Shepard chose to destroy Sovereign. The Council then declared war on the SA for that betrayal. The Humans tried to fight but it was a losing battle. Subjugation leading to extinction was not acceptable for making the hard military decision so the Humans chose another path and made a deal with the Reapers. The galaxy and the Cycle would never be the same. AU Shepard makes the rules

Katryn Silverbane lived in Dalaran for twenty-two years, and never expected her life to change whatsoever. When Jaina Proudmoore asks her and her fellows mages to help with a particularly arduous task, involving the transport and trial of a certain genocidal former Warchief, her life will change forever. Pre "War Crimes" and after. Plot will be messed with; read at your own risk.

Almost a quarter of a century has passed since the end of the Reaper War. The massive beings that once tried to destroy life, now help preserve peace. As the rest of the Galaxy moves on with their lives, Miranda Lawson struggles to forget. An ominous new danger reunites old friends and forces Miranda into a life she thought she'd left behind. Unrelated to the Fate series.

Commander Jalissa A. Shepard is back. Now, coping with the fallout of her own death and caught in an unpleasant alliance of necessity, she and her crew scramble to stop the Collectors. Mass Effect 2 as told through 1000-word vignettes. (Cover images all belong to Bioware. As with Mass Effect itself, I'm just borrowing them and giving credit where it's due.)

Prophesies complete, an immortal Dragonborn and her vampire best friend are left to their own devices. The result? A jointly ruled empire of Nirn that spans the stars. So when Batarians are chased through relay 314 by the Turians into Imperial space, all oblivion breaks loose. How will the Galaxy of Science hold up to the Empire of Magic, Especially one ruled by the Dragon Queens?

AU: A quickly advancing Humanity discovers early on the fate of the ancient Protheans and the threat of the Reapers. Instead of exploring the galaxy with wonder and optimism, the leaders of the Terran Nation prepare their young race to save themselves. When they finally make First Contact, they begin their ultimate gambit; To ready all the galaxy to fight the Reapers!

The First Contact War brought untold destruction to Earth, reducing Humanity to a shell of its former self. For 900 years, Humanity has been working tirelessly to lay claim to its own slice of the Milky Way Galaxy, and they are prepared to bring the Council to its knees to accomplish their goals. (Massive AU, New Technologies, and a far different humanity.)

Born after the End War as a vulnerable human-based zerg strain, our heroine must work around her inherent weakness to earn a place in both the Swarm and in the heart of her mother, the Overqueen Zagara. When she is sent to a newly charted world to defeat its feral inhabitants and prove herself, she will be met with unforeseen adversaries.

All life on Earth had been consumed by Blacklight. With no Biomass to feed on, Blacklight had to evolve, adapt, and grow. Now a collective Council of Aliens discovers the existence of such a life form. How do the aliens see a form of life that is viral, how they deal with it, what are the consequences to the galaxy of such a race existing at all.

Jane Shepard wears many labels. Survivor. Hero. Tiny. Fierce. Smart-mouth. Loyal. Mad woman. The truth, however, is never simple. Stopping Nihlus from leaving the Normandy alone, Shepard throws the galaxy down a rabbit hole that can only end in a dark and brutal war. AU canon-divergent. M for language, sex.

Disturbed by ill omens, Zelda uncovers the fabled Ocarina of Time. As the princess sees more of the past, she begins to learn about the sinister man who has been been blown by the harsh winds of the desert into her castle. If she is wise enough to piece together the puzzles left behind in bygone ages, Zelda may be able to change both of their destinies. Zelgan with a bit of smut.

In the race to fire the Crucible, Urdnot Wrex arrives on the Citadel with Shepard instead of Anderson. When he hears the Catalyst's options, he's determined to leave only one choice: destroy the Reapers. Rippling backwards 300 yrs, his actions send himself and three others on a journey that'll do far more than change history, it may destroy everything. Cussing, violence, sex. CD/AU

Extinct Humanity AU: With the Supreme Prothean Empire broken, and the Combined Systems Alliance about to follow, the legendary Normandy Crew is chosen to be the revenge of their cycle. Fifty thousand years later, Spectre Garrus Vakarian and his rag-tag crew fight a failing battle against the Reapers, and eventually crash on an uncharted planet, unaware of what they will discover.

2192 CE. Garrus Vakarian is nominated Spectre by the Council a few months after the Cerberus attack on the Citadel. Due to his worrying behavior during the attack, he's placed under the infamous Commander Shepard's supervision, the first human Spectre. (No-Reaper AU, all genres from the games, plus lots of headcanons.)

Miranda Lawson spent two years researching and bringing one person, the famous Commander Shepard, back to life. So she shouldn't have been surprised when Shepard woke up and absolutely loathed her./ Garrus knew his best friend was dead. When Shepard proves him wrong, she's not exactly what he was expecting. ME2 through the eyes of Miranda and Garrus. F!Shep/Miranda slow burn.

Stephanie Shepard. First human Spectre. Survivor of Akuze. Hero of the Blitz. Butcher of Torfan. Saviour of the Citadel. An enigma capable of bloody violence and heartfelt compassion. Her records begin at sixteen on Mindoir but who or what came before?

Prothean experiments on early humanity lead to the creation of a virus designed to give immunity to Reaper indoctrination. Forced to leave before the virus was ready, a VI was tasked with finishing and dispersing the pathogen 50,000 years later. AU. Expect massive changes, lots of AI interaction. ON HOLD

After leaving the Yshari Sanctum to fulfill her destiny; Li-Ming learns that not everything falls into place. She will make allies that will become her most beloved friends, and make enemies that will try to break her and her spirit. But Li-Ming's confidence will see her through to the end where she will learn the greatest lesson of her life. (Rated M for adult content.)

Ten billion people over here die, so twenty billion over there can live. After the war, there are pieces to pick up, and lives to rebuild. And even with the Reapers gone, nothing is easy.

Humanity never developed FTL. The Prothean archives contained no technology, no Element Zero, just a warning. Isolated from the rest of the galaxy for two thousand years, restricted to their only system, how will humanity have changed when they first meet the Turians? AU, alternate history of humanity and First Contact.

Faith Everstone is a young Quel'dorei living in Southern Quel'Thalas. She and her family have known the Windrunners since before she was born, and she loves Sylvanas with all her heart. Set just before the Scourge invasion and will span until the end of WotLK. Rated M. HC/Romance/Drama/Adventure/Angst. Femslash. Part 1 of the Evermore trilogy. Sequel: Almost Beyond.

What if you had a chance to go back and redo the worse decisions you ever made? With a second chance, can Amelia Shepard overcome her demons and finally bring the cycle to an end? Follow her as she forms the relationships that will give her something to truly fight for.

Jaesa Willsaam and the Sith Warrior who turned her present their own first-person accounts of Jaesa's conversion from Jedi to Sith. Begins with Nomen Karr's observation outpost and continues through the end of that story arc. (Images in the cover retrieved from the Star Wars Wiki.)

"To the Sol Alliance and all of Humanity, greetings. I am Harbinger and I have traveled across the galaxy to meet you." Shepard wasn't the first to reach the Catalyst, eons ago, someone else did and they chose synthesis, embedding the desire in the Reapers. They've searched for organics to merge with ever since and now they've found them. AU, First Contact, Humans / Reapers

What happened after Hawke had met with the Inquisitor but before she left to meet the warden? I like to think she had a day in Skyhold, stuck with Varric, annoyed Cullen, and met her biggest fan Cassandra before playing a game or two of Wicked Grace with the new gang. Hints to future Inquisitor x Cullen. Mostly Hawke being a purple menace.

There was a theory once, about Nemesis, the Dark Star. Stillborn twin to the sun, it wandered the void, black and cold, and every 25 million years, came back home. AU.

My AU retelling of ME1 in a darker, sinister universe. Much darker and more realistic views of the SA and the Citadel Council, a more dangerous, involved Cerberus, and a more conflicted Saren and Benezia. Changes much of the ME1 dynamic to remove plot holes with more focus on politics, military strategy, and space combat. Pairing is FShep/Liara. Rewritten through Chapter 65 so far.

For Victoria Shepard, the line between love and hate often becomes imperceptible, and a certain Cerberus Operative is to blame. For Alexandria Keane, it's the line between reality and insanity that blurs. When the world becomes twisted and everything is not as it seems, who can you believe in when you don't even trust yourself?

"There must always be a Lich King…" Upon Arthas' demise, the role falls unexpectedly to Jaina Proudmoore. And she's not the only one dismayed by her 'promotion'... AU! Co-starring Kel'Thuzad & Jaina's emo subconscious.

Miranda Lawson is perfect: smart, attractive, strong and driven. But what happens when she finds a person that is her equal in every way - and it's a woman? Rated M due to adult themes, language, sexual content and some implied violence. FemShep/Miranda

The second Krogan Rebellion is raging through Citadel Space. In desperation, the Council forms a plan to recruit the recently discovered humans, rumoured to be a ruthless and powerful species. They send Spectre Garrus Vakarian to negotiate for their aid. However, as Garrus seeks the ship called Normandy and its commander, he realises the humans have goals of their own. (AU)

AU. For a hundred years, the Fire Nation has harried its enemy across lives, deaths, and nations. In the chaos, the Avatar Spirit takes a terrible risk. Being born as the Spirit of the World can't change who you are, but maybe things will work out for the Balance ... Avatar Azula.

AU. Epilogue to As the Sun. The Fire Nation was too successful, driving the Avatar Spirit to reincarnate in the least likely of lives. The amoral, unstable, and ambitious Avatar Azula struggles to stand between the human and spirit worlds in the aftermath of the War when no one, including herself, is sure she's human.

When a routine reconnaissance mission goes awry, Shepard and Garrus are pushed to the bounds of their endurance.

Set Post-ME3 where Shepard chooses Control. A hundred years after the Reaper War, a Turian ship captained by the grandson of Garrus Vakarian comes across a derelict Reaper inhabited by a hologram of Commander Shepard.

If the Normandy's crew knew what they were in for, they would have stepped back to wonder if they were in the wrong line of work. But when serving with a crew like this, it's not all bad news, all the time. Snapshots of Mass Effect in 1000-word vignettes. (Cover images all belong to Bioware. As with Mass Effect itself, I'm just borrowing them and giving credit where it's due.)

Pre-Mass Effect. Jalissa Shepard meant to stay a farmer on Mindoir after high school. And then the batarians came. 100 prompts. 1000 words. From Mindoir, through basic, to Elysium, to just before boarding the Normandy. Snapshots of Shepard's life. (Cover images all belong to Bioware. As with Mass Effect itself, I'm just borrowing them and giving credit where it's due.)