"We fought, we bled, we died for your survival. We were Gods. We ruled the cosmos as if it was a mere toy. Over time we realized that like all kings we need a new inheritor, marking our ascendance. By this we have now achieved true godhood." AU rating may change to M

Finally the Shadow Broker and the galaxy's champion have found their way back together. Now they face the greatest challenge in history: the return of the Reapers. To defeat this foe, Liara and Shepard will have to work miracles . . . but in the end, they may find the cost too great to bear.

In the end, there's only one thing that really matters. Explorations, variations and off-camera moments from the Mass Effect 3 storyline. Multiple character POVs.

The Crucible has fired, irrevocably changing the very definition of existence. How can those who survived come to terms with a galaxy where everything has changed? In a galaxy where the divide between blood and machine has closed, how will those lives touched by Shepard unwind in her absence? How will the Shadow Broker's will change what Shepard left behind? Post-Synthesis.