DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN MASS EFFECT ONLY MYSELF AND MY PLOT THEY ARE MINE TO CONTROL HAHAHAHA
A/N: I am back people! This has taken a while and Mass Effect 2 is a bitch to play on your first try. But I am planning on playing it at least a few times through to get the plot for this story settled. I warn you though that there are going to be flashbacks during the first half of this story to build up a background on what happened to the characters. This is also a MAJOR AU fic so don't give me bullshit about cannon. If you don't understand some of the concepts of the story it is highly recommended that you read part one of the Immortal Series 'Flight of the Normandy,' That will help you understand what has changed and what hasn't.
I will warn you now that this story will contain elements from Elder Scrolls, Star Wars, Avatar the Last Airbender (Mainly that), SeaQuest DSV, Stargate SG1/Atlantis/Universe, Princess Mononoke, Animorphs, Ann Rice's Vampire Chronicles, The Sword of Truth Series, Dragon age, and James Cameron's Avatar. This is not a crossover just some elements will be taken to help explain the 'Order of the Dragon' better.
This story will mainly be based during Mass Effect 2 but will not completely follow the storyline for the game. Like I said this is a major A.U. Fic. Since my last fic was sort of a bomb shell of grammar errors and story inconsistencies. Since so many people were complaining about it I am trying to find a decent beta who can help me. The problem is that all the beta's I've asked either turn me down or don't have the time to look at it. So If you are interested please P.M. Me on so I cam make arrangements with you. As of now this story will be in its beta for meaning very minimum to almost no proof reading (I don't have the time anymore because of work) so expect ALOT of grammar errors or misspellings.
Hopefully when I am done with this story I can redo 'Flight of the Normandy' by correcting the grammar errors. That is if I have time and ADHD doesn't kill my creative thinking first. I only have part of my song list done so it will be a bit slow. But I have the intro and the first few chapters thought out.
Oh before I go I would like to say on the part of myself I did some changes to my personality in this story. You figure that living for so long your way of thinking changes too. Nearly two hundred years is a long time. Hell even vampires change when they get older. So if you don't like my all powerful self in here don't read it!
No flames just don't read it.
So anyways enough rambling on my part so here we go.
Warning Author insert here.
Summary: For nearly two centuries the Order of the Dragon has been humanities primary biotic practitioners. They kept the peace on Earth and throughout her colonies. But on the Eve of the First Contact War they all were brutally wiped out. Years later Jeff 'Joker' Moreau has been hiding a secret all his life. How did he know Jack or Thane before Shepard recruited them? And who is this mysterious Grandmaster that everyone keeps talking about? Maria Sheppard would like to find out. Warning: (Shoker)
Mass Effect The Immortal Series Part 2: Legacy of the Dragon
Prologue: Legends are Real
EARTH YEAR 2153
The skies over the Great Wall of China were filled with the sound of thunder and the clouds were filled with the dance of lightning. The rumbling could be heard for miles as the dark skies over the mountains cast its shadow over the land. The noise of the rising storm drove the many tourists away to safer grounds. The echo in the mountains vibrated the ground so all who were not in its presence could still feel the power of the Gods at work. But the sounds that was masked by the thunder were not part of the storm.
In fact the storm was hiding a more sinister secret.
The noise was so loud that many residents in the nearby villages would think that China was being punished by the gods.
The battle that was taking place in the skies however was not with vast armies or huge battalions of gunships.
It was one gunship and one large winged creature.
The creature dove to avoid the gunfire as it skimmed along the surface of the great wall over the mountain peaks of the border between China and Mongolia. The creature flew northwards as lightning crashed effecting its ability to fly.
Already blood was pouring from its wounds as a blast of energy came from its mouth.
A large missile came from the gunship slamming into the back of the creature forcing it to land as it was hit again in the underside.
Roaring in pain the creature screamed in agony as it began to fall towards the earth.
It crashed hard into the mountains with the impact that could kill off most creatures. The sounds of thunder cracking in the skies masking its bones breaking as the creature was fell into the deep valleys below. The gunship followed it down into the valley its guns bellowing with the sound of jets flaming hot as it descended.
Down below the creature landed on the valley floor unmoving.
When the ship landed the creature had already lost a lot of blood and was unable to fly. A large piece of stone was embedded into its chest and its jaw was snagged in an odd angle. Its wings were broken badly in many places so flying was not an option for it any more.
Slowly the doors to the gunship opened and a group of well armed soldiers exited the craft. They were followed by two slightly middle aged women. Both of them were walking with confidence down towards the creature; a look of triumph on their faces. The creature growled low in its throat but the gurgling of blood in its windpipe makes it sound like it was sloshing through water.
"Oh don't look at us that way Grandmaster. It was only a matter of time before we were able to finally find you after all these years," the first of the two females said.
Her Auburn hair blew in the breeze of the night air. She had pale skin with a slight wrinkle to them. Her clothes were like any other Alliance Uniform only these were yellow, black and white the color of the creatures enemies. Her body was petite for a middle aged woman and well defined. She walked down the ramp with a deadly grace like that of a cat. Her sister had blonde hair with the same features only she was slightly more curvy then her sister. The first sister Tiffany walked towards the creature.
The storm was far above them bellowing through the mountains. The valley however was safe from its torrent. The mountains offered protection from such natural disasters. The people could hear the echoing voice of the creature as it spoke in a language few can understand.
You killed innocents! You betrayed the Order how could you! You even burned your own mother! Why?, the creature replied its voice distorted by its slack jaw and blood filled mouth.
"My, my we are pessimistic aren't we? Trying to find a way to bring a peaceful end to such a sad story," the woman Tiffany replied.
Killing innocents is not considered just a 'sad story' the creature's tone though weak was angry.
"Grandmaster you wound me! Taking on the form of a dragon! You then use it to hide your presence from the world, and then use that form to bask in the benevolence of your immortality. While we who are more talented then you, more stronger then you were rejected by the Order because all they saw us as was monsters. I heard that the order came straight from YOU!" Tiffany shouted.
You failed to prove yourselves worthy of the Order choosing instead to use your gifts for selfish reasons! Our Order does not murder innocent children before they are aware of their potential! The creature nearly shouted this time. It then began to cough blood unable to move as its eyes started to become glazed.
The creature was bleeding out already soldiers began hooking up devices up to the creature securing it in place and watching it drain the blood out from its weak body. Its red piercing eyes stared long and hard at Tiffany as she smirked.
Tanya walked over to the creature and stood before it.
"You failed us Grandmaster! Where were you when they decided to allow aliens into our order Aliens! We have not yet met an alien species and yet you wanted to include aliens into our Order. Your blind if you don't see what this means to our species! To Earth! You have weakned us to the point were we are nothing more then pawns to this game of galactic politics!"Tanya screamed
I allowed it to give others the same gifts and teachings that we ourselves have had over the years. For more then a century our Order had prepared for this day. By destroying the Order you are destroying mankinds only hope to peace between our worlds. Your blindness will cost you one day Tiffany and Tanya some day the Order will return stronger then ever! The dragon replied growling but its voice began to weaken to the point that it was a faint whisper.
"Not as long as we can help it! While you are dead we will conduct the purge! They will see the errors of their ways soon enough," and with that she walked up to the dragon and slit its throat exposing gushing blood to the rest of the world.
The dragon slumped down dead at last as the teams moved in to pick it up. A larger freighter appeared lowering its ramp to allow the work crews to exit the craft. The first drops of rain began to fall from the mountains as snow melted into thick torrents.
"Get this creature on board and destroy any trace of its blood," Tiffany yelled.
Men hurried out with blow torches and hoses filled with bleach. They burned and sterilized the ground killing off anything that can absorb the dragon's blood. Tanks were hauled out and hooked up to the dragon as they pulled its body onto the ship. The tanks continued to drain its blood till at last they were in the air. The freighter then took off towards space with the intention of landing on the new colony of Shanxi.
As the dragon was being hauled away the last of its blood drained something happened.
It began to turn to stone!
As quick as they could the crew moved the creature's body into a position that would make it's shape suitable to be disguised as a statue. As the last of its blood left its body the dragon was nothing more then a stone statue. Taking a sample one of the techs examined the hard black stone.
"Ma'am this thing has turned into black diamonds! If we sell it we would be rich!" the man said.
He was then shot in the head with a well placed bullet.
"This thing is not worth the effort of selling it off in case it reawakens. When the process is complete set it up as a decoration for Shanxi. I am sure the colonists would love our little statue. In the meantime start the purge. Find anyone and everyone belonging to the Order. I have given you a list of names and families...kill them all and leave no one alive!" Tanya said to the group of soldiers in front of her.
The began to walk off to make preparations for their purge of the Order that has plagued them for years. Finally Cerberus will have its revenge.
ELSEWHERE
"Elisa we have to go! NOW!" shouted Marcus Moreau to his wife as he quickly packed all their belongings which is not much.
Elisa Moreau newly married to her six year boyfriend had just finished packing the last of their belongings and rushed out the door just as gunshots could be heard. Already the purge to destroy anyone belonging to the Order had begun. Many had already lost their lives already to the murderous Tiffany and Tanya. How they gotten the resources was unknown, but they had slaughtered hundreds already in their quest for revenge against the Order of the Dragon. Marcus had just married Elisa his wife who has family that is part of the Order and had been told of its existence.
Only to find that it is being destroyed by two aunts that turned traitor.
Running the couple was joined by Elisa's mother Samantha as they ran out the door. Elisa and Samantha both do not have Biotic powers but they carry the bloodline of the Grandmaster of the Order. That bloodline alone is worth more to Cerberus then everything else.
The blood of an Immortal.
Running for their lives they managed to get down the street towards their skycar and away from the shooters.
But they were not alone. Marcus thankfully was with the Alliance and so was Elisa as they both are contractors for the newly built Arcturus Station. Driving to the space port was not a problem Elisa managed to get their things on board along with with her mother while Marcus alerted the guards on duty of the shooters. Both guards opened fire only to be pushed aside by Biotics.
Just as the door shut and the shooters made it inside they lost the couple to the crowds.
"Delta Team reporting we lost them," the first shooter said.
"Do you know their destination," said the voice on the other end.
"No," replied the shooter.
"Well find them and kill them," with that the line went dead.
They searched the entire station and failed to find them. It was too bad that they did not get very far before being gunned down by space port personnel.
Elisa, Samantha and Marcus managed to get onto a ship that would take them to Arcturus Station. It is a good thing too because while they are safe the rest of the Order will remain to be wiped out by the purge.
SHANXI 5 YEARS LATER
It had been two years since the occupation on Shanxi had gone to hell. The Turian Hierarchy hadn't liked where this was going at all. When their troops had first occupied the colony to secure an artifact that was believed to be Prothean in origin. They had not anticipated the humans to be able to fight back. Even after the 314 relay was opened the Turians had thought the Quarians had activated it. When the Turians went to investigate the Humans managed to fight them off. When the Hierarchy tried to send in more troops the Humans had defeated the Turians in battle. And though the intervention of the Council the interplanetary war had been stopped. Humans and Turians still had hated each other for about two years until the introduction of a few Turian trade groups to Shanxi. The humans who occupied the place had been uncomfortable at first with their Turian guests.
But tensions eased when a Turian male was caught dancing in the streets naked. He had way too much to drink that day and the result was four days in jail. To the embarrassment of his fellows and the entertainment of his human hosts the poor Turian was seen as an icebreaker for the two species. As new friendships started to rise within the ranks. The humans who had fought to defend their home were seen as equals to both the Turians and then later the Krogan who had heard how the Turians had been put in their place by such an inferior race.
Though the Council extended its invitation to the human race to have an embassy on the Citadel the humans have refused. The statement of this fact is that humans have shown that they are not so trusting to outside races. When the council extended it again gradually the humans accepted reluctantly but with their guard up. The species who took the most interest in them were in fact the Asari. Similar in appearance to humans but are a mono-gendered race. The Asari sought to find a way to coexist peacefully with humans and open new trade routes.
The other race interested in humans was the Salarians. An amphibian race, they wanted to learn more about human science and about human biology. Since the Salarians were not an aggressive race they were treated better then the Turians.
Throughout these events on Shanxi one thing still remained.
The dragon statue that sits still in the courtyard of the main colony plaza.
The statue had sat there for nearly five years, and even though the garden that held it was destroyed the statue remained standing proud amongst the ash. There was not a single crack on that statue as if it was invincible. The alien guests would stare at it for hours wondering about the origins of its make. The humans who occupied the colony would tell them stories from Earth about dragons. It was finally an Asari collector who really took notice of the statues make. The black diamond that shined around it gave it a bluish splendor that added to its beauty.
She wanted to add that statue to her museum on Thessia as a memorial piece in the newly added human exhibit. The townsfolk reluctantly sold her the statue stating that the statue represented what had happened here. They quickly contacted the creators of the statue namely Tiffany and Tanya Torres for a sale on the statue. Both agreed to a handsome some and arranged transport.
The Asari now happy to have the statue had arranged for a pick up. Using advanced technology the statue was lifted onto the transport and moved to the main space port of the colony. There it was loaded onto a merchant ship bound for the Asari homeworld of Thessia.
As it took off the statue was locked firmly in the cargo hold the straps and mass effect fields that kept it place held as the ship launched into space.
THESSIA
The ship landed safely in the space port nearest the main city of Tess-Shiva a capital world of one of Thessia's republics. This one is found on the Northern most part of the main continent of Ambros which sits most of the main cities and the Great Temple of Athane.
It is here that the Museum of Galactic History resides. It is found near the Temple of Athane along the main road strip. Several stories tall and several blocks wide. Each story is dedicated to a specific galactic culture within Galactic Space. This is a way for anyone visiting Thessia to see how much time is spent studying the different cultures of the galaxy. From the main Council Races to lesser races such as the Volus, Hanar and Quarian the Museum is a jewel amongst the history of the galaxy. Now the newest addition to the Museum is being constructed at the very top.
The human section holds pieces of art, models of architecture from civilizations long past and even copies of human religious materials. The Asari wasted no detail in adding to their museum. At the center of the museum was a garden dedicated to the quiet of all races. Plants from every corner of the galaxy was planted there with Mass Effect fields surrounding it allowing them to grow in a habitat closest to their homeworlds.
It was here that the Statue was to be placed. The human sector was near the top of the building so the garden representing Earth had only just started to sprout.
The transport that was lowering the statue had to go through an opening in the roof. That open was rather large and round enough to accommodate the size of the Statue's wings. Slowly the transport lowered the statue into the opening and towards the center of the human cultural section of the museum. This was dedicated to human mythology and stories. Already stories from different cultures were displayed along the walls in holographic detail. Vids of knights and samurai became shown on the walls of their respective corners of the museum.
The Asari also wasted no time in setting the statue up where it was to be positioned. Already mechs and workers worked to complete the display dedicated to the dragon. Lines were hooked up and a V.I. Was installed into the walls. The dragon statue stood there glistening in the Thessian sunlight with its diamond luster.
"A little more towards the right that way the angle would let the visitors view its wings and size better," the Matriarch in charge of the Museum said.
Slowly the mechs turned the statue so that it's side glistens in the sunlight pouring from the windows.
"There that does it, now stand back so I can look at it," the Matriarch said.
Slowly the others backed off leaving the cables as they were when the Matriarch walked around it. She explored every section of the statue seeing what would work with it. Then she began to type a few things into her datapad.
"Alright we have everything here now, you can release the cables. I will get started on what plants shall be used to grow around the statue. The mass effect fields around the garden area were temporarily disabled giving them enough time to lower the statue to the ground. Now they have what they wanted they can design the garden to suit the Earth environment. Make sure you keep the cable nice and tight now till you feel the jolt," the Matriarch said.
When the Statue was firmly in place the cables were released and the ship took off leaving the newly acquired piece in its place. The Matriarch smiled at the sight of the statue its fierce looks and sharp claws.
"You are magnificent! Just look at you! I bet you will be the crown jewel of the exhibit when this is finished." she said
The statue remained as it was looking over the garden with its wings spread casting an eerie glow as the sun shown down from the main skylight above and the windows around it. The Matriarch loved the way the statue glistens as she activated the V.I. To see if it was working.
"On the planet Earth creatures known as Dragons existed in many myths and legends..."
TBC