The night was silent, but silence did not bring peace.
Liora sat alone on the rooftop of her house, her knees pulled close, her eyes staring upward into what should have been the vast, endless sky.
But there was no sky anymore.
Instead, the heavens crawled with Zerg.
They floated like a swarm of nightmares, blotting out every star, their twisted bodies pressed against the dome that sheltered the base. Their eyes glowed a sickening red, dripping with hunger as they gazed down at the humans below.
Liora's gaze wandered past them to the residents of the base.
People moved about as usual—walking, working, eating—but their expressions betrayed them. That same shadow of dread lingered in every face. Because no one could forget what was above them, watching and waiting.
They all knew.
The moment the dome collapsed, the Zerg would fall upon them like starving beasts, devouring every last shred of humanity.
