Chapter 1: Greetings
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The music in the club pounded away like it always did. If it weren't for his augmentations, or the audio dampeners in his helmet, it may have given him a headache. He watched the crowd below as they talked and drank, searching for any signs of trouble. There was none. There never was any trouble in Afterlife. Not with his men guarding it, looking menacing and all. Their reputation preceded them. That fact served them well.
He scanned the floor one more time before turning to face the Afterlife observation area. Aria T'loak sat speaking with one of her generals about something involving the Eclipse and another gang. He wasn't very interested, and was about to go get a drink when Aria spoke louder.
"Kavek! Get over here. We may have a problem…"
Kavek sighed and complied, walking over to her. He towered over the Asari, though she was not cowed. Instead, she looked up into his helmets glowing eyes, an irritated look on her face.
"One of my people just brought something to my attention. Something that may require your attention."
"Obviously, or you wouldn't have called me over."
"Don't anger me, Kavek. This is important. There's a small Alliance ship approaching the station. They will be looking for a human by the name of Dux. He's a high ranking member of The Legion gang on Earth. The Legion was recently wiped out by Alliance forces, but Dux survived. He is now on Omega, and is paying a good sum of money to stay hidden."
"So what do you want us to do? Kill the Alliance soldiers?"
"No," Aria shook her head, "I want you to go with me to greet them and we will send them on their way. If they won't leave, then we'll kill them. It's that simple." Kavek nodded in understanding. "Good boy, now run along and get your little friends together. Meet me at docking bay C in 2 hours."
Kavek led first squad to docking bay C with haste. They were all locked and loaded and ready for a fight. Always ready for a fight. They rounded a corner and came to a stop in front of Aria, her bodyguards, and the bulkhead leading to the docking bay. Aria looked impatient and irritated.
"Let's get this over with," she huffed angrily. She tapped a code into the bulkheads entry terminal and the door hissed and clanked open.
"You should really get that fixed," Kavek grinned under his helmet.
"Just keep quiet. If they find out you're the AWOL Alliance experiments, were gonna be in a world of shit."
"Yes boss." Kavek smiled as they walked into the huge room. "Alright guys," he said over his comm link, "You heard her. Keep off of external lines and don't speak outside of the comms. How about we act like mechs, just for fun? Whaddya guys say?" Nine green acknowledgement lights flicked onto his HUD, one for every member of the squad. "Good, now let's get this done."
In the middle of the room was a small Alliance ship, and in front of that was a group of five Alliance marines. Kavek watched them as they went to meet their welcoming party halfway. The groups came to a halt 10 meters from each other and took stock of the situation. Aria watched the Alliance soldiers with barely contained frustration. Frustration and anger. Finally, the lead Alliance marine took a few steps forward and took off his helmet. Then Kavek saw that it wasn't a he, but a she, and she was quite beautiful. He watched her look at Aria with confidence, and then she began to speak.
"I am Alliance Spectre Ashley Williams, and I am here on behalf of the Alliance to locate and capture the human criminal known as Dux. You will help me or stay out of my way."
Ashley Williams said this with much bravado, but on the inside she was torn. If this doesn't go well, those mechs are going to rip us apart. She looked at the massive, bulky, blue armoured figures with wonder. What kind of mechs were they? Where did they come from? How do you destroy one? She looked over their armour, which was adorned with visages of death. Skulls of many different races hung from chains and spikes were plentiful. Leering faces were painted to their armour, as well as each of their left shoulder guards sported a picture of a demonic winged skull. Some had bones, lightning, or fire painted on them. One was even decorated like a skeleton. And their helmets… If demons were real, these mechs would carry their faces. These mechs were obviously meant to strike fear into their opponents, and if she wasn't strong willed they would get to her as well.
She pulled her eyes back to the Asari, who she guessed was the infamous Aria T'Loak. She looked back with seemingly uncaring eyes, but subtle signs showed that she was enraged. She did play it off quite well, however, Ashley had to admit.
"My apologies for your wait, spectre," the Asari said , low and dangerous "I was caught up in some things. I'm afraid we can't afford to allow you into the station. The Alliance isn't exactly welcome here. It's for your own safety, of course. And on top of that, I've never heard of Dux and I am sure that there is no such person on my station. So, with that out of the way, I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
Ashley laughed on the inside. Did she really think that was going to work? No. She was there for a reason and she was going to see her mission through.
"I don't have time for this," Williams said, moving to walk around Aria and her mechs. The mechs suddenly moved, all pulling weapons and pointing them at Ashley or her teammates. Now that she was closer, she could see the mechs weapons. They were big. Definitely bigger than she could handle. Ther had a wide array of armaments, and she'd never seen any of them. She saw that some of them even carried swords, and one had an axe. There were chainsaw teeth running around the head of the axe and she didn't want to find out how that would feel ripping through her. She took a step back.
"Interfering with Alliance business is not going to end well for you, I can promise that."
Aria smiled and stepped forward, "Well, do you think they'll risk one of the only human spectres trying to rescue you? No, were going to hold you for a while, see what we can get." Aria turned and walked away, "Take them to the holding rooms."
Ashley's face scrunched up in anger. It was her chance! Aria was right there, and if she died killing the Asari bitch then so be it. Her hand went to her hip, but the mech closest to her followed her movements with its own hand and caught her wrist. She struggled, but then cried out in pain as the cold, metal-encased hand squeezed. The other hand went to her throat, but did not crush it like her wrist. She noticed the other mechs subduing her men the same way.
Soon, they were unarmed and had their hands behind their backs. Ashley again tried to get away, but something hard hit the back of her head. The last thing she saw before blacking out on the floor was the mechs dragging her men to an unknown fate, and she would very quickly follow.
With the spectre now being held in one of Aria's holding cells, meant for high value "prisoners," Kavek was free to do as he pleased. He sent the rest of first squad back out into the depths of the station to protect the innocent and kill the criminals. It was a fun job. And high paying as well, just so long as they listened to Aria, protected Afterlife, and did her special jobs here and there. Kavek just couldn't wait to get back to the sanctuary. Back to his wonderful wife. Somehow, he'd built up a lot of tension in the last few hours, and she knew just how to relieve him of that. He grinned at the thought and rounded a corner, taking him into an alley that contained a hidden entrance into their home. He made sure no one was looking then faced a section of the wall.
"Night Lords authorization code: Alpha one." There was a pause and then the wall sank in just enough for him to go behind. He then punched a button on the other side of the wall and the hole closed. He walked down the access tunnels for a while before coming to a large bulkhead. He pushed a button and a camera opened up on the wall.
"Sup, boss," a voice came from a speaker next to the camera. "How was the mission?"
"Fine, Marcus, now let me in."
"Jeez, boss," Marcus joked. "Not very talkative are we?"
The door slid open and Kavek walked in. "Not at the moment, no." He looked around their base. Their sanctuary. Their home. 2nd squad was out and about doing the same thing 1st was. So 3rd was the only ones there. To his right was a large screen with tons of games hooked up to it. Around that was a bunch of very comfortable couches, on which Varl, Reed, and Kavek's wife, Kiera, sat playing. In the middle of the room was a pool table and a card table, and beyond that there was a wall that came halfway into the room, separating the kitchen in the far left corner from the doors to the men's bunks and the door to Kavek and Kiera's room in the far right corner. To the left was a door to the back rooms, which held a lot of exercise equipment, a pool, and a hot tub. From the sound of it, the rest of 3rd squad was back there staying fit. Next to that was a door to the armoury. But what he was interested in was sitting on the couch playing video games. She hadn't seen him yet, too. Good.
He quietly went into the armoury and shed his gear, which took about 10 minutes. He came out and she was still there laughing and playing and having a good time. He snuck up behind them, and just as Kiera hung her head in defeat and Varl stood and cheered in victory, Kavek said her name. Her head snapped up and she turned, a big smile on her beautiful face.
"Kavek!" She cried. Standing, she went to jump over the couch, but her foot hit the back. She would have fallen on her face if not for her husband's reflexes. He caught her under her shoulders and helped her to her feet, crushing her smaller body in a loving hug.
"Hey baby, did you miss me?" She looked up at him, her contagious smile still on her face. He gave her some slack and grinned down at her.
"Of course I did! Even if it was only a few hours. But every time you go out, it's like, you may not come back..." Her smile had lessened as her own words sank in.
"Whoa, whoa! Calm down there, love. Where did that come from?"
Her smile suddenly returned. "Sorry. I don't know what that was. I'm just so happy to see you!" She was jumping up and down, her breasts pushing against him.
"Okay, okay. Calm down." He laughed. "Now gimme a kiss." She smiled and did as she was told, standing on the tips of her toes as his arms constricted around her. Their mouths brushed together before Kavek brought his hand to the back of her head and held her in place as he pushed his lips against hers.
Reed, very disinterested, turned back to the game while Varl began telling the husband and wife to get a room. The two lovers didn't hear him, however, and merely continued kissing. They quickly got more aggressive, with him attempting to force her into submission, while she did her best to resist him, but it was a lost cause. He fought her tongue down with his own as she emitted little moans, finally submitting to him. He explored her mouth for a long moment before pulling away, leaving her breathless. She opened her eyes and gazed up at his handsome face. With his strong, stubbly jaw. His soft, eye-length hair. His loving blue eyes that just bore into her soul. How does a god like him love a dirty rat like me?
"Woman, do you know how beautiful you are?" Kavek asked, his hands exploring her body. She wasn't wearing much; only soft short shorts and a tight tank top. One of his hands came to rest on her big round bottom and gave her a squeeze. She blushed and responded.
"With the way you're pawing at me, I can make a good guess." He smiled and leaned down for another kiss when the main door opened and 2nd squad walked in.
"Yo, boss! If you aren't gonna share, take the pretty lady somewhere else, huh?" Carter shouted, and many voiced the same opinion, if only jokingly. None of them would really mind if they continued, but as a courtesy, Kavek backed away.
"Alright, babe. You go get ready for me. Shower, shave, and get the oil out, 'cause I really need a massage. You've got 30 minutes to get everything ready. If you're not done by then…" His voice trailed off, but she got the message. She nodded her head vigorously, fear in her eyes at the thought of displeasing him. She quickly ran off to their room, and Kavek went to the kitchen. Most of 2nd squad had gone to the armoury to stow their gear, but Corbec, 2nd's leader, was in the kitchen making himself a drink. As Kavek passed behind him, Corbec handed him a glass.
"Thirty minutes is a bit much, don't you think? She'll definitely be done by then..." Corbec turned to his friend, taking a drink.
"Yes, but I don't really feel like punishing her tonight, no matter how much we both enjoy it. I just want a relaxing night where I can call her my loving wife, not my obedient slave." Corbec nodded and took another drink as Kavek spoke again. "How was the hunt?"
"Killed some Blood Pack." Corbec held up an executioner pistol. "Fucking krogan almost got me with this. I think I'm gonna keep it. As a trophy, you know? Krogan are scarce these days, even after they cured the genophage."
Kavek nodded. "Gonna be a while 'till their numbers are back up. Let's hope they don't try to kill everyone this time, huh?" Kavek smiled, imagining going into battle against a horde of krogan warriors. Oh, the glory... A krogan was definitely a force to be trifled with, even for the Night Lords.
"What about you?" Corbec asked.
"Well… I… I don't know." A look from Corbec ushered him into explaining. "Well… The job went well, all things considered. But there was an Alliance soldier, a spectre to be exact, and she just… I don't know. She got to me. In a weird way." Kavek looked to his closest and wisest friend for his opinions.
"What kind of way?" Kavek just looked down, thinking of what to say. How to say it. "Was it a: 'Man I wanna kill this bitch', way or what?"
"Well… I guess I just thought… She was hot." Kavek closed his eyes as he said the last bit, wondering how his friend would take that.
"What was she like?"
Kavek sighed. "She was pretty. Not nearly as good looking as Kiera, but still. It was mostly the way she handled herself. Like, the way she moved and the authority she showed. I don't know. It was just a turn on." Corbec raised an eyebrow, and Kavek spoke quickly, "Not that I'm going to pursue her. I love Kiera. And right now, thinking about this is making me sick…"
Corbec thought for a moment, taking another sip of his drink. "I'm gonna guess that you've never felt this before?"
Kavek shook his head. "I've only ever loved Kiera. In fact, she's the only girl I've ever really been attracted to."
"Well, Kiera is shy-ish, girly, and does almost whatever you say, right?" Kavek nodded.
"Yeah. That's what I love about her. She's so happy and cute and… dumb." He smiled "But I love her for all that." His smile faded. "So then why do I feel this way about some bitch that's the exact opposite of my kind of woman?"
"I'd say it's because you might want to try something new. Well, maybe not you, more like your subconscious or whatever. Something like that. Maybe it's just lust. I think it'll probably go away if you don't think about it."
Kavek sighed, taking another drink. "I hope so…"
So, there it is. The first shitty chapter in my first shitty fanfic. I think it turned out okay, but my opinion don't matter. Its your opinion that matters! You can either build me up, [recommended :) ]. Or you can tear me down, [almost impossible] XD. Trust me guys, ive been through some shit in my short life, so some trollin aint gonna do much ta me. Bring it on! :)
Also, if you guys don't know the names Varl and Corbec, you should seriously go and read Gaunts Ghosts, by Dan Abnett. The man is a fucking genius! The series is gripping, relentless and unforgiving. Best books ive ever read. I think there's like 10 of them now. Seriously, if you like military sci-fi shit, this is for you. BTW its in the Warhammer 40K universe. So if you aren't familiar with WH, good place to get started, huh?
*Spoilers* R.I.P. Caffran, Bragg, and Colm. How could you leave them?! *Cries hysterically*