StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty campaign quotations/Zeratul Flashbacks

=Whispers of Doom=

Preamble
Zeratul: Raynor... the hounds of the void are closing in... I impart my memory - my very essence - into this Ihan crystal... so that you will see what I have seen... and that the future.... may yet have hope.

Mission Briefing
Raynor: Zeratul... what the hell have you gotten yourself into?

Zeratul: Friend Raynor... long has it been since we stood together against the Swarm.

Zeratul: Since then I have wandered the Void in solitude - seeking an ancient prophecy rumored to foretell the return the Xel'Naga.

Zeratul: My sojourn led me to a remote world known as Ulaan...

Zeratul: ...where I discovered fragments of the prophecy. Yet I was not the first to find them.

Zeratul: It falls to you now, old friend... to relive my memories... and believe.

Cinematic - The Prophecy
thumb|300px|right|Cinematic. Zeratul studies the drawings upon a wall Zeratul: The Zerg Swarm came as was foretold.... and the Protoss, first born of the gods -- rose to fight them. Now, the Xel'Naga that forged us all... are returning. Zeratul: But do they come to save...? Zeratul: ...or to destroy? ''Zeratul explores the caves. He encounters and kills several hydralisks. Kerrigan reveals herself.'' Infested Kerrigan: (laughs) I knew you'd find your way here eventually. Zeratul: Your very presence defiles this place, Kerrigan. Infested Kerrigan: Do you hear them, Zeratul -- whispering from the stars? The galaxy will burn with their coming. Zeratul: Perhaps... ''Zeratul cloaks. He then uncloaks and attacks Kerrigan.'' Zeratul: ... but you won't live to see it! Kerrigan immobilizes Zeratul in the air using a psi blast. Infested Kerrigan: Please. Our petty conflicts mean nothing now. A storm is coming that CANNOT be stopped. Fitting - that we should face oblivion together. Zeratul: Never! ''Zeratul opens his warp blade and cuts Kerrigan's wing. In doing so, his right arm is wounded.'' Infested Kerrigan: FATE cannot be changed. The END comes. And when it finds me... I shall embrace it at last. Kerrigan regenerates her wing and leaves. Zeratul: The prophecy is uncertain. There is always hope. Zeratul crawls through a crack and also leaves.

Conversation about the Artifact
Raynor: So these things are still a big mystery, huh?

Hanson: Actually I have found something interesting. Whenever you use that protoss device over there, the artifacts respond by drawing together and expanding their molecular matrices.

Raynor: A little slower and with shorter words, please.

Hanson: Well, if you think of them as dry sponges, they draw ambient energy like water. These things try to absorb as much energy as they can.

Raynor: Are they dangerous?

Hanson: Not if you're human. If my theories are correct - and you were a protoss, for instance - they could drain the life right out of you.

Conversation with Tychus Findlay
Tychus: How'd you become such good buddies with those freaky pro-toss? All I hear is they kill terrans like you and me on sight!

Raynor: Some of 'em would. But some others would fight to the death protectin' people like us.

Raynor: I helped 'em defend their homeworld from the zerg during the first war. When Kerrigan came back leading the Swarm, I helped 'em out again. They're real big on loyalty.

Tychus: Damn Jimmy, almost sound like you respect 'em.

Raynor: I wouldn't expect you to understand, Tychus.

Conversation with Ariel Hanson
Raynor: I'm o.k, Doc, before you start asking.

Hanson: You were staring at that protoss device for a very long time.[Sad 70] Are you sure?[/Sad]

Raynor: Well, now you mention it I could use a drink or two. Maybe what I saw'd make more sense if I was drunk.

Hanson: What was it, Jim?

Raynor: An old friend of mine...looking for the end of the world.

Conversation with Matt Horner
Raynor: How long was I down in the lab, Matt?

Horner: You've been gone for hours, sir. You've been in the lab all that time?

Raynor: I used the Ihan crystal Zeratul gave me. I'd swear it only lasted a few minitues... So vivid... Zeratul's been searching for a Xel'Naga prophecy about the end of the universe. There's more, I just haven't got to it yet.

Conversation with Rory Swann
Swann: My shift is almost over. Little drinkin', little shut-eye. Some more drinkin'. Then right back to work.

Conversation with Gabriel Tosh
Tosh: Good to see ya', brotha'. I been - wait. I can see it in your eyes. You've seen into the spirit world... The protoss. He gave you ... a crystal! And now you've been seein' what he's seen.

Raynor: That ain't nothing to do with you. Stay outta my head, Tosh!

Tosh: Have it your way. But you want to tread careful when you go lookin' into the beyond. If you need me, you know where I be.

Without Media Blitz
Lockwell: We have a very special guest today.. crown prince Valerian! Thank you so much for joining us, Highness!

Valerian: Thank you Kate, it's wonderful to be here.

Lockwell: Let me get right to the question on everyone's mind -- is there anyone special in your life right now?

Valerian: Truth be told, Kate, I have had a crush on you for many years.

Lockwell: Oh stop!

Valerian: But in all seriousness, with the zerg invasion, there's little time for such things. I've been studying military tactics under General Warfield, and whatever spare time I have is devoted to statecraft.

Valerian: It's my goal to be the best emperor our people could ask for. When the time comes, of course.

Raynor: Wonderful, now I've got two of 'em to worry about.

With Media Blitz
Lockwell: Today I'm speaking with Crown Prince Valerian. Highness, what do you say about the allegations that recently came to light regarding your father's corruption -

Vermillion: Kate, there's no need to belabor that topic. Highness, I think the question on everyone's mind is: do you have a special lady in your life?

Valerian: Truth be told, Kate, I have had a crush on you for many years.

Lockwell: I... ah, what?

Valerian: But in all seriousness, with the zerg invasion, there's little time for such things. I've been studying military tactics under General Warfield, and whatever spare time I have is devoted to statecraft.

Valerian: It's my goal to be the best emperor our people could ask for. When the time comes, of course.

Raynor: Wonderful, now I've got two of 'em to worry about.

=A Sinister Turn=

Preamble
Zeratul: I gathered allies and we made our way to the forbidden archive of Zhakul. There, a triumvirate of mystic Preservers awaited us. And in the shadows... something else was watching - and waiting.

Mission Briefing
Raynor: Alright Zeratul, old buddy -- you got your mysterious prophecy. Now let's see what your Preservers made of it.

Zeratul: My quest to decipher the prophecy took me to the forbidden archive world of Zhakul.

Zeratul: Here, three immortal Preservers guarded ancient knowledge.

Zeratul: Only they could transcribe the prophetic fragments. I needed to seek them out quickly.

The Mission
Preserver: We have seen the prophetic fragments in your mind, Zeratul. We will make of them what we can.

Preserver: The Cycle shall draw to its end. The Xel'Naga who forged the stars will transcend their creation...

Preserver: Yet, the Fallen One shall remain...

Preserver: Destined to cover the Void in shadow...

Preserver: It begins with the Great Hungerer.

Preserver: It ends... in utter darkness.

Zeratul: A Greater Hungerer... could it refer to the zerg Overmind? It has a part to play in this prophecy?

Zeratul: I must seek out the Overmind's final resting place. Our ancient homeworld... of Aiur.

Conversation with Ariel Hanson
Hanson: Be careful Jim. I think you're losing yourself in that crystal.

Without Piercing the Shroud
Horner: Welcome back, sir. What did you discover from the crystal this time?

Raynor: It's that obvious I used it, huh? Zeratul took the prophecy fragments he found to a... temple? Library? Kinda both, I guess. But this weird protoss-zerg hybrid had taken over the place.

Horner: You mean some sort of infested protoss?

Raynor: No, this wasn't like infestation at all. It was like someone took the strengths of both races and twisted them together. I gotta tell you - if these things are real, we're in a lot of trouble.

With Piercing the Shroud
Horner: Welcome back, sir. Learn anything new from the crystal?

Raynor: Something I wish I hadn't seen. You remember that zerg-protoss hybrid at the lab we raided?

Horner: Hard to forget. That thing was an abomination.

Raynor: Well Zeratul took the prophecy fragments he had to a... temple? Library? Kinda both I guess. A hybrid had already taken over the place. Just how many of these things are out there?

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Conversation with Rory Swann
Swann: What's up, cowboy? Y'know you're lookin' kinda rough lately - rougher than usual, I mean.

Raynor: I've...ah...got a lot goin' on the right now, Swann. You know how it is.

Swann: Yeah, sure. Y'know you might wanna try laying off the sauce and getting some shuteye once in a while, eh?

Raynor: Thanks, mom. I'll get right on that.

Conversation with Gabriel Tosh
Tosh: You look spooked. You've been seein' what the protoss has to show you. The memories shine through you as clear as day.

Raynor: I saw... a hybrid. Something unnatural. It was trying to corrupt the protoss preservers. Who would have sent it there? Who controls something like that?

Tosh: The one that made them, for sure. That was just the first of many. Dark harbingers, man. Soon they'll be beyond numbering - an' the stars will weep at what comes after.

Raynor: How could you know all this?

Tosh: I don't. I just feel it be true.

=Echoes of the Future=

Preamble
Zeratul: I returned to our ruined homeworld of Aiur. The zerg infestation still covered much of our beloved world... The desiccated remains of the Overmind were still there - a grim reminder of battles lost... and battles won.

Mission Briefing
Raynor: I remember the fall of Aiur. Don't much like the idea of havin' to see it all again. Guess there's nothin' for it.

Zeratul: At the very apex of its victory against us, the zerg Overmind grew... overconfident.

Zeratul: Now, all that left of the mighty Overmind was a twisted, withered husk.

Zeratul: I needed to understand whatever memories lingered within the creature's rotting mass.

Zeratul: Only by making contact with the gargantuan tendrils connected directly to its cortex could I learn its secrets.

Zeratul: Yet its countless minions, which seemed to be feeding from its dead husk, would prove somewhat... problematic.

Conversation with Tychus Findlay
Tychus: When I get outta this suit, first thing I'm doin' is... well, I'd hate to offend your delicate sensibilities.

Conversation with Matt Horner
Raynor: Damn, Matt. I don't even know what to make of this last vision from the crystal.

Raynor: Zeratul was looking for more clues about the end of the universe -- but this time he was on Aiur.

Horner: Aiur? What was he looking for?

Raynor: He was trying to find out why the Overmind made the Queen of Blades in the first place.

Horner: She's the one that's going to destroy the universe?

Raynor: No, that's just it - I think she's the only one that can save it.

Conversation with Rory Swann
Swann: Y'know, I been watchin' the logs. Those damn protoss are still way ahead of us. I can't believe some of the stunts they can pull off.

Raynor: Tell me about it! They've learned some new tricks since the last time we fought.

Swann: I mean c'mon, since when could they warp in guys just anywhere? I thought they needed some kinda gateway at least!

Raynor: Not just anywhere, they need a pylon or another power source close by. Still, they've been working to improve their tech just like us.

Without Media Blitz
Tosh: (amused) What've you been seein' this time, man? (sober) Wait...I see it too. Kerrigan?

Raynor: Seems the Overmind made Kerrigan to... free the zerg... from somethin'. Put 'em on a collision course with the protoss.

Raynor: It's all gone wrong. Everything's... twisted, and there's something out there that's set to destroy us all.

Tosh: Zerg... protoss. These are strong races. How terrible - how powerful - is something that plays with their fates?

With Media Blitz
Tosh: You look... haunted. You've been seein' into the spirit world, and you learned somethin' you don't like. It's... Kerrigan?

Raynor: Seems the Overmind made Kerrigan to... free the zerg... from somethin'. Put 'em on a collision course with the protoss.

Raynor: It's all gone wrong. Everything's... twisted, and there's something out there that's set to destroy us all.

Tosh: Zerg... protoss. These are strong races. How terrible - how powerful - is something that plays with their fates?

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Arcturus: I will rule this sector or see it burnt to ashes around me....

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Raynor: Ol' Mengsk is in deep now. He can burn for all I care.

=In Utter Darkness=

Preamble
Zeratul: Now, friend Raynor, you must see the Overmind's vision of the future. The end of my people... and of all things. This is our fate, should Kerrigan die...

Mission Briefing
Raynor: I don't think I want to see any vision of the Overmind's... But if Kerrigan's involved... I need to know.

Overmind: On a distant, shadowed world, the protoss will make their final stand. Their heroes will gather, their forces will be marshaled, and they will die bravely. But still, they will die.

Overmind: Any my zerg... will be slaves... to the hybrid.

Overmind: All will bow before the power... of the Fallen One.

After Mission
Zeratul: Friend Raynor, you now bear witness... to the truth. There is a malevolent presence within the Void that seeks to destroy everything we hold dear. Could this... Fallen One be a Xel'Naga? After so long... could the gods themselves seek our destruction?

Zeratul: And Kerrigan... I can hardly believe -- the wretched Queen of Blades will prevent the destruction of all that we know...

Zeratul: Raynor, you may soon hold Kerrigan's fate in your hands. I know only that she must live. Be wary, old friend... the hounds of the Void... are on the hunt.

Conversation with Tychus Findlay
Tychus: You're lookin' a little pale there, Jimmy. What you need is another drink!

Conversation with Matt Horner
Horner: You look shaken, sir. What's wrong?

Raynor: Zeratul called it a vision of the future. It was the end time, Matt. Armageddon. More protoss than we ever knew existed, but there still weren't enough to stop the hybrid.

Horner: But what about Kerrigan? Wasn't she supposed to stop them?

Raynor: In this time-line she was dead. Killed by...us. That's what Zeratul's been trying to tell us all along. She has to live or we're all doomed.

Conversation with Rory Swann
Swann: Oh what the hell, cowboy, you look like crap. You been thinking about that girl again?

Raynor: Kinda. I just got some bad news 'bout what might happen if we can't save her.

Swann: Bah, no use worrying about what might happen if you ask me. You want me to help, you just let me know.

Conversation with Gabriel Tosh
Tosh: Damn, brotha' - you look like you could use a drink.

Raynor: I saw the last vision Zeratul put into the crystal. It was a look into the future - a final battle against the hybrid. Armageddon. Somehow... Kerrigan's the key to preventing it.

Tosh: Who knows how the wheel turns? Cycles upon cycles. This much I know - Those that see the future best take heed. It's both a gift... and a curse.

Raynor: But is it cast in stone? That's what I need to know.

Tosh: Who knows? I've heard you say we are who we choose to be. If that be true, the future cannot be fixed.

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