What if you have to be cast into darkness in order to find the light? When the Harbinger of a relentless army looms just beyond the Horizon and the world is on the brink of war, it is up to a broken hero and a fallen Archangel to turn the tides. Except they are not what they used to be.. Driven by action, blood and ungodly sarcasm; M for language & sexy scenes. Uh wait. That's smut

This is an in-universe document story covering the history and the major players of the Terminus systems. This includes Omega and Aria as well as new cultures, people and forces alongside the context of the region and how it relates to the Citadel. Written by the mighty Xabiar, with inputs from several members of the Editing Gang. Some of the concepts will be mature.

On the Crucible, Shepard makes a choice. The consequences are unexpected, especially for the woman she left behind. Post Control ending.

I'm not a good person. I've killed, and will continue to. However, here and now I have a chance to be better. To make the galaxy better and I'm going to take it. No matter what I have to go through, what I have to endure. I will help Shepard create a better galaxy, even at the cost of my life I will help create a better galaxy. Updates every Saturday.

The Protheans eliminated the Reapers but their population has dwindled to hundreds and unable to continue their empire. How the story would go without the Reapers. FemShep.

This anthology focuses on the lives of those that call Omega their home and find themselves wrapped up in the ambitions of a particular Turian matriarch.

Mads Aleksandrovich Romanov was nothing but a soldier serving a cause of which he could not understand when the unforeseen happened. He was declared dead, but secretly admitted to a project that would send him long into the future. Now his life seems more like a sci fi movie. The story takes place over all three games. (Early chapters under going re-write)

Shepard and Garrus reunite after the Reaper war, but their new found love for civilian life, living on Elysium, is cut short when Cerberus gets involved. The Normandy, Captained by a newly appointed Spectre Kaidan Alenko, becomes their home for the forseeable future. Kaidan has to try and battle with his past feelings. Garrus has to battle with keeping Shepard safe.

Set in an AU where the Geth came to Humanity's aide against the Turians during the First Contact War, Humanity takes a different path. But some things stay the same. Commander Shepard is put forward as the candidate for the Spectre program, he just happens to have an AI in his head. Humanity does not like Quarians, likes the Asari and Salarians and Anderson needs a drink. Or ten.

Based on the thought: What if Ashley had gotten the visions from the Prothean Beacon on Eden Prime instead of Shepard? / (Teeth-Clenched Teamwork to Friends to Lovers, Ashley's POV, Alt. Universe - Canon)

A short story composed of entries from Hackett and most of the squad from the Mass Effect games. Based about 10 years after the end of the Reaper War, we see each recount how they met Shepard, and how he changed each of their lives. A few OC's will make an appearance as well. Warning: Post Mass Effect 3, so spoilers will exist. Also, trigger warnings a plenty, it's M for a reason.

MORE flashbacks, interstitial scenes, and backdoor dealings. An AU retelling of ME3 focusing on characters and worlds, big and small.

Shepard heads to the crew deck for midnight snack, but finds what she was really looking for all along.

In the years since her family was killed, J.R. Shepard has learned to put the personal aside in favor of the professional. But as the galaxy's crises become her responsibility, as she gathers around her the people who will aid her, she finds a new family, and love that she never expected, and will have to learn how to put the two halves of herself back together.

In 2170 Mindoir was raided by batarian slavers, killing or enslaving the entire colony. It was thought that the first human spectre, Commander Shepard, was the sole survivor of the brutal attack. But when evidence that his sister is alive comes to light, his world is turned upside down. Profile has full description.

Wrex was quick to search and recover Shepard. Now he works to keep her survival a secret as his people looked for the Normandy. There's just a few problems with that. 1. The alliance wants her and Hackett suspects she's alive. 2. The mass relays and most of the technology-based around them are no longer functioning. 3. Keeping her alive. Where's Vakarian when he needs him?

This is the prelude to the Continuation Trilogy of Mass Effect. This is a version of the ME universe where Commander Shepard never died. This is an emulation of the original spirit of the trilogy, namely, the spirit that animated the original game: the retrofuturist Syd-Meadesque vision of the future. Female Shepard, any romance or pairing is insignificant to the story. General.

Two years ago, Benjamin and Samuel Shepard led humanity to victory in the Reaper War. Now, as their deeds are chronicled and retold by those who served with them, the brothers face a fateful choice. After years of conflict, what is their place in a galaxy at peace? Sequel to Two Against the Galaxy, post- Mass Effect 3.

What could have been, what might will be. The planned ending of the Another Realm Saga as well as a fond farewell to Mass Effect.

SAM wanted to experience feelings through her? Well, buckle up, because Sara Ryder had a crapton. Game novelization, liberties taken.

We have all seen the ending where Shepard takes a breath after Destroy. Well I desperately wanted my Shepard to live and enjoy her life with everybody's favorite Turian. This story depicts the struggles of a long and hard recovery, from Garrus' point of view. Based on my first playthrough. Rated M for language, alcohol use and adult themes. Enjoy!

As the title says: an extra extended ending for the third game spanning from just before and after the Crucible fires. Happy (late) N7 day!

You can't keep a good man down. Corporal Richard L. Jenkins died on Eden Prime. That's what all the official reports say. However, Commander Shepard knows the truth is much more complicated, and skeletons don't always stay in the closet. With the geth attacking, Cerberus going rogue and Saren working to bring the Reapers back, Jenkins almost wishes he'd stayed dead.

HMS Isaac Newton and HMS Alexander Fleming open the Shanxi Relay. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. The following course of events would lead to Humanity's first hot war in over a century, a war which could have exploded into full on Interspecies Total War, assuming of course the various human nations could even agree on anything.

Warning: cute hilarity ensues. Set in Citadel DLC. Written for Day 5 of #MERweek2021.