Battle of Shakuras (Countdown)

The Battle of Shakuras was a major battle fought between the Protoss forces and the Daggoth's Renegade Swarm in Shakuras.

History
Matriarch Raszagal ordered her warriors to take the Xel'Naga Temple in order to activate it and use it against the zerg.

Raszagal disturbed Zeratul with her next pronouncement: "The time has come to let loose the full fury of our powers! Never again shall Shakuras be despoiled by the foul touch of alien species! These Zerg shall be the first to fall before us!"

Raszagal assured Zeratul that, with Kerrigan gone, she was back to normal.

Now that the Protoss refugees had sided once again with the Dark Templar, they were to retake the Xel'Naga Temple, and remove the blight of the Zerg from Shakuras forever.

Artanis carried the Uraj while Zeratul carried the Khalis. The Zerg were cleared from the Temple, which was surrounded by a powerful Protoss force. Artanis and Zeratul carried their crystals within the Temple and channeled energy through them into the Temple. The process took a long while (15 minutes in the game), and the Zerg desperately began to attack the Temple. The Protoss were victorious, however, and when the Temple was about to activate, the Protoss forces withdrew into the temple and braced themselves for the upcoming attack.

Fury of the Xel'Naga
StarCraft - Fury of the Xel'Naga (Double-click for larger video) s6RsaE9p0WM The Temple created a giant burst of energy, obliterating all Zerg on the planet of Shakuras. As an additional surprise, the sun rose over the planet. Shakuras now had a night and day cycle like most other worlds, and the Protoss were confronted, once again, with the power of the Xel'Naga.