It took some time finishing this chapter, and im sorry if anyone has been waiting. But i have been really busy these past days, haven´t had any time for writing. Plus i rewrote the first two chapters. So for those that want to "update" Go back and read them again! =D I´m also thinking of rewriting chapter three, or atleast a part of it. I´m not pleased with any on the first chapters xD
So, thanks to those who read this fanfic, really happy that you´re here =D Hopy you´ll like this chapter, i put effort into it ;)
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Chapter 14 - Fear
Romance: Rehna Nahima Shephard - Garrus Vakarian
Vanguard, Colonist, War Hero.
All the characters are owned by bioware and some of the segments of the conversations. I´m just trying my own version of the events!
"We will reach Ilos in two hours commander" Jokers voice echoed through the speakers.
Rehna woke from the sudden interruption, so this is it...Ilos..Saren.. She leaned her legs off the bedside, taking a deep breath before standing up. Garrus was snoring softly in the chair infront of her, she smiled, the predator, no more dangerous than a sleeping cat.
Her body trembled, just thinking about it, she hadn´t admitted it to anyone yet, but she was scared. Saren´s eyes where burnt into her brain, she could still remember that stare, from Virmire.. The same day that Ashley had died, the memories hunted her, tortured her. He had scared her more than she thought possible, a friend of hers had died because of him.
Rehna stepped in to the shower an turned on the water, she leaned against the cold metal, letting the hot water comfort her. The steam filled the bathroom, making her vision blur, tears flodded her eyes, Ashley.. She hadn´t been able to mourn yet, being able to forget, forgive. It was always this stupid fighting, constantly on the run, fighting an enemy no one knew anything about. The vision bombarded her brain, sending the image of the reapers like a lightning bolt through her mind. She rubbed her temples and winced, why couldn´t she forget, why didn´t the image dissapear? She sighed, standing up and putting a towel around her waist. Her green eyes stared back at her from the mirror, red and swollen. She put on her clothes and stepped out from the bathroom. Garrus was fiddling with some report.
"So, the sleepy head has finally woken?"
He turned to face her with his usual cocky smile "I´d like to enjoy my sleep before running into hells gate"
"I see, its probably true, we´re fighting the devil" Her shoulders sank as she stared to the ground. She didn´t want to be afraid, usually weren´t before big fights, but this was something else. Garrus stood up and came up to her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"No one stands a chance against us. We have the god on our side, you said it yourself, you´re unbeatable, immortal"
She looked into his bright blue eyes, they reflected compassion, understanding.
"And we have our incredible sniper" She smiled at him and caressed his shoulder. "Then why am i so afraid.."
"You´re not the only one, i feel it to... And if we feel it, the others have probably peed their pants already"
She let out a soft chuckle "Always trying to cheer me up. I was smart to drag you along this mission"
"I´m glad i get to be here"
"Well, this was the calm before the storm. Lets head out to the others, i need to prepare, come up with a plan"
"I´ll tag along, hopefully i can help"
"Hi, Commander, we will reach Ilos in about an hour or so"
"Good Joker, You got any last ideas?"
"I thought you were the one with the plans"
"It is, i just hoped you might got something"
"Hey, i´m just the pilot, i already have the duty to save you´re ass. Do i have to shoot the bad guys as well?"
"I´m fine with you saving my ass, you wouldn´t be able to hit anything with a gun"
"Now you´re just being mean"
"Yeah, i like being mean. I´ll go speak to Pressly, we´ll catch up later Joker"
"We sure will Commander"
She could feel the movement of the ship from below, guiding her closer to her destiny. Pressley waved and tried to hide his own fear, but she could feel it. She felt everyones fear, knew them to well for them to be hiding something like that. From the beginning that had been her duty, to get to know the crew, understand how they worked.
"So, we´ll soon reach Ilos, you got anything for me Pressley?"
"Not much Commander, we still don´t know what to expect."
"That´s comforting, so nothing then, we´ll have to figure it out as we go"
"That´s how i see it. The only thing i can recommend is that you and your team reach the conduit before Saren"
"I knew that already"
"If i may ask, what do you think the conduit is. Its supposed to bring the reapers back, but what sort of contraption would be able to accomplish that?"
"I don´t know Pressley, i don´t know.. Tell my crew to meet at the Galaxy map in ten minutes."
"Sure thing Commander, i´ll be right on it"
Rehna stepped upon the Galaxy map, the star system floated below her, emitting a bright white light. She always felt like a giant, standing infront of it. Feeling like she held the world in her hands. In that tiny map was the whole known universe, she could press a simple button and they would be on their way. She reached out her hand and ran it through the mass, it felt somewhat like water, but lighter, softer. She zoomed in on her home planet, Mindoir. Watching as it slowly spinned its course.
"You called for us, Commander"
Beside her was her team, nervously watching, waiting for orders. Kaidan looked especially uncomfortable.
"I did. I wanted you to know your assignments. Garrus and Liara will accompany me to Illos, the rest of you will wait at the ship"
She knew how much Liara wanted to come with. This would be like a fieldtrip for her, except there would be tons of enemies everywhere.
"Why! Why do we have to wait at the ship?" Kaidan exclaimed
Rehna started to get really annoyed by him, always questioning her orders.
"Because we´ll have to sneak, try to land on Ilos without our enemy spotting us. And we´ll move alot faster the lesser we are. I need you guys to stay on the ship and keep it safe. We have no idea what to expect, what Saren might have set up for us. We don´t know if we are running straight into a trap. If he attacks the ship, i´ll need you here, is that understood?"
"Understod ma´am"
"Good. We´ll land on Ilos and try to reach the conduit before Saren does, its our only chance."
"We´ll defend the ship Ma´am, nothing can happen as long as we are here!"
"Make me proud!" Rehna stepped off the ramp, heading towards the cockpit.
"Uh, Commander. We´ve got company"
"Have the sensors picked us up yet?"
"Stealth systems are engaged. Unless we get close enough for a visual, they won´t have any idea we´re here"
"Picking up some strange readings from the planets surface" Pressley added
"Take us down, Joker. Lock in on the coordinates"
"Negative on that, Commander. The nearest landing zone´s two klicks away" Pressley interrupted.
"We won´t make it in time on foot. Get us something closer!"
"There is nowhere closer! i´ve looked!"
"Drop us in the Mako"
"You need atleast a hundred meters of open terrain to pull of a drop like that. The most i can find near Saren is twenty!"
"Find another landing zone!"
"There is no other landing zone!"
"Then its our only option"
"Its not an option its a suicide run! we don´t"
"I can do it" Joker interrupted
"Joker?..."
"I can do it!"
"Good!...Team, We don´t know much, but what we do know is that Saren is a danger to the whole Galaxy. He is searching for the Conduit, he´ll try to bring back the reapers. We have to stop him at any cost, as long as i´m still breathing i will fight him. Garrus, Liara, Gear up and Head down to the Mako. Joker... Drop us right on top of that bastard."
Rehna took a deep breath and grabbed the steering wheel, her hands shaking. Garrus sat right beside her, putting one hand on top of hers, squeezing it comforting. She fixed her eyes straight forward, preparing for the landing.
"Go, go go"
She speeded up and headed off the ramp, the mako flew through the air, getting closer to the ground to finally land on it softly. They cheered and did high fives, before driving up to what looked like a gate. Saren.. Rehnas heart pounded hard inside her chest, as her pulse raised. He looked straight at her before closing the gate.
"DAMNIT! what do we do now?"
"We have to find another way"
They jumped out of the Mako, and headed the opposit direction from Saren, trying to find some way to open the gate.
"This is incredible"
"Yeah Liara, it´s really something"
They looked at the landscape as they went, it was like a jungle, a lost city. There where big green plants everywhere, broken ancient buildings spread out over the area. Liara looked like a child opening its first present on christmas eve.
"Quiet guys, i have spotted some geth" Rehna pointed towards the geth, who looked like they stood on watch.
She fired her first round and one of the geth fell to the ground. They fought their way through the area, running fast.
"We need to hurry, he mustn´t reach the conduit before us!"
They ran, panting as they went, until they stumbled upon a broken hologram. They stopped infront of it, rehna tried to make some sence out of its blabbering.
"it seems like its some kind of Prothean message" Said Liara
"It´s probably about 50 000 years old, no wonder we can´t understand it" Garrus added
"The message is all broken up, but i recognise some of the words. It´s a warning against the Reaper invasion"
"Incredible! The cipher must have transferred an understanding of the Prothean language into your mind"
"What´s it saying? Can you make out anything useful?"
"It said something about the conduit, but it´s to degraded to help. Come on, we got to go"
They continued through the ruins, it seemed like it would never end. Until they finally found what they where looking for. The button that would open the gate. They headed back and drove the Mako through the entrance. They drove through a slim passage, it was part of the ruins, an ancient prothean building. On the walls at the side there where some kind of pods.
"What is that?" Garrus asked
"I think it´s life pods. But it seems like their broken, must be hundreds of dead protheans inside them."
"I´m lucky i brought the Prothean expert"
The water on the walkway splashed up against the side of the Mako, as they continued driving. When suddenly a huge see through wall appeared in front, and behind them.
"Is this a trap?"
"I don´t think so. Lets head out and try breaking them down"
They discovered an elevator which they entered. It traveled downwards, shaking and hissing. When the doors open there was another hologram waiting for them.
"You are not Prothean, but you are not machine either. This eventuality was one of many that was anticipated. This is why we sent out warning through the beacons"
"looks like some kind of VI program. Pretty badly damaged"
"I do not sence the taint of indoctrination upon any of you. Unlike the others that passed recently. Perhaps there is still hope. My name is Vigil. You are safe here, for the moment. But that is likely to change. Soon, nowhere will be safe"
"Why did you bring me here?"
"You must break a cycle that has continued for millions of years. But to stop it, you must understand. Or you will make the same mistakes we did. The Citadel is the heart of your civilisation and the seat of government. As it was with us, and as it has been with any civilisation before us. But the Citadel is a trap. The station is actually an enormous mass relay. One that links to dark space, the empty void beyond the galaxy´s horizon. When the Citadel relay is activated, the Reapers will pour through. And all you know will be destroyed."
"What do the Reapers get out of this? Why do they keep repeating this pattern of genocide over and over?"
"The Reapers are alien, unknowable. Perhaps they need slaves or recourses. More likely, they are driven by motives and goals organic beings cannot hope to comprehend. In the end what does it matter? Your survival depends on stopping them, not in understanding them. "
"where did the Reapers go after they had conquered your people?"
"Our worlds were stripped bare, harvested by the indoctrinated slaves. Everything of value, all resourses, all technology, was taken. Certain that all advanced extinguished, the Reapers retreated back through the Citadel relay into to dark space, sealing it behind them. All the evidence of the Reapers had been wiped away. Only their indoctrinated slaves were left behind, abandoned, left to die."
"You said you brought me here for a reason. Tell me what i need to do"
"The conduit has the key. Before the Reapers attacked, we protheans were on the cusp of unlocking the mysteries behind the mass relay technology. Ilos was a top secret facility, here, researchers worked to create a small scale version of a mass relay. One that linked directly to the Citadel, the hub of the relay network"
"So the conduit is not a weapon, it´s a back door onto the Citadel! But how did you manage to stay hidden?"
"All official records of our project were destroyed in the initial attack on the Citadel. While the Prothean empire came crashing down, Ilos was spared. We severed all contact with the rest of the world. To conserve resourses, all personnel that was left, was put into cryogenic stasis. I was programmed to monitor the facility, and wake the staff when the danger had passed. But the genocide of an entire species, is a long and slow process. Years passed, decades, centuries. The Reapers persisted, and my energy reserves were dwindling. I began to disable the life support of non essential personnel. One by one, their pods were shut down to conserve energy. Eventually, only the stasis pods of top scientists remained active. Even these were in danger of failing when the reapers finally returned through the Citadel relay."
"So what happend to the personnel that was left?"
"When the researchers woke they realised the Prothean species was doomed. There were only a dozen individuals left, far to few to substain a viable population. Yet they vowed to find some way to stop the Reapers from returning. A way to break the cycle forever. And they knew the keepers were the key."
"Aren´t they under the influence of the Reapers?"
"The keepers are controlled by the Citadel. Before each invasion, a signal is sent through the station compelling the keepers to activate the Citadel relay. The researchers discovered a way to alter this signal. Using the Conduit, they gained access to the Citadel and made the modifications. This time, when Sovereign sent the signal to the Citadel, the keepers ignored it. The Reapers are trapped in dark space."
"Saren must have some plan to undo everything you did"
" The one you call Saren will use the Conduit to bypass the Citadel defenses. Once inside, he will transfer control of the station to Sovereign. Sovereign will override the Citadel´s systems and manually open the relay."
"What do i have to do to stop them?"
"There is a data file in my console. Take a copy when you go. When you reach the Citadel´s master control unit upload it to the station. It will corrupt the Citadel´s security protocals and give you temporary control of the station. It might give you a chance against Sovereign. Follow Saren through the Conduit. He will lead you to your destination."
"Saren´s got enough of a head start. Grab the data file and let´s go"
"The one you call Saren has not reached the Conduit. Not yet. There is still hope, if you hurry"
"Think about it for a moment commander, all the information. This might be our last chance to talk to Vigil!" Liara exclaimed
"We don´t have time Liara! We have to go now!"
"I´m sorry, my interest in the Protheans got the better of me"
The took the data disk and started running back up the hill, into the elevator.
"Can´t this thing move any faster?" Rehnas heart pounded like crazy, what if they wouldn´t catch up to Saren, what if they didn´t make it?..
Finally the elevator reached it´s destination and the group rushed to the Mako. Rehna drove as fast as she could, her feet nailed to the accelerator. They ran over geth after geth while Liara screamed in the backseat. Finally they saw it, the Conduit. She stopped the Mako, at the top of the hill, studying the wonderful sight. It reached from the floor to the ceiling, looking like the regular mass relay, only smaller. It glowed with a bright blue shine, emitting energy. All around it guarded geth armatures and geth juggernauts.
"It´s.. Beautiful..." Liara gasped
Garrus watched Rehna´s determined stare, fixed at the Conduit.
"Are you really gonna do it?"
She looked at him, a clever smile upon her face. Before she rammed her fot to the accelerator, the Mako flew through the air, beginning it´s travel down the hill. They could feel the vehicle shake as the geth attacked it. Water splashed all around the sides, making it hard to see the road.
"WE WON´T MAKE IT!" Liara yelled in the backseat
"We will..."
"SHEPARD!"
"Shut up Liara!"
A last bump against a geth and they where through. The Conduit´s energy field grabbed the Mako and plunged it through the air.
They slammed against the ground on the other side, on the Citadel. The vehicle wobbled as it rolled over some geth, ending up sideways.
"Told you we would make it" Rehna chuckled as she began climbing out of the Mako. She reached out her hand and helped Garrus and Liara get out."So, where do we go now?"
"I guess we go the only way possible, Shepard. The elevator" Garrus pointed towards the elevator, all around it lay shattered part of the Citadel.
"Do we dare... what if it breaks.." Liara shivered.
"It´s our only option, let´s go. We have to catch up to Saren, we don´t have much time."
They ran up to the elevator and jumped in, Rehna pressed the button and it began it´s travel. Halfway it suddenly stopped, it wobbled in the air, making them all stumble to the ground.
"I guess we´ll have to continue outside, put on your helmets everyone"
Rehna grabbed her rifle and slammed it hard against the glass several times, before it gave in and broke. Shattered glass flew slowly through the vacuum filled air, outside it was dead silent, except for their own heavy breaths. Rehna slowly put a step outside and landed softly on the steely ground
"Is...Is.. that Sovereign?" Liara Gasped and pointed towards the big ship.
All of them stopped, stunned at the sight of the huge Reaper..
"Are we supposed to be able to fight those things?" Garrus whispered.
It was enormous, its big arms grabbed after the citadel, scraping against its hull.
"Move it guys, we don´t have time to admire the view"
They moved slowly now, the vacuum and light gravity made it harder to walk. They had to fight through geth after geth. Taking down huge geth dropships on their way, always watching Soverign in the corner of the eye. The Citadel was darker then usual, it had closed up. Its huge arms had flung together, now impenetrable from the outside. After some time, they reached the Citadel tower.
"Finally inside, i don´t think it´s far now"
They rushed through the building, getting closer to their destination. Rehnas heart jumped a beat when she saw him, Saren. He was fiddling with the Citadel´s controls as they approached. Her heart rate was raising uncontrollably, she gulped and took a shaky step closer. Saren turned around and looked at them, before throwing a grenade straight at them. All three of them jumped to cover, as the grenade blew a big hole in the ground just a few feet away from them.
"I was afraid you wouldn´t make it in time"
She felt her own pulse drum inside her temples "I had to wipe out a few hundreds of your followers along the way.. Sorry if i kept you waiting" She leaned her back against the cover, peeking over it to try and catch a glimps of him..
"You´ve lost, you know that don´t you.. In a few minutes Sovereign will have full control of all the Citadel systems.. The relay will open...And the Reaper´s will return..."
She glanced over towards Garrus, he looked at her, sensing her fear. She slammed her fist to the ground.. WHY DAMNIT! Why am i so afraid... this is bullshit! insane!...DAMN!
"I´ve still got a few tricks up my sleeve!"
"You survived our last encounter.. But you will end here, along with your companions. You will end, just like your friend died on Virmire..."
She felt her heart stop for a split second, as her rage heated up...Don´t you... don´t you dare mention Ashley.. Her blod pumped fiercely through her veins, she felt the anger that pressed against her chest, burning inside her... I will avenge you Ashley, just as i promised..
"I have changed since then, improved..Sovereign has upgraded me.."
"Fancy hardware is not gonna save you!"
Garrus watched as the fear dissapeared in Rehnas eyes, it was replaced with that intense hate. It sent shivers through his body, making him feel uncomfortable... Her eyes were burning, glowing with a deep red light.. Her body tense by all the anger it possesed...It scared him that she could change so suddenly, that she could bring forth so much hate...
"I suppose i should thank you, Shepard. After Virmire I couldn´t stop thinking about what you said. About Sovereign manipulating me. About indoctrination. The doubts began to eat away at me, Sovereign sensed my hesitation. I was implanted, it would strengthen my resolve. Now my doubts are gone, i believe in Sovereign completley. I understand the Reapers need organics, join us, and sovereign will find a place for you to."
"I´d rather DIE than live like THAT!"
"Then you will die. and your companions. Everyone you know and love, everyone you´ve ever met! Don´t you understand, You will all die! The Reapers can´t be stopped, not by the Protheans, not by you. The cycle always continues."
"You foolish, repulsive creature.. The Reapers don´t use organics, they devour and discard them. As soon as the conquest is over you´ll be cast aside"
"I don´t have a choice, you saw the visions, you saw what happened to the Protheans. Surrender or death!"
"You could have resisted! You could have fought! Instead you surrendered, You quit!"
Garrus watched as shepard fixed her eyes at her sniper rifle, breathing heavily, preparing..
"The relasionship is symbiotic. Organic and Machine intertwined, a union of flesh and steel. The strength of both, the weaknesses of neither. Join Sovereign Shepard, he can find a place for you to. There is no other options! There is no other way!"
"There is! And i´m choosing mine now!" Rehna leaped out of cover and aimed with her sniper. It felt like slowmotion, Sarens eyes were cast by a shadow of fear. Before he could react, before even taking a breath. One bullet, a single one, penetraded Sarens skull. Blood splashing all over the ramp, as his dead body slowly slid of the edge... "I choose to fight..."
Garrus saw her standing there, breathing heavily, her chest moving up and down.. He could hear her frantic hearbeats. "There´s the revenge for everyone you have killed Saren... For everyone that has suffered by your hand.. That´s for you, trying to bring back the Reapers...It´s for Ashley.." Garrus didn´t know what to do, what to say.. His own heart pounded just as heavily and fast as hers.. But she needed him, needed him to bring her back. He stepped up slowly on the ramp, putting his hand on her shoulder. She shivered from his touch and tried to shake it of, but he didn´t budge.
"It´s okey Rehna, relax..."
She turned towards him, those burning eyes penetrated his "It´s not over yet"
He stepped forward and embraced her in his big arms, holding her tight. "Don´t become the thing you´re hunting..." She winced and tightened, just standing there breathing. Until she slowly began to relax, letting out a deep sigh..
"I´m.. sorry.." She escaped from his hug and turned to the console, sobbing quietly as she fiddled with the buttons, not daring to look at him.
"Vigil´s data file worked. I´ve got control of all the systems"
"Quick! Open the stations arms. maybe the fleet can take Sovereign down! See if you can open a communications channel"
Her omni tool flickered and crackled ".. The Destiny Ascension. Main drives offline. Kinetic barriers down 40%. The Council is on board. I repeat, the Council is on board!"
"Normandy to the Citadel. Normandy to the Citadel. Please tell me that´s you, Commander!"
"I´m here, Joker"
"We caught that distress call, Commander. I´m sitting here in the Andura sector with the entire Arcturus fleet. We can save the Ascension. Just unlock the relays around the Citadel and we´ll send the cavalry in!"
Rehna turned from the console and looked at Garrus and Liara.
"Are you really willing to sacrifice human lives to save the Council, Shepard?"
"This is bigger than humanity. Sovereign´s a threat to every organic species in the galaxy. We have to save them, the world needs them."
"Whats the order, Commander?"
"Opening the relays now, Joker. Save the Destiny Ascension."
Rehna glanced over the edge, looking at Sarens body "Make sure he´s dead.."
Garrus and Liara jumped down on the ground and moved closer to Saren. "He´s dead"
They began to move back when suddenly the whole tower started shaking. Sarens body emitted a red light as it began spasm uncontrollably. "This.. is not good.."
"WHAT THE FUCK! Do i really have to kill him twice?" Rehna shouted while jumping down from the ledge. "Come on guys.. Lets kill this bastard once and for all!" Rehnas adrenaline began pumping again, welcome back Saren, welcome to Hell...
As Sarens body slowly turned to dust Rehna heard Jokers voice over the comm "Sovereigns shields are down! Now´s our chance!"
"Hit it with everything we got" Hackets scratchy voice ordered.
They watched the explosion outside the window, as some debris headed their way. Rehna turned around and looked at Garrus with fear "GO! MOVE IT!"
Garrus heard voices not far away, as he slowly tried to sit up. Someone removed rubble nearby, trying to reach them. He could feel the heat from the fire that spread close by. Liara sat up, as someone with a flashlight turned around the corner. "Captain Anderson, we found them! Their in here!"
"Take it easy. It´s over, you´re safe now. Where´s the Commander?.." Liara shook her head and stared at the ground, tears began pouring out. Garrus couldn´t believe it, where was she, She was right behind them, no.. He looked desperatly, trying to make her appear by his will.
Anderson´s depressed gaze, stared into the distance. When a sudden glimmer of hope hit his face. Garrus turned around and searched the area with his eyes, when he spotted her.. Limping towards them with a huge smile on her face "You didn´t think that i would die that easily, did you?".
Garrus smiled as he hurriedly stod up and ran to her, embracing her in a huge hug "Of course you wouldn´t" Her whole face lit up in a huge smile, her green lustrous eyes meeting his.
"We did it..."
He nodded, as they turned to leave with the others.
"Ambassador, Captain, Commander Shepard. We have gathered here, to recognise the enormous contribution of the alliances forces, in the war against Sovereign and the geth. Many humans lost their lives in the battle to save the Citadel. Brave and courageous soldiers who willingly gave their lives, so that we, the Council, might live. There is no greater sacrifice, and we share your grief over the tragic loss of so many noble men and women. The council also owes you a great personal debt, Commander. One we can never repay. You saved not just our lives, but the lives of billions from Sovereign and the Reapers. Commander Shepard, your heroic and selfless actions serve as a symbol of everything humanity, and the alliance stand for. And though we can not bring back those valiant soldiers who gave their lives to save ours. We can honour their memories through our actions. Humanity has shown it is ready to stand as a defender and protector of the galaxy. You have proved you are worthy of joining our ranks and serve beside us on the Citadel Council."
"Council, on the behalf of humanity and the alliance. We thank you for this prestigous honour, and humbly accept" Ambassador Udina said with awe.
"We will need a list, of potential candidates to fill humanitys seat on the Council. Given all that has happened. I´m sure your recomendation will carry a great deal of weight, Commander. Do you support any particular candidate?"
"We need someone with the courage to stand up for what he believes in. Someone like Captain Anderson."
"Him? You must be joking, anderson prefers to let his fists do the talking"
Rehna gave him a snide smile and winked..
"Only with you Ambassador. Only with you.."
"Are you sure about this Commander? The Captain´s a soldier, not a politician" Udina said, as he watched Rehna with an angry stare.
"We already got to many politicians on the Citadel. The Captain would be perfect for this job"
"I think it´s an inspired choice. The Council would welcome him with open arms, should he accept"
"I´m honoured Councillor. As humanity´s representative. I´ll do anything in my power to help the council rebuild"
"Sovereigns defeat marks the beginning of a new era, for both humanity, and the Council."
"Sovereign was only a vanguard. The Reaper fleet is still coming, hundreds of ships, maybe thousands. And i´m going to find some way to stop them" Rehna turned around and walked away, with pride and confident steps.