Das Malefitz

AN: With this story I will try to do the mammoth project of all Mass Effect games in one story. This first chapter mainly focuses on the Shepard that will be thrown into the mess of the Reaper invasion. An introduction to his character of sorts.

Main Pairing: MaleShepard/Liara T'Soni

Shepard will be portrait even more in depths than in the game to make him more "human".

„Das Malefitz" is German and comes from the latin word malefiz which means in English misdeed, bad action.

For the armors etc I will use the ME3 models and businesses who sell them.

That said :) I hope you will enjoy this prologue introducing my Shepard. It is short in contrast to real chapters.

„Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Prologue: Commander Kaito Takeru Shepard

2183 CE, 24th August, 4.39 AM Earth Time

S.S.V. NORMANDY, Commander Shepard's Quarters

Leaning against the wall next to the window in a relaxed stance, his eyes were fixed on the endless black horizon, showing no emotion to the outsider. In the distance he could make out the Mass Effect Relay the NORMANDY was about to reach and use. He had specifically been assigned to this ship for this mission. It still made him ponder why. A fresh Commander, on his first job outside of the N7 program, assigned to the newest ship of the Alliance with the newest technology of Humans and Turians sounded suspicious to him. There was more to this than he was told right now. Sighing he pushed away from the window, missing how the cool metal had pressed against his warm skin almost immediately and went over to the cupboard and armory of his small quarter. The non-commanding crew had to share quarters on the lower deck.

He had been in nothing but his military trousers so far, putting on a skin-tight black shirt he picked out his N7 armor and put the heavy pieces on the bed. He had been praised as one of the best completing the special forces program of humanity. The N7 program. Shortly after they had noticed that Shepard was a strong biotic user when he was 17 he had been asked to join and he had accepted without thinking and had immediately been implanted with the newest biotic implants. Ironically he joined the Alliance exactly on his 18th birthday, the 11th April, 2172.

All this wouldn't have happened if the colony on Mindoir wouldn't have been attacked by Batarian Slavers where his whole family and friends had been murdered in just a few hours. He paused with his preparations for the day having moved into the bathroom by now. Heavily leaning on the sink he looked into the mirror, gritting his teeth. His slitted, light-blue almost white eyes stared emotionless back at him. Bleached blond hair sat atop his head, a bit too long and too wild for military standards, one of the few luxuries he allowed himself and a light brown beard framed his jaw. A long scar ran from the right side of his temple over his left eye which had been slightly damaged when this occurred and was now slightly duller than the other one, the white of the damaged tissue contrasting sharply with his light tan complexion of his Asian features. His parents had moved from Japan on Earth to the human colony on Mindoir. His father had originally been from the United Kingdom before he had moved to the Asian country and met his mother there. He had quickly come to love Japan's culture and raised Shepard with its values. Another scar, parallel to the other one ran over his mouth. Even with them he was a handsome man. Various more could be found all over his body.

One of his scars won his attention especially, located on his right shoulder. His eyes clouded over with pain when he touched the very, deep and still sometimes painful damaged tissue. Lieutenant! HELP! He shuddered at the memory. Akuze... He had been their commanding officer. His first mission as leader. He had failed. Everyone had died eaten by Thresher Maws. Ripped apart in front of his eyes. He closed his lids for a second and took a deep shuddering breath to calm his nerves. He should stop thinking about it. Sometimes he wondered himself how he kept together. But still it were six years since it happened, shouldn't he be able to let go of it by now?

Sighing he ran his hand through his blond hair, the strands lightly tickling his palm. By the way it seemed to naturally fall backwards you could tell that that was a bad habit of his. Washing his face and trimming his beard he finished his normal morning routine and went back into his quarters to put on his heavy armor which still gave him lots of mobility. He was trained for it after all. His training had especially been focused on biotics and tech abilities, in other words he was a Sentinel, a living tank if you so want. To protect everyone he couldn't protect before.

His armor was especially manufactured from Rosenkov Materials for him in mostly black and with red light components, giving him a menacing look on the battlefield. The N7 symbol was engraved on his left breastplate. Securing his weapons on his back he made his way out of the door and closed it behind him. His feet carried him to the elevator to the deck with the bridge. When he stepped out of it the two positioned guards saluted him, he returned the friendly gesture and marched on with schooled, neutral features. You easily could lose a battle showing emotion. So he learned long ago to hide his own. Almost bumping into Navigator Pressly he noticed not for the first time how much taller he was in contrary to other men. He was at least half a head higher than the older man with his 6' 2.40''.

When he entered the bridge he saw the Pilot who lets himself be called Joker by others prepare to jump through the relay to the planet where his first official mission for the Alliance and not for the N7 program would begin.

Commander Kaito Takeru Shepard did not know then to what this first mission would lead.

AN: Ages of appearing characters (for the starting year of this story might I add):

Commander Kaito Takeru Shepard: 29

Doctor Liara T'Soni: 106

Staff Lieutenant Kaidan Alenko: 32

Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams: 25

Captain David Anderson: 46

Garrus Vakarien: ? (I couldn't find any clue for Garrus age, if someone would tell me I'd change it :)

Tali'Zorah nar Rayya:22

Admiral Steven Hackett: 49

Saren Arterius: 44

Kahlee Sanders: 44

Thane Krios: 37

Miranda Lawson: 33

Jeff "Joker" Moreau: 28

Jacob Taylor: 26

Kasumi Goto: 23

Jack: 22

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