Renegades of the Night Winds

by Kreidian

Against all odds the Crucible fired and the Reapers were suddenly destroyed. But the War's end was only the beginning, and now everything's changed. The crew of the Normandy suddenly find themselves dealing with the aftermath of a surprisingly hostile and deadly galaxy barely surviving from the brink of extinction. ( Post ME3. Takes place in the Demon's Shepard universe. )

1. prologue

Author's Preface

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Yes, a new post ME3 fan fic now. So many years later. In truth this is me finally getting around to writing out what I would imagine the galaxy would be like and the events after the Reaper War. These are stories and events that have always been part of a personal head cannon all this time, but only recently did I have a good reason to finally put the words of this whole novel down on this digital paper. Not just because of this story, or the new stories that might come in the next Mass Effect game, but because of a whole new world of stories I'm working on which will build on the events here. No spoilers for now on what I'm planning, though some of the more observant types out there might have some idea already. I will add that I am using a very different format for this story, taking on a bit more of a serious novel, pulp fiction route with far longer episodic chapters.

My story of what happens after is something that I came up with long ago. And I fully admit that a lot of it was inspired by some of the other amazing works of fan fiction that I had read prior. ( Many of those stories can be found in my favorites, but if I missed any don't be afraid to let me know so I can give proper credit where it's due. ) Nonetheless this is definitely what I now consider my preferred vision of what happens next. Even when some of the ideas I used are far from my own. For example, I've never been a fan of the Indoctrination Theory and still don't much agree with many of the ideas. However the concept behind it works perfectly for moving the story forward and fleshing out many of the holes that would be left behind otherwise. Which is why you will see a variation of that idea used here.

What truly matters is the whole story, and how things change as a result. Hopefully you all will be able to enjoy the full scope of this tale ahead of the next one.

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Standard Disclaimer: Mass Effect is owned by BioWare. I make no claims other then I'm doing this for my own entertainment, and the hope that you all enjoy reading it as much as I love writing it.