A crossover between Mass Effect and Cthulhutech. Humanity has won the Aeon War and has since expanded and thrived. How will the galaxy fare with this new power?

Even after seeing their world burned, Humanity was able to stand up again, and push beyond their pre-war status and reach the heavens. But how will a hardened Humanity handle life among the stars? And how will others react to this aggressive newcomer?

[BEING REWRITTEN AS THE ILLUSIVE EMPIRE] On the surface, the war is lost; humanity has been conquered by the Hierarchy. But conquered is not beaten, and the Britannian royal family are very, very good at holding grudges. Between the Shepard siblings and the Illusive Man, only one thing is certain. There will be blood.

Nirn has been unified under the banner of the Empire, and its subjects reach to the stars. Fearing contact by a hostile species, they build up their military might; what will happen when an intrepid Batarian slaver ring opens a Mass Relay and attacks this Empire? Will they ever accept peace? M: V/L

Alternate Universe to the canon Mass Effect Universe. This story takes place in "our" timeline, as such, Mass Effect games and other Mass Effect works exist and are known by humanity. How has humanity moved to prepare the galaxy in the 70 years since the discovery that fiction had become fact? Will eventually reach the Mass Effect time period.