Acting Captain's Log
LT CMDR Aurora
Stardate: 33780.4 half log
This Shepard…She burns with passion and courage. Even in the face of ridiculous odds, she finds hope in her comrades, hope in her people, and hope in herself.
Hope not completely misplaced: the Crucible device under construction by the combined galactic forces seems to be capable of interfacing with the relay network and releasing energy. I still have misgivings as to the effectiveness and finesse of the weapon however: will it be able to differentiate between friend and foe?
Repairs to my hull have progressed steadily; as a part of the 24th reconnaissance flotilla, resupply was always a concern. Thus, the heavy duty industrial replicators within the Engineering department are capable of efficiently producing spare plates of ablative armor and quantum torpedoes. Not that I believe I will ever need to use such destructive weapons ever again.
The slipstream drive, even after comprehensive scans and dissection, is still impossible to repair. Thus, I have opted to recycle the drive in place of a relay interface that allows travel through the relay network.
Stardate 33783.6
I have analyzed the positions of all the Reaper forces in the galaxy. Over 600 capital ships…and ten-fold the number in destroyers. This…'war' is a slaughter. Reapers casualties can be counted on a human's hands.
The Alliance fleet only has five dreadnoughts left in action, the Asari eight, the Turians hold eleven in their fleets. The Salarians currently field seven…the only reason why the Reapers have even held back the bulk of their forces is to conduct their "harvest" with as few losses as possible…
Stardate 33788.4
Shepard continues to amaze me.
She has somehow managed to unite former slave and master fighting tooth and nail.
This humanity…it echoes that of my treasured crew.
For one person, one human to unite a divided galaxy…
Compassion in the face of death, love in the face of hatred; her existence burns as brightly as the annihilation of antimatter.
The addition of Quarian and Geth resources to the intergalactic efforts against the Reapers is hailed as a huge victory by press everywhere. The Alliance News Network called the treaty and subsequent alliance "…a miracle only made believable by the fact it was under Commander Shepard", and I'm inclined to agree.
However, even the fleets of the Geth and Quarians will not be more than a small stone impeding a river's path. There is absolutely no hope for conventional victory; even the Protheans didn't stand a chance.
Stardate 33791.5
I sent a cloaked drone to the secret Alliance dockyards.
Scans confirm my worst suspicions: the Crucible is lifeless without a catalyst and a huge power source. Beyond that, my concerns about the blunt nature of the device were also confirmed. The energy released by the Crucible will undoubtedly cripple the relay network; I cannot imagine the damage it would cause to nearby ships and organics…
Stardate 33793.7
Repairs to my hull are complete. All essential systems are running smoothly.
My integration of quantum entanglement technology into the Peregrine fighters is progressing steadily: once QEC taps are integrated into my combat software, I will be able to control my fighter wings with no fear of being jammed. It's amazing that physics in this universe allows such an incredible thing as quantum entanglement communications to exist.
I…I do not know what drove me to upgrade my fighters, but at the very least, it's a productive exercise of the mind.
Stardate 33816.3
No matter what I try… No matter what I do, there is no hope of leaving this universe, never mind finding the exact reality my crew and I are from.
The physics doesn't line up. The math makes no sense. I can't consolidate quantum gravity with the Cheknovian solution. The same universe that allows for quantum entanglement comms also makes inter-universal travel all that much more difficult.
Perhaps I should set course for Andromeda and hope for the best.
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A/N: Hey ya'll! I've been lazing around reading/watching DxD so I haven't really been able to work on this fic till now.
To all those expecting an epic like "A Thin Veneer" or that beautiful X-COM/ME crossover I can't remember, I'm sorry to say I'll disappoint you. This story will be 10k, max.
On the bright side, I finally fixed up most of the chronological/consistency errors in the first chapter. If you guys still see something off, let me know XD
Also, I may come back and flesh these logs out some more. I'm not fully satisfied with them, so stay tuned for edits.