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Mass Effect: The Helldiver Saga, The Collector War	By : Veyron722skyhook Category: +M through R > Mass Effect Views: 6240 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Right, here we are at last! Sorry this one took so long to write.
Nothing more to say other than, enjoy!

Chapter 9
Aria's Gratitude
Austin had gone alone on this one since this business with Aria was nothing critical. He had told the rest of the crew he would just be attending to some business and had told them to do a bit of shopping for supplies if they could find any. Omega wasn't well known for being the most stocked.
Since he was technically off duty, Austin wasn't wearing his Helldiver armour and was instead dressed in an off-duty spacer outfit so that h would blend in with the rest of the environment. He also didn't have to worry about his scars drawing attention since many people had similar sorts of things here and Omega had no laws or rules, so it wasn't like he'd be questioned about things like that.
The message from Aria had told Austin to speak to one of Aria's bodyguards, a Turian named Grizz.
"Aria has a job she needs doing. You up for some work?" the Turian asked.
"That depends on what Aria has in mind." Said Austin.
"Aria's gotten word that some Blood Pack mercs plan to kill an old acquaintance of hers. A Krogan named Patriarch. She'd like you to keep that from happening." Said Grizz.
"Why come to me? Aria's usual muscle not up for the job?" Austin asked.
"Because Aria said so. What other reason do you need?" Grizz replied.
"People like Aria don't do things without a damn good reason. I want to hear it." Said Austin forcefully.
"Fine. But I didn't tell you this. Got me?" said Grizz. "If it gets out that Aria's protecting Patriarch… well, that can look like a weakness. And some people might want to exploit that. You're not on her payroll, so you helping Patriarch just seems like a random act of kindness." Said Grizz.
"Alright, I'll look into it." Said Austin.
"Good. Patriarch's downstairs, likely surrounded by his "fans." Get him into hiding until the mercs move on. Come back here when it's done, and you'll get your due. Who knows, Aria might even be more generous than you think." Said Grizz.
"I'll be back when the job is done." Said Austin.
"Good luck." Said Grizz.

Afterlife it seemed had a second part to it. This club was slightly smaller. Of course it still had a bar and plenty of Asari dancers. Austin soon found the area he was looking for. It was a small secluded room far away from the other things.
Austin could see only one Krogan. He guessed this had to be Patriarch. The Krogan appeared to be addressing a very small audience of one Asari and one Turian.
"No. You said he had close family. They'll just want revenge. Kill the family first. Then he'll get angry and come at you stupid… and then you kill him." Said Patriarch. The Krogan then took notice of Austin.
"I don't think I know you, human. I'm the Patriarch. Aria's Patriarch. What do you want?" he asked.
"Some people want you dead. I've been asked to move you to safety." Said Austin.
"Of course. Aria wouldn't want me hurt. T would make her look bad." Said Patriarch. He turned to his listeners and dismissed them. "But perhaps Aria's reputation is no longer my concern. Perhaps I will stay, and see who thinks me important enough to kill."
"Here's an idea: Let me handle the assassins for you." Austin suggested.
"And so your name grows while I remain an old man who lets others fight his battle." Said Patriarch crossly.
"No, you remain a powerful warlord with forces at his command. Not just Aria's trophy." Said Austin.
"You could… you could be my krantt. Fighting for my honor. If you would do this for me, I would be grateful. I might even be a Krogan again." Said Patriarch.

Austin left the bar and headed for the exit. As the door opened however he found himself facing two Blood Pack mercs.
"Out of our way, human!" one of them said.
"You here for Patriarch?" said Austin.
"What if we are? You gonna do something about it?" one of the thugs threatened.
"Yeah. Patriarch sent me. Said to do whatever it takes." Said Austin as he drew his Phalanx pistol from where he'd had it concealed. He also activated his right omni blade.
"You? You're Patriarch's krantt? I wasn't aware the old man had one!" said one of the thugs.
"You should've done your homework." Said Austin.
One of the thugs activated his flame thrower but Austin avoided the flames and shot the Krogan right in the crotch several times. Before the other one could react in time, Austin slashed him across the neck with his omni blade. With his work done, Austin reported back to Patriarch.
"You killed them all! And everyone knows that the Patriarch is not to be crossed." said the Krogan happily as he banged his fists together. "Thanks to you, Aria may think of me as more than a trophy. A real advisor, maybe. Or even a threat."
"Take care, Patriarch." Said Austin.
"For the first time, I like that name." said Patriarch. "By the way, be careful with Aria. She will approve of what you've done, I think, but not of you altering the balance of Omega. I think it reminds her too much of herself."

Austin proceeded back to Aria's booth. Grizz instructed him to speak with Aria herself.
"Word has it that Patriarch's krantt took out the men sent here to kill him. Funny, I didn't think he had a krantt." Said Aria.
"Patriarch has more influence than you thought." Said Austin as he folded his arms.
"I see. Well. Maybe I should watch my back, then." Said Aria. The Queen of Omega didn't seem intimidated at all by this. "It's now what I asked… but you got the job done." She said as she indicated to the seat next to her.
"Do you need something else?" she asked as Austin sat down.
"Yes. I have something for you. This datapad was on one of the mercs that was after Team Archangel. They were coming for you next." Said Austin as he took out the datapad he'd collected from the Eclipse.
"Let me see." Said Aria as she took the datapad and read it. "Interesting."
She then threw it at one of her guards. Rather funnily, it was the same one that Austin had punched when he'd first arrived here. The Batarian had a bit of a bruise on his head and a black eye.
"Would someone like to tell how this information slipped the net?" said Aria crossly as the datapad hit the Batarian in the face.
"I… I'll look into it." The Batarian stuttered.
"You've done a lot for me, Shepard. Let me return the favour." Said Aria gratefully. "We're sending you coordinates to a cache on an uncharted world. You want it, it's yours." She said.
"I'm not looking for payment from you." Said Austin.
"Look at you. So proud." Aria smiled slyly. "At least accept this too."
Aria clicked her fingers and one of the Asari dancers came forward holding a tray containing two glasses of what looked like Asari wine.
"You're letting me have a drink with you? I had no idea you where that generous." Said Austin as Aria took one of the glasses. The dancer then offered the other to him and he took it. Austin was a cautious man though, and he sniffed it just to be sure.
"I'm not trying to poison you, Shepard. I don't believe in tricking people." Said Aria.
"Alright. If you say so." Said Austin. "Cheers."
"Cheers." Aria repeated.
The two clinked their glasses together and drank. The wine had a very sweet taste to it, and it made Austin seem very peaceful.
Aria smiled slyly when Austin drank all the wine.
"Now, why don't you come with me? I have something else I think you'll like." She said.
"Of… course." Austin struggled to reply. Somehow, he felt himself going along with it. He felt different somehow. More confident than usual, and he knew this wasn't like him. Something wasn't right. Somehow though, a more dominant part of his mind was in control here, so he couldn't really ponder it.
After a short walk through the club Aria walked straight to a wall, she pressed on a specific spot, coloured slightly different. The spot turned out to be a panel, lifting itself up into the wall, revealing a small console. Aria turned around staring down Shepard. He quickly got the hint and turned around. Aria punched her code in and the door revealed itself. Hidden seamlessly into the wall.
"Come in." Her aura was strong.
The room was rather large. Full of expensive art on the walls. A very large bed clearly able to hold at least 3 people, a stripping pole and an insanely comfortable looking sofa. He placed his hand of the fabric, it was really smooth…
"I need to buy something like this." He thought.
The room was also full of some kind of purple mist. It suited the area though.
Aria then suddenly turned Austin around and pushed him down onto the sofa.
"What… what are you doing?" Austin asked very slowly. He felt very weak, but at the same time he wasn't tired. He was fully awake. It was almost as if he wasn't in control.
"As I said, you've done a lot for me, so it would be rude of me not to repay you in some way. Since you don't think much of the cache, it seems you want a different sort of reward, and I will admit you've interested me greatly since we met. You're so strong, tough, and at the same time very my type." Said Aria.
To Austin surprise she then slid her arms up his legs and very close to crotch. She noticed a bulge slowly forming the closer she got. She smiled slyly.
"Looks like the little thing I gave you in your drink is doing the trick." She said.
"You drugged my drink?" Austin asked.
"How else was I to get you in bed? You Helldivers are always a bit… secluded." Aria replied.
She then stood back up and undid the clasps on the chest portion of her outfit. It fell away revealing her surprisingly large breasts. Her nipples where already very erect.
"We shouldn't…" Austin tried to say. It was then that he noticed that he and Aria weren't alone in here. Out of the shadows emerged several Asari dancers, each one of them staring at him and Aria with lust in their eyes.
It all made sense now. Aria had obviously slipped some kind of Pheromone drug into his drink and the whole room was now filled with Pheromone dust so that he'd go along with this. At this point however he was far too aroused to care.
"Are you honestly going to decline all this?" Aria asked seductively as the other dancers approached her.
"I suppose not." Austin said drearily. He really didn't feel himself now, but he was so aroused by all the pheromones that he didn't care now.
"I thought as much." Aria smiled. She then turned to the dancers. "Enjoy the show for now, girls. You'll have you own fun soon, but at the moment he's mine." She said.
With that, Aria brought Austin over to the massive bed and pushed him down onto it. As she did, she locked her lips onto his and kissed him furiously. This took Austin by surprise but he quickly eased into the kiss.
Aria then briefly broke the kiss in order to remove a bit more of the top portion of her outfit. It truly did leave nothing to the imagination. Unable to help himself, Austin latched his mouth onto one of Aria's breasts and began suckling on them. They a tiny bit larger than Liara's so they were quite a handful.
Aria moaned her approval as Austin's rather skilled tongue played with her nipples.
"You've done this before, Shepard." She said.
Austin didn't say anything and just continued sucking Aria's breasts.
Some of the dancers where now getting slightly aroused by the sight of their Queen having her tits played with. Some of them where touching themselves very gently, others where nuzzling against one another, and some even groping one another as they watched Aria arch her back in passionate enjoyment.
Aria then pushed Austin back down onto the bed and hastily helped remove his jacket, exposing his muscular chest.
"What a soldier!" she heard one of the dancers moan.
Aria couldn't help but smile at this. The pheromones affected them as much as they affected Shepard. She'd taken something so that it wouldn't affect her as much, but still allowed her arousal to climb.
Aria then stood up on the bed and finished stripping herself completely until she was completely naked in front of the Helldiver lying below her, and the other dancers all giggling slightly at their nude Queen.
Aria then knelt down at Austin's legs and began unzipping his trousers.
"Now, let's see what you're packing in here." Said the purple Asari.
The Helldiver couldn't help but smile at this. It did take Aria a few seconds to figure out how to get the trousers off, but once she did, she found it to be worth the effort. Austin's cock sprang to full attention, already dripping with a bit of pre cum and swaying gently with every heartbeat. Aria smiled at the sight of it and the other dancers gasped slightly.
"That's a big one!" he heard one of them say. The others giggled slightly.
Aria motioned for the dancers to be silent and turned back to Austin. The Helldiver still seemed very dreary. The drug would last another several hours. More than long enough for her to have a lot of fun with him.
"What do you want? Tell me what you want." She said.
"Blowjob." Austin muttered.
Aria laughed slightly. "Careful! I bite." She smiled evilly.
His grin didn't falter. "I like a challenge." He said boldly.
Aria grinned at his comment. He certainly was a very bold human. The only person she'd even known that could compare to him would probably be herself. Any other people she'd known, or any lovers she'd known had been nowhere near as confident or bold as him. She'd certainly enjoy this, even if it was just a fling.
"I'm going to enjoy this. We're going to enjoy this." She said. The other dancers muttered excitedly to one another as Aria wrapped her fingers around the root of Austin's cock, before lowering her head and breathing hotly against the sensitive tip.
Austin moaned rather loudly as Aria sucked greedily. Obviously she had hundreds of years of experience with this sort of things so she knew how to give pleasure quickly. He was thick enough to make it uncomfortable for, to make her jaw ache, but Aria liked nothing that didn't challenge her.
The Asari took a deep breath and plunged forward, taking him deep, until the hair on his balls tickled her chin. Pushes further, flattening her nose against his abdomen. Austin's hand came down on top of her head, pushing her back briefly, pauses to let her breathe, then his hips began to move, pushing his cock deep inside her mouth again. She reached up for his balls and stroked and squeezed them lightly, using that grip to direct his movements, pulling him in, deep down her throat, then pushing him out to let her breathe and lap at his tip with her tongue. Slowly at first, then faster, until there is no pause between his thrusts.
The dancers had now got even more aroused and many of them had now shed their outfits. Austin noticed that the one that had tattoos had them in more than places than just on their faces. Some had them on their breasts, their stomachs, and even on their legs. Austin could see their stripper outfits hid those parts. Austin could see how aroused many of the dancers where from how wet they were. Some were even kissing and groping each other. Some were even fingering themselves.
Aria finally released Austin's cock from her mouth in order to catch. She smiled as she panted for breath, her large chest heaving with each breath. She then slowly crawled up Austin as she motioned for the dancers to finish undressing him.
"Show time, Girls!" she grinned as she planted a kiss on Austin's lips.
The Dancers that where still clothed immediately obeyed and stripped out of there outfits.
Aria quickly mounted Austin and the rest of the dancers joined her on the bed. Aria quickly plunged her pussy down on Austin's cock as the dancer who seemed to have the most tattoos started grinding her pussy against his face.
Aria moaned loudly as she began rocking her hips back and forward, her tight vaginal walls massaging his cock invitingly every time she lowered herself back down, and then griping to him like a vice every time she lifted back up. She then intertwined her hands with the Dancer who was currently having her pussy licked by Austin and engaged in a very. She squealed in pleasure as Austin hit her erogenous zone perfectly, pushing her into an orgasm and she came all over Austin's face.
Aria's insides contracted as another orgasm pulled through her body, her insides gripping the meat stick stuffed inside her. Austin grunted as he felt her walls come down on every inch of his member. His body briefly losing strength at the intense pleasure running through his entire body.
The tattooed Asari got off of Austin as she slowly came down from her orgasm. Aria meanwhile remained on top of Austin for a little while as she savoured the feeling of her orgasm. She could also tell that Austin was still a bit far off from his own, but she and her girls would make quick work of that.
"FFuck…" Austin groaned.
He grabbed a firm hold on the asari and slowly pulled back out. He slowly went back in, thrusting the last few inches hard inside her. Aria moaned loudly every time his cock hit her cervix with force, her insides gripping him tight all along the shaft, Austin's pleasure reaching highs every time he pulled back to start a new thrust.
As he did, Aria latched her mouth onto his and the two engaged in a rather fierce kiss, both their tongues entangling with one another.
The Dancers meanwhile where just following procedure for now. Until their Queen told them otherwise they were simply moving their hands across any part of either Aria or Austin, whoever they could get their hands on. Occasionally though, they would pause to group and kiss each other. They were after all aroused beyond belief. The tattooed one was even furiously rubbing her pussy as she watched the massive cock disappear in and out of Aria's soaked Azure.
"You're quite tight." Austin groaned. "Bit surprising."
"Only very special people get the pleasure of having me. You're even luckier that I'm letting my girls join in the fun. Especially, Elraa." Aria panted in between thrusts.
Elraa was the tattooed Asari who was currently plunging a finger in and out of her pussy as she continued watching Aria bounce up and down on Austin's cock. She did smile though as Aria mentioned her name. She was Aria's favourite and most respected dancer. She was often the one that sought to people who Aria saw as being more worthy than others. It was rare though that she and the other Asari where invited to have a massive orgy with her as well. For them, it was a dream come true, for Elraa though, it was heaven. She loved Aria in fact, but lacked the confidence to say it out load since she knew that Aria would probably say that she had no time for love.
The sounds of sex and moans were the only thing filling this room. The sounds of the music and the people outside almost seemed like they stopped and left. Austin could feel the cum slowly creeping up his cock, Aria's grip on his member felt like she was getting tighter and tighter with every thrust, both were reaching new levels.
"I'm close!" Austin grunted as he sped up the speed of thrusting just a bit more.
"Give him a hand, Elraa." Aria grinned as Austin massaged her breasts and sat up slightly to suck on them.
Elraa smiled and began stroking Austin's cock, even though it was still disappearing in and out of Aria's pussy. For a moment, Austin pulled out fully so that the tattooed Asari could stroke him properly.
Austin moaned as Elraa gripped his dick tightly and stroked him several times. He went rock hard instantly. After several hard strokes from Elraa's hand, Austin was ready to cum. Elraa noticed this and pushed Austin back into Aria's pussy.
Both screamed as Austin released a torrent of cum inside her womb. Aria gripped his cock so hard he couldn't pull out.
Both Aria and Austin took very deep breaths as they recovered from the feeling.
Austin finally pulled out and Elraa once again took his cock in her hand and stroked it a few times. The other dancers moved in and started to get way more intimate with him. Some of them kissed him on the face, some of them licked various parts of his body, especially his chest, and one even willingly offered her tits to him. The Helldiver didn't decline.
Meanwhile, Aria had lowered herself back down to Austin's shaft and had once again taken it in her hands. Just as she started licking the tip, Elraa joined her too. They both smiled to one another and joined in with one another.
The two Asari were doing nothing but torturing him with their mouths. Austin's massive cock stood proudly at attention as Aria and Elraa wrapped their lips around his cock, flicking their tongues over the pulsing head. Aria was lower, focusing on his hefty sack, while Elraa sucked the shaft dry of her Queen's juices and cum.
"Oh God!" Austin moaned as the sensation of two Asari sucking his cock at the same time proved too much for him. Elraa let his cock pop out of her mouth and she and Aria both opened wide for the imminent cum shot.
The two Asari where quite amazed by how much cum the Helldiver was giving. Austin trully was a remarkable man. Massive gallons of cum shot out and bathed the two Asari's faces as Elraa and Aria savoured the sensation. After a long moment, Austin collapsed on the bed, exausted.
"Oh, wow! I love humans!" said Elraa.
Austin then made a very bold move and flipped Aria over. He then lined his cock up with her rear entrance. Before he could thrust in however, Aria grabbed him and pushed him away.
"Don't! No one get's in there!" she said harshly.
"She'll only ever let her true love in there." Said Elraa. "But you can do me!" she said as she spread her ass cheeks apart revealing her puckered hole.
"It'll do." Austin smiled as he stroked himself a few times and grabbed Elraa's ass.
"Go on then, Helldiver. Fuck me! I want it all!" Elraa encouraged him.
At first, Austin was met with resistance as he thrust forward. Despite his cock still being wet from being in the mouths of Elraa and Aria, it took a while to work the head in and out of the Asari.
After a bit of pushing effort, Austin's hips finally met with Elraa's.
"Ooooh, Goddess!" Elraa screamed. In all her years of working with Aria she'd never had anyone fill her up this much.
For a moment Austin was unable to move. Elraa was incredibly tight, despite how many people she must've bedded, human or otherwise. Soon the two settled into a slow but steady pace as Austin thrust in and out of Elraa's tight rear. Austin thrust as much as he could but he ultimately couldn't get the whole of his length in. Elraa was just too tight.
Elraa moaned loudly into the mattress as she thrust back against Austin's thrusts. Austin too moaned his approval.
"Oh Goddess, Harder!" Elraa screamed.
At the same time, some of the dancers where joining in the fun. One of them had slid under Elraa and was kissing her while groping her tits. Another had also got under the tattooed Asari and was licking her pussy as she watched Austin's shaft slide in and out. One other was knelt behind Austin and had her hands on his hips as she helped control his thrusting. Aria meanwhile was rubbing her pussy as she watched the sight.
"Oh God! I'm gonna cum again!" Austin groaned through gritted teeth.
He pulled out of Elraa and stroked his cock vigorously. Aria was the first to lie down in front of Austin as the other dancers did the same as they awaited Austin's final cum shot before the drug wore off and Aria would have one last thing to do before Austin left.
Austin roared as he reached the point beyond stopping. His cock jerked in his hand as it completely exploded and a massive spurt of cum shot out. All the Asari moaned in sheer delight at the feeling of the cum spurts landing on them. Just as the last of the cum left Austin's shaft, Aria grabbed it in her hand and sucked and liked the last of the cum off his penis.
"Phew! I needed that!" Austin panted.
"Remember, don't fuck with Aria?" Aria laughed as she took Austin's face in her hands.
"I don't see Garka trying to toss him out of the airlock." Elraa laughed as she groped Aria's rack.
Aria's eyes went black as she initiated the very brief meld. Finding the memory she needed, she extracted it from his head so that he would no longer remember any of this. Aria knew that if Austin knew what he had done, the consequences for her could be severe. She had never messed with Helldivers before.
"Dress him back up and put him in my booth. I'll handle the rest." Aria ordered as she began putting her outfit back on.

Austin awoke to the sound of loud music. He found he was on his side on a comfortable chair. As he slowly opened his eyes he could see Aria looking down at him.
"What… what happened? Why have I got such a headache?" he asked groggily as he sat up, rubbing his throbbing head.
"You probably had a bit too much of that wine I gave you." Said Aria as Austin stood up. He looked at the time.
"Oh dear! I better get back before everyone starts getting worried." Said Austin.
Austin left quickly without even saying goodbye. Not that Aria blamed him. As the Helldiver left, Elraa appeared out of the Shadows and walked up to Aria's booth. Because Elraa was currently off-duty, she was dressed in a normal Asari commando outfit. When she was working though, she always wore a different outfit to the other dancers. Hers was black and more revealing that the others enabling her various white tattoos to be shown.
"Well?" the dancer asked.
"He doesn't remember." Said Aria. "And even if he does, I doubt he'll do much."
"Can we expect this again one day?" Elraa asked as she sat down next to her secret lover.
"I doubt it. He has a bond mate." Said Aria.
"Oh well. It was fun while it lasted." Said Elraa as she took a sip of some of the wine that Austin and Aria had been drinking earlier.

Miranda Lawson proceeded down the long hallways of the ship she was on. She had recently found some useful Intel that Shadow would be interested, given her desire for revenge on the Helldiver. Miranda could not say that she was expecting Shadow to smile for once. Shadow was always angry, never showing any gratitude when one of them did well, and always pushing them. It reminded Miranda of her father.
The Cerberus operative arrived at the door that led to Shadow's quarters. She didn't bother knocking. If Shadow didn't want to be disturbed, she should've said so.
The doors opened and Miranda found herself inside a rather a surprisingly tidy room. She'd expected it to be a mess due to Shadow's temper and anger. Obviously she was getting better at it, or she was slowly calming down. That didn't mean however that her attitude towards her or the crew would improve. The Phantom knew that she commanded the loyalty of her crew through fear. In fact she herself had once said, "If I don't disembowel someone every now and then, they forget who I am."
Miranda could see that Shadow was at her desk. She was sat in the chair and was currently sleeping with her head laid down. Her right arm was hidden under the desk while her left was fully visible. She had a knife in it. This was one of the five knifes that she attached to her hand.
"Azula? Jacob and I have been thinking that there may be a way of drawing Shepard to us, rather than us hunting for him. This datapad might…" said Miranda as she placed the datapad on the desk. As she did however, Shadow's left hand moved with lighting fast movements and she stabbed the datapad several times with her knife until it shorted out.
Shadow groaned slightly and slowly raised her head up. This was the first time that Miranda had seen the Phantom without her helmet.
Shadow had short jet black hair. It was rather badly cut however; Miranda guessed though that this was because Shadow had done this herself. She had a burn mark on her left cheek and also severe burns all down her left arm. At the moment, Shadow was only wearing some trousers and a tank top, leaving her arms visible, apart from her right wrist which was hidden under the desk.
Shadow blinked several times before staring up at Miranda. Shadow had lost her right eye many years ago. Unlike some however who resorted to wearing an eye patch, Shadow had replaced hers with a blue cybernetic one which glowed.
"I was dreaming, Lawson… of Shepard." Shadow groaned.
"When have you never?" said Miranda. This came as no surprise to her seeing as how much Shadow wanted the Helldiver dead.
Shadow slowly sat up and took a sip from a nearby bottle of Asari wine.
"And in my dream… I was rather surprisingly… full of forgiveness." She said.
She then lifted her right arm from under the table. From there, it revealed one of the two primary reasons as to why Shadow wanted revenge.
"I thanked Shepard, for cutting off my arm." She said.
Miranda shivered when she saw the injury. She had read the reports of how Shepard had severed Shadow's arm, but up till now she had never seen it in person. Whenever she had seen Shadow, the Phantom had always had her cybernetic arm attached and in some cases had it concealed in her armour. This time however, Shadow didn't have the injury covered and Miranda could see the extent of the cybernetics. Her arm had been severed just below the elbow, leaving a small part of her wrist still there. The very end had been cauterized and a cybernetic socket had been placed over the wound so that she could attach her new arm into place. Shadow often removed it when she slept though as she would always find it uncomfortable if she accidently ended up sleeping on the arm.
Miranda couldn't help but notice that the cybernetics where not 100% perfect. In fact it looked as though the process was half finished. A lot of the flesh where the arm joined the socket looked like it was infected slightly and various small strands of flesh seemed to wrap around part of the socket. There were also several gaps in Shadow's arm showing just how far the cybernetics went into her arm. It was not a pleasant sight.
"And for giving me this fine arm, for disembowelling and ripping out hearts… and other such homely uses." Said Shadow as she picked up the detached arm and fixed it onto the socket. Shadow then started fixing several screws into place. As she tightened them up she winced. Even Miranda could see that it was clearly painful.
"Doesn't that hurt?" she asked.
"Pain can be controlled, Lawson. Besides, I've had lots of time to get used to this arm. It has many fine advantages." Said Shadow as she finished the last bolt. There was faint humming sound as the arm powered up. A few blue neon lights on the arm activated and Shadow flexed the arm several times by moving the fingers and rotating the wrist to make sure it worked and functioned properly.
The arm's design was actually rather elegant. Most of the arms internal workings where covered by plates. Thanks to all these coverings it looked more human than machine like.
"Sounds like Shepard did you a favour." said Miranda. She had a feeling that the comment trod on Shadow's territory slightly.
"A favour? That Helldiver severed my arm, he humiliated me in front of my own friends, and he gave me these scars." Said Shadow coldly as she approached Miranda.
The fingers and thumb on Shadow's cybernetic arm seemed to grow. Upon closer inspection Miranda could see that they were in fact knives.
"You call that a favour?" Shadow shouted as she pushed Miranda against the wall and plunged her claws around Miranda's head. The Cerberus operative flinched slightly at this. Miranda wasn't afraid to stand up to Shadow, but the Phantom did often scare her.
"No. No." Miranda quickly corrected as she did her best to hide her fright.
Shadow dislodged her knifes from the wall and noticed a strand of Miranda's hair hanging loose. Using one of her knifed fingers she gently pushed the strand aside so that it re-joined the rest of Miranda's hair.
"Thank you." Miranda managed to say.
"You're just lucky that you've proven useful. If it wasn't for that, I'd have killed you by now." Said Shadow as she turned her back to Miranda and walked up to a nearby bowl of steaming liquid designed for cleaning her knifes and her arm.
"So that is why you want him dead so much?" Miranda asked.
"I don't expect you to understand. You wouldn't anyway." Said Shadow as she dipped her arm into the liquid. There was a faint hissing sound due to the liquid being acidic. Shadow gave a sharp intake of breath due to the stinging. Like Arkane cybernetics, her arm had a nervous system as well. "Why did you wake me, Lawson?"
"As I was saying… before you smashed that datapad, Jacob and I think that there may be a way for us to draw Shepard to us, rather than us having to chase him and hope we eventually catch up with him." Miranda explained.
Shadow slowly lifted her mechanical arm out of the acid. It now glinted brightly and the claws shone with the lights.
"I'm listening." She said coldly.

Phew! Finished at last. I can see now why people say that threesomes are so difficult to write. Writing an orgy like that is even harder.
Anyway, the next chapter will be the mission to recruit Grunt. After that, Jack and then it's off to Horizon.
See you soon!
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