A/N this is my revised story and I will write more if people would like to read more. Constructive criticisms welcome.
I don't own mass effect
Mass Effect: aftermath
It's been days since returning from destroying the collector Base and new Nightmares have imprinted into battered and wounded mind of Commander Elias Shepard. He was relieved that no one died but he knew that people are going to die and that some deaths is going to be beyond his control and that what's scared him the most. Elias Shepard was helpless when slavers attack Mindoir and killed his family and friends, but he survived when everyone else around him died. It was the same for Akuze.
It was a slow trip back; The Normandy had taken extensive damage. If Shepard was still with Cerberus they could've gotten fast repairs but since turning his back on them he had to go to other people to repair his ship.
Shepard was in his cabin making his final damage reports. Taking the glass of ice brandy that he seemed like after his drink with Dr Chalkwaz he closes off his terminal. He walks over to his couch and puts his drink down before sitting down; he looks up at the ceiling and window showing the darkness of space.
"Just like my life, darkness" Shepard thought to himself. Exhaustion was now taking its toll on Shepard. It first happened with Mindoir then it happened with Akuze where 50 marines died. "Thinking back with all the shit that happened, is there any good left in my life" Shepard's mind was everywhere. Then the memories of Ashley popped in his head, she was the only thing good that happened but that changed when the Normandy was destroyed and what happened on Horizon. "Even though she practically called me a traitor that I still love her, does she still hate me for what I have done? I will probably won't know until I see again, Shepard corrected himself, " If I see her again" Shepard said out loud.