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SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4003 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-22 22:20:53
May 21 2011 22:08 GMT
#1
This blog post is a StarCraft 2 children’s story that explains just what happened to the Khaydarin Amulet. It has been written with the younger TL reader in mind.

Once upon a time, it happened that there was a great unhappiness among the zerg. They tried and they tried, but as close as they might come to a protoss base, they found that there were always high templar there, and as soon as the high templar arrived, there would come a great storm.

Zerglings would crash against the storms for days at a time, until eventually there were no more zerglings. Then the rest of the zerg would be forced to return home, to weep in their burrows and mourn their fallen friends. Growing quickly sick of words like “timing attack” and “metagame” the zerg moved out with stealth, and while no one was watching, stole all of the upgrades from the GSL.

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There were a great many players saddened by their lack of upgrades, what use were marines without stim? Or marauders without concussive shells? Siege tanks entered existential crises, and stalkers forgot to blink. Afraid of what might happen, a group of players banded together to find a man someone to help.

First they went to Nestea, for he was the “detective zerg,” but he was happy to have so any upgrades, and turned them away. Next, they went to sharp-minded Artosis, but he was happier to see terrans without stim than he was sad about his missing upgrades, and so he graciously refused. Since he was close by, they next consulted Tasteless, but he had had enough, and cared only for Street Fighter.

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Eventually, they went to Day[9], as neutral a man and cunning a detective as ever there were. Day[9] took the case, and along with his faithful friend Manfred, sought out the zerg base. After hours of careful examination, Day[9] found the zerg base, and tracked the creep tumours to find its loving queen. He persuaded her that stealing was not the way, and that the zerg would feel better if it won on equal terms.

He talked the zerg around, and the queen apologised to all. She handed back her bag of upgrades, and vowed to try always to spread creep to keep zerglings safe from storms. Day[9] declared himself victorious and went home…

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Little did he know, the queen had squirrelled one upgrade away, and hidden the protoss’ Khaydarin amulet under some creep in the zerg base on Steppes of War, where no one would ever want to go to look for it.


****
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ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
May 21 2011 22:29 GMT
#2
Hahaha~! Nice, cute little story
CaffeineFree-_-
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States712 Posts
May 21 2011 22:33 GMT
#3
Hahaha manfred <3333
We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved
Kon-Tiki
Profile Joined February 2011
United States402 Posts
May 21 2011 22:41 GMT
#4
LOL! Good stuff, definitely 5/5
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar.
DivinO
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States4796 Posts
May 21 2011 23:00 GMT
#5
Great story! :D You deserve a star, friend.
LiquipediaBrain in my filth.
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4003 Posts
May 21 2011 23:30 GMT
#6
On May 22 2011 08:00 DivinO wrote:
Great story! :D You deserve a star, friend.


Haha, you flatterer, my meagre sub 400 posts means I'm unlikely to have a star anytime soon

I'm just glad to have TL here to witness my slow decline into a photoshop-nightmare version of my own life.
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GCVeila
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States39 Posts
May 21 2011 23:32 GMT
#7
Cute story ^.^ 5/5
Just keep playing, don't stop!
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
May 22 2011 00:04 GMT
#8
Detective manfred!

And post number and stars don't necessarily need to have a correlation...but for a random story.....
Jaedong :3
AnxiousHippo
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Australia1451 Posts
May 22 2011 00:11 GMT
#9
5/5
I look forward to reading this to my baby sister :D
An apple a day keeps the Protoss away | TLHF
Darclite
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1021 Posts
May 22 2011 01:42 GMT
#10
lol this was nice (:

"what use were marines without stim? Or marauders without concussive shells? Siege tanks entered existential crises, and stalkers forgot to blink. "
great line.
They're fools. You should eat them.
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4003 Posts
May 22 2011 11:45 GMT
#11
On May 22 2011 09:04 ReketSomething wrote:
And post number and stars don't necessarily need to have a correlation...but for a random story.....


It wasn't random, that would defeat causality
Moderator@SirJolt
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
May 22 2011 12:35 GMT
#12
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4003 Posts
May 22 2011 12:54 GMT
#13
On May 22 2011 21:35 JingleHell wrote:
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.


Eight stalkers blinking!
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Mobius_1
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United Kingdom2763 Posts
May 22 2011 16:02 GMT
#14
Bedtime stories, you are doing it right!
Starleague Forever. RIP KT Violet~
UltimateHurl
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Ireland591 Posts
May 22 2011 21:44 GMT
#15
So if I rush enough zerg I'll get my Amulet back? I hope this applies generally, and not just on Steppes of War...
SilverJohnny
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States885 Posts
May 22 2011 21:48 GMT
#16
On May 22 2011 21:54 SirJolt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 22 2011 21:35 JingleHell wrote:
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.


Eight stalkers blinking!


Seven Zealots dancing!
also i think you should be able to combine like 5 archons to make a really really shitty oliver stone film - Keanu_Reaver, bw balance genius
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4003 Posts
May 22 2011 22:19 GMT
#17
On May 23 2011 06:48 SilverJohnny wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 22 2011 21:54 SirJolt wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:35 JingleHell wrote:
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.


Eight stalkers blinking!


Seven Zealots dancing!


Six Dragoons (mis)pathing!
Moderator@SirJolt
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
May 22 2011 22:54 GMT
#18
On May 23 2011 07:19 SirJolt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 23 2011 06:48 SilverJohnny wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:54 SirJolt wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:35 JingleHell wrote:
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.


Eight stalkers blinking!


Seven Zealots dancing!


Six Dragoons (mis)pathing!


FIIIIIIVE Burrowed Lings...
SirJolt
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
the Dagon Knight4003 Posts
May 22 2011 23:02 GMT
#19
On May 23 2011 07:54 JingleHell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 23 2011 07:19 SirJolt wrote:
On May 23 2011 06:48 SilverJohnny wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:54 SirJolt wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:35 JingleHell wrote:
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.


Eight stalkers blinking!


Seven Zealots dancing!


Six Dragoons (mis)pathing!


FIIIIIIVE Burrowed Lings...


Four rolling banes!
Moderator@SirJolt
ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
May 22 2011 23:10 GMT
#20
On May 23 2011 08:02 SirJolt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 23 2011 07:54 JingleHell wrote:
On May 23 2011 07:19 SirJolt wrote:
On May 23 2011 06:48 SilverJohnny wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:54 SirJolt wrote:
On May 22 2011 21:35 JingleHell wrote:
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me.... 9 Phoenixes lifting.


Eight stalkers blinking!


Seven Zealots dancing!


Six Dragoons (mis)pathing!


FIIIIIIVE Burrowed Lings...


Four rolling banes!

Three Firebats~~
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