The Crucible – StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Mission Briefing

Zurvan: Travel to the birthplace of the zerg. There you will be tested. You may be torn apart. If your rage makes you strong enough, the power of Zerus will be yours.

Cutscene

Zurvan: You have come to this place seeking power.

Kerrigan: Power to kill Mengsk. Tell me what I must do.

Zurvan: The power is more ancient even than I. It comes at great cost. What will you sacrifice to have your revenge?

Kerrigan: Everything.

Zurvan: You must feel the power. It calls to you. Go to it.

Izsha: The primal zerg have been alerted to your arrival. They are coming for you.

Kerrigan: Abathur, send me the creature you’ve been working on – the swarm host.

Abathur: Adapted using primal essence. Spawns locusts to kill enemies. Primal zerg inbound. root swarm hosts to begin spawning.

Kerrigan: Here they come.

Izsha: Primal forces eliminated. Your path is clear.

Zurvan: You are close. The moment draws near. Is your hate still strong enough to make the necessary sacrifice?

Kerrigan: It’s … a pool.

Zurvan: The first spawning pool. It existed before names. From this primordial place, the zerg arose. Within, one essence split into many. One devoured another and became stronger. the first zerg.

You will have your power, and you will lose yourself. Evolve. Transform. Transcend.

Abathur: Recommendation: avoid pool. Catalytic fluid will overwhelm queen’s body. Not strong enough.

Kerrigan: The queen’s hate is strong enough. And if I survive, it will remake me. I will become more powerful than the old Queen of Blades. Izsha, defend the hive cluster and the chrysalis until I am done… or dead.

Izsha: As you command.

[24:45] – Izsha: We need more swarm hosts… Morph more from the larvae at our hatchery.

[24:01] – Izsha: The remnants of Brakk’s forces gather nearby. They are preparing to attack the hive cluster! Root our swarm hosts and crawlers by that entrance!

[23:02] – Izsha: My queen, if you morph more drones you can gather minerals faster.

[21:25] – Izsha: I sense another pack of primal zerg gathering across the basin.

[21:20] – Yagdra: Hear me, broken zerg. You have killed Brakk, but his pack survives. I claim their territory, and their essence!

[20:42] – Izsha: The primal zerg factions have engaged each other. We must remain focused on protecting the chrysalis.

[20:18] – Yagdra: I have not forgotten you, broken pack. Your leader sleeps. She will not awake. My pack will feast upon your essence!

[20:03] – Izsha: Yagdra’s pack is preparing to attack our hive cluster! Ready our defenses!

[17:56] – Abathur: Entity Izsha. Have made important discovery. Primal essence gathering within pool. Can use. Spawn many locusts to defend hive cluster from primal attacks.

[17:41] – Another wave of primal zerg is inbound. Spawn the locusts now.

[14:23] – Izsha: I sense a massive primal zerg emerging. It seems to be wild.

[14:16] – Abathur: Tyrannozor. Savage. Extreme physical prowess. Essence useful, must acquire.

[14:07] – Izsha: That will not be easy. We will have to cross the battle between Brakk and Yagdra’s packs.

[13:34] – Izsha: Both packs are moving against us! Prepare for a pincer attack.

[12:29] – Izsha: Our queen’s metamorphosis is halfway complete! Maintain our defense!

[7:29] – Izsha: The primal zerg are destroying the rocks near the chrysalis!

[6:40] – Izsha: The primals have broken through the barricade! Defend the chrysalis!

[6:13] – Izsha: The chrysalis has opened! Our queen is beginning to awaken!

[4:49] – Izsha: My queen, completing bonus objectives will increase your power level.

[3:18] – Yagdra: My pack is strong! We claim essence, we devour! The broken zerg remain! Collect their essence! kill!

[3:06] – Izsha: Yagdra’s forces are gathering! They are converging upon the hive cluster!