Chapter 1: 1. Cinematic
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September 13, 2026.
At long last, the day had come.
Overwatch.
Warcraft.
A Diablo expansion.
All great, but there was one game I’d been waiting for most.
That was StarCraft, Korea’s national pastime.
I’d waited so damn long.
I’d been waiting for this moment.
BlizzCon 2026! I believed in you!
And finally!
"We’re returning to space. And taking that story into its next chapter..."
It’s here! It’s here! It’s here!
It finally showed up!
Something huge is coming!
"The galaxy is cold and merciless, and our enemies have surrounded us. I ask you, soldiers: do you feel safe?"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
Holy fuck!
"The Swarm has returned—to trample our lands and our families. Will you simply let them?"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
This is moving.
"The so-called Firstborn judge us from the shadows. Will you beg them for salvation?"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"No, sir!"
"What will you do to protect your people? Will you run, or will you fight?"
"We’ll fight!"
"We’ll fight!"
"We’ll fight!"
"We’ll fight!"
"We’ll fight!"
"Then let’s begin."
Hell yeah. Blizzard! I knew I could count on you!
"You are the Dominion’s finest elite agents."
"You are one of a kind, and no one can stop you."
The music’s great too!
"Millions of lives depend on you. You cannot lose, and you will not lose. You are warriors. You are the elite. And the Dominion will provide you with the training, equipment, and opportunity to ignite your spirits and fulfill your destiny."
"You will become the most formidable fighting force this sector has ever seen. You will fight for a cause that will echo throughout history. You will fight for humanity’s very survival!"
This is insane. Look at the size of that Overlord.
"Go, go, go!"
"Aaaagh! No!"
"Get back! Get back!"
"No, no!"
Wait, they’ve barely fired at all and they’re already out of ammo?
"We’re surrounded!"
"Screeeeeech!"
Ah, his helmet got smashed.
He’s dead.
He wasn’t the protagonist.
"You are no longer mere recruits."
"You are no longer ordinary soldiers."
"You will now become heroes."
"Now... advance! For the glory of the Dominion!"
Whoa, that cinematic was insane.
But was that it?
Just as I was thinking that, a number appeared before my eyes.
2030.
What?! 2030?
That’s four years away.
So they haven’t even started development yet!
I waited just in case, but that was all there was.
There wasn’t a single thing about StarCraft—not gameplay footage, nothing.
Fuck. Blizzard, you idiots.
Why the hell did you even hold BlizzCon?
You fucking morons!
"Aaaaargh, fuck!"
I shut off my computer.
Then headed straight for bed.
I was an idiot for staying up until dawn waiting for this.
Blizzard wasn’t what it used to be.
I’d been fooled again.
The Blizzard that made Korea’s national pastime was gone.
Those bastards.
I got back up.
This wouldn’t do. I should at least give customer support a piece of my mind.
After dashing off a post, I felt a little better.
I didn’t swear at them, but I did tell them to get their heads straight.
Not that it would mean anything.
I should get some sleep.
*
What? Why is my body shaking so violently all of a sudden?
The instant I opened my eyes with that thought, I froze.
"Wipe out every Zerg!"
"Yeah!"
"We’re almost there!"
Armor that looked strangely familiar.
I’d definitely seen that combat armor somewhere before.
But why was it right in front of my eyes now?
I wasn’t supposed to be seeing it firsthand like this.
Had I gone to bed drunk?
No, even if this was a dream, it felt far too real.
What the hell was going on?
While I was trying to figure it out, the shaking stopped.
I knew why.
Because I’d watched the cinematic.
The Barracks had landed at its destination.
Then light came flooding in.
N-no, this can’t be right.
Why am I here...
Fuck, that Overlord is huge!
"Go, go, go!"
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
"Aaargh!"
"No!"
Fuck, I don’t know. I have to survive first.
"Dieeeee!"
Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat!
"Get back! Get back!"
"No, no!"
Fuck, ammo! Ammo!
"Screeeeeech!"
"Screeeeeech!"
"Screeeeeech!"
"Screeeeeech!"
"We’re surrounded!"
"Aaaaargh!"
A monster with raised claws approached right before my eyes.
A Zergling.
I was out of ammo.
The only thing I could do was—
"Aaaaargh!"
Blizzard, you fucking bastards!
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