48,000 BCE
The star of lera played host to a small cluster of the ruling race the great Prothean Empire a dominant force of bipedal anthropoidal beings with two pairs of eyes and a green hew to their skin tone, who rose up over the silence of the Milky Way Galaxy.
They rose from the ashes of a cleansed galaxy and claimed dominion over existence and conquered the races of the galaxy and united them underneath their rule until those very races accepted themselves as prothean and nothing more, all which opposed them in their war against all synthetic life were exterminated . They were strong and united beneath their empires rulers who guided them from their crown jewel the citadel a grand station that embodied their power and right to lead the galaxy.
Now in one fell swoop the grand empire was in shambles the citadel has suddenly gone silent quickly and the relays shut down the people were in a panic. Of the ships trying to pass through the relay amongst them was the pride of the systems people the dreadnought Merciful-Subjugation a 2.3km starship that was suddenly torn asunder by the sudden flux of the mass effect field from the relays sudden stop. Half torn forth by the mass effect field while the back remained in orbit surrounding the relay.
The people within the system were in such a flux that they were ignoring even their instruments and didn't notice a power surge at the edge of their systems rim a dark void was met by a passing comet filled with a galaxy dooming virus, it was heading towards the sun of lera and just barely going to pass by the world of Dawn and simply by chance saving the billions of lives calling its surface home.
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Watching the destruction of the Merciful-Subjugation the leader of the local fleet aboard the carrier Absolute-in-Obedience where Fleet Admiral Avox was gazing into the vacuum as he watched his men all loyal in absolute and having just started their latest tour of the adjacent systems be crushed by mass effect fields fluctuating out of control.
Hearing the cries of his subordinates many shaking in grief and gazing at their downpours of tears. He quickly decided that they needed a powerful focus so he quieted the desire to grieve over his fallen soldiers.
"Damn It you damn mongrels what the hell's going on, Somebody give me a damn report of the situation with the relay"
With a yelp the communications officer near him snapped out of his state of confusion and quickly started to call out to the different space stations and nearby ships spread around the system trying to get an answer as why the Mass Relay suddenly shut down
"Sir the reports are inconclusive as it appears that the relay has not malfunctioned but rather they believe that the relay was ordered to deactivate"
Avox stared at his communications officer dumbfounded for a moment before his anger took hold
"The hell do you mean that the relay was ordered to deactivate there was no reason for that to occur, and secondly send out a message to nearby ship to search the remains of the Merciful-Subjugation and look for survivors if there even a single man still alive in there i want them rescued immediately"
"I'm sorry to say sir but i don't know sir i can only speculate of the signal coming forth from the citadel, and immediately sir i'll send off the order to search the wreckage"
Avox quickly sent out orders to the rest of the fleet to return to their stations and focus themselves on being aware in case of any more accidents as the shutdown signal could have only come from the citadel and there stood the slim and dreaded possibility that it was done to protect them.
He turned his gaze unto the panel by his station Incoming transmission ….. He answered and looked upon another of his subordinates who called out to him, he looked to her and recognized her as one of the technicians that worked the long range scanners aboard the carrier.
"Fleet Admiral Avox im very sorry for the intrusion at this most crucial time but we've detected the entrance of an asteroid of a most strange composition into our system and it's headed for the planet of Dawn it should just miss it but it appears to have been detected by the scanner at the very same moment that the mass relay shut down"
"Are you sure of what you speak, do you believe that it may be involved, and what do you mean by strange composition"
"Were not sure exactly it appears almost organic in nature but like nothing that our records have ever seen before, there is no element in the imperial records that mimics organic matter so closely as what our systems indicate"
Avox being a firm believer in the empires dogma of supremacy refused to accept any failure on their part his gaze sharpened in on the face his subordinate for
"Impossible the Empire would have never failed to find any materials in this galaxy recalibrate the scanner and tell me then"
He could see the hesitation and fear in her face but she stayed on the line and told him what he didn't want to hear.
"I'm sorry sir but we've done so four times now, there can be no other options and furthermore we recommend investigating it as it appears to be heading for our sun and it will erased forever this could be a galaxy changing discovery"
"To hell with that i've got a crisis on my hands with the relays sudden deactivation and the deaths of thousands of loyal imperial soldiers, and you dare to tell me that i should focus on some asteroid that isn't even a danger to us."
"Sir this could be a discovery of a lifetime and our time to act is limited at the current rate that is traveling we won't be able to send a ship onto it for much longer its value could potentially be greater than the focus you would spare for other subjects"
Avox quickly grew angered and snarled at her for those words
"You'd dare argue with me, this conversation is over I'd rather blow it to hell now"
Avox ended the call and sent out an order to the orbital defences orbiting Dawn and ordered them to fire on the asteroid to blow some pieces of it off course from the path to the sun while he was angry at the sheer gall and disobedience from his own subordinate he wasn't stupid enough to deny the prothean empire such a boon that could have any possibility for advancement.
Quickly the order was relayed and without questions being asked as an order from the fleet admiral isn't to be questioned regardless of the thought of the people beneath him, the cannons aim tilted to the right angle to sheer off a piece of the asteroid and pierce it and slowing its rate of travel sending parts of it unto a trajectory towards dawn but there wasn't any worry since the size of the meteorite was too small to deal much damage from entry into the planet before it was fired upon.
Avox received a notice of a successful impact on the meteorite, he prepared to send out a research vessel to collect some samples of its remains and begin researching them once the message was sent off he focused on more immediate concerns
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Quickly snapping off a salute to the transmission he received from the Grand Admiral and listening intently to his orders once they were received he proudly accepted the mission and waited until he was dismissed to begin his task.
The moment that the transmission ended imperial researcher Amos prepared himself for the assignment and contacted his team to collect their instruments and to prepare a research vessel to collect some of the asteroids remains. He was giddy with excitement as he never believed that he would ever get to study something to monumental considering that he was merely one amongst many of great researchers but luckily for him he happened to be here when the relays shut down gaining him the great pleasure of studying a new organism or at least some element that mimicked organic life so closely.
Quickly time passed and he with his crew were aboard a science vessel and have just sent out a probe to collect some samples of the meteorites remains. Waiting was unbearable but Amos distracted himself by talking to him team
"Are you all ready to be cemented into the echelons of historic scientific research."
The 4 of them looked at him and each had different reactions Krant snickered as he never did anything but doubt everything until he had solid evidence. Next to him was Nerci and she at least had a curious look in the face, while skeptical she was optimistic. After her was Bokar while new to the team he was very talented naive but talented the lack of experience could cause some friction between them but so far its been easily managed. Lastly was suki she was more focused on the datapad in her hands but he didn't blame her she had family aboard the Merciful-Subjugation and she didn't know if they were part of the casualty list as it keeps being updated, he tried to convince her to remain planetside but she argued fervently that she needed a distraction and so he had finally relented and allowed her aboard.
Krant looked and him hiding his snicker and said
"So Amos what exactly are we here to study because all i've heard so far is that it was a meteorite that a Cannon blew a hole through its ass"
Amos merely looked at him thinking that he was just being a smartass for fun at this point but before he could respond Suki chimed in
"Are you stupid or do you just pretend to be, Amos already sent us a compiled report of of the scanner reading prior to the launching of this vessel. The fact that you continue to act like a moron despite the fact that you're a trained professional merely proves that you aren't the sharpest tool in the shed."
Amos wasn't too surprised that she blew up at him considering that she's holding herself together by focusing on the work that their doing so his flippant attitude was bound to cause her at least some aggression. Amos decided to let things play out since there was still plenty of time before the probe came back with the samples. Next he turned to look at Bokar since the idiot didn't know to keep his mouth shut.
"Damn Suki way to burn Krant that'll teach him to keep quiet for a while, but could you tone it down my ears aren't really adjusted the being in space yet we barely left orbit and i'd like to wait it out in peace"
Nerci quickly defended suki by quickly turning to Bokar
"What are you an idiot she isn't upset about Krant being his usual, she's upset that her brother was serving aboard the dreadnought that got caught up in the relay incident. And she'd probably like us to focus on work so kindly shut it and zip it."
Amos decided that it was time to interrupt because the conversation was spiraling and he'd rather keep Suki calm since she tends to have a temper something that isn't nice to be around in a small research vessel.
"Alright team relax it seems that the probe is now back aboard the ship and we can begin to study its structure so everyone gear up and go to your stations"
Everyone dispersed and left the meeting room so Amos headed over to his lab and donned his proper gear before heading to the hanger with the probe and the samples when he arrived he saw a strange yellow hew covering the inside of the glass capsule holding them sample making him wonder if the material is releasing something inside the capsule. Unknown to him the yellow fog inside was alive and trying to claw its way out of the container.
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Some time earlier over on the surface of dawn some inhabitants were witnesses to a spectacle a meteor shower falling over the sky down the horizon of their world, a few noticed the faint yellow trails that the larger pieces were leaving behind as they fell but since it quickly appeared to disperse they merely continued to gaze on the spectacle of shards falling down from the heavens if only they knew that it wasn't the heavens but rather shards of hell raining down unto their world.
End chapter…
Hey guys me again i'm glad that so soon after posting the 1st chapter so many of you have already followed my story and while i can't promise frequent posts i will work my hardest to balance work and making time to write for you guys at a decent level.
Were getting to the part of the story that i originally intended to be the very start but being me i added more and more to make sure that it makes sense and that it wasn't garbage. So thanks guys and please review i'd love to get a chance to know your opinions as it will fuel my drive to pump out new content.