Two Days after the Treaty of Sur'Kesh
Thessia: City of Val'eri
May 4, 2121: 1100 Hours
The asari homeworld was in ruins and many lives were lost during the invasion. Billions were left homeless and starving. Although glad that the war was finally over, the asari were not pleased with the end result. Thessia, their home world, was to be annexed by the humans along with many other key worlds. This was determined in the Treaty of Sur'Kesh where the Citadel Council was forced into surrender after the near destruction of Palaven and the threat of similar destruction happening upon Thessia. To the asari, the most important thing was that the war had come to an end. To the humans, it was another story.
"And so, you're sure that my soldiers will be treated fairly under accordance with the intergalactic war conventions?" asked an asari Captain who had just recently surrendered with what remained of her command.
"Yes, yes, you and your combatants will be treated in accordance to your status." answered a bored human Lieutenant who would rather be anywhere else than here. He literally had to repeat everything he had said for the past three hours of his shift to every ranking Xeno officer who surrendered. So far over 3,000 'disarmed combatants' had been taken care of during his shift. It was tedious business but it had to be done.
"Just have your soldiers disarm, and arrive at the designated location on this paper at this time. Leave behind all equipment they won't need it. You're dismissed." The Lieutenant waved the asari Captain away.
"Next!" he shouted as he shifted through his paperwork. The following asari walked up to him and gave some sort of salute. The Lieutenant laughed at it and shook his head. 'Fools.' he thought. "Name, rank, and unit." he asked the asari.
"Commander S'Valia, 3rd Biotic Guard Brigade." Replied the asari, posture straight as one would expect of a career soldier. She stiffened further, though, when she heard a quick precession of gunshots in the distance. "What was that?" she asked the Lieutenant, worriedly.
"Target practice." he answered carefully as he handed her a document finalizing the surrender of herself and those under her command to the UNSC Armed Forces.
"But the war is over?" she pushed.
"Don't worry about it." He said as he crossed off her name with a red pen. 'You'd have been a troublemaker.' he thought as he handed the document to a Sergeant behind him. "Commander, follow the Sergeant. He'll take you to the officer's briefing."
"But what of my subordinates?" she asked in confusion.
"They'll be taken care of." he insisted. The asari commander then left the line and followed the Sergeant towards the back of the building. Moments later a gunshot went off.
"Next!"
Eliminating potential resistance leaders was a priority of the UNSC. Soldiers know how to fight, and were annoyingly more loyal to their common people than their political leaders. Keeping them alive in work camps would not be sufficient suppression due to the risk of a revolt. Thus the widely accepted practice of executing (former) enemy officers was being enforced throughout the asari demilitarized zones.
On a personal note, I despise those who commit acts such as this. All soldiers should be treated with respect no matter what side they fought for. But this one shot will go against this belief. So, prepare for some dark themes.
Please Review and check out Origins Dark Rising if you haven't already it takes place around 30 years into the future.
