The Hierarch (Book 2)

Shakuras

Artanis attempted to travel to Shakuras to regroup with and the , but found that Amon had activated the warp gate connecting Aiur to Shakuras, and lead a force of zerg to overwhelm the planet. The Hierarch lead the Daelaam to clear out launch bays of the creep so that her ships could escape from Talematros. Vorazun, refusing to let her home fall to Amon, ordered that the phase prism of the xel'naga temple be overloaded, destroying Shakuras. Artanis was tasked with defending the temple until the Zerg population had reached its apex point. The Daelaam succeeded and Artanis manually activated the destruction. His forces dimensionally recalled while he stayed behind to finish final preparations. Artanis singlehandedly held out against a horde of and as the phase prism overcharged, and recalled as the phase prism detonated. In doing so, Artanis completed the in the eyes of Matriarch Vorazun, making him a true dark templar.