As Kerrigan's first act, she returned to Shakuras and kidnapped the matriarch Raszagal. In order to destroy the cerebrates that controlled the broods, she needed Zeratul and the dark templar as only the energy they possess is capable of doing so. Zeratul complied with Kerrigan in an attempt to save their matriarch. The Overmind and its cerebrates were destroyed at the hands of the dark templar, giving complete control of the Swarm to Kerrigan. But things took a turn for the worst when she brought the matriarch to the planet's surface. When asked if she wished to return, Raszagal wished to serve Kerrigan. Realizing that her mind had been poisoned, Zeratul had no other choice but to reclaim the matriarch and, with great reluctance, kill her. She thanked Zeratul with her dying breath, who then left the planet vowing to avenge her death.
Before disappearing, Zeratul went to investigate protoss life readings on an uncharted moon in the area. But what he discovered was much more disturbing. Inside stasis chambers were what appeared to be a genetic amalgamation of zerg and protoss; a project led by Samir Duran. Most ominous of all was Duran's response as to what was going on. Duran said that he served a "far greater power" than Kerrigan or anyone else. That the hybrid were nearing the end of development across thousands of worlds and they signaled the last stage in the end of a cycle that would shake the universe. He destroyed the facility, but Duran had disappeared.
Meanwhile, Kerrigan was under heavy assault from a vengeful Mengsk and an angry UED. However, despite all their might, Kerrigan proved superior in numbers alone, as well as power. Mengsk, knowing he could not win, retreated, as did the dark templar and Aiur protoss. The UED were not so lucky, however. Seeing as they were outmatched, they made their journey back to Earth, fleeing as well. Kerrigan decided to humor them, sending the Swarm after them once a reasonable amount of time had passed. Not one ship made it back to Earth to report what had happened.
Kerrigan went to ground on Char, having recalled her Swarm to the planet. The past four years had been ominously silent without the zerg terrorizing everything in sight. Some speculators say she had been clinging to her humanity, but many are ever the skeptic. The Aiur protoss returned to their refugee home of Shakuras, using the xel'naga and dark templar technology, as well as their own, to improve their weaponry for the ensuing war with the zerg. Zeratul withdrew for a long while until he befriended a terran archaeologist. Since then, he has uncovered a number of revelations related to the xel'naga, creators of the protoss and zerg, that are very foreboding. Arcturus Mengsk focused on rebuilding his Dominion with a revenge target painted on the back of Kerrigan's head. The UED was almost completely wiped out with only a few survivors remaining. As for Jim Raynor, the former marshal started a resistance movement against the tyrannical Dominion known as Raynor's Raiders. However, it has been a fleeting movement due to Mengsk's control over the media and his rampant propaganda to turn him into an enemy to the public. Because of this, in tandem with previous events, he has been drinking heavily and losing faith. Many people who know him well would say this; "There's one part of that won't rest until Kerrigan is dead and another part of him that refuses to let her go."
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