Authors Note:

I haven't written a fanfic for a long time, and usually I write on my first language (swedish)
But after lending two weeks of my life to ME2 I had to write somtehing

So this is about an original character of mine. It's set somewhere in the middle of ME2
This is written much like the books thats written and plays out in the ME universe. In other words, it's written for someone who's actually played the game.
Not many explanations about environment and aliens and so fort.

Second chapter will be published within days. If people doesn't hate it. I'm not all content with it myself but oh well.
Here it is.

Chapter One

Omega, the end of all things. A god-forgotten rock in the Terminus Systems.
Someone like me usually don't find much work on a rock such as this. Not until you know it as the back of your hand, have the right connections and are willing to kill without hesitation or mercy. No problem.
Aria, the ruler of Omega. An asari that I would guess are ancient by our measure of time. I never liked her, in fact I always had problems with these blue skinned beings. But you don't have to like her to take her money. By the time your name are on her lips you're either dead, or recruited.
When they first brought me before her I wasn't afraid. I've always been confident in my skills and line of work. I worked hard to get so far on short time. None to my surprise that night was when I received my first mission from her. Of course that first mission was more of a test than anything else and I passed it with flying colours. Now I have the privilege of strolling up to Aria, asking for work on this rock. Much like tonight.
I never liked Afterlife. The music is too loud, the people too drunk and the dancers.. well they're asari. But since the queen persists in staying there I have no choice in moving through the annoying crowd to make way. At least the turian barkeep is a quite allright fellow - when he's not working.
"I heard there was work." There really isn't any reason to small talk with the turians guarding the stairs up. It's more of a safety precaution, I don't like the ideas of bullets in my body.
"Talk to Aria."
Yeah, didn't see that one coming. It's his only line. Often I ponder the thought of saying 'Hi. I'm here to kill the ice bitch of omega' just to see if he'll say "Talk to Aria".
"Cipher, good you're here."
You never get much more than a quick nod then straight to business.
"Who's the target?"
"This one."
A datapad gets tossed over to me. It's an old man on the picture. Silver haired, double chins, 'disgusting' is my first thought.
"For some reason people seem to think you're untouchable if you live in section 63."
"So you want it messy?" I'm not a big fan of messy jobs.
"I want it to hurt."
I nod accepting the hit. As said before, her money is good.
"Shepard is coming." Another alerted her.
The queen nodded him away and turned to me with a single word for an order: "Sit." I do as told, and she spreads her arms over the couch that lines her little 'skybox'.
The people sitting across Aria are not as impressive that one would guess. Those important to Aria isn't the ones that has time to sit idly by watching her. At my first sweep at the people there are two asari looking at me, exchanging words and giggle, looks back at me and flirts. Eclipse sisters, damn mercenaries. I greet them with a human gesture commonly called 'the finger'. Both of them glares and are probably thinking of how to take out some form of petty revenge. The curse of being born with looks.
The man that climbs up the stairs is a real mind blowing surprise. Of course I recognise him; any human in the known universe would recognise the hero of the Citadel; the man that brought humans to power: the Spectre John Shepard. Most believe him to be dead after a mission gone wrong when he was sent after the geth. I was one of those believers. Right now its hard to make sense of anything. If he's alive why isn't the alliance showing him off? One would expect at least a 'the hero has returned' bulletin. And why the hell would he have business on Omega? Knowing Aria? I can't exactly hear what they're talking about, but they seem far too familiar for this to be his first visit. Somehow I have to get to him, I need to know what's happening in the universe. Never would I have guessed that Aria would be the one to solve that problem for me.