A/N: So this is the new revised Eternal Love first chapter. It takes the first three chapters and ties it into one long chapter. Now you'll notice certain things are missing from the original, for instance there is no indication the drug is still in my OC's system. That's because they aren't. Last time I dragged that on way to long. Next chapter we'll get to Feros and have that whole scene change. I've made some serious changes to the story plan. Also if you read Longing you'll see some romance between maleshepard and Miranda. That story isn't tied to this story completely, but that first chapter was an announcement to the revision of this. I'm not going to say it is the exact sex scene that will happen later on in this story, but it will be close. I'll probably add more to the one in this story then there is for that first one
Chapter 1:
Aria T'Loak was not someone you crossed if you wanted to live. She was someone who'd smile as her guards slit your throat for even a minor inconvenience. Thus, when hell froze over in Omega, Aria was sure to be the root cause. Afterlife a normally loud club was quiet for once, the dancers cowered in fear by their poles as Aria's biotics flared in anger. Her normally pristine couch was dotted with blood, and the glass around it had shattered.
"You lost her, how do you lose a child?" Aria shouted at her Batarian guard.
"You know how she is mother, she was always crafty. Even at her age her biotics are something to be feared." Liselle, Aria's daughter spoke up from beside her, coming to the guards aid.
"She is barely one hundred, you mean to tell me that even you couldn't stop your little sister from leaving?" Aria turned on Liselle her biotics tossing Liselle into the bloody couch.
"She planned it out well, we lost fifteen commandos, and three buildings trying to stop her from escaping." The Batarian Guard said. Aria was suddenly in front of the Batarian. Her hand wrapped around his throat choking him for a second before she threw him over her shoulder and into the back wall of Afterlife.
"Here's what is going to happen. You are going to find my daughter. You are going to bring her back here. If you do not, I'll kill every fucking Batarian on Omega. That clear?" Aria said. In an instant the guard was nodding and struggling to his feet.
"I'll go too, someone has to actually convince her to come home." Liselle said and the two walked out of Afterlife, and into the streets of Omega. Aria turned to the quiet chambers of Afterlife.
"I'm not paying you all to piss yourselves. Get to fucking work." Aria shouted and the music restarted, and the dancers gripped their poles shaking not to tantalize, but instead with fear. Aria collapsed onto the bloody couch. Thoughts of her youngest daughter out there alone came to her and threatened to break the cold visage she wore. People didn't expect Aria to love, but there were two Asari, Aria loved with her whole life. Liselle and Ralia were all that Aria needed, more then Omega, more then the money she earned, more then anything in this galaxy. A smile from one of them melted her heart.
She wanted to take off of Omega and scour the galaxy for her daughter, but to do so would leave an assassins focused on her daughter. No if it was perceived that Aria was emotionally compromised assassins would go after her, and she'd kill them all. She trusted Liselle to bring her sister back to her mother, but more then that she trusted Ralia's skill to keep herself alive. If there was one thing she passed on to her children was her stubbornness to not die.
-Ilium-
One would expect the daughter of Aria T'Loak to be a hard ass, or cruel this was not the case for Ralia. She enjoyed the quiet Ilium provided; she enjoyed a book late at night. She enjoyed peace and quiet. It was for this reason she ran from her home on Omega. She needed to experience silence, wanted to experience something more then just being feared for her mother's name.
Her grays eyes scanned the crowd leaving the docks of Ilium, looking for her friend to come walking through. She had met her best friend on Thessia. Her mother had sent her to Thessia in order to on the request of an old friend of hers. The goal of the trip was to teach Ralia and the friend's daughter how to meld and avoid children, this did not go as planned. While they had melded the plan was for it to be a one-time thing. Just a single meeting instead the two exchanged contact information and consistently spoke to one another. When her friend ran from her mother Ralia set her up with a ship from Omega.
She smiled as a blue hand snuck its way into her purple hand. Her friend managed to sneak up on her, that's rare. Not many people could sneak up on her. Growing up on Omega made it clear that if you didn't know what was around you, you'd be killed quickly. This was even more so if you were Aria's daughter, by the time Ralia was fifty she had lived through three hundred different assassinations attempts.
"You're late, Li." Ralia said with a smile.
"Sorry Ralia I got a little distracted at my last dig." Liara said from beside her.
"Of course you did. You sat there looking at old shit while I blow up three buildings in Omega trying to get here." Ralia said, Liara was quickly pulling Ralia through the docks of Ilium.
"Well we have very different thoughts of what is fun."
"Now that's not true. I'm quite sad you think I enjoy blowing things up." Ralia said enjoying the way Liara started to apologize. Despite talking consistently for forty years, she still could make Liara embarrassed. It was a joy for Ralia.
"Honestly, you're lucky I'm such a kind soul otherwise I'd have left you to fend for yourself with your mother." Ralia said as they came to the ship Ralia gave Liara from Omega. It was a simple cruiser, meant for a single person. It was painted black with a light blue streak on the side. The door opened allowing the pair to step inside.
"I could just leave you here, you know." Liara said finally realizing that Ralia was messing with her.
"You wouldn't leave me, you need me. So where we going?"
"Therum. I found a good site to dig. Most of it was already dug out, but I believe there is more deeper down." Liara said seating herself infront of the ships controls. A map of the distance from Ilium to Therum appeared on the display before her. It would take no time at all to get there, especially due to the Mass Relays dotting the distance. Ralia wandered around the small ship as Liara plotted their course. She found Liara's bed and smiled at the book at her bedside.
Ralia had sent her one of her favorite books as a present a few months back, it was a book written by a matriarch, detailing the belief that the Prothean extinction was a simple disease that swept through them. Ralia found it to be a terrible theory as that did not account for why it did not affect the budding sentient races. It had already been proven that the Prothean had documents on each of the current races of the galaxy so why did it not affect them. The book simply glossed over it saying that it was in relation to different DNA strands resulting in different affects the disease had on different races. If it hadn't been written by a learned Matriaich the document would have been thrown away as ramblings of the uneducated. Ralia loved reading that book just for the laughs as she read some of Liara's theories and they made more sense then the ramblings of this fool. But of course Liara's theories were thrown away and discredited on account of her age. That frustrated Ralia, as Liara was the smartest Asari, when it came to books, that Ralia knew.
She turned away from the book and smiled wider seeing the picture of the two of them on Liara's dresser. It was right after Liara ran from her mother, she had come to Omega to see Ralia. The two had hidden in Ralia's room laughing and giggling as they did the first time they had met. It was one of Ralia's precious memories of Liara and her together.
-Four weeks later Therum-
Ralia groaned as her biotics flared once more coming to life as they tore into a Geth. She was scared the Geth had been assaulting them for two days now and they were losing ground.
The dig had been going so well before, they had found a good location to start looking and were soon at an odd Prothean structure build into a volcano. It dug deep into the ground and even so much as into the lava pit of the volcano. That location had a blue barrier allowing the lava to form around the structure. It was also the place where they slept in. It was the most interesting room for Ralia as she loved the way the lava glowed against the blue barrier.
Now though she was scared that they'd be pushed back into that room, and knew that that'd be the kill zone if they were. So it was with that thought that Ralia put all her energy into reclaiming land lost, it wasn't going well. It didn't help that Liara was panicking as they lost ground. She was determined that she could spring a technology built by the Prothean that'd make a barrier infront of her. Of course this meant that Ralia had to hold the location alone while Liara fiddled with the controls for the barrier. Suddenly a squeak of surprise came from Liara and a barrier flared up behind Ralia. She looked back for a second and saw Liara floating in a bubble.
"What the fuck?"
"Wrong button." Liara said and then her eyes widened. Ralia turned back to see a Krogan's fist collide with her face. The punch sent her spiraling into the metal of the structure behind her. It dazed her and threw her to the ground. Her ears began to ring as her mind swam. A foot from the krogan stepped on her making her feel a few ribs break. She cried out in pain. Liara was shouting in fear, but she could not hear the conversation clearly. Something about her mother, and don't kill her was all that she could make out. Suddenly she was lifted to her feet and was facing the Krogan's face. Spit landed on her and she grimaced in pain as the Krogan's hand wrapped around her face. Her crests ached as the krogan's fingers dug around them, the hand tightened slowly crushing her nose. She screamed as it broke and blood began to pour from the broken nose. Finally mercy came to her and blackness took her vision.
-Two days later Liara-
Liara was terrified, the Krogan had taken Ralia with him, and had gone to find another way into the chamber Liara was in. Her mind reeled as the words the Krogan had said came back to her, 'Your mother wants to see you girly.' Her mother had sent them, had sent Geth? Why were Geth beyond the Veil? More importantly why were Geth working for her mother. Fear gripped her heart as voices echoed down the chamber. They did not seem to sound like the Krogan and so she called out.
"Hello out there! Can you please help me?" Liara yelled and soon she was met with A krogan, a human and a Turian? The human was a dark haired man. He stood infront of the other two, an N-7 on his armor. Liara vaguely recalled Ralia talking about the N-7 of the human military, they were supposed to be the best of the best.
"Dr. Liara T'Soni I presume? My name is James Shepard, I'm a Spectre from the Council, we wanted to talk to you about your mother." the gentle voice of the human called to her. Liara watched the Krogan carefully hoping that this wasn't a trap.
"Yes, that's me. Please can you get me out of here?" Liara said
"Oi, Asari what about Benezia?" The Krogan said
"I'm sure the Asari was going to answer that shortly." The turian spoke up
"My mother? What about her? I haven't spoken to her in awhile. Besides whatever these Geth are doing here she sent them."
"How do you know she sent them?" The human, Shepard, said his hazel eyes narrowing
"They had a krogan, he told me. Oh goddess, look we need to find him. He took my friend with him when he left. They want to get me too. Please we need to get her out of there."
"Any ideas T'Soni?"
"The release for the barrier I'm in is next to me. You'd need to find a way into the chamber I'm in. Please hurry." Liara called
"Don't worry. We'll get you out of there." The human said and the three companions turned away from Liara. She wasn't quite sure what to think of the three, but if the human was actually a Spectre then they had the best chance to deal with the Krogan.
-Short while later-
Liara watched in fear as the Krogan came slowly walking up to them. There beside him with a chain around her neck was Ralia. She had been stripped bare, black splotches dotted her frame, her eyes had black rings, the location around her crests were black, her sides were black. The worst was her hands, they had been bent back, to the point her fingers could nearly touch her elbow. She wanted to run forward and grab Ralia and pull her into her arms. Tears pooled in her eyes as Ralia was thrown to the ground as the Krogan pulled a gun out. Soon fighting erupted around her, but she didn't care she ran to her friend. When she reached Ralia she erected a barrier around the two and tried to get Ralia's attention. Ralia wouldn't look at her, she just watched in fear as the Krogan who had captured her fell. The entire room shook.
"Joker get us out of here now!" The human called and the barrier around Liara and Ralia fell. Liara pulled at Ralia to get her to her feet, but Ralia collapsed. The three that had saved Liara were soon at her side, and the Krogan was bending to collect the fallen Ralia. A scream came from Ralia as the Krogan touched her. A hand from the human stopped the Krogan and instead the Turian bent to collect Ralia. Liara watched tears falling from her eyes as they ran. As soon as they were on the humans ship they were directed to MedBay. The journey was short but torturous for Liara. Ralia was quiet, her eyes devoid of emotion and just staring blankly ahead as the Turian, Garrus, carried her. The humans of the ship stared at the Naked Asari, sadness emanating from their eyes. For now they just had to deal with Ralia's injuries in MedBay.
-Commander's Quarters-
James sighed as he watched his door turn from green to red, it had been a long day for his crew and it was sure to get worse soon. His omintool lit up as a message came through. He flipped it open smiling at the name, Perfection. She was a friend he had met through a sort of conversation website, some people used it as a hookup site, and he had once used it as such. Then he met the user Perfection and well he had found a friend he didn't need to know much about to enjoy spending time with. She and him spoke of gene therapy, spoke about the merits of integration of humans into other species lifestyles, she was against that, but did not appear to be xenophobic about it. In most cases he found that she was someone he could have an intellectual conversation about anything he so chose. He read the message again smiling at the topic.
"What do you think of this human spectre business? It seems to be a throw away from the council. Wouldn't be surprised if the Spectre was used as a scapegoat for any mistakes."
"I wouldn't say that, I think the man will find a way to make things work. It's a big step for humanity, if he can prove himself well enough then humanity will go from being a lower class species into being one of the main. I mean Spectres are chosen from council races, the fact that humanity isn't a council race and has a Spectre is a big step." He wrote to her, his nickname popping up below hers, HSpacerH. It was ssilly nickname he had made when he was sixteen and had first started this website. He hadn't ever seen a reason to change it.
"You think he'll do a good job?" She responded almost instantly to him. She always did type a lot faster then he did, must have been because of her job as a Secretary for Synthetic Insights.
"I believe so."
"Then we just have to hope he makes a good show for humanity."
"So how's work?"
"Rough as always. I swear if someone else stares at my breasts when they come to my desk I'm going to kill them."
"Oh, please don't cause more work for me."
"Don't worry I won't kill anyone on the Citadel, so C-Sec won't have to get involved."
"Good. Hey I'd love to talk more, but I got a long day tomorrow, got drills to run, need sleep."
"Alright. Talk to you later."
"See you." James signed out he slid his omnitool off his hand and undressed. He slipped into his private shower enjoying the way the water poured off of him. His thoughts drifted to the two Asari he just picked up, he hoped they'd be ok.
-MedBay-
It was seven hours later that Dr. Chakwas left the med-bay to report the condition of the young Asari. In the four hours that Dr. Chakwas had worked the Asari Liara T'Soni had been integrated into the crew and while she wasn't talking to anybody she had a vested interest in the condition of her friend. This meant that the moment the doctor had left the med-bay; Liara was at her side and asking questions of her friend. Chakwas had refused to specify until she had spoken to the Commander. It was for this reason that the doctor and Liara were standing in the Shepard's chambers as Shepard filed a quick report to the council of the current situation regarding his investigation.
"Commander, the Asari you brought in is stable. Her injuries were severe, two of her ribs were broken, her crests were severely bruised, her nose has been reset, both her legs were broken, and it would appear she has a concussion. My medical expertise might be lacking on the Asari signals for concussions, but her eyes aren't responsive and seem to have darkened. There was no indication of any penetration." Dr. Chakwas listed off to Shepard. As she spoke Liara's eyes began to widen upon realizing just how damaged her friend actually was. It was Chakwas' statement about Ralia's eyes that scared Liara the most though.
"How dark were Ralia's eyes? Were they black?"
"Yeah."
"That's a meld. Ralia is forcing her body to prepare to meld with someone. Do not let anyone touch her skin directly. If you do you'll be forced into a meld with her. Also it might be best to take a tox-screen. If my assumption is correct then she has been drugged. An Asari doesn't just spend her time in a meld without a partner nearby." Liara said her voice quiet. She was uncomfortable talking about what could have happened to her friend, but if her assumption was right then Ralia was a danger to herself and to others.
Dr. Chakwas nodded and turned to leave the room and Liara followed her hoping to check on Ralia. The journey was short and the two stood before Ralia's unconscious form. The medical staff had redressed her in a hospital gown giving the Asari some form of decency. Dr. Chakwas soon set about drawing blood from Ralia while Liara watched impatiently.
"You know Dr. T'Soni in all my years as a medical officer I have never dealt with Asari physiology. What exactly does this drug do to Asari? Dr. Chakwas said quietly
"If I am correct then the drug she was given is one we Asari use at the start of our melding experiences. It forces our bodies to produce Eezo at an increased rate. When a young Asari needs to be taught how to meld to prevent pain for the partner and for herself, she is given this drug and is guided by a matriarch in her first meld."
"So it isn't a bad thing?" Dr. Chakwas said moving to a small machine to the far left of the med-bay. The machine would run the blood and detect any anomalies; given that it was set to human blood it'd show several anomalies. It was Liara's own intelligence that the two would be relying on to see if there was in fact an increase in Eezo production.
"It becomes dangerous after an Asari has already learned how to meld without it. It can cause a need for a meld in the Asari; this tends to mean they reach for whoever can satisfy that need. From what I understand it is used in seedier places to make Asari more responsive to sexual acts." Liara said turning away
"So it's a rape drug?"
"To an extent, that's why if you permit it once she is cleared and the tox-screen shows an increase in Eezo, move her somewhere where no one will bother her. I'll go in and take care of the drug in her system."
"Take care of the drug? How?"
"She needs to purge it from her system. Physical or mental exhaustion will cause the drug to be sweated out of her system. I will allow her to meld with me." Liara said her blush deepening. Dr. Chakwas turned to Liara in shock, from what she understood she was being asked to allow her injured patient to engage in sexual activities in order to purge a drug.
"Dr. T'Soni, you are asking me to allow my patient to engage in a strenuous activity despite her injuries. She can't move around at this point.
"She won't have to. I'll guide her through a meld with me; make her assume the meld was fulfilled to the point that her body requires. If all goes as planned I will only have to touch her head. It is either you allow me to do this or you wait till she can move around and she finds the first person willing to meld with her. I ask you to help me preserve my friend's dignity." Liara said her eyes welling up as she looked at her unconscious friend.
Dr. Chakwas stared at the pair. She hated the idea of what was going on. She didn't want to allow this, but if Liara was to believed then this wasn't just a matter of healing a patient this was about preserving something for a patient. She didn't want the Asari on the bed to be exploited even if she didn't particularly like the Asari culture. Dr. Chakwas always felt that on some level the Asari contributed to stereotypes about women, but no one deserved to be treated as nothing more then a sex slave.
"Fine, I'll make sure no one bothers you once she awakens." Dr. Chakwas said begrudgingly. Her attention then turned to the slowly printed results of the tox-screen. After a quick discussion with Liara it was proven that there was a major increase in how much Eezo was coursing through her system. There was more then what would be associated with a normal Asari's blood. While she wasn't likely to wake anytime soon the moment Dr. Chakwas had Ralia moved to the backroom in the med-bay. From there Liara sat and monitored her best friend.
Ralia remained in an unconscious state for the next day; during that time most of her bones mended themselves. Due to Asari physiology they have an increased regeneration rate combining this with the medical technology on board the Normandy it meant that she'd be fight ready in as little time as week. This meant that she was capable of moving when she awoke, but she was confined to bed rest. So when her eyes opened Liara was moving to her immediately. Black eyes met blue and in an instant Ralia was moving. Her hands wrapped around Liara's torso rubbing slightly at the bundle of nerves on her lower back. This elicited a sharp intake of breath from the Asari.
"Dr. Chakwas, she's awake. Lock the door from your side." Liara called as her eyes slowly shifted to black.
-With Dr. Chakwas-
Dr. Chakwas heard the call from Liara and enabled the locking mechanism on the door. Almost as soon as the door had locked there was a crash from the room and rather loud groan. The doctor reached into her desk and pulled out two small red rubber plugs and quickly stuffed them into her ears to muffle the sound from the room. She turned to the paperwork at her desk and continued her work trying to forget about what exactly was going on in the room behind her.
-With Liara and Ralia-
Things had quickly gone downhill for Liara, with the medical technology on the Normandy forcing the decline of muscle degradation and the short period it took for Ralia to be able to move she was quickly being overpowered by Ralia. Ralia had always stressed the need to be fit and to not rely solely on the powers of her biotics. It was for this reason that Liara found herself being pushed against the wall of the small room they shared. A knee ground itself into her core as fingers caressed in-between her crests gently stroking the tips. It resulted in Liara finding herself slowly losing the battle for a strictly intellectual meld.
Fingers pulled at the zipper of her cloths and soon Liara found herself stripped. A finger grazed over her core eliciting a moan from Liara. For a moment Liara found herself desiring the meld that was slowly making its presence into her body. Her biotics sprung to life in response as she fought that desire. Ralia was quickly pushed off and pushed against the wall. Sweat was slowly making its presence known on the incensed Asari's skin. Black eyes met and Liara grabbed Ralia's head and allowed a meld to occur. She guided the drugged Asari into the meld coercing her wants into something she could use. She stemmed the lust forcing itself into Ralia's rationality and felt the fear emanating from her friend. She found herself cradling her best friend within the meld as memories of the torture she suffered from the Krogan in the two days she was captured. She felt the heat of the pool of lava Ralia was dangled over as the Krogan injected the drug into her body. She felt Ralia's fear as she felt her desire overcome her. She saw Ralia's decision to separate herself from her body and lose herself in an internal meld. Liara's head lit up in pain as the meld was forcibly broken.
Gray eyes met blue as Liara collapsed to her knees and her biotics failed her. Ralia reached down to help Liara to her feet, but stopped fear overcoming her. She could see the naked flesh of her friend and the knowledge that she was the reason her friend looked that way threatened to destroy her. With quick strides Ralia made her way to where Liara's clothes lay discarded on the floor and she passed them to the now risen Liara. Liara slipped her clothes on as Ralia refused to look at her. Sadness broke into Liara's thoughts as she could see the suffering Ralia was going through. Liara stepped forward and knocked loudly on the door before shouting.
"Dr. Chakwas you can let us out now." Liara called and waited for the door to open. It took awhile before the door opened and they were met with both Dr. Chakwas and Commander Shepard.
"Commander, what are you doing here?" Liara asked shocked
"Dr. Chakwas alerted me to the situation and I decided it best for me to be here to meet our new crewmate. I am Commander Shepard of the Normandy, first human spectre." Shepard said extending a hand to the gray-eyed Asari. Ralia faltered and did not raise a hand to shake Shepard's outstretched hand.
"I'm Ralia T'Loak. It is nice to meet you Commander Shepard. I'd like to thank you for saving me from the Krogan. Also I'd like to extend the same thanks to you Doctor. As I saw if not for you I'd still be heavily injured." Ralia said bowing her head.
"I fear I must impose on you once more. I'd like it if I could have somewhere to rest. I find myself tired." Ralia continued
"We'll allow you to rest once you answer some questions. Sorry about this. First off what exactly happened? When we found you, you where nonresponsive, and freaked out when a friend of ours touched you."
"Ralia pulled herself from her body and forced a meld into her own subconscious. Essentially when you first met her she was acting on instincts. If I had to guess her body was telling her Krogan meant pain." Liara answered when Ralia's gaze lowered to the ground.
"And the fact you allowed a Turian touch you? That was also instinct?"
"My father was a Turian." Ralia responded still looking at the ground.
"How does that even work?" Shepard asked. He had never truly looked into Asari physiology or how Asari reproduce all she did know was that rumors suggest the Asari slept with anything and anyone.
"Asari can reproduce with any creature provided they are sentient. Child bearing for Asari is not something limited to genetics it is limited to intelligence." Ralia responded yawning into her hand
"Commander, please we can finish the interrogation later. My patient needs more rest." Dr. Chakwas intervened in the conversation.
"Alright, come get me the moment she awakens."
"Commander Shepard, where are Liara and myself being dropped off?" Ralia spoke up
"You aren't. Liara is staying on the Normandy for the duration of our investigation. The one who sent the Geth after you was her mother. This ship might just be the safest place for both of you." Shepard said before He turned on his heels and left the med-bay. The room was silenced as Ralia was directed to one of the medical beds. Liara had followed her closely watching as her best friend attempted to swing her aching body onto the bed. When Liara had tried to help Ralia had recoiled from her touch. In the end Liara was left on the side as Dr. Chakwas assisted Ralia into her bed. The moment Ralia's head touched the bed her eyes were closed and slowly her breath evened out.
To the outside it would seem Ralia was asleep, but in truth Ralia was meditating her thoughts drifting to the way she touched Liara. She had essentially just almost raped her best friend. She felt the need to vomit at the thought that she could have hurt her best friend. She was scared of that desire returning to her. She could still feel the want to touch Liara in her mind, and she had to push it down. She couldn't touch Liara like that. She couldn't hurt her best friend again. A single decision came to her in the depths of her meditation, in order to subdue those desires she'd have to never touch Liara again. In the silence of the med-bay Ralia found herself fighting the desire to cry her self to sleep.
-Citadel-
Aria growled lowly as the doors from her small cruiser opened allowing her and Liselle onto the Citadel. The docking permit they were given was to a special dock that served as a high danger criminal pickup zone. It was fully encased in metal, metal doors closing behind her ship permitting no easy escape, with approximately twenty-three turrets sticking out of the walls aiming directly at Aria and Liselle. From her ship two more Asari came out, these two where her most trusted Commandos, and were the ones she sent into dangerous zones. They had never failed to bring results, and in a situation like this she needed them by her side. The council had made no demands for her to come alone, and she'd take her chance to bring her strength forward. She was met on the dock with several C-Sec officers she was sure that one or two of the five before her must have been disguised Spectres, but there was no way to be sure just yet. For now she'd have to go along with them, but Aria was confidant she still held the cards especially over Tevos. A grin came to her face, Tevos was easy to manipulate, bring a romantic attachment in and she crumbles. It was the way she took the council down before, and this time she has her own daughter to use against Tevos. No she knew Tevos would bow to save her daughter, and Aria would walk away with both her children at her side. The trip to the council chamber was quiet, the streets of the Presidium were unnaturally empty, but she could see blinds closing as she neared windows. No one wanted to look upon the Pirate Queen of Omega, even this far from Omega she still brought fear with her.
Aria stopped on the overhang that acted as the speaking platform for Spectre's, and dignitaries visiting the council. Her hands folded to her back as Liselle stood beside her. Her two commandos made up directly behind each of them. This was so if a sniper awaited from behind them the commandos could take the shot for their leaders. This wasn't of the most help given the open alcoves to either side of Aria, but it was simple for her to call up a barrier to protect the sides of her head.
"Aria T'Loak for two hundred years you have held the Citadel under your financial control, that changes now." The Turian councilor started.
"For Two hundred years you have shot up the prices of goods and lowered their quality, that changes now."
"For Two hundred years Aria T'Loak you have been feared in Council Space, that changes now."
"Look at you three so smug thinking you've won. Two hundred years ago I brought the council to its knees, two hundred years ago you kneeled to me Tevos. Kneel Tevos and this time I won't kill the councilors to remind you of your place. Return my daughter to me and we will go in peace with no bloodshed. Bow to me and there will be peace. Do not, and you will learn my law once more." Aria snarled out
"I wouldn't be so confidant Aria T'Loak. You think you are in control here? Not anymore." Tevos said raising her right hand and from the alcove to Aria's right and left snipers of the three council races appeared. Sixteen snipers in total, a fraction of the number of Spectres the Council had under their thumb, The question was where were the others, Tevos wouldn't be as confidant as she was if this was all they had.
"Come now Tevos, would you really fire on us? After all Liselle is here. Would you kill our daughter?" Aria said grinning at the shocked faces on the two councilors. Liselle's shock was a minor price to pay for the anger seeping from Tevos at that moment.
"Yes Liselle is here, how cunning thinking to play on my love to get your way. As I recall you stated two hundred years ago she is not my daughter though. It is regrettable to lose my genetic daughter, I'll just take Ralia from you."
"What?"
"As of two nights ago, the Asari Matriarch Society agreed upon removing your right to name Ralia your daughter, and has passed that right to me. After all a daughter born without documentation on Thessia is free claim according to Asari Law." Tevos said smirking as Aria grabbed at the gun at her waist.
"I would not be so hasty dear Aria. You want to kill me? So sad it'd cost you your daughter's life to do so. The Spectre keeping her is told to kill her if each councilor here does not send a message to them within the next hour."
"You gave this council some advice earlier Aria, let us return the favor. Bow to us and there will be peace. Bow to us and you can return to Omega to live out the rest of your days." The Turian Councilor spoke up
"Keep the prices of our goods low and the quality high and there will be peace." The Salarian councilor said
"And most of all you will learn a new rule specifically for you."
"You know I will get my daughter back right? I will get my revenge." Aria said her teeth grinding together in anger
"We know you will try, but we figure we only have to keep you away from her for two hundred more years before age catches up to you and you waste away." The Turian Councilor said with a smirk
"Bow Aria." Tevos said grinning at the anger seeping from Aria. It felt good to get her revenge on Aria. Two hundred years ago Aria broke her heart, and threw her into a state of panic. She nearly lost the trust of Citadel Space because of Aria. This would go a long way in reclaiming her glory.
Aria growled angered by losing control of the meeting, she could fight it, but she'd lose her daughter and her own life. Slowly Aria bent at the waist lowering herself before the council, her teeth clenched as shame filled her body. She shot up quickly turning away from the council so as to not see the glee on their faces.
"Are we done here?" Aria grunted out
"Yes, You may leave Pirate Queen." Tevos said grinning as she watched Aria's hand clench.
"I will get my vengeance. You will learn not to fuck with Aria." Aria said before she was escorted back down to her ship. The walk was silent once more, anger coursing through her veins as the C-sec operatives walked before and behind her. She wanted to throw them into the lakes of the Presidium and light up the Citadel in flames, but controlled herself; no she'd get her vengeance another way. She slipped onto her ship and was met with a single message shot into the wall of her own private bedroom
Don't Fuck with The Council.