-40 Minutes later-
"You find the crash site?" Azul asked though the comm. He was talking to Lettie and Jane. Skarlet was next to him as they jumped down the weird structure of the Citadel interior. He was kicking himself in the foot for forgetting about the inner workings of the place.
Lettie: Yeah we found it. But the shuttle is empty. He is on foot, and can not be that far.
Jane: Place gives me the creeps. I can feel the spirits acting out.
Lettie: Feels homey to me.
"Mostly likely because of the deaths in the place. We are really far down here. Furthur I have ever seen from my viewpoint." Azul didnt think it would be this deep. Then again, the Citadel itself was a massive structure home to a lot of races. "You two can take care of yourself, but just watch yourself. There could be races from the different cycles down here still. Or worse.."
"Worse?" Skarlet turned to Azul questioning. "What could be worse? A possible Reaper perhaps?"
"Hope not." Azul answered.
Lettie: We will keep a look out. Just stay your butt alive or I will kick your ass.
"She cut the comm on me. Haaa impatient or something else?" Azul sped up a little to Skarlet. "You have access to biotics now. Be careful to not over do it. I rather you not collapse or anything."
"Hmm as you wish my Khan. I will focus mostly on fire arm usage as well as a little of the biotics." Skarlet gave him a nod before focusing again. "Up ahead I sense a few life forms." Azul gripped his rifle and moved up to cover. Skarlet followed suit.
"Come on man. We have to hurry." Local 1 said.
"We are here before anybody else, it wont be a problem." Local 2 said. "Besides, it was most likely totalled in the crash." The other man held high hope. The two sped up when they noticed the smoke. They shot right pass Azul and Skarlet.
'My Khan what do you think they hope to find?' Skarlet asked through the link. She kept her eye outward observing. 'I like communication this way. It feels safer than comms.'
'Keep at it when talking to myself. But not everyone. If you do, you may alienate yourself. I want you to bend in remember.' Moving up a few feet Azul found the oddest thing. 'Those are what I am looking for. The Yahg, should not be here. Unless this is what happened to the kidnap one that Cerebus had. I seriously doubt that. These are smaller but just as aggressive.' Hitting his Omni-tool, Azul signal Jane about what was found. Lettie was notified through his link.
'They look tough still. And these are smaller than the ones you know of?' Skarlet looked on in wonder. Azul gave her a nod as she made observations.
System: Perception Ckeck 31 Pass
'Hmmm, damn.' Azul saw in a reflection of a surface two Yahg coming up behind them. Slowly a red option appeared marking two weak points. A blue one appeared around himself and Skarlet. 'This is intresting.' Standing from his crouch, Azul turned around and looked at approaching Yahg's. His energy as a Dragon washing out over them.
"Grrr, this is our territory humans?" The Yahg stated inquiring.
"Yeah .. that is nice. Here looking for a Turian. About yay big and looks a little like this." Azul made the hand motions for the light. then he made a water construct of the likeness that he was able to glimpse.
'These creatures are aggressive.' Skarlet watched for any sudden movement. 'I will attack if they try anything.' Her slight movement made the second Yahg stare at her. Her smallest movement made it angry.
"Tap!" Azul stepped in front of Skarlet aggressively. He pushed her back a little, not turning away from the two Yahg. The bith their sights on him now.
"the Turian you seek is furthur up ahead. One like you and her follow it. Hunting it." The first Yahg said. "You are different.. more so than she. Are you a good leader?"
"Nope. But I do ok sometimes." Azul answered quickly. There was something in his memory about Yahg. He just couldn't put his head around it fully. Stopping the water he wat he'd them give each other a look before addressing him. "What is it?"
"We take you to Turian. You take us out of this place." The first Yahg said. "Survival has been difficult. Security has increased as food has also become scarce. Soon, the rest of us will die."
"Sure.. why not. But how the hell did you all get here? I could have sworn you were not allowed in Citadel space."
"Taken and forced bred. The lucky ones died and escaped. Some of us not so much. Salarian scientist have conducted research on us for a few decades. Short lived things were looking for ways to fix there own genetic flaws." Yahg 2 said. "We are not lab rats so we fought back once our strength was high enough. We have spent our time learning and adapting. But now... to many different things have happened. For the last two months security has changed from taking bribes to getting rid of us."
"Hmmm this is something else." Azul said quietly. "When we get out of here, we can bring it up to the council if you wish. However I dont think you will want to go to your planet. The Yahg there are a lot bigger and fiercer than you. By like.. a lot. Your not even bigger than Krogan. Those Yahg tower over them."
"Grrr then where would we go then!?" Yahg two growled.
"Well I am colonizing a new planet. you can go there and work. Or if you like I can still just drop you somewhere else." Azul said as neutral as possible. He really didn't have much of an idea of what to do with them. "Your choice since you didnt attack me."
"Hmm." Both Yahg hummed.
"I think they should follow." Skarlet said. "We could use more fighters. And if they are half of what the records show it will be worth it." She was looking at info on her Omni-tool the entire time. "They make great adaptable warriors. Perfect for a certain place you are heading to."
"Maybe." Azul stopped as the two Yahg had stopped walking. "Are we here?"
"Yes." Pointing forward, Yahg 1 had opened a door. Inside was Jane and Lettie. They were surrounded by Yahg. Lettie was ready to kill.
"Stand down!" Azul voice echoed over the area. It racked Lettie's body causing her to stop immediately. He barely made it to. She was just getting ready to rip apart another Yahg. "Sigh. this is turning into something else entirely."
"Commander! About time you showed up!" Jane yelled.
'Yes, but you could have waited just a little longer. I was having fun. The Turian got away.' Lettie said through the link. She did not put her gun down or release her biotics.
"I said stand down Lettie." Azul said. He walked forward pass each of the Yahg like they weren't even there. Something was off about Lettie he thought but he couldnt be sure. Grabbing her arm he saw what it was. A steel shiv was inside her side. Her body was not healing it either. Pulling it out, Azul placed his biotics over it and healed the wound. "What is going on with you?"
"I will explain later." Lettie gave him a small smile. But I can still fight not problem."
"Hmm sure." Azul turned back to the Yahg. "Ok sorry about the dead... but you know..." His voice caught in his throat as the information clicked in place. After he passed by some more Yahg, his Pather power took in the information. The biotic strands were.. something to be digested over time. They respected the strong way more than the Krogan did. Lettie and Jane would have been fine after killing a few more. "Its what happens when you mess with two injured women. They are quite feral things." Azul gave a shrug.
"You are more feral than we are!" Jane yelled. "But.. oh, nevermind." As she saw something on her screen, she just smiled and stopped talking.
"Eh.. ok. So the Turian." Skarlet said. Supringsly she was the one to get them back on track. "Let's get him, for we can hurry and get out of here. I do not like this place anymore."
"Oh yeah. Forgot about that." Azul then sent her a message. 'What's up?' He separate a part of his mind to talk with her. Actively he focused on the Yahg. "Get everyone togethor for we can go. What is your name!?"
"Name? Designation 5453-1."
".... no just no. Your a male right?" Azul asked at which it nodded. "Cool your name is Tyson now. So Tyson have one of them go and get everyone and the gear as we leave. You and me are getting the Turian."
"Grr very well." Tyson growled but obeyed. Turning to another he spoke softly and the other Yahg took off. Tyson walked up to Azul and they walked out. Skarlet followed along but Jane and Lettie remained. "The Turian has moved on to the duct network. We can cut him off by going through to the furthur junction. However.. no one likes to go through there. To many .. horrors."
"Alright I will go then. Sooner this is over, the better. I kind of have a feeling of what is going on around the area anyway." Azul gave the Yahg a pat on its shoulder and moved forward. Skarlet followed slowly. Once they were out of sight she immediately reentered Azul with out warning. "Ugh.. heads up next time. Why did you mostly go through my nose!?"
'I couldnt hold back anymore. This place is wrong. More than Shao Khans pit.' Skarlet said quietly. Her biotic strands already sending Azul the info he needed. 'I can here their screams. What happened here?'
'This place is leading us deeper into the Citadel. I thought the only way was from the seat of the Council. That was dumb since you know duck work and all that. Most likely will run into stuff getting in our way. As well as the wrong kind of people.' Azul used Hastega, Tailwind, Cycle Up, and Dash to boost his movement. A run that would have taken 3 hours took 15 minutes. The deeper he went, the more he felt like he couldnt turn back.
Azul sent messages to Leetie via the link. He sent a mental image of everything she would need to know if things went south. Jane started contacting Sheaprd to get him to have his people do something about the ward residents.
System: Unique Quest Found...warning has ties to End World scenarios. Priceed with Caution.
"Yup trouble." Azul took a step back. 'Alright who the hell is available for this op?' He thought to Galtea, Lluvia, and Alita. It took a minute before Lluvia answered. 'What can you tell me about this?'
Lluvia: Nothing. No records of it. Also no completion of it. There are a bunch of quests back at your last location. I assume that is what Letyie & Jane are doing?
'Have no idea really. She buttoned up really quickly after I said something. I would assume so. Slipp will also be with them soon, so they shouldnt have any trouble. And if they do, they can definitely handle themselves.' Azul went through the shop and bought himself some extra medical as well as using a full restore on himself. 'I think that Turian is about to do something that will end very badly.'
Lluvia: It is possible. Considering you never found him originally. Most likely this can have a lasting effect later. As for personal help to send your way.. I say dont. This is a chance for you to gain some levels. Your growth has slowed just a bit. With Skarlet inside your body as well, she can learn a lot.
'Right. So into the fray I guess. I swear their will be Reapers inside. Ones I have never seen before and gross looking. Things like the Asari banshees but male ones.. Howlers probably.' Azul stepped forward and felt his hearts clench. 'I honestly cannot believe I forgot this damn thing is the Reapers Mass Efect Relay. What could possibly go right going deeper inside.'
System: Lunatic Quest accepted. Unable to leave area until completion. Failure: ???, ???, ??? Rewards: Vary
"Oh crap." Azul stood there stock still. Behind him a weird red barrier lit up. "Yup gonna die. I do not wanna know what happens if I fo this time."
Reaper Node: Take control of Citadel Mass Effect Relay. Rewards: Control over all Relays, blueprints on Relay, secrets of the Citadel, ????
'Lluvia.. this was really bad idea.' Looking up ahead, Azul saw countless corpses. They were preserved in a weird twisted fashion. Little plaques could be seen on the bottom. It contain a description and the homeworld where the alien came from. 'Worst than the house of wax.'
Lluvia: You will be fine.. probably.
'Oh.. that is just great.' Moving forward, Azul treaded carefully. Pulling his mind from everything else and focusing on his surroundings. His Lin Kuei skills at the very max over their ability. "Holy shit!?"
System: World anomaly detected. Bleed over has been found by a User. Proceed carefully.
In front of Azul were a few rifts openings. They lead to several different places. All the locations had technology at the forefront it seemed. The closest one was straight out of Front Mission. A Wanzer that was outfitted to the nines. With Reaper tech added to it. The next Rift showed a few people fighting against tanks. It took a second, but Azul recognized it as Valkyria chronicles.
System: Willpower Check 33 Pass Intelligence Check 31 Pass
'That's the Super Tank!' The behemoth of a tank from the empire started to come through the Rift. 'This is.. crazy. Nope screw it. Just gonna kill everything. No way this works ok.'
As if the System was agreeing with him, a set of red markers appeared everywhere. They would do massive damage but also to the Citadel itself. A few blue showed up as well. But nowhere near enough damage. In the middle of the Rifts was a beacon. With a Turian at the controls.
'Haaa.' With a mental sigh, Azul selected the blue option and got ready. 'This is going to be a hell of a fight.'