins. "Wow...what luck.." Ray chuckles, "Heh, we were smart to leave the plane and come in. Heh..we'll never be caught!" They both heft their sacks and head out.

Kerrigan reaches the door, but finds it shut. Using her shoulder-claws to break the door open, she holds the door open as she lets Sirocco and Astra escape. Markior suddenly stops, his eyes flaring up. Kerrigan yells, "COME ON, PROTOSS! Or do you wanna get FRIED?!"
DNel AlBright and Ray Noh run back in around the corner, then look at each other and shrug. They hear the voices of Kerrigan and Markior away, watching the explosions follow the group.

TheMarkior clenches a fist. "You three get a move on. I'll join up with you later. There's something I need to take care of, first." A black portal appears behind him, and he disappears just before an explosion engulfs the area he was in. Kerrigan jumps away, the door slamming shut and bulging up from the explosions's impact.

DNel AlBright and Ray Noh turn and rush forward, slamming their shoulders into the doors, busting them off the hinges. They grin and run. In this other area, Markior appears infront of Dnel and Ray, his arms crossed. Grabbing their faces with his hands on each side, he SHOVES them backwards. "Halt." DNel looks to Ray, Ray coughes out smoke which blinds Markior. When it fades, the two are long gone.

TheMarkior rubs his eyes.. "Raz'Nagh.. those blokes were the ones who robbed the Sanctuary emtpy.." He looks at the many doorways, snapping his fingers. "It's not the most important thing to do right now, but I must get those two later.." With another Recall, he reappears infront of the group. "Well, we got the keycard." He grins. "Now, let us return to the main door."