Book one: Sovereign is dead, the Citadel is in ruins and so are many lives. Before the Spectre finds away to stop the Reapers: the phoenix must once more fly. Will Shepard rise from the ashes or fall into the depths of the abyss? A looming darkness hunts the void of Space. note: Fem-Shepard/Liara retelling of ME2. (very AU beginning that will merge with many cannon elements)