Ghost in the Citadel ch 5

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Liara ducks behind a corner in the massive cavern dividing the Guardians and the Fallen. She peeks around, and gets her first look at one of the new species she is about to initiate violent contact with.

The council would be so angry when they learn about this.

A bullet passing over her heard removes these thoughts from her head and she dives back into cover, looking behind her to make sure her fellow scientists were alright.

They were okay, cowering and hyperventilating in fear.

Seven was calmly picking Fallen off with a sniper rifle, and she watched as Anderson charged into a mass of the aliens and slammed himself into the ground. She is forced to turn away by the massive blast of energy and light, and catches sight of Shepard, blasting Fallen back with a shotgun.

"Ghost," Liara begins, "how many of the Fallen are out here?"

"Hang on," Ghost says as he pops into existence next to her, and flies above her little rocky corner, he ducks down as enemy fire peppers where he just was, "fifteen still standing. One of them is an Archon…"

"An Arch…" Liara is interrupted by a hand, most specifically the palm of a hand wrapped around her face.

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Liara opens her eyes and stares around in confusion, looking around. All around her is light, with the center sphere of Ghost directly above her. She tries to call out to him but can't seem to Speak.

Confused and a little scared, Liara tries to move from her current position, unfortunately, she can't. All she can move is her eyes, so she does…

...that's when she spots her body.

She silently screams in horror as she takes in the sight of what can only be her own corpse. She weeps, begs, cries, and prays all in the hope that she really wasn't dead.

Then she sees the light, and she hears Ghost speaking, "bringing her back!"

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Liara lands on her feet by instinct, and casts her eyes from side to side. She sees Shepard standing next to her, and the Awoken woman nods to her, "welcome back to the land of the living."

"What!?" Liara asks in horror, "what do you mean?"

"Oh, was that your first time?" Shepard asks in concern, and rubs her hand over Liara's shoulder, "don't worry, you'll get used to it."

She heads off, sheparding the scientists into the Fallen ship.

"Ghost… What just happened?" Liara asks with a quavering voice.

"you… Well, you died," Ghost tells her, "the Fallen Archon got a hold of you, and well… I don't want to say. But! Your light was stored in me, so with a little boost from Shepard's Ghost I was able to transmat you another body, and put your light back in."

"Oh… Is that all," Liara says as she blinks a few times, then collapses in a dead feint.