Alternate First Contact. When the Turians traveled through Relay 314 and invaded the intruders' planet, they had expected resistance. Instead, all they found was a city devoid of life. Unfortunately, appearances can be very deceiving...

Magic always comes with a price: whenever we pray for someone's happiness, someone else must be cursed in exchange. This universal constant—and the consequences of defying it—reached further than we ever imagined.

After the fifth shock, the EKG stopped beeping and let out a long, shrill whine. Gwen buried her face in Max's shirt, tears falling down her face. "Time of death—" Then, to everyone's shock, Ben abruptly sat up... but his hair and the edges of his face were streaked with royal green. He held up his hand and examined it, flexing his fingers. "This... is smaller."