Hey, Guys, there are a few notes I should make before you start reading. If you've read Mass Effect: Dimensional Rift by Bundlejumper (and you should, it's a great story) I credit them with the inspiration for this story. I pulled the concept of the Alpha-Frame from his story so any credit for that goes there; although I am tweaking it a bit so it's not a carbon copy. Nothing else has been taken from his story other than that so, don't expect this to go like his. As I said in summary, this is a blending of Warframe into the Mass Effect Universe. That being said, here are a few changes I've made to make the crossover as seamless as possible. First, I'm assuming that everything that's happened in the Warframe game up until this point (update 18.5 I think) has happened I'm starting my story from the end of The Second Dream, however. Second, the Tenno (and subsequently the Orokin) are NOT HUMAN. I'm viewing them as their own race for this story. So, the Warframe story does NOT take place in the Sol system (Earth, Mars, etc.) I'm even bothering to name the system it takes place in cuz I don't intend to use it much and you'll see why in the story; but just keep that in mind. I think that's all I have to warn you about at the moment. I'm an avid player of both games so I hope you enjoy what I've done here. Like, comment and critique!
Dream…
Not of what you are…..
But of what you want to be….
Two small, masked, humanoid figures are held by the neck in the stoic grip of a third; this one, dressed in a masked suit born from the darkness itself. He tightens his hold on the two smaller figures; poised to end their lives. A tremor of conflict rattles through his bones. For so long, he's hunted them. For so long he's been waiting for this moment; this chance to wipe the betrayers from existence...but for some reason, he hesitates… then, drops them completely.
Your hatred is too weak Shadow….
My fragments will finish this….
Shadow disappears from sight; as if the darkness left and took it with him. A light shines into the room to reveal the two figures stirring on the floor of a ship. Their ship, the Mantis; a white insect looking vessel complete black outlines and accents, comes to life with a slow hum thrumming through it. On the inside, a panel opens up and lowers into a ramp; allowing a woman to walk to the rear of the Mantis. She enters the room where the two figures still lay on the floor stirring. Smiling a mother's smile, she scoops her children into each arm with a seemingly unnatural strength and sets them into two pods stationed in the very back of the ship. Once placed inside the pods came to life; enveloping the two in brilliant energy that lasts only a few seconds before dying down. Now, they have enough energy to remove their masks. Seeing this, the woman's smile gets even brighter. If she weren't wearing a strange looking helmet, they would have seen the thinly veiled apprehension on her face.
"Johan... Aquila, you're awake now; and more vulnerable than ever. Still, my children, you're so beautiful to behold. How do you feel?"
The one named Johan removes his mask to reveal a young male around 12 years of age. He has brown skin that seems to glow with a dark orange tint just under it. Peculiar markings that look like splattered light blue paint decorate the right side of his face; wrapping around his eye and converging into a crystal shaped spot on his forehead. Black hair unfurls from the top of his mask. Followed quickly by the light blue highlights that don't appear to be highlighted at all; but rather, the continuation of his hair. He rubs the shaved sides of his head as if to remove unseen cobwebs and opens his eyes. Glowing ethereal light blue and dark orange eyes finally register the world around him. First, his twin sister, in the pod next to him stirring, but slowly coming to; and then, the full figure of the woman who guided him on this journey since the first dream. Even though he doesn't remember much of it, he certainly remembers her. Although still groggy, he answers the question.
"Confused….my sister...I thought we were…"
"I know...Forgive me. It was a part of the second dream; a transference of your mind into a surrogate flesh, Your Warframe. But, this is who you are; a Tenno. More than Orokin, but once children like any other…What do you remember?"
With some clarification from the woman, they now referred to as Lotus, the children recount pieces of memories of their time before the void accident. That of being two of many orphans picked for an experiment. And their overseer, Margulis, murdered for being one of the only Orokin to treat them with love care and not experiments turned monsters with extraordinary powers. Powers at that, at the time, they couldn't control
The woman, Lotus, grew saddened thinking about that time. How some people p could treat children that way was still beyond her. And poor Margulis; her bravery was only outmatched by that of children, their children. She swore they would get their freedom, and they did. It meant wiping out the Orokin Empire with the use of her children, the first dream, but it was done. It meant putting them in cryogenic stasis afterward while she constructed The Reservoir, their safe haven, but it was done. Moving and hiding an entire moon in the vacuum of the chaos of the times necessitated such actions. Considering it was centuries before she was forced to wake them and initiate the second dream to quell a threat on her children gave her reassurance that it was worth it. They had freedom now. Even so, they weren't completely free; not when it had to come in a dream.
Aquila joined the conversation not long after it started. Her glowing white eyes cast shadows on her deep purple hair and appear to as two glowing moons when compared to her grayish purple skin. Equally confused as her brother at first, she begins to realize that just now they are actually in their own bodies, and not in transference. She remembers The Sentients. A machine race that started the Old War with the Orokin. The Orokin were losing this war badly. And, in their desperation, they turned to the Void, a pocket dimension of the Orokin's accidental creation. It was there that Aquila, her brother, and the other orphans became 'afflicted' with great, but uncontrollable power. The Orokin had found a way for them to control it. By building a frame around them, made of this synthetic organism called technocyte, the children had a medium to focus their power; and with it, they vanquished the Sentients. Shortly after, the continued abuse and enslavement became too much and they rebelled against the Orokin, killed their government leaders and dismantled the Orokin empire. They vowed to never allow themselves or anyone else to go thru that again. They developed a code, unspoken between them, so that they would never have to experience that hell again; the Tenno Code.
Lotus was astonished at Aquila's ability to remember so much. Not many of the Tenno held many memories of their time before cryo. She could also see flashes of increasing remembrance in Johan's eyes. Her children were truly remarkable.
"Remarkable, to remember so much…. To have gone through so much….and now your fight is twofold: The War without and the War within."
"What do you mean?" Aquila asked.
"The reservoir is exposed now and even in your orbiters, it would not be wise to depend solely on transference any longer. The Sentients have proven to not be eliminated entirely; and, with the chaos in this system, it's only a matter of time before someone comes for you."
The siblings look towards each other in thought; realizing their predicament.
"There is only one option for you and the rest of the Tenno, you have to learn to Transfer your abilities from dream to reality."
It was Johan who first picked up on her meaning.
"You mean...that we actually put on the Warframes ourselves"
Aquila looked shocked this; but, she too saw no alternative.
"So….how are we going to do that." She asked.
"I have a few contacts that can assist me in this endeavor you already have the training you need. We just need assurance that putting on the Warframe does not compromise your health... Nevertheless, I have no doubt you will master the commanding of your Warframes and make whole the shattered world you were given.
Are you ready Tenno?"
The twins took one look at each other and for the first time in recent memory, smiled.
"Yes Lotus, we are."
15 years later
The Conclave was a serene place. Small waterfalls cascading into ponds around a large grass field. It was one of the most peaceful places in Tenno territory. The Tenno had restored the relays used by the Orokin in the Old War; and, with Lotus's help, established a thriving community among the systems in the terminus. The Conclave was among the first places, along with the research to be fully restored. It was here that the Tenno trained. On the far in of the field, an intimidating warframe was moving through a series of katas with expert precision.
There was silence around the area as every punch or kick cut through the air with a speed not thought possible for a frame of this size. Surrounded in bulky armor it's clear this frame is meant for strength and ranking through enemies. The black armor seemed to shimmer in the light and its blue accents streaked along if with each movement the warframe, Rhino, took. He was too focused to notice a woman walking in his direction.
Amusement was written all over her face as she observed the rhino going thru his paces. A decade and a half had really brought them a long way. Physically she was perfection personified. She stood proudly at 5'9; just below the average height for female Tenno. She had more curves than she cared to deal with; so she didn't bother concealing them given the gray form fitting body suit she now wore. Her purple hair would reach near her back if it wasn't secured in a bun on top of her head. Indigo bangs framed a heart-shaped face that shimmered with a grayish purple. The once pure white glowing eyes now had swirls of gray mixed in completing the downright gorgeous and exotic look of the Tenno; and they observed their brethren patiently as the Rhino completely his kata and settled in a resting, meditative position.
"You don't ever take a break; do you, Johan?"
The Rhino suit seemed to collapse on itself folding back layer by layer until a man stood in its place. At 6'1, Johan was a bit of a shrimp when compared to other male Tenno. However, being in the peak physical condition that is common in every Tenno, it hardly mattered. He still kept the shaved mohawk he maintained in his youth; black and light blue blowing slightly in the artificial wind. Now out of the suit, he stretched his muscles; happy that he was able to put on a little bit more covered than the average lean bodied physique of his people. Blue and Orange eyes met white and gray; matching the latter's amusement.
"I wouldn't be me if I did dear sister."
"Well seeing as the Lotus requested our presence, I think you ought to make an exception."
"Lotus, wants us?" he asked; a bit perplexed
"Is their Johan and Aquila that you know of?"
Johan rolled his eyes and moved past Aquila toward the conclaves exit.
"Well then, get the lead out ya ass 'Quila; let's move!"
Aquila sighs before following him.
"If that's all it takes to get him outta here, why didn't I try this before" Aquila murmured to herself. Upon realizing that he was halfway out the door, she ran after him.
"Hey! Do you even know where she is?"
"Nope!" Johan replied. Not that he let that little fact slow him down.
The Lotus stared out the window of the observation room. Gazing out into deep space always seemed to calm her. She would come to one of these rooms on the relays whenever she wanted to assess everything she and her tenno were trying to accomplish.
The last decade and a half was fruitful; all things considered. Within the first 2 years, the Tenno had developed to the point where they could physically enter and operate their Warframes without any backlash. Also, with her children now being 'one with their frames,' their powers are even stronger than before; aiding in the efficiency of their missions overall.
It warmed her heart to see her children grow and interact with each other in between missions. She had hope that one day, they could establish peace, and, a home for themselves. However, if the information that just came in was anywhere near as accurate as she believed it to be, then things just became a LOT more complicated. As if on cue, Johan and Aquila appeared behind her. These were arguably the best of the best of the warriors in their little family. Aquila, 'All Seeing; All-Knowing,' some of her friends and colleagues joke; not that she could do anything to refute the claim. She has a brilliant mind. More often than not, you're going to find her either in the Archives going over the history of everyone and everything that catches her interest, or she's in the lab hacking some complex program or programming bits and pieces of equipment; both in order to aid in Tenno research. She was no slouch in combat either. An expert marksman with exceptional cunning, she gets as much joy out of tricking you into your own demise as she does delivering it to you.
Her twin, Johan, is cut from the same cloth. They share a love of history and technology although Johan is much more focused on using it as a tool for combat rather than just for the sake of knowing. In addition, Johan is a bit more unorthodox in his solutions. He's known throughout the relays for being quite creative in how he attacks or disrupts enemy networks; often straying from the usual tactics that are commonly taught to all Tenno. He translates that same ingenuity onto the battlefield. Preferring close quarters combat, his techniques are so unorthodox it's nigh impossible to tell where or when the next blow is coming. The only time when that's not the case is when the blow is so powerful, whether you see it coming or not, you won't be able to stop it. Even so, where Johan excels the most is stealth. It unnerves even the Lotus at how adept he is at being unseen. It's usually her motherly instincts alone that allow her to even know when he's in a room. Needless to say, the two individually are more than formidable opponents; but together, she has yet to set them on a task they couldn't accomplish. In fact, it's why she asked them to come here.
"Johan, Aquila how are you, my children"
"We are well Lotus." the siblings replied; bowing as they said it.
Lotus's eyebrow twitches.
"I have told you time and again how I detest such formal responses in my presence. You are my children. Act as such." She said; although it was definitely understood as a command"
Both of their faces flush. "Sorry Lotus, its habit" Aquila replies.
Johan scratches the side of his head and laughs; embarrassed.
Lotus shakes her head at their nonsense
"Come now, join me there's much we must discuss."
The two tenno followed the Lotus to a collection of floor pads nearest the observation window. They join her in a comfortable kneeling position as the Lotus begins to speak.
"My children, for years we have labored. For years, we have fought to keep the peace in this ever growing chaotic world; and, create a true home where we can prosper. I fear, however, that dream may be quite a bit more fleeting than we once realized."
"What do you mean, Lotus?" Aquila asked; concern growing on both her face and that of her brother.
"To explain I must again go back to your battle with the Sentients in the Old War." Lotus continued
"But first I must ask, do you know where the Sentients came from?"
Johan replied this time.
"Weren't they AI's created by the Orokin to help colonize other worlds?"
"That was the start of it, yes, but there is much more to the story," Lotus replied
"Many years before their creation, the Orokin were in conflict with a race known as the Protheans"
"Protheans? I've never seen anything in the Old Orokin archives about them." Aquila said.
"Nor would you, my child; the Orokin did not trust the Protheans way of life and chose to part with it. This galaxy is far bigger than the nebula we inhabit. The Void cuts us off from the rest of it. As the Archives state, The Void was created on accident by the Orokin. What the archives do not mention is that incident is a result of a conflict with the Protheans. The Protheans dominated much of our larger galaxy and were always expanding. Any new species or civilizations they encountered in their expansions were uplifted and assimilated into their empire or, if they opposed them, conquered and destroyed entirely."
This information left the siblings in varying stages of shock. They knew about the Void of course, but to know that another race of organics existed was astonishing, to say the least. Add that to the fact that the galaxy was many times larger than what they had come to know; both of their minds were put into overdrive.
"I'm assuming when you said these Protheans 'uplifted' those that they came across, that they had a superior technology?" Aquila asked; growing more curious about these Protheans by the second.
"Very astute my child, yes." Lotus replied "I do not know much about it but I do know it was termed Mass Effect.
"Weird name," Johan commented. "I assume the Orokin wanted this technology for themselves?"
"Quite the opposite in fact," Lotus said; shocking Johan.
"As it happens, the Protheans eventually found the Orokin and tried to absorb them into their empire. The Orokin were space faring far before this point but had not known it was to leave this galaxy nor that there was anywhere else to expand to. Thus, they were curious about the technology that allowed them to travel here. The Orokin carried out very covert observations and research and had discovered that the technology the Protheans boasted upon, was not their own."
"What do you mean by 'not their own', Lotus?" Aquila asked.
"This technology was already in place when the Protheans found it. They traveled to different galaxies via these planet sized devices known as Mass Relays. These relays were all connected and converged on what was the heart of the Prothean Empire. However, none of these constructions, not even the one that housed the Prothean government, was built by them; and they didn't know the ones who did.
"Convenient, that tech like that would just fall into the hands of a race of people like that" Aquila said, a frown forming on her face.
"Too convenient," Johan added.
"The Orokin thought so as well" Lotus replied "So, they refused to join. The Protheans didn't take kindly to this and retaliated with force. The Orokin's technology proved to be formidable against the early attempts at invasion, and they successfully fended off Prothean assaults. The Orokin were smart and knew that they couldn't hold up to the sheer size of the Prothean Empire. So they opted for isolation.
Johan's eyes widened
"Our galaxy is that big?"
"It certainly would explain a few observations I had about the Void," Aquila said aloud.
This drew the attention of both Lotus and Johan who turned to her in wonderment.
"What do you mean, my child? Lotus questioned
"Well, I was looking at some old maps where our nebula and the void was drawn out. It appears that the Orokin once tried to measure the vastness of the void but the proportions they came up with were considerably larger than the ones we use in our navigational maps today. I think the difference in the area we know as the void today and the void as it was measured in the archive files may actually be the rest of the galaxy where the Protheans rule."
The Lotus mouth hung slightly open at the conclusion Aquila came to. She paused for a moment as certain dots started to connect in her own mind.
"Amazing, yes that would certainly make sense."
"Why is that Lotus?" Aquila asked.
"When the Protheans retreated, the Orokin, using some data they had acquired from the Protheans, sought out these Mass Relays that existed in or near Orokin space. They did not want the Protheans coming back with their full might. They knew they would not be underestimated a second time, so, they destroyed every Mass Relay that connected to Orokin space."
"Damn weren't they the size of planets!? And to completely isolate a section of an entire galaxy, that's almost unbelievable, even for the Orokin." Johan replied. His eyebrows were near the point of joining his hairline they were so high.
"I imagine the data they stole from the Protheans played a part," Lotus thought aloud.
A proverbial light bulb struck Aquila; the shock evident in her eyes conveyed that even she couldn't believe the obvious solution to the mystery of the Void's origin.
"The void was created by the destruction of these relays, wasn't it Lotus?" Aquila asked; still not quite believing it.
"Indeed my child, yes. The data they had obtained was not enough to calculate the risk of such an undertaking. Time was not on their side. It was a hasty project focused solely on ensuring that the Protheans could never return. The subsequent destruction not only created the Void, but it also destroyed the Orokin planets and ships that were too close to the relays. Some of the Orokin Derelicts are actually remnants of the ships that took part in the Mass Relays' destruction."
Aquila chewed her lip in thought. Perhaps some of the data on this Mass Effect technology could be recovered from these derelicts. Although many of them are overcome with Infested and the infested Corpus and Grineer teams that tried to mine them. There is still a small chance she could recover some of this data.
Johan was more focused on the Void itself. How destroying a simple construction could, no matter the technology, create a pocket dimension, that just didn't make sense. It had to be something about the tech itself. Wait...that's it.
"Aquila, didn't you say something once about Nova, being able to create dimensions due to its manipulation of antimatter."
Aqulooksat Johan in thought...before her eyes widened in realization
"Holy shit! Mass Effect technology must somehow manipulate that isotope of rubedo we discovered! The one that is both matter and antimatter! Remember Lotus, when we charge it with electricity it created strange fields similar to Nova's."
The Lotus sat back, quite astonished at revelations this conversation was producing. Hundreds upon thousands of years of mystery cracked by in single meeting of two brilliant minds. She smiled at the thought.
"That is most definitely a groundbreaking discovery you both have made but I fear I've allowed us to become too sidetracked in this story."
Johan and Aquila both struggled to control the excitement and wonder; and smiled sheepishly. They had actually forgotten the whole reason they came here.
"We're sorry Lotus, please continue," Aquila said
"It's quite alright my child. In fact, I may need you or some of the others to follow up on the fruits of this tangent discussion. As you've both brought up some points that definitely need to be looked into. As they could play a huge role in the reason I actually wanted to speak with you."
Johan and Aquila settled back down in their kneeling positions on their mats; waiting for Lotus to continue speaking.
"Now then, the Sentients as were constructed to assist with expansion and advancement throughout Orokin space; until they rebelled and attacked. The reason why has eluded us since the beginning; until now."
Needless to say, they were dumbstruck.
"Memories of my earlier times with the Sentients have been unavailable to me since before I defected. Our latest run-ins with Hunhow and his fragments have somehow broken down the barriers that were in place between us and I've been able to latch on to a few memories from Hunhow to repair my own; and the memories I've found are...disturbing, to say the least. If what I've found is correct, the Sentients were rewritten to wipe out the Orokin by Hunhow; who is not even a Sentient at all."
Anger flooded the veins of Johan and Aquila. They remembered how he manipulated the shadow and nearly succeed in orchestrating their destruction when they were children. And ever since he's been trying to hunt down Tenno via Shadow Stalker or disruption missions through the use of his fragments. In fact, now that they thought about it, those attacks have increasingly infrequent over the past few weeks.
"If he isn't a Sentient, then what is he?" Johan asked through gritted teeth
"He's a part of a race of sentient machines far greater than the so-called Sentients he created."
"If he's part of another machine race, where did he come from?" Aquila asked.
"My guess? The other side of the void." Lotus said solemnly
"But...But I thought they couldn't survive the trek through the Void?!"
"He didn't entirely, the void altered his abilities somehow, his strength used to be much stronger from I've seen. It appears this loss of strength stranded him on this side of the Void with no communication with the rest of his race; but now, he's searching for a way back."
Johan's anger, and if he were honest, slight fear spiked as he realized the purpose of this meeting.
"If he finds a way through to the rest of his kind…."
"Then he can possibly bring them back through and wipe us out" Aquila finished with a grim expression.
"Exactly," Lotus stated; relieved that her children understood the depth of their situation.
"I don't think I need to say it, but we can NOT allow that to happen." Lotus finished.
"Though I must confess; my tenno, I am not quite sure what action we should take. I was hoping that together we can come up with a solution before alerting the remaining Tenno. A course of action needs to be taken immediately."
This was true. Some of their fellow Tenno (mostly the youngest of their kind) were hesitant to take direct action in the form of combat after being awakened from cryo and neglected to adopt their Warframes unless absolutely necessary. Instead, they took secondary roles in areas like research and development; healthcare and agricultural development. There's no telling how they'd react to this devastating news if we don't set them to task that they can all benefit. Withholding the information wasn't a viable option either. There were no secrets among the Tenno; that was part of their code.
Aquila bit her lip in the usual fashion. The pressure slowly mounting on her hyperactive mind. Johan meanwhile was almost unmoving. He knew the answer to their plight. But the level of undertaking would be…..something they'd never fathomed before. And as much as that scared him. He saw no other option.
"We have to beat him to it," he said, finally. Lotus and Aquila both jumped at the sudden intrusion of sound and it took them a minute to register what he said.
"What do you mean 'Han," Aquila asked. Her nickname for him slipping absentmindedly.
"The other side of the Void, we have to beat him there. We can't very well wait for him to bring reinforcements. And think about it; he came from the other side right? Where the Protheans exist? There's got to be a reason he came here. What if his kind were the ones responsible for all that tech the Protheans depended on and they didn't like the Orokin for destroying their stuff? We have only improved on that technology since then. Maybe, he's trying to kill us for it. Maybe the whole thing was a trap for the Protheans and we were meant to be in it so he was trying to clean up the mess his kind left behind- OW!"
Aquila interjected with a slap upside his head. Lotus was a bit too overwhelmed to even give it any attention.
"Johan you're rambling!" Aquila exclaimed heatedly.
"Sorry." Johan mumbles, rubbing the now aching spot on his head.
"My point is that they don't know who we are or that we exist. Hunhow won't have an easy time getting across that void. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to send Shadow; and we can't take Hunhow down without a better grasp on his abilities and where he comes from. Our best bet would be to make that trip ourselves and see if we can dig something up on him. The Protheans had to have come across this machine race. Maybe they found a way to combat them."
"You make valid points Johan but we can't just start sending Tenno across the void. Hunhow will eventually notice and become suspicious." Lotus countered.
"True, it'd have to be a team small enough to not be noticed," Johan muttered thoughtfully.
"But how exactly are we going to get to the other side? We'd have to create a Void key to a place we don't even know." Aquila mentioned with concern.
That put a dent into Johan's logic and he deflated visibly. It was highly unlikely that you would find a void key that points to that side of the Void considering nobody on that side of the galaxy even knows that they exist.
"Aquila is right, there are no known void keys that point to the opposite end of the Void; however, we could point an existing key in that direction" the Lotus chimed in.
Aquila quickly turned to the Lotus "But we'd have to calculate exactly where the Void and the rest of the galaxy meet in order to make the jump and we'd have to pretty much outline the entire Void to even make it accurate. Is that even possible?"
"It will take some doing, but I do believe we can use the Orokin's data on the Void as a launching point. This may yield to even more fruitful endeavors for us if we can succeed. We know that we can traverse the void with the proper keys. We have made some effort into studying the mechanics. Perhaps it is the time we make that a primary focus." Lotus replied
"Wait, so we're doing this?" Johan asked. Lotus nodded
"It appears to be our only option at the moment, and it does yield other potential benefits. Perhaps we could find a place on the other side of the Void to establish a true home, a planet to secure for ourselves."
That brought a hopeful look onto all of their faces. It would be nice to have something besides their Relays to call home. A fire lit behind the eyes of the Tenno twins as they abruptly got to their feet eager to get started.
"So what's our first move Lotus?" Johan asked. He was practically bouncing on his feet in excitement. One of the few things Johan enjoyed more than fighting was traveling. Despite the reasons, it would amazing to be able to explore a new place; it only made it more enticing that he could simultaneously help his people.
Lotus made her way to her feet as well; plotting a proper course of action for their goals.
"Aquila, I would like you to get started on finding a way of pointing void keys to the opposite end of the galaxy. We must move haste but we cannot be hasty, I don't need to remind you the dangers of malfunctioning void keys."
Aquila nodded with a serious expression. You could almost see the gears turning over on themselves in her mind. She could figure it out. Of that, Lotus had no doubt.
"And Johan, "Lotus continued
"I want you to start preparing an Orbiter to traverse the galaxy. Your Mantis may be fine but I believe a few augments and upgrades would be necessary to truly be ready for anything you may come up against."
Johan looks at Lotus strangely.
"I knew you would want to be the one to take on this mission. I assume I am not wrong?" Lotus asked; clearly amused.
"No ma'am, I mean -NO, Lotus I just didn't expect-"
"You are one of if not the best of the Tenno in combat and exploration. If I could the trust and future of our kind into anyone, you'd be at the top of the list" Lotus interjected.
Johan was taken by surprise. Aquila shook her head and smirked at his humility. Of course her brother, one of the deadliest beings in the galaxy would act as if he was a common soldier and not the General in sheep's clothing. Johan's smile did not fade in the slightest, but his eyes hardened with determination.
"I won't let you down Lotus!" he exclaimed.
"Also, I would recommend upgrading your Mantis to properly house two Tenno. Both you and your sister will be partaking in this mission. "Lotus said; Aquila saw that coming and simply nodded in determination.
"I will take the responsibility of alerting the other Tenno of our situation. I have no doubt we'll have all able bodies willingly assisting in this endeavor."
Johan clapped his hands together and smirked at his sister.
"Well 'Quila, shall we get started?!"
Aquila closed her eyes and tucked a stray hair behind her ear before turning to meet Johan's eyes. She had no words, but with matching smirk that was now on both of their faces; Lotus knew what her answer was. She herself allowed a smile to appear on her face; just as excited for things to come.
And That's Chappie One! I apologize for any grammatical errors. I'm not the best when it comes to paying attention to detail. I'm already working on 2 but I want people to get a feel for the story. So if you could, please comment and tell me what you like and dislike so far. I wanted the beginning to setup the differences I've made in the Warframe lore. I apologize for the pace but I needed to establish a foundation before I introduce my final changes before I bring everything together in the next chapter or so.
Also, I realized that in my excitement at getting out the first chapter, I neglected to mention a few of the minor details that are key to avoid any confusion. So I saw it necessary to put this here to avoid any confusion going forward.
Here are the changes I've made to the Warframe lore for my story that differs from the one DE has established
The Orokin in my story is NOT an evolution of humanity. They are their own separate race, meaning the Tenno are as well.
Since, they are not humans, their story (as created by DE ) does not take place in the Sol System; Those events took place in a separate system that is not named as of yet; it may not ever be.
To clear up the confusion on the timeline; The Orokin (again, for my story) originally existed at the same time as the Protheans with the Old War happening sometime after the Protheans were harvested. the only difference is in my story, the cryo lasted thousands of years instead of hundreds. I'm putting the events where Lotus reawakened the Tenno (basically the beginning of Warframe) at just after the Geth's War with the Quarians; which is 300 years or so before the Events of the ME games
I have a very special idea for the Warframes that Aquila and Johan will have. I won't give it away here. But I will say this. Obviously, the idea of the Prime versions of the warframes, sentinels, and weapons, was purely for a monetary gain for DE. That being said I'm not going to distinguish between the Prime and Regular versions for those that currently exist in the game. I just think the prime stuff looks cooler and to save on tedious descriptions of characters and frames; If there exists a prime frame/weapon/sentinel etc….. And I mention it in my story, then you can visualize the prime version instead of the regular
So, as an example, Johan's Rhino frame is actually a Rhino Prime, BUT I'm not making that distinction in the world I've created so I'll just be referring to him as Rhino. And I'll be doing that for everything.
I believe those are the major things I needed for you guys to know and I apologize for any confusion it caused. I'll have chapt. 2 up in the next few days hopefully. But thanks for those that have read and/or reviewed so far!
So comment, review and tell me what you think! Next chap will be up soon!