AN: I apologize for any discrepancies in the Lore, but I'm afraid that Warhammer lore is just too expansive (Not to mention sometimes contradictory) for me to have any hope of having every single detail correct. (Or most of them- I'm kind of new to the fandom)

As for all of you loyalists out there...sorry. Gotta be Chaos. Reason 1- The plot. Plot summary is this: Chaos Lord goes on rampage in order to bribe the Chaos gods to bring his son back from the dead. Hilarity ensues.

Reason 2-Comedy. Picture a Chaos Marine serenely mowing the lawn. Now picture him mowing the lawn again, but don't laugh this time. Can you do it? I can't.

Entropy Effect

Chapter 2

Liara T'soni sighed as she read the information off her terminal. Nothing that would lead to the Shadow broker, or Feron. It would look like today was going to be another fruitless day at the office.

This notion was rather suddenly dispelled as something kicked in her door. Impressive, as it was three inches of solid metal and was a retracting door, and as such didn't have a hinge.

Liara immediately put up a biotic barrier and withdrew her submachine gun from the hidden compartment in her desk, before taking cover.

As she lined up her sights at the intruder, she hesitated. She had never seen anything like it.

It stood at nearly nine feet tall, and was wearing azure armor, with a horned helm and strange markings, including one of a three-headed snake, and a circle with eight spokes.

The hesitation did not last long, and she unloaded her SMG at the figure, only to fail to penetrate the powerful kinetic barrier it had.

It proceeded to unhurriedly stride towards her.

Desperate, she charged up her biotics, and let loose.

The powerful biotic pulse caused it to take a half-step backward, but was otherwise unfazed.

She loaded another heat sink into her gun, but by then the figure had made its way to her, and nonchalantly grabbed her by the throat, and lifted her up with a single hand. Considering the thing's height, her head was grazing the ceiling.

"Where is Shepard?" the figure asked in a deep, reverberating voice.

Liara saw an opportunity. This wasn't exactly truthful, but it was true enough, and if this...thing stirred up enough trouble…

"The bounty was placed by the Shadow Broker." she said, straining against this monster's grip.

The...thing paused, possibly internally debating whether or not she was being truthful.

"Tell me everything you know about this 'Shadow Broker'." It demanded.

She did. After all, the more problems this thing caused the Broker, the more likely her contacts could find something.

"Thank you for your cooperation." The thing said, and it began squeezing, seemingly intent on crushing her throat.

Only for it to stop. She looked down at the thing, and followed its line of sight.

Its gaze was locked on to a picture on her desk-a group photo of the Normandy 'Away Team'.

It let her go, and then strode out.

Samael thoughts were racing as he left the Asari's office. The Asari in question was seen snooping around the 'crime scene' of the Normandy's destruction, and Adrian's body was missing. He put two and two together and decided she must have had it. However, it was apparently in the possession of this 'Shadow Broker'. He initially assumed that the Asari wench was the one who sold the body to this Broker, and was going to kill her for it, but the photograph, well, painted another picture. She was an ally of Adrian, who most likely wanted the body for the same reasons he did.

Well, similar, as he didn't think she was going to make an offering to the Dark Gods in exchange for life to be returned to it. This 'Shadow Broker' was most likely an enemy of hers. Samael was Alpha Legion- he knew when he was being played. But the facts she gave him checked out. The Broker did, in fact, put out a bounty for Adrian's corpse.

So, he had a target, now all he needed was to decide on a Patron- who would he ask to revive his son?

Nurgle was out- as the God of the Circle of Life, he hated anything that altered the natural order of things, and waking up after you died was certainly an alteration. Slaanesh was out- Samael didn't know if Slaanesh was even born in M2, and most of the rituals necessary to earn the favor of the Prince of Pleasure would most likely make Hannah very upset with him. (Of course, there were a couple he knew she'd like, but now probably wasn't the best time.)

Tzeentch was an option, but making a deal with him was like playing poker blindfolded. You had no idea whether or not you were winning or losing, or to what degree.

That left Khorne. Khorne would definitely approve of the restoration of a valiant warrior, and you always knew where you stood with him. Also, he was easy to shop for.

So, he had a lead, and he had a place to start with the sacrifices- After all, demonic miracles don't grow on trees. (Well, on this side of the Eye of Terror- the Warp was weird sometimes.) Hannah and Adrian would both be very upset with him if he started executing people at random, but this 'Shadow Broker' 'kidnapping' his son's corpse provided him with a nice excuse. (Not that he planned on telling them anyway- Sam wasn't an idiot.)

So, it was time to check out the first name the Asari gave him…

Elsewhere on Ilium, a shadow broker informant had a chill run down his spine.