Re:Asari Effect
Book on Rise of the PHOENIX
Disclaimer: I Do not own mass effect or any other sources used in this Fiction besides the idea and implementation of my OC Character.
Warning: I've been known to have spelling and grammar issues throughout any story I have written. I am working on improving my skills in writing. It has Greatly dropped since I Worked on Mythical Legends my online web novel At so its been around 4 years since I have really written anything
Chapter 1
Rebirth
Another long night at work, life sucks.
I turned with another pile of trash in hand from the dishwashing sinks into the trash before going back for more. Most would be sick at handling nasty greasy food bits, shredded paper napkins, hair, and anything else you can find on old buffet plates that weren't scrapped off into the trash.
I froze and sighed spotting tonight's closing manager walking around the corner with more dishes that other sections such as Pizza and chicken departments forgot to bring back. Turning back to the now empty sinks I turn on the sanitizer and hot water faucet to begin refilling the sink. The manager set the dishes down before waving her tattooed arm at it.
"This should be the last of it. You need to hurry up we've been closed for more than an hour and I've got a kid waiting at home."
I quickly looked at the clock while scrubbing another pan. It was just after ten pm and he wanted to go home and take a shower.
"Working on it," I said while trying to get the last bits of caked on gravy or was it mac and cheese off the pan well who cares.
"Well work faster," she said while starting to head back to the office.
I sighed once again wanting to yell and walk out, yeah I'm doing that way too much anymore. Well, it wouldn't have been this bad if the other dishwasher didn't walk off on us. That was the third no make the fourth in the last two months.
I hissed out as a corner of the pan I was working on cut my finger adding to my continuously growing collection of cuts and burns. I really needed to get another job. I finished the last of the dishes and threw them through the rinse and sanitizing machine before scrubbing the floors. I looked at the clock again before stacking the clean dishes and emptying the machine and sinks water. After that was done I finished dry mopping.
Well, that's done, all that's left is the trash.
After scrubbing my hands I threw on some plastic gloves and took the trash out while the manager checked the dish room.
And god it was getting cold probably would start to snow any day now.
After throwing the trash and plastic gloves in the dumpster I headed back in.
"Took you long enough! The dish room looks good so you can clock out now."
I nodded at the manager as I clocked out then threw on my winter coat before heading out the door. It took a bit before I reached my car an old white 1995 Buick Regal with paint peeling off and a spot starting to rust.
After clicking the unlock button a few times I tried to open the door sighing as the lock was stuck again. Going around to the passenger door I got in and slid over to the driver's seat. I turned on the car and rested my head against the steering wheel and let a few tears slide down my cheeks as my mind began to wander.
My 24th birthday was just the other day and so was thanksgiving yet no one mentioned anything or said happy birthday to me. Ha forget about any gifts, that's the third year in the row now with no one remembering until I reminded them. Wished dad was here... New tears began to roll down my cheeks remembering that he just past away over a month ago.
After taking a few breaths to calm myself I shifted my car in to drive to head back home. Well moms house since I can't afford to live on my own due to college loans. Ha since they look at my parent's income the interest is through the roof and I couldn't get a few scholarships or variety of student loan due to my mom being a doctor.
And why am I still stuck with two part-time jobs I laugh to myself while pulling out of the parking lot and onto the street. It's because I'm overqualified for a number of jobs and they won't hire me thinking it a waste to train someone looking for a higher paying job or I'm under qualified for not have the year's experience in agency. Don't get me started on interviews the first one I managed to get laughed in my face for going to college in my field for this part of the country.
I soon quickly crossed the bridge over the highway leading down to the 74 bridge over the Mississippi. After a minute I came to a four-way stop and looked both ways before moving again. I soon did the same thing at the next four-way before moving again but turning this time.
While turning I was blindsided by a light from a speeding heavy duty truck coming down the hill that rammed into the side of my car causing it to roll down the hill while just slowing down the truck. The truck came to a stop while my car rolled off the side of the road into a small creek.
I must have blacked out because the next thing I knew I was opening my eyes with cold water splashing my face. I sputtered and moaned in pain looking around in confusion. I was upside down buckled into my seat while water slowly moved below my face barely spraying the top of my head. I tried to shift in fright noticing my position but soon screamed out from the spike in pain.
I reached to my side and quickly pulled back from the pain. It was covered in blood causing me to panic again. I only stopped as I heard voices.
"...Do you think they are alright." a familiar woman's voice said.
I felt cold dread at hearing the next drunk voice.
"The fuck deserved it for getting in our way." a man's voice said
"I agree man but we need to get out of here." another man said worriedly.
I soon recognized the woman's voice and more tears fell from my eyes. She had been my friend for years and I even tried to ask her out the other week but never got an answer... before realizing she was with that bastard that got away with beating me for years and even left scars from the Belt he whipped me within the old school locker rooms.
I heard another woman giggle at another comment.
"get them into the truck I need to take a piss." the bastard said.
I heard more giggles while my old friend yelled at a man before door slams. I quickly began to look for my cell phone hopping it didn't end up in the water. As I patted my coat pocket I froze as I heard a trickle of something hitting the water a short distance from my car before a sick smell from the water hit me.
I held back from gagging while waiting for him to leave. After a minute I heard his fading steps and a door slam. Soon I heard squealing tires and saw car lights pass over the bridge a few yards away. I soon began to cry while fumbling for the phone in my coat pocket.
With shaking hands, I began to dial 911.
"Hello, what is your emergency."
I coughed and hacked up some blood.
"He... Help I've... I've been run off the road... into a creek,... upside down... water... can't get out."
"where are you?" the operator said in a worried but calm tone.
"Around... Around 18th and... and the middle school. I'm... I'm a few yards from... a bridge... it's..."
"Stay on the phone I have help on the way." the operator said.
I responded to a few questions but things began to blur. The last thing I noticed was the sound of an emergency vehicle siren and splash of my phone falling into the creek.
I came to for a moment as some men lifted a cart or something I was on into an ambulance.
"It... It was Kennan... and... Rebecca... don't know... don't know."
One of the medics stopped me, "Don't worry we've got you."
"It... was..."
Everything blurred again. I came to from a jolt from the lowered cart and being pushed through the front doors of the hospital. I could barely make out what they were saying.
"... Internal bleeding... Multiple broken ribs..."
I saw through blurry eyes multiple nurses and doctors in scrubs ran alongside the cart while fussing over me. I was blacking out again as we entered a strange room... probably an operating room with the lights and monitors.
The next moment I came to I couldn't see anything but lights and blurs with random sounds.
"shit! Hold this..." a strange accelerating and then slowing beeping sound was going off to the side.
"I'm Sorry you can't be in here ma'am!" a man said.
"... My son... I'm a doctor!" a familiar woman's voice barely reached my ears.
"Mother I'm... I'm Sor... Sorry... I'm Sorry..." I tried to say.
It was getting cold and I couldn't see anything anymore. A moment later the beeping slowed and then it began a shrill screaming sound.
"We're losing him! Crash Cart..."
After Life… NO not the bar!
I was surrounded in darkness until it felt like i was falling for a moment before stumbling through a door that wasn't there before into a massive almost endless... waiting room?!
"What?!"
"Move along your holding up the line bub." A Fat man with white wings said from behind his desk to the side.
I Looked back and forth for a moment before the man was handing me something, "Here you go. Now go sit until your number is called."
I slowly moved forward looking around at everything while wondering what was going on. The place resembled a waiting room like a number he's seen but that's where it stopped at. There was other… humans around him in chairs but ranging in clothing from primitive caveman to… was that a spartan from HALO! There was even Twi'leks, Torugas, Insectoids, Asari, Turians… looking up was that a CTHULHU SPACE WHALE!
Slowly I worked my way down a few sections of seat before sitting down with what looked like a space faring samurai and a pureblood sith woman. She was messing with a floating pyramid… holocron? Before she turned to me squinting for a moment before a look of recognition crossed her face.
"Ah your back here again. When will it finally be my turn to be called." she said while looking down at her strip of paper with a number. "I've been here waiting for… around 3,000 years now. Has it really been that long could have sworn it was only a day or two."
I didn't really know what to say, "Um do I know you?"
She stared at me like I was an idiot while the Samurai guy next to me laughed.
She sighed pinching the bridge of her nose, "I'm Darth Nox as you should know with this being the 358th time we've met here in death's waiting room."
I froze for a moment recognizing the name, "Um sorry can't say I have met you before but there is a game with a character having that title… er name."
She laughed, "Yes you've told me this before that my life is a game usually in the worlds you've lived on. Well your Grim Reaper, Angel of Death, Life Attorney, or Adviser is a right old bastard."
I could only stare dumbly at the woman, "um what… I get that I died but…"
She could only shake her head, "Everyone here in the waiting room besides first generation souls should remember every past life the moment they come through that door." She pointed at the doors where he came in.
"Er what past live's… remembering?" I was beginning to feel numb.
She stared at me again with her sith yellow eyes, "well I've lived a number of lives. One was as a roman street urchin before… well lets move on. Another was a japanese cosplayer and gamer. I was also a fedul princes of a germanian kingdom… cant remember every detail its been a while. Oh and the last one was being a sith pureblood and rising from a slave to a sith dark council member."
I stared at her for a moment, "Aahhh, That's not what I was expecting."
She laughed, "Your telling me, ha I lived it and still can't believe the differences from each."
The speakers above us went off for a moment, "Number 6879 please come to desk 665."
I looked down at my number seeing 6883. Shouldn't be to long for what ever I'm waiting for.
"So I'm suppose to remember my past live's… are you sure I'm not a first gen as you said?" I asked looking back at her.
"Yes you look and act exactly the same like every time I've seen you these 358 no 359 time's now. Most likely it's your reapers fault and you should probably get it fixed."
"How?" I Asked not sure if I believed her after all she was a sith lord.
She rubbed her chin in thought, "Not sure… I haven't seen my seen my Reaper in a long time. You could probably demand a change in reaper…"
The Speaker went off again, "6883 please come up to to desk 879."
I paused for a moment looking down at my number, "looks like thats me but I could have sworn they didn't call the other four numbers."
Nox sighed sadly, "They tend to skip around, forget numbers, or the speaker malfunctions."
I could only stare, "If this is the after life or hell… this is really screwed up."
She only shook her head, "sorry to tell you but this is only the between or limbo as some call it."
I stood up and headed for the desk while waving back at her, "I Hope to see again Darth Nox… your not exactly what I expected for a sith."
She only laughed while I turned away not noticing the tears streaming down her face.
Making my way to the desk with the number 879 took a few minutes but still in the end I managed to get there. A woman with Elfin like ears and angel wings sat behind it.
The woman looked up boredom obvious, "Number 6883?"
I only nodded while showing the number.
She looked back down while pointing to the door beside her desk, "Your Reaper will see you now."
I was starting to get nervous now… wait why have I been so calm… well whatever lets get done with this. Walking through the door lead me to entering a hallway that was far longer the the desk space and waiting room would allow.
A man called out, "Ah Ralf your here again. Why am I not surprised."
I looked over to a man that could be considered more a walrus than human… er angel, "That's not my name…"
The man turned around, "What ever Ralf, I don't have time for this. Let's get this done so I can go on break."
I was beginning to get upset with the man but I still followed him into the office. The man sat down his chair that was to small for his size squealed in protest.
The man pulled out some papers, "well just sign here Ralf and you can start your next life."
I Stood the a moment anger growing, "NO! One Ralf isn't my name, Two I'm not signing anything until I get some answers!"
The man sighed, "Sit Ralf."
"I'm not Ralf!" I Growled.
The man Glared, "SIT."
I paused feeling extreme pressure trying to force me to the ground. Slowly I moved to the chair before falling in it.
"Now Ralf…" he glared and held up his hand to keep me from interrupting, "This is how it's going to go. You are going to sign this and go back to live another life."
"No I won't…" I began to say.
"No, you will sign this or I will have your soul shredded or thrown into the pits of hell."
I could only stare unbelieving at the man.
He took a pen out laying it on the sheet and pushed it over, "Sign."
I stood up and began backing away, "No I want answers. Why can't I remember any of my past lives like the others have said…"
The man stood up the pressure returning as he began to rant, "You foolish soul! I don't care I've worked this Job for over a million years. Poor hours! Poor Pay! No Paid time off… let alone vacation or sick day's. So no my friendly little bonus check I'll be using your life's afterlife earning for myself…"
He stuttered off face going pale as he look at the door to the side of me. Following his gaze lead to a woman who had just entered in a robe and corset with face painted like a skull… she looked like death from the DC Comics.
She glared at him for a moment, "MY OFFICE NOW!"
The man squealed running out of the room at an impressive speed for his size with little white slowly turning gray small angel wings on his back leaving blurred after images as he went.
The woman turned to me, "Sorry about that i've been having to clean out house lately. I'll have a new reaper sent in to help you immediately."
The woman turned and walked out the door calling, "Trudy, Trudy you've been promoted…"
I couldn't hear the rest so I waited having sat back down in the chair.
A buxom platinum blond skipped into the room with a smile on her face, "Hello I'm Trudy and I'll be your new reaper starting today."
It was difficult to keep my eyes on her face, "Umm… Ahhh… Nice to meet you."
She gave a laughed that sounded like bells and singing birds… well it seemed like it if there wasn't the snorts at the end of each laugh.
She looked down at a folder on the desk opening up and beginning to read, "Well Let's see what we have for you Rodger."
I sighed, "my name's not Rodger!"
She didn't pay attention to what I said just moved on with what she was doing, "Wow look at this you've been saving up earnings or points as I would say over 400 lives."
She whistled, "you could live like an emperor for a few thousand years or a near infinite amount of a average life in heaven. Or you could use some or all of it to make choices or improvements if you wanted to go down a reincarnation route."
I thought for a moment before deciding to be reincarnated with hopefully a good life this time, "I think I'll go with reincarnation."
She gave me a sweet smile, "Good, Good what would you want for a second life, riches, a whirlwind romance, adventures, being a hero… well what would you want."
I was shocked for a moment before asking, "Um is there a limit?"
She just continued to smile, "Nope! With your points you can literally do whatever you want."
I Thought for a moment, "umm I would like to live a long life like an Asari, krogan, Elf, or what ever Yoda's race was."
She just wrote something down on a form mumbling something starting with A or ah, "What Else?"
I looked at the floor in thought for a moment, "Um a caring family who are well off but not snobby."
She wrote something down again, "uh hu."
I thought a moment before smiling, "I'd love for it to be in a space age, I've always wanted to explore space since I was a kid."
She just went on nodding while starting to chew on bubblegum that appeared randomly.
I also remembered my dad's failing health, "oh I would also like a life of good health if possible."
She blew a bubble of gum before it popped, "Done."
I paused not sure what else to do or what choices there were since she wasn't offering any, "Um I'd like some skills like Engineering, Piloting… um good fighting skills to defend myself or possibly fight in a war if i was pulled into one. Um I would also possibly like to run a company or something so some skills for that and oh Good adaptability and luck would be nice."
She finished scribbling before looking up, "Anything else."
I bit my lip in thought but shook my head, "I'm not sure what other options there are… Oh I would also like to remember my past life… or lives."
I blushed for a moment remembering something she had said earlier and remembering his sucky life, "Um I… I would like to have someone that would care for me… and that would stay at my side… like that whirlwind romance you mentioned."
She smiled, "I Got just the thing for you! Now is that it?"
I just nodded not sure what to add.
She only smiled before sliding a paper across the table from the stack she was filling out, "Just sign here and we'll have you on your way."
I only paused a moment before signing the signature line. The Document glowed for a moment as she put it back into the stack.
"Now off you go and I hope you have a Happy life!" she said with bubbly enthusiasm.
As everything began to fade I realized I should have read what I was signing… Soon I was surrounded by a warm empty void falling asleep.
Trudy looked down at her first reaper assignment being finished. This was a lot more fun than being a Secretary… Though I can't remember what I ever really did in that job oh well just the shopping trips after each check. She quickly reviewed the form she filled out.
Race: Asari
…...
Family:
-Tevos
-Aria T'loak
Note's: Well off and caring family… Counselor and Pirate queen should do.
…..
Era: 1959 CE
Notes: Space Age requirement met
….
Health:
-Good Health
-Beauty
Note's: He… She'll need it as an asari mwa ha ha…
….
Skills:
-Piloting
-Engineering
-Programing
-Biotics
-Weapons
-Hand to hand
-tactics
-Accounting
-Planning
-Organizing
-Adaptability
-Heightened memory
-Dancing (lol you go girl)
-Courtship and home making (She'll thank me… maybe one day)
Note's: She'll be a Genius almost unrivaled… And she'll need the rest as an asari and for her femininity.
…..
Memory:
-Past life
-Meta knowledge
…
Romance:
-Caring
-Strong
-loyal
-FEMSHEP (Only one it can be and they'll thank me)
….
Thessia 1959 CE
I seemed to wake from a strange pressure… Then I remembered… I'm reincarnating… NO I don't want to experience this…
I was crying from the shock of what I just experienced, well and the pinch to my sensitive skin.
Some time later I began to make out sounds and noises but I couldn't understand anything. Slowly opening my eyes I felt something warm holding me. Where those massive blue hands? I froze as i reached out with my arm… MY ARMS BLUE!
After a moment I began to look around more noticing the figures. Asari… I was in a room filled with Asari. Slowly I turned a bit to see the face smiling down at me… I recognized her from somewhere. Wait she's the Asari Councilor what was her name… oh yeah Tevos.
She poked my nose saying something before turning to look at another Asari that rushed into the room. Slowly the Asari walked forwards allowing me to see more detail. ARIA T'LOAK… it was the Pirate queen of omega. Slowly Tevos handed me over to Aria who held me gently and holding me close.
Yeah mind couldn't take anymore and I passed… No I did not faint I passed out, PASSED OUT!
Story Information or Codex:
AsariThe asari, native to the planet Thessia, are often considered the most influential and respected sentient species in the galaxy, and are known for their elegance, diplomacy, and biotic aptitude. This is partly due to the fact that the asari were among the earliest races to achieve interstellar flight after the Protheans, and the first to discover and settle the Citadel.
A mono-gender race, the asari are distinctly feminine in appearance and possess maternal instincts. Their unique physiology, expressed in a millennium-long lifespan and the ability to reproduce with a partner of any gender or species, gives them a conservative yet convivial attitude toward other races. Favoring compromise and cooperation over conflict, the asari were instrumental in proposing and founding the Citadel Council and have been at the heart of galactic society ever since.
TurianKnown for their militaristic and disciplined culture, the turians were the third race to join the Citadel Council. They gained their Council seat after defeating the hostile krogan for the Council during the Krogan Rebellions. The turians deployed a salarian-created biological weapon called the genophage, which virtually sterilised the krogan and sent them into a decline. The turians then filled the peacekeeping niche left by the once-cooperative krogan, and eventually gained a Council seat in recognition of their efforts.
Originally from the planet Palaven, turians are best known for their military role, particularly their contributions of soldiers and starships to the Citadel Fleet. They are respected for their public service ethic—it was the turians who first proposed creating C-Sec—but are sometimes seen as imperialist or rigid by other races. There is some animosity between turians and humans, largely due to the turian role in the First Contact War. This bitterness is slowly beginning to heal—as shown by the cooperation of the two races on the construction of the SSV Normandy—but many turians still resent humans, and vice versa.
Character Profiles:
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Name: Rayna T'Loak
Mother: Tevos
Father: Aria T'Loak
Aliases:
Born:
1993 Atlanta Georgia, United states, Earth - Died July 4th 2017
1959 CE/AD - Present (currently alive)
Affiliations:
Asari Republics (Citizen)
Shadow broker
Aria T'loak' s Organization (Daughter and part time officer)
Systems Alliance (Adopted citizen by marriage and services)
Normandy (Squad Member)
Phoenix Corp (CEO)
Rank:
Species: Asari
Sex: mono-gender
Height: 6'0"-72"
Mass: 142 lbs
Hair Color: None a asari crest
Eye Color: ocean blue
Skin Tone: a light Indigo Blue
Biography:
Name: Aria T'Loak
Aliases: Aria, Pirate Queen,
Born:
1283 CE/AD - Present (currently alive 734 old as of 2017 and is 900 as of 2183)
Affiliations:
Asari Republics (Citizen)
Omega and Pirate (ruler of omega and leads a pirate band)
OmniCorp (Board member)
Rank: Omegas queen
Species: Asari
Sex: mono-gender
Height: 5'10"-70"
Mass: 136 lbs
Hair Color: None a asari crest
Eye Color: light blue
Skin Tone: Indigo Blue (Purple-Blue)
Biography:
Aria had a colourful past prior to her arrival on Omega. When she did arrive on the station, she worked as an exotic dancer at the Afterlife Club. However, this was merely a clever cover for Aria. Eventually, she killed the owner of the Afterlife Club and claimed ownership. She continued to form alliances and consolidate power before finally overthrowing the 'ruler' of Omega: the krogan she deposed, whom she derisively named The Patriarch, was spared as an example of her power to others.
Aria is very authoritative of her reign on Omega, ruling the station with an iron fist. Her organization is quite strong and her men extremely loyal. Almost nothing that happens on Omega escapes her notice, causing mercenary groups to think twice before crossing her. No matter who she deals with, she makes sure she has the upper hand in the bargaining. She has centuries of experience dealing with people who thought themselves being in better positions. Simply by observing a person, she can easily read a lot about them and usually immediately knows when they are lying. She is determined to always get the last word in a conversation, reinforcing her position and authority as Omega's ruler.
Aria has commando training and is a very powerful biotic.
Name: Tevos
Aliases: Counselor
Born:
1606 CE/AD - Present (currently alive 411 years old as of 2017 and is 577 as of 2183)
Affiliations:
Asari Republics (Citizen)
Council member
OmniCorp (Board member)
Rank: Councilor
Species: Asari
Sex: mono-gender
Height: 5'11"-71"
Mass: 139 lbs
Hair Color: None a asari crest
Eye Color: Hazel-brown
Skin Tone: Violet
Biography:
Early life
Most of her childhood remains unknown, but it is speculated that Tevos was born on the asari homeworld Thessia sometime in 1306 CE. She had at least one younger sister and several nieces.