Mass Effect 3 is known for its endings and the criticism it received for essentially being all the same with different colored explosions and undoing everything the player worked towards. As of this chapter, I have not played all three games but have read up on the endings. I will attempt to write a chapter story about my own as I have not played the game and only can rely of wiki information, some technology may not be depicted fully accurate to their game-side depictions.
I know there are probably multiple ones of different endings out there. I hope my is different and that you enjoy it.
Meet StarNight Shepard, a war hero and raised in the navy, one one ship or another. Her face is well defined, her cheekbones sharp giving her a face that can be quite severe when it wants to be.
Her hair is brown most of the time tied in a bun, with hazel eyes and light tan skin. She is physically fit, a perfect Spectre with both the abilities of a soldier and a biotic. (A Vanguard.)
She romanced Kaidan Alenko, finding to be a charming man with great biotic power. While his lack of romance had made him stumble over his courtship of her, not to mention him actually following the regs,) the fumbling and such had only endeared him to Shepard even more. Never once does Shepard stray from her love of Kaidan to anyone else, even after he confronts her on Horizon about working with Cerberus.
Shepard is a paragon. She always strives to settle things peacefully and without harm, though she is more then ready to pull the trigger if she needs to. While in public she strives to maintain a neutral expression and keep herself from seeming weak to prevent anyone from leveraging her with her friends. Once aboard ship, away from the crowds, or helping people solve problems with missing family/friends/units, she tends to soften up. Aboard the Normandy her crew knows her as a pretty fun-loving person, one who is not afraid to let people do their jobs. She would often be found in the cockpit with Joker, their constant sarcastic jokes and trading of humorous statements was always borderline flirting but never seemed to cross. If the crew was lucky, they could see the Commander and Alenko trade a quick kiss now and then once it became obvious between the two that they could not deny their relationship.
The story begins with the choice which will end the Reaper threat and restore peace to the galaxy.
Mass Effect: The Ultimate Paragon
StarNight Shepard looked down at the dead body of the Illusive Man, then to the AI, then to Anderson. Three choices, all of them up to her.
She turned, the bun in her hair frazzled and eyes shining with unshed tears. She had a duty to perform, all of them would end the threat in different ways, so how did she end it? Any way she would end the threat and she knew it would be the end of her own life.
The glowing pillar of light just out from the walkway that led to it seemed to call to her. The merge of organic and synthetic life.
Shepard took a breath and closed her eyes, then ran.
She didn't understand what made her keep going, everything in her told her stop, basic human instinct, soldier training, everything told her to stop and keep herself alive, that's what she had been doing since the whole mess started, so how did she ignore that screaming voice now? She did not know, and did not care.
The energy raced around her as she fell, her eyes closed, running through her life like a motion picture, the good, the bad, the ugly, the beautiful flashed before her. This was her end, but a new beginning for everyone else.
Except her.
Somewhere, deep within the Citadel's databases, missed by the Catalyst, the Protheans, ignored by the Keepers and having been ignored for many Reaper cycles, some sort of code flickered to life.
It looked upon Shepard and her memories, processing her life and decisions in a time span too short to measure. that code, or whatever it could be called saw that life and if it had been alive, it might have smiled. The galaxy need not loose such a person, for even the best ending in this situation would cause much pain and suffering. There were dark parts to the life it saw, nightmares of lost friends and visions of death.
But above those was a shining light, an unending love for her lover, an acceptance of views, and a different kind of love for every team mate that had stayed loyal to her throughout the years. This was a true paragon.
A sudden surge of energy burst through the wires of the Citadel and the Crucible and Shepard's body was surrounded by a glow of blue light.
Shepard opened her eyes, already accepting that she was dead and whatever the afterlife was, she would gladly take it.
Surrounding her were misty black and greys with white specks floating in the background like stars. Was this afterlife? It was a bit of disappointment, she might not believe in a higher being but it must be better then this.
Suddenly the grey fog condensed, the white speck condensing as well to form a tall figure. Shepard couldn't make out any shape, it wasn't a human or a Prothean. She didn't speak, but it spoke for her.
"Dear Child, You have activated our secret weapon." It said in a voice of perfect English. Shepard was confused, what did it mean? It wasn't a Prothean, so what had she done?
It must have heard her thoughts, or maybe she had spoke her mind, because it explained.
"Dear Child, we were once a civilization of this galaxy, long before what you call the Protheans, or even their predecessors, came about. We had seen the ruins, studied them well, and realized what had happened, much like your kind and the Protheans did. Our weapon was more subtle because in the end, or race had been in decline for years due to genetic instability. Our 'code,' as you would call it, would lay in wait, below the knowledge of even the Controller of the Reapers, for someone else to construct a weapon. The Protheans gave their knowledge to you, and you built it. We figured correctly that an organic life form would have to sacrifice itself to save the rest, whether to activate it or control it." The ghostly figure paused.
"But one condition for the savor of his weapon controlled must be met, that they must be of the utmost good, a savior and prophet of their kind. Looking upon your memories you are this, a god among your race, even the entire galaxy. You will be saved, the galaxy will be at peace."
The fog suddenly swirled forward and surrounded her and Shepard scream seem to echo through her mind as jolts of electricity ran through her. She felt her body change, as though it had reached its perfection and her eyes opened watching as her vision of the energy around her expanded and blinded her.
Through out the galaxy, the Reapers ground to a halt. Aliens and humans alike felt their bodies change as they seamlessly merged to form the perfection of organic and synthetic life. Reaper ships began to pick up life pods and the many ships of the galaxies races began to work together. However many ships were confused, the mass relays did not explode in balls of fire, they stayed in working condition, and many questioned what had happened.
No one talked about Shepard and the sacrifice she had made to bring peace to the galaxy.
Or so they thought...
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