Rebirth: The Mass Effect. Book 1. part 1

Is it strange? Maybe... Or maybe not.

Meeting with the lighthouse is clear, it guarantees to attract the attention of Saren Arterius and further hunt for me. After Eden Prime, I'll be his number one enemy.

By the way, why?

Is it really just because of the lighthouse? The information in it is completely useless, and Saren knows it perfectly well. Is there any other reason? Most likely, yes. But which one? What could possibly drive this cold-blooded and practical creature into such a rage and generate such hatred for me? To clarify: to me PERSONALLY.

What's going to happen on Eden Prime?

The death of Jenkins? Saren doesn't care about people. The death of Nihlus? So he'll shoot him himself. Will information about his involvement in the attack come to light? Doubtful. He is a Spectr. In fact, he is a living legend. They'll believe him sooner than they'll believe us, and there won't be any hard evidence. Well, really, don't count the testimony of an amateur smuggler, a psychotic scientist, and a dubious audio recording presented by a Quarian, given that she was boarded up at the embassy, if I remember this moment correctly?

What will ACTUALLY convince the Council of the betrayal of the legendary Spectr?

Good questions, but I don't have the answers.

I'm NOT sure what's really going to happen at Eden Prime. What will make us enemies?

The Lord? Doubtful. To the Reaper, I am nothing at all, and my name is *rudimentary*, one of the countless bugs he has encountered during his existence.

Or is it the death of Nihlus?

Yes, Saren would kill him himself. But... but. A slippery moment. It all depends on whether he shoots of his own free will or under the influence of the Lord. If the first is Kraik's death, it means nothing to him. But if it's the latter... Then I can understand his hatred: Nihlus ended up on Eden Prime because of me. It's a good point of focus. Especially if the Overlord redirects the attention and emotions of the constantly bucking Turian to her.

It is a pity that the canon does not provide answers to these questions.

Farther.

Getting Spectr status as a key point can also be understood: it will give me some autonomy and allow me to direct all my efforts to hunt the antagonist without the command of the Alliance MCF hanging behind my back.

Well yeah.. autonomy. Remember. Shepard, fly over there, Shepard, fly over here, and don't forget your underwear from the laundry and bring a cup of coffee so it doesn't get cold on the way. And bring a bucket of vaseline with a pack of condoms: we'll be there for you... to remember and to remember again. The whole state.

I got carried away again.

Let's return to the analysis of the situation.

Why is it not important to prove Saren's betrayal?

Do they know about him yet? Possible, but doubtful.

Will the information come up in other ways? More than likely. Vakarian conducted the investigation until the protagonist's arrival at the Citadel. This investigation provoked something. He hadn't spent it in a couple of days, which had passed since the attack on the colony and before the ship arrived at the Citadel. Or is it just one of the game world's shoals? I don't know. There's also Tali from that ill-fated recording. Questionable evidence, it should be noted.

Let's go in from the other side.

What does this very proof of Saren's betrayal give me?

After this process, Garrus Vakarian, Tali'Zora and Urdnot Rex can appear in the team, and I get the status of a Spectr, a ship and a dangerous enemy. The status is a fixed point. Am I going to get it under any circumstances? Oddly enough, yes. I'll get an enemy anyway, too.

A ship? I'll get it too.

The team? Op-pa... but they are just an optional result.

If you remember the canon, I can do all the tasks based only on people. In the embodied reality, the same principles apply, only in case of failure, there simply won't be a single alien on board the ship, and they are EXTREMELY important for many plot twists.

Branching reality.

I can go two ways: provoke the Harvest, or follow the canonical path and destroy Saren and the Overlord. This is ACCEPTABLE. And I can also die before the nodal point of reality — the Lazarus project, which is also acceptable, and then another hero will take my place and lead this reality along the beaten path to death from disintegration, and I will go to rebirth without a rollback, but also without the buns that I can get if I fulfill my mission a job.

This is, of course, entertaining, but the answer to the question is *What is so important going to happen on Eden Prime?* does not give.

We must think. And quickly!

"Thank you, Dr. Chakwas. Can I go now?"

"Your condition is stable now." Chakwas replied. "Yes, you can go. But you will come for an examination in the evening."

"Yes, ma'am."

I stood up. I need to get myself in order and report to my immediate superiors that I'm alive and ready to work.

However, I was not given much time, as the intercom informed me that I was expected in the briefing room. Then I'll crawl around the ship, poke my curious nose everywhere, but for now... In the meantime, I'm going to get acquainted with one ambiguous person who died so quickly in the canon. At the same time, I'll decide whether I should fight for his life or not.

I hadn't even reached the stairs when a body bursting with enthusiasm flew up to me and gave me away:

"Commander Shepard! I am so glad to work under your leadership..."

What?

I stared in complete shock at the young soldier with the stripes of a corporal.

So, this is definitely not Alyonka. This... Oh, that...

"Corporal Jenkins, ma'am!" it body confirmed my conclusions.

"Corporal, I'm in command of a full-strength landing team, and you're not part of it." I replied calmly.

"Captain Anderson said that I will participate in the landing with you on Eden Prime! Ma'am!"

What will it be? No, no, no, I don't need that kind of happiness!!! I have a normal landing party!

I'm somewhat disappointed by this prospect... She was taken aback, and the corporal with the meaningful name continued to spill like a potion that had escaped from a cauldron:

"I come from Eden Prime! I can't wait for us to land on the planet! I'm itching for the real deal!"

And my hands itch to bury this miracle in the metal floor of the ship and say that it has always been like this! But the exalted brat with hero syndrome wasn't enough for a combat mission!

As if confirming all my fears, it body gave out:

"I'm sorry, Commander, but I'm going to die from waiting! This is the first time I've had such a task! And the Spectr is on board!"

I already sympathize with the Spectr. And myself, too. I've never seen more of the Spectr in my life. At this rate, I can only see him in the hold before landing!

"The Corporal!" I interrupted Jenkins' verbal diarrhea. "Don't rush to become heroes, do your job, follow orders and there won't be any problems."

"That's easy for you to say, ma'am." the guy got upset. "You've proved yourself on the Torfan. Everyone knows what you are capable of!"

It's good that NO ONE knows what I'm capable of! And it's a good thing I wasn't on that Torfan!

"For me, this is a chance to show my superiors what I'm capable of!" The brave soldier persisted.

You can die stupidly! The corporal opened his mouth to continue talking, and I realized that if he didn't just shut up, I would kill him myself, and the as yet unknown Nihlus Kraik would have to look for another candidate! The Corporal! I was glad to meet you. You can be free. And I pushed aside the stunned body and walked quickly to the command deck.