Love this, especially the comparisons between Shepard and Saren. You either die a hero, or live long enough to become a villain. But perhaps a hero just doesn't cut it against the Reapers...

Ouch! I wasn't expecting that!

This. IS. SOOOOOOO~ GOOOOOD!
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But at least one more chapter of the aftermath (and the Reapers invasion) would've been deeply appreciated from this one.

shepard is pretty clearly the villain at this point, i'm not sure if its good that garrus failed

this fic is labeled with femshep but its written with shepard as a male

interesting development of samara's code, the contrast between lawful and chaotic good makes for quite a tale

I really like this interpretation of miranda, the potential of her betrayal makes her choosing not to even more powerful

this is a really interesting take on shepard, its always cool to see a hero who is afraid about what he could do if he should fall

This chapter is absolutely perfect

Subtle indoctrination is an intriguing and all too plausible explanation for how ineffectual the Council is in canon, as a matter of fact that idea just became part of my own headcanon :-)

afterwords - afterwards

breath - breathe

backto - back to

my own hoard - my own horde

for awhile - for a while

in route - en route