A/N: Here is another chapter. There has been a nice response and one of the reviews got me. The thing is that this story will not revolve around humanity being almighty and powerful, or mary sue, quite the contrary. There will be many events that could lead to a "Fall of the Roman Empire" in that sense. So, to be clear, no, there is no such thing as an overwhelming humanity here, just stronger than the canon Alliance, of course. There will also be shout outs to the Elder Scrolls, because, well, I borrowed a race from them heh.

Disclaimer: I do not own Mass Effect or the Elder Scrolls, but hell I wished I did.

Enjoy.

Chapter 3

"We will report to headquarters next week Kal, so you better man up." Aulus chuckled as his friend groaned from the previous day's party.

Kal stood up from the couch and his eyes widened at the lady in his chest, cuddling. "Who is she?" He whispered so as to not wake her up.

"How am I supposed to know? You were the one flirting with her like if she was the dwemer empress or some shit."

After a few hours, with Kal's nameless lady leaving her number to him and departing, Aulus had the flat cleaned by his small animaculai VI- intelligent robots. These little bastards were excellent friends to him, since they kept cleaning his mess every single time after a party. They were a life savior, to be honest.

"Where are the other two shit heads?" Kal wondered out loud.

The other male in the room pointed at his omni tool. "They went for lunch, and will be back in a few minutes." The Roman then smirked at Kal's neck. "Hell, you had a good time didn't you?"

Kal grinned. "You can say that." The quarian then tilted his head to the side. "So… how was Zorah last night?"

"It was alright." Aulus replied vaguely. "We just went over the marriage shit and crossed our fingers, wishing our parents cancelled it or something but doubt it."

"Hmmm." His friend hummed. "Well, you haven't complained about her, so I assume she was cool with it all?"

Aulus nodded. "Yeah, she was really understanding of the situation, shocking indeed, we even had a long chat until Luca came to pick her up at one am sharp." He then looked at his friend. "You were knocked the hell out by that time, well, knocked out as in dancing a kinky song to the ladies."

"Well shit." The quarian smirked as he pointed at the big sofa, now empty. "The lady that was there seemed to have enjoyed it."

The human smirked. "I was too hammered to care" He took a glance at his omni tool. "The other two are here already, come on."

With that, the two best friends moved towards the door, already hearing Domak and Firat arguing about something idiotic. Both Kal and Aulus smirked.

"That is bullshit and you know it Firat, who here bangs the nearest female that moves regardless of race?"

"Easy, both Aulus and Kal."

"Nope, they go for the best females, you, however, are pathetic. Last time you banged a turian."

"It was a damn bet with Kal, he said I didn't have the balls to do so."

"No, you didn't have the balls to go for the lady that caught your eyes in the bar, instead you went for the loner, like always."

"Why don't you shut the fuck up? Or else your teeth will be flying all the way to Tzarzus."

"See? You are a loser! You go for the easiest catch and then start complaining that she was bad."

The door opened and the two best friends saw a scowl on Firat's face while Domak had a triumphant smirk. Kal openly laughed at the scene while the human shook his head in amusement.

"Well, well, teasing our dear friend about the ladies again Domak?"

Domak smiled. "It has to be done Aulus, you know how this loser always goes for the worst scum, I mean, turians? Really Firat?"

"Indeed." Kal smirked. "Firat, that bet was just to see what you would do; never thought you would go for a damn turian in the first place."

The drell growled. "Aulus, can't you do something about this before I kick their asses back to their home worlds?"

"Nah, they are right man, but I still have hope in your after all."

All four chuckled. Firat was an Urban Cohort soldier, and extremely dangerous in close quarters, but their strong friendship meant teasing him was harmless. Of course, Domak Kagrenac was way worse on any Zorah, especially Tali.

"Say, how did Zorah turn up yesterday? She was dressed nice for being a damn tomboy most of her life." Domak smiled in amusement as all the men laughed, though Aulus only slightly.

They all knew the rivalry between the Kagrenac and Zorah families, it had been there for centuries, but now it was way worse than before. Admiral Rael, like his father and grandfather before him, wanted to lead Cerberus with his weapons development and determination, while Lord Kagrenac was currently the overall leader. Eido Kagrenac was one of the brightest scientists in recent galactic history, thanks to his research on mass relays and flexible weapons development.

Aulus always thought Rael was more of a brute force kind of man, with a little finesse. Kagrenac, on the other hand, was refined, preferring flexibility and elegance with his research. Some of the best military vehicles, like the Comitatense II tanks, were developed thanks to him. Meanwhile, Rael was heavily involved in engineering and hacking warfare.

"Cool it Domak, she was pretty cool." Kal said.

The dwemer grunted. "When hell freezes over, I will believe that."

Aulus sighed and turned the screen on to see what was new. Maybe there was a football or boxing match he missed, for last night he was too busy. Of course, the news came up first. A human lady smiled at the camera.

"Welcome to Prime Terra News, this is Minerva Aemilianus and we have shocking news." Holding a data pad, she frowned and continued. "The conflict in the Batarian Hegemony is worsening, with Kalendo, one of the biggest colonies of said government, now being occupied by rebel forces. Military analysts believe that this will be the catalyst of the war, as rebel forces have been growing in strength during the last few months." There were segments of batarian soldiers, all in black uniforms, marching on a city, with residents watching.

"I always knew those fucking bastards would suffer from their slavery, backwards shit." Domak shook his head. "Don't even know why we would bother to help those barbarians."

The rest shrugged. Kal and Aulus were set to take over a military checkpoint in Virmire to counter any pirates or slavers from crossing into safety as the conflict raged on. Firat was set to be stationed in Gerrel, a quarian controlled system deep in the traverse and close to the Terminus Systems. The three friends were being sent for the same reason, stop or slow the migration of batarian refugees.

"Wonder what Aria is doing as of now." Aulus mused. "She is probably having a real bad influx of refugees."

Kal whistled. "Not as much as we are man, it's just a damn station after all. We should just send all the scum to the Citadel races, they would know what to do."

They all laughed. The human remembered his former teacher's words on Citadel races. Salarians, those little frogs are always planning how to screw you over, should be their lesson after the krogan fiasco. Turians were the dogs of war, used to bully others around and keep the other powers in line. Asari watched and waited for an opportunity to destroy you, in time. Everything changed a century earlier though.

His mentor was now long dead, killed by pirates in the attack on Gerrel a decade earlier. At least, his teachings lived on with him and the idiot of Kal.

"So…. who wants to go do some babe watching?" Domak offered with his trademarked smirk. His three best friends smiled mischievously. Oh how they loved Saturdays.

Dolos Agrippa sighed for the fifth time that day. He was trying to find a way for his proposed law to be approved by the Senate. Of course, the majority were damn conservatives, all comfortable even in the face of political collapse.

He was really angry at the reports given of the leaked documents that were kept secret since the end of the geth menace. Dolos was not against the geth extermination, quite the contrary, he was glad it was done, but why keep information from the public? Why did the history documents, ebooks and codex entries all blamed the geth of attacking first? Why couldn't the truth be public for once?

The Senate and emperors were angry too, but not because of the lies that plagued the Triarchy since its foundation, but of the leaking. Agrippa was sure the Arcanii were cleaning house at the moment, some politicians silenced with threats, others murdered, and a few bribed.

Now, everyone knew that the quarians attacked first, and the geth retaliated. In addition, there were Urban Cohort and Arcanii forces active in Rannoch at the time, days before the Imperial Alliance launched a full scale attack on the geth. These units were also accountable for attacking the AI beasts. Why make a fuss out of it, some asked him, the geth are gone.

Dolos answered with a "Because they lied and cheated on us." Unlike the majority, he was working for a better government, one which did not depend on its military might or the damn conservative Senate, not to mention the emperors. These idiots were polluting a great idea. Liberalism was now very common, even among dwemer, thanks to Agrippa's speeches and the anger of the recent events.

A liberalist to heart, Agrippa was born to an influential patrician family on Germania. His father was currently a high ranking Praetor in the province of Illyria while his mother was an engineer, working for a powerful quarian company, stationed in the Han Provinces. His parents were untroubled with the political fuss, as the quarians were too allied with Terra now.

It was not surprising that the number of quarians living on Terra was close to a billion, most living in Mongolia or the sandy provinces of Arabia and Carthage. The dwemer surpassed the number by dozens of thousands. That was why Dolos was very fond of them, as people, but not their arrogant governments. He had absolutely no trouble with them living in Roman controlled space or Terra itself, he had trouble with the space government.

"These documents just came in sir." His secretary, a drell female, shook him out of his thoughts. "Do you need some coffee? A drink?"

Dolos smiled at her. "None at the moment Carmia, but thank you." He tilted his head to the side. "How was your vacation by the way?"

"Marvelous." She smiled at him, her dark orbs shining slightly. "The Mediterranean is quite beautiful."

The human politician smiled fondly. 'Mare nostrum.' He remembered his staying at Crete a year earlier. Body of that sea used to be what his civilization depended on back in the days of antiquity. Now, it was just a pond, ignored mostly. Ever since the first Romans landed on Americus, it had been long forgotten as the true sea. Now it was 'Terra Nostrum.'

He nodded at her. "Excellent, because to be honest, I missed you here, these people are barbarians." Dolos complained as she chuckled. "No no, I am not kidding, they went completely berserk since your brain wasn't here."

"Thank you sir." She bowed her head slightly. "If you need anything, just give me a heads up."

"Duly noted Carmia…" He smirked. "Well, now that you say it… would you be so kind and bring me some wine please?"

"Of course."

And she was gone. Dolos liked Carmia, she was a really bright woman. Even though she did not finish the higher studies after Academy, she was smarter than most of the idiotic higher ups the lady had to deal with on a constant basis. He had been thinking of promoting her, but it could be a surprise for her birthday, which was coming up in a month or so.

Setting his terminal aside, he looked at the documents. After a few minutes, he smirked. The plan was in motion then. Finally, it was about time his luck changed for the better of all. His gaze turned to a picture on his desk. His younger sister was now a renowned doctor. Picture was of his sister with her degree. Damn proud, he was.

Of course, he went on a furious tirade two weeks earlier when she told him that she was currently dating a soldier, but didn't say who. Dolos may be calm and collected in the face of bland stupidity in the Senate, but when it was his family, he could blow up in a mere second. He had lost his wife to a terrible accident years ago, and had promised himself to protect his only child.

"Carmia, please send word to Governor Flaminius, I want an appointment with him." He sighed and shook his head at his daughter being herself now, a woman.

The drell answered immediately. "Yes sir."

"This is a very important assignment Saren, I hope you don't fail me." Thane spoke softly to his best agent.

The turian nodded. "Yes sir, I won't fail."

Nodding, Thane looked at his somewhat of a protégé. "Aulus is going to be sent to Virmire alongside his good friend Kal, I need those two alive no matter the cost."

"Why to the Virmire Fortress?" Saren was aware of the buildup of Triarchy Forces in the system. They dubbed it "Fortress" and were currently setting up checkpoints to counter possible insurgents fleeing to Virmire.

"The Batarian Hegemony's civil conflict has been pushing a lot of scum towards the border. The government crackdown has even included pirates and slavers."

Saren narrowed his eyes. "If that is the case, then with the scout fleet there it will be good enough to counter those witless idiots."

"Of course." Thane stood up from his desk and walked towards the window behind him, which overlooked the Arcanii station. "But I have the feeling that Aulus will be very important in the future, this political clout is intensifying."

"Yes, with the political parties in a disarray, I can see him being somewhat of a curse breaker, if you get me."

Thane nodded slightly. "Aulus needs to prove himself to the eyes of the public. His antics and constant defying of his father has gathered a following, now it is time to seize the opportunity and make that following…. voters."

"So, I will go and take care of him and his friend, then make sure that his best moments are showed to the mob?"

"Exactly, yes, but be careful so as to not blow your cover with the others. Aulus and Kal are well aware of your status as an Arcanii agent, but the others are not."

"Consider it done."

The drell then stared at the turian in front of him. "Say Saren, what can you tell me of your… friend, Nihlus."

Saren tilted his head to the side, confused. "Well, he is a Spectre, one of the best, why?"

"You are telling me stuff from the datapad I have on my desk, boy. I want information, not a damn codex entry."

"Well, he has good relations with some of the high ranking Hierarchy officers, but a lot of the Turian Alliance officials don't… like him as much."

Thane smiled slightly. "Well yes, didn't he lead that hit team that almost killed the daughter of Mirkil? I wonder… since when do Spectre agents confuse royalty with pirates?"

"Yes, Undersecretary Mirkil was furious. He is still pressuring our Senate to put a bounty on his head, kind of amusing."

"I already sent some agents to watch him, I don't like him, and I am sure you don't either. However, it is good that you are keeping that ridiculous friendship with him."

Saren smirked. "Agreed, I don't like the Hierarchy either, and, between you and me, Nihlus is one of those Red Movement members."

At this comment, Thane narrowed his eyes. "Ah is he? Well, that makes things… problematic."

"Don't worry." The turian scoffed. "They are just a bunch of racists and ignorant scumbags that want turian power to be like that a century ago."

"Yes, but if a Spectre is in their ranks, they are dangerous." Thane shook his head. "I will inform the War Council of this, they have been very interested in recent events, and most likely will pay attention to this."

The turian agent just stood silent.

"And Saren, don't take me for a moron, I know those terrorists killed your parents. That very event led to the Purge of the 2150s. Thousands of Citadel space citizens were expelled."

Saren frowned. "I know sir, but like I said, that purge and the fact that Arcanii agents killed over seventy percent of their ranks was good enough to make them useless now."

"Whatever the case, your little Spectre contact will be investigated."

"I don't have a problem with that."

"Good, now go to Virmire, get yourself a nice flat before Aulus and Kal are transferred."

Saren nodded. "Yes sir." He saluted. "I will begin my weekly reports this coming Sunday."

Rael smirked at his daughter. "So, everything went well with Aulus?"

"Yes." Tali nodded. "He was somewhat different, but overall a large improvement from the pompous jerk he was before."

Her father laughed out loud. "I told you he was a good young man, a bit arrogant, yes, but he is royalty Tali, it is to be expected."

"I also ran into Domak." His daughter growled. "Still the same arrogant idiot."

The admiral sighed. "Kagrenacs, what can you expect from those idiots Tali?"

"His father is not like that." She argued. "He has always been friendly with me."

"Out of manners I guess."

Tali sighed. "Father, do you really have to keep up with this childish antagonism?"

"Childish?" Rael snapped. "They have been humiliating our family since your grandfather became an important scientist!"

"That's why." She replied calmly. "Don't you think, due to this political rift, that we need to be more united than ever?"

She was smart, Rael knew it. However, since when was she so interested in this political rift?

"Tali, why are you arguing about this? You've never done so before."

"Because I am sick and tired of this stupid conflict that only brings us down. The Citadel, as weak as it is, is probably laughing at our lack of unity."

Rael was well aware of her child's antagonism with the Council. The Geth Uprising was three centuries old, but the political wounds were still there. The citizenship laws on them were strengthened since the Purge of the 2150s.

"Your wedding will be at the end of this year, one part in Rannoch, the honeymoon will be on Terra. That is all."

Tali knew that it was a dismissal. She huffed in annoyance and left his father's office faster than a bullet.

Rael smiled. She was just like her mother. 'Hmmm, talking about Kelia, she promised me a role playing night, where could she be?...' A devious smile erupted on his face. 'Finally, some fun after so much political bullshit.'

Dates of Importance in the Imperial Triarchy Codex Part III

1824 – Asari Spectre Aliva Decis is captured and executed by Praeventores (Secret Police) of humanity in Edus Primus. The Shadow Legion of the Dwemer Empire captures and executes turian Spectre Lorik Marex on Tzarkus. Relations with the Council turn sour for both powers, with the Council accused of "brutal and incompetent" leaders by several diplomats on condition of anonymity.

1832 – Imperial Alliance forces obliterate a pirate – intended attack on Rakhana. Skubus mentioned in private meetings with high ranking drell politicians.

1836 – Through political maneuvering and trade deals, drell companies begin settling new worlds. Skubus becomes the first.

1841 – Rakhana celebrates the "Discovery Day," where the drell race was uplifted by the Imperial Alliance.

1844 – Roman forces begin to secretly recruit drell and "test" their skills in battle. Impressed, the Roman Army fiercely pushes for a referendum where it can recruit drell without problems, with General Albus Calpurnius II at the head of this delegation. Dwemer begin recruiting krogan as bodyguards and loyal enforcers in their "Izkengrad Elite" battalions.

1846 – Roman Army lawyers win the "Army vs. Senate" case where the "Liberum Conscribe" law is approved by the Supreme Court of the Roman People. Aliens are now able to enlist in the Imperial Army. Drell immigrants in Terra celebrate in the streets of Rome, Cirta, Thebes and Bospra.

1854 – Quarian pop artist Kelio'Sheva Vas Modai releases his single "Streets of Constantinople," gaining wide critical acclaim and becoming the most popular alien music artist in Roman Space.

1856 – Roman scientist Kaeso Brutus discovers that biotics can be "created" by eezo. Soon, the Roman Military begins research on it. Quarian scientists provide several "key answers" to Roman scientists regarding biotics.

1857 – Dwemer musician Flaoku Dermenok achieves platinum status with his album "Underground City," in honor to the great ancient dwemer capital of Bathardamz, dubbed by the Romans "Blackreach."

1858 – For the first time since the creation of the Roman state in the 7th century BC, the Interplanetary Roman Senate officially approves same sex laws. Millions chant in the streets all around Terra. The dwemer, however, refuse to approve such law in their empire.

A/N: Another chapter to you guys. Thank you for the reception this has been getting, it is an honor to write for such an audience. Don't forget, review and tell me what you think. Adios.