Humanity, left to its own devices for centuries, comes into contact with the Citadel Council. A misunderstanding leads to hostile first contact, and the UNSC is drawn into war with the Council shortly after the Insurrection's height. The Council finds itself face-to-face with a species that has broken the shackles of Mass Effect Technology. The Era of Humanity has only just begun.

Storm clouds gather over Thedas and Tamriel both, as rivalries and the clashing of cultures and religion threaten the uneasy peace many foollishly take for granted. In Thedas, questions arise that could throw the continent into total war. Tamriel readies itself for its own conflicts, both within and without. And a mere mortal can set alight the fires that would consume the world.

Elaine Cousland, stranded over 1000 years beyond her time, is thrust into the midst of the Reaper War alongside Commander Shepard and the crew of the Normandy. Even as they struggle to end the cycle, they are beset by betrayal and horror at every turn. Yet something else is coming, something that will change the face of this war forever, a threat only Elaine knows how to face.

After discovering an ancient artifact, the UNSC's most advanced warship and a Sangheili Assault Carrier are transported to a universe unlike anything they have ever seen, and forced into a war against a foe they never could have imagined.

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.