Recap: "Ghost!" a voice said. That was when he saw Anderson with several other soldiers including Kaiden Alenko. Ghost nodded to them and went to the down asari justicar. The implants were tied to the 'master's' life signs so they should be off. The stasis ended with him offering her a hand up. She took it saying thank you. Ghost then decided to properly introduce himself to her.
"Hello my name is Ghost. It's an honor to meet you, Justicar Samara." Ghost said politely.
"The honor is mine, Ghost." Samara said back weakly.
Now
It had been a few hours since the battle ended. Ghost had gotten all the would-be-slaves to the Alliance forces for medical treatment and for removal of any control implants. After doing so he noticed everyone was looking at him with either fear or respect, respect because of what he had accomplished in taking out this base with his skills and for fighting a climactic battle with Justicar even controlled was obviously no walk in the park. Fear because they knew what he had done to get here, how he did not leave any slavers alive even the ones who had given up. Ever since Elysium they gave him a title. For Elysium it was the Lion of Elysium, for Akuze it was the Sole Survivor, but for today they called him the Butcher of Torfan. Now though he was numb, his ribs still hurt from that kick and everything else is just noise now. His cloak was gone so you could see what type of armor he used. It was cracked, chipped and covered in blood. Currently, Ghost was thinking about how this could have gone better without having to sacrifice that squad to get in. That was when Alenko came up to talk with him.
"Hey are you ok?" Alenko asked
"I'm fine, thanks for asking." Ghost responded lying through his mask. He did not feel good at all. Fatigue and guilt tend to do that when they are together.
"Some people are calling you a hero. Did you know that?" Alenko said trying to keep conversation going.
"Really? I didn't know I did anything to warrant that." Ghost said not really thinking of his accomplishments and focusing more on his shortcomings.
"Are you kidding? People all over the galaxy heard what you did on Elysium, then Akuze, and now here. Has the Alliance tried to recruit you?" Alenko asked thinking Ghost was joking.
"I would rather not be remembered at all. I didn't come on to the galactic stage to become famous or infamous for that matter. I came because I had something that needed doing. And yes the Alliance has tried to recruit me. Anderson himself had tried to on Elysium and on Akuze." Ghost said.
"What will you do now that your job is done? Will you join the Alliance?" Alenko asked curious of what Ghost will do from this point on. He kind of hoped Ghost would join the Alliance. He would definitely be a great asset.
"I guess I will fade back into the Terminus. After attacking the slavers over the years I have acquired enough money to live comfortably for quite some time. It happens when you take all the cargo they have that isn't people and sell it. Also draining their accounts of all their credits helped too. Probably have around 5-7 million credits in my account right now." Ghost said thinking over his future and fortune. Alenko on the other hand was shocked. With that amount of money he could definitely disappear for a while. But then Alenko thought of what Ghost might represent to the people of the galaxy.
"Wait before you fade away from the galaxy what about everyone else?" Alenko asked.
"What do you mean?" Ghost asked confused as to how anyone else fit into the equation of his life.
"Well whether you know it or not you have become a symbol hope for people. Everyone needs heroes to look up to and currently that is you." Alenko explained. That was when 2 more people entered the conversation.
"He is right you know." Anderson said.
"I have to agree with them. While you are unorthodox you have become a beacon for others in the Terminus. Even the Justicars have heard of your exploits." Samara said feeling much better with the implants removed. She was telling the truth. Word of the human named Ghost who attacked slavers from anywhere in space. She could not recall how many times she had seen several asari from maidens to matriarchs happy that someone had saved their loved ones who were about to be turned into slaves. Now she knew that the rumors were only slightly exaggerated, but she was honestly surprised with how strong this human was in biotics. Granted she had been fighting the implants so she was only fighting at 50%, but she noticed he was also holding back trying to save her. She had not known many humans, but she could tell he was different from all the others she had seen. She will definitely tell this to the other asari when she gets back to her people's space. She was a little concerned about how he had taken that kick from her earlier. She had definitely felt his ribs break on contact, but now he seemed like he was okay. 'What a strange human.' She thought to herself. Ghost's voice brought her out of her thoughts.
"Okay, okay. I won't completely fade away then if people are counting on me then. Sheesh, this is what I get for fighting the bad guys huh? I do my job right and I can't rest." Ghost grumbled to himself, the other 3 heard it and they all smiled a little. Someone who could fight and do so much damage acting like this? It was a relief to them in a way. That was when Anderson spoke trying to invite Ghost into the military once again.
"Ghost seriously though why don't you join the Alliance military? Free room and board, free food most of the time, a well paying job." Anderson asked once again. This time Ghost did not immediately respond back. He just froze. After a minute they started to worry about him until he spoke up.
"Why don't I enlist huh? Well I'll tell you why Anderson. The Alliance military failed me when I needed it the most." Ghost said in a dead tone. This shocked the hell out of Anderson and Alenko. Samara was confused as to why or how the Alliance failed him when he needed it. Alenko voiced the question that was in their minds.
"What do you mean the military failed you?" Alenko asked wanting know why he would say that. Ghost only spoke the one word that would cause Alenko and Anderson to eventually narrow down who he was.
"Mindoir." Was what Ghost uttered. Now for Anderson and Alenko it all started to make since. The reason why Ghost attacked slavers with no remorse, why he never joined the military. He lived or had someone on Mindoir. Mindoir was one of the worst slaver raids the Alliance had suffered since it came onto the galactic stage. The alliance forces could not even get groundside they too preoccupied with the forces in space. As soon as the slavers left they immediately went to look for survivors and found none, not even one person. Now here before them was someone who was there when it all happened. Someone who had actually lived through it and decided to do something about it when they were having a hard time finding even the outposts. Hell the reason for them getting this far was because of him! He was the one who warned them of Elysium and when they didn't listen they almost lost the colony if he had not been there to prevent it. Now here they were again 2 years later, with him telling them where the base was, with him sabotaging the defenses and turning the battle in their favor, with him freeing everyone and reducing the cost of lives to take this place. Anderson knew now that the chances of getting Ghost to be part of the Allance were very low. That was when they noticed a ship coming in their direction. As it landed a good 40 feet away Ghost started walking toward it.
"Please tell Major Kyle that I am sorry about his squad. They died bravely and should be given honors." Ghost said walking to his ship ready to get of this moon.
"Ghost!" Anderson called out. Ghost stopped in his tracks. He did not turn around as he waited for Anderson to continue. Realizing this Anderson spoke, "I'm sorry about Mindoir." Ghost just walked away not saying anything as he boarded his ship and left. They all went their separate ways then with Ghost heading to Omega, the Alliance forces heading back to report the mission was a success, Samara heading to asari space to spread word and continue her personal mission, and all the slaves heading in different directions.
Year 2178, Arcturus Station
Anderson had just sent his report in and was immediately called in for a debriefing. Heckett was present and started asking questions.
"What happened?" Hackett asked
"We all attacked noticing that Ghost had already started and even busted in on one of the sides but was quickly being overwhelmed. We then sent Major Kyle's squad into back him up. With that we began assaulting the base on all sides. Ghost had managed to get in and started causing all kinds of trouble for the enemy. Soon enough he had turned their defense against them and battle was in our favor. We had sustained heavy losses, but I dare say they would have had far worst if Ghost had not made it in time. With that we entered the base only to hear explosions going on. We followed the explosions and came face to face with several hundred slaves that Ghost had freed. I ordered that most of them be escorted out while me, lieutenant Alenko, and a few others ran to where we heard a fight going on. Just before we entered the sounds had died down. Getting ready we charged in only to see the huge room completely destroyed with an asari on the ground, a bisected batarian a hundred feet away and Ghost standing right beside the corpse looking very exhausted." Anderson reported. Then he presented them video footage of the fight that they had taken from the database. They played it and were truly shocked with Ghost's abilities and thinking in quick situations. They would have to make an extra effort to get him to the Alliance for sure now. Anderson couldn't help but feel a little bad about how they planning on making him join. That was when he told them about Mindoir and Ghost's connection to it. For the brass this was excellent news, now they had a list of people to go on to find out who Ghost was and use it as possible leverage against him. Great. Ghost's life might get more complicated now.
Thessia
Samara had just gotten back and was met with a very interesting welcoming party to say the least. The group included several other Justicars like herself, a few matriarchs including lady Benezia T'soni and the asari Councilor Tevos. Now the reason for this welcoming party is because since she was a Justicar she had to report what happened since she was kidnapped. So she explained how she was on one of their colonies and was attacked by the slavers and eventually overwhelmed. She got up to the point where the Boss had her battle Ghost. When she recounted the battle her audience was very surprised to say the least. A human, a member of the new 'upstart' race, was able to match a justicar who was in her matriarch years. Even if she was at 50% it was still shocking because she told them he was holding back. That was when they started talking about what they had heard of him. They were a little skeptical and a little disturbed that human could this. That was when Tevos spoke.
"Aria had mentioned Ghost before in our talks from time to time. How she had him doing various jobs that were not as dirty as they could be in the Terminus. She even said that she trusts him even though she does not really know much about him." Tevos explained. She did not tell them how Aria had actually called her to her that their daughter, Liselle, was almost killed by mercenaries and it was Ghost who saved her. For that she was silently grateful to Ghost knowing that there someone good out there who was looking after everyone. She was brought out of her thoughts when the other matriarchs started talking.
"This human must be watched closely, if he has connections with Aria and was able to match Samara here then he could be trouble later on." Stated one matriarch. That was when Samara spoke once more.
"I do not believe he has any plans to cause trouble. While I was on Torfan after the battle I heard him speaking to another human saying his job was done and that he might just fade away now that the slavers are gone." Samara said to the others causing them to rethink about what to do with Ghost. After pondering it for awhile Benezia spoke up, "Why don't we listen for anymore news about him later on and then decide what to do with him?" she offered. After thinking about it they decided to ask Samara before reaching a verdict.
"Samara, you have met with him and fought him. What could you us tell about him?" asked one of the other matriarchs. Thinking for a bit Samara answered.
"He seems to be someone who tries to do the right thing and looks for a better way for everyone. He also seems to focus on his mistakes more than his accomplishments. Overall I do not believe he wants everyone to see him. I think he just wants to have a peaceful quiet life." Samara said, telling them what she had found from him.
"Very well then we will do this Benezia's way then." Councilor Tevos said.
"Agreed." Everyone said.
Omega
Shepard had just gotten home. He didn't care if anyone knew who he was now, that was why he told them about Mindoir. He was pretty sure they would find him out soon enough. It was only a matter of time. He went to bed with Isaac locking down the pad and had the cameras and defenses up. Tomorrow he would go see Aria about anymore jobs she had. He lived on Omega, and chances were his funds would be gone fast.
Year 2183, Omega
Shepard still kept his Ghost Identity around when doing jobs for Aria. She had him doing the same things she had always been doing. She still let him attack slavers if he ever saw them. Everyone in the Terminus knew that Ghost was still active and while he only attacked the worst they still considered him a hero. He had mastered his abilities over the years completely becoming a fully realized Juggernaut. He could now do what a 6 man squad could do and faster too. Isaac had been monitoring transmissions all around the galaxy and found out that the Allaince was still on the lookout for Shepard. Issac had also chosen to have last name and an account for credits for himself. His full name was Isaac Clarke. It just sounded right for both of them. Today Aria told Shepard about how he should take a break and go have a nice vacation for awhile. Now here we are with Shepard looking at any destinations he could use for his vacation.
"Hey Isaac, you have any suggestions on where we should visit?" Shepard asked.
"How about Eden Prime? They say that it is a paradise afterall. Sounds like a place where a ghost could rest peacefully, at least for a few days." Isaac said with his own joke.
"Yeah that place will do just fine, no guns, no fighting, no death, just peace and quiet. Perfect we'll go there then!" Shepard said happy that he could finally relax. Little did he know that this trip will put him on the biggest adventure of his life.
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