Chapter 11 - Chapter 11, The Chamber of The Thorian

Warning! Chapter contains nudity at the beginning and more nudity and sex later on. Also is a bit gory.

Hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 11

The Chamber of The Thorian

As the group descended the stairs, they couldn't help but feel a growing feeling of dread. Already they could tell they weren't alone down here. Austin activated his thermal vision to try and pinpoint the Thorian's exact location, but all he could see was huge areas of orange.

"Keep your guard up, you two." He said to Liara and Tali. "There's defiantly something alive down here. My heat vision's going crazy."

The came to end of the hallway, they could see what looked like a massive chamber. The orange areas of Austin's heat vision only got redder. Clearly he wouldn't be able to see, so he turned it off. As they entered the chamber, they finally saw the Thorian, face to face.

"All right, we just need to find this creature and determine what… what it…" said Liara as she saw the Thorian. "Goddess. That is… disturbing."

What they saw in front of them, was what looked like a massive plant of some kind. The main bit of the Thorian had what looked like a face with long slimy tentacles coming out of its mouth. Goo and slime dripped from the mouth, it was not a pleasant sight. The massive body was held in place by several long arms that appeared to be fused to multiple parts of the chamber. The massive heat blooms made perfect sense now. I living, breathing plant this size would indeed cover the entire chamber.

"I've seen a lot of things my years. But that does not look like any plant I've ever seen. This may be… problematic." Said Austin, nervously.

As they approached the Thorian it seemed to take notice of them and started to pulse. Even more slime and goo started to drip from the Thorian's mouth. Then suddenly it almost seemed to give birth to something, something that was clearly moving.

"Uuugh! That is disgusting." Said Austin. He felt as though he was going to be sick inside his helmet. He knew he wasn't though. He had seen far more disgusting things. Hell, he'd seen one man ripped completely in half by a Thresher Maw and another be completely dissolved by acid. Still, that didn't help the nauseous feeling in his stomach and he could tell they others where slightly repulsed by the sight.

Once the Thorian's tentacles cleared they could see that it was an Asari. Unlike all other Asari though, this one was green. In all his life Austin had never seen or heard of a green Asari. If he was honest though that wasn't that most noticeable feature of the Asari. What was really noticeable was that the Asari was completely naked. As the nude Asari slowly stood up, the rest of her of her body came into view. Austin found it difficult not to stare at rather large breasts. Austin had seen bigger, but the sight was not unwelcome. However as the nude, green Asari stood up fully, the group was met with a rather disgusting sight. In place of the where the Asari's vagina should have been was a mottled mess that looked like a fleshy mound of rotted leaves, much like the Thorian itself.

"I really hope that is not real." Austin thought to himself.

"Invaders! Your every step is a transgression. A thousand feelers appraise you as meat, good only to dig or decompose." Said the Asari intimidatingly. "I speak for the old growth, as I did for Saren. You are within and before the Thorian. It commands that you be in awe!"

"No offense. But if you're trying to scare us, you're not doing a very good job of it. I find it very hard to be frightened of a green, naked Asari." Said Austin, trying his best not to laugh. He quickly turned his head to Liara. "No offense, Liara." He said.

Liara giggled and blushed slightly. "None taken." She replied.

Austin turned back to the naked Asari clone.

"You gave something to Saren. Something I need." He said.

"Saren sought knowledge of those who are gone. The Old Growth listened to flesh for the first time in the Long Cycle. Trades were made." Said the Asari clone. "Then cold ones began killing the flesh that would tend the next cycle. Flesh fairly given! The Old Growth sees the air you push as lies! It will listen no more!"

"I won't let you keep your thralls or enslave the colonist's minds. Release them. Now!" Austin demanded.

"No more will the Thorian listen to those that scurry. Your lives are short, but have gone on too long. Your blood will feed the ground and the new growth!" said the Asari clone.

Austin wasn't afraid of this at all and was unable to contain his laughter.

"Oh I'm so scared." He said sarcastically. "What are you gonna do? Kill me with a naked Asari dance or something? You're completely nude. You haven't got any weapons, we have."

Austin however had forgotten that all Asari where natural biotics. The naked Asari clone glowed completely blue and stretched out her hand. Immediately, all three of them where sent flying into the wall.

"Right! That's it! No more Mr Nice Guy!" said Austin as he got up. He unholstered his combat knife and threw it at the Asari Clone.

The knife flew so fast that the Asari clone didn't have enough time to react. The knife stabbed right into the valley between her breasts. She was dead within seconds. The team slowly got up. Liara then noticed one of the Thorian's long arms attached to a nearby wall.

"Austin, look. There's something here. A growth of some kind." She said as she indicated to the growth.

Austin looked to where she had pointed. He paused a moment, then opened fire on it. The whole thing seemed to explode and Austin could tell it was no longer sticking to the wall. The Thorian screamed in pain.

"Ooooh! That had to hurt. If we get the rest, it's finished." Said Austin.

As they proceeded up the stairs to the next level, Austin saw the Thorian pulse again. Then it suddenly gave birth to another green, naked Asari clone. They quickly moved to the second level. Before they could fire however lots of Thorian creepers appeared, as did the Asari Clone. But it was nothing that they couldn't handle. As the Thorian continued making naked asari clones and sending Thorian creepers at them, Austin, Liara and Tali battled their way through. After what felt like hours they finally managed to destroy the last arm. They heard the Thorian roar in pain. All the arms slowly ripped off of the walls and the Thorian plummeted down the camber. It was a long drop. No way could it survive that fall. The squad looked at what was left of the Thorian. To say they were filthy was an understatement.

"Ugh! I've got Thorian goo all my armour and weapons." groaned Austin. "I just had it all cleaned a few days ago. The decontamination's going to have a field day with this."

He once again stole a look at Liara. Even with the gunk all over her, she seemed to glow with her natural beauty.

"I'm going to need a bath after this." She said. From behind her helmet she winked at Austin, who gave a small nod. He understood very well what she meant. At that moment, one of the Thorian pods on the wall suddenly split open and out of it dropped another Asari. Like the clones, she too was nude and her face tattoos where the same. However her skin pigment was a different colour. She was purple. Also, as far as Austin could see, she didn't have a Thorian vagina either. Very slowly she got up and huddled into a crouched position. When she noticed the squad in front of her she did her best to cover up her nakedness. Like them, she was also covered in Thorian goo and slime. She then looked around at her surroundings, then at herself.

"I'm free!" she said. Her voice was exactly the same as the clones, but she sounded relieved. As though she'd just woken up from a nightmare. "Tha… Thank you for releasing me."

Austin and his comrades lowered their weapons. Austin turned to Tali.

"Find something to clothe her." He ordered.

Tali nodded and rushed off to try and find something to cover the nude Asari. Austin walked up to her and knelt down in front of her. It was easier for him to focus on her face since she was covering breasts and vagina.

"Is everything alright? Are you hurt?" he asked.

"I am fine. Or I will be, in time. My name is Shiala. I serve—I served Matriarch Benezia. When she allied herself with Saren, so did I. Benezia foresaw the influence Saren would have. She joined him to guide him down a gentler path. But Saren is compelling. Benezia lost her way." Shiala replied.

After a short while, Tali returned with what looked like a large blanket. She handed it to Austin who wrapped it around Shiala and slowly helped her to stand up. He then stood back and allowed her to stand up on her own.

"Are you saying Saren can control minds?" Austin asked.

"Benezia underestimated Saren. As I did. We came to believe in his cause and his goals. The strength of his influence is troubling." Shiala replied.

"Benezia sought to turn the river and was swept away." Said Liara.

"Asari Matriarchs are among the most intelligent and powerful beings in the galaxy. How could one fall under Saren's control?" Austin asked.

"Saren has a vessel. An enormous warship unlike anything I've ever seen. He calls it Sovereign. It can dominate the minds of his followers. They become indoctrinated to Saren's will. The process is subtle. It can take days, weeks. But in the end, it is absolute. I was a willing slave when Saren brought me to this world. He needed my biotics to communicate with the Thorian, to learn its secrets. Saren offered me in trade. I was sacrificed to secure an Alliance between Saren and the Thorian. My own friends stripped me of my clothes and forced me into the Thorian. That was how it managed to create those clones of me. The clones that you had the misfortune of running into. I apologize for their nudity but the Thorian didn't understand the concept of clothes and I was given to the Thorian naked." Said Shiala.

"Saren's pretty quick to betray his own followers." Said Austin.

"He was quick to betray the Thorian, too. After he had what he wanted, he ordered the Geth to destroy all evidence of its existence. Saren now knows that you are searching for the Conduit as well. He knows you are following his steps. He attacked the Thorian so you could not gain the Cipher." Said Shiala.

"The Cipher? What's that? Why did Saren need it?" Tali asked.

"You remember the beacon on Eden Prime? It gave you visions, yes?" Shiala asked.

"Yeah. But despite everything, I haven't been able to make much sense of it. All I see are flashes, and blurry images." Austin replied.

"That is because they were meant for a Prothean mind. To truly comprehend them, you must think like a Prothean. You must understand their culture, their history, their very existence." Said Shiala.

"That sounds like something Liara would love to know." Austin joked. Liara chuckled slightly and blushed. This was becoming quite a habit for her.

"The Thorian was here long before the Protheans built this city. It watched and studied them. When they died, it consumed them. They became a part of it." Said Shiala.

"So the Thorian taught Saren to think like Prothean? How?" asked Liara.

"The Cipher is the very essence of being a Prothean. It cannot be described or explained. It would be like describing colour to a creature without eyes. To understand, you must have access to endemic ancestral memory. A viewpoint spanning thousands of Prothean generations. I sensed this ancestral memory—the Cipher—when I melded with the Thorian. Our identities merged, our minds intertwined. Such knowledge cannot be taught; it simply exists." Shiala replied.

"Then we need that knowledge if we're to stop Saren! Is there any way you can give me this, Cipher?" Austin asked.

"There is a way. I can transfer the knowledge from my mind to yours, as I did with Saren." Said Shiala.

"Are you sure about this, Austin?" Liara asked with a look of concern on her face.

"It's the only way, Liara. Don't worry. You said so yourself, I'm remarkably strong willed." Austin reassured her. He turned back to Shiala. She walked up to him.

"I'll need you to remove your helmet, Commander." She said.

Austin removed his helmet and handed it to Liara. He then turned to Shiala and nodded to her.

"Try to relax, Commander. Slow, deep breaths. Let go of your physical shell. Reach out to grasp the threads that blind us, one is another." She said soothingly.

Austin did his best to relax and let his mind go blank. He breathed slowly and steadily.

"Every action sends ripples across the galaxy. Every idea must touch another mind to live. Each emotion must mark another's spirit." Shiala continued.

Austin slowly closed his eyes and began to relax even more as he heard nothing but Shiala words of comfort. Shiala reached up and held his face in her hands, looking straight at his closed eyes. As she did, the blanket she and been wearing fell away, once again revealing her purple, naked body. Despite this though she didn't seem to care and Austin didn't notice since his eyes where closed.

"We are all connected. Every living being united in a single, glorious existence. Open yourself to the universe, Commander. Embrace Eternity!" she said.

Shiala closed her eyes and they then re-opened a solid black as their nervous systems became one. Once again the Prothean visions flashed before Austin's eyes. This time though they seemed different, clearer and less brief. They were still the same however. Reapers wiping out Protheans. After a while, it ceased. Austin found himself back in reality. Shiala stepped back slightly, as she did; she picked up the blanket and once again covered up her nakedness with it. Austin found his head throbbing again.

"I have given you the Cipher, just as it was given to Saren. The ancestral memories of the Protheans are a part of you now." She said.

"A knowledge bond can be very traumatic. Are you alright, Austin?" asked Liara.

"Just a minor headache. I'll be fine. I saw… something. It still didn't make any sense." Said Austin.

"You have been given a great gift: the experience of an entire people. It will take time for your mind to process this information." Said Shiala.

"We should get you back to the ship where you can be monitored." Said Liara.

"I am sorry if you have suffered, but there was no other way. You needed the Cipher. In time, it will help you understand the vision from the beacon." Said Shiala.

"Now that you're free of the Thorian, what are you planning to do next?" Austin asked.

"If you allow it, I would like to stay here with the colonists. They have suffered greatly; and I played a role in their suffering. I would like to make amends." Shiala replied.

"That's a very noble idea. The colonists will need all the help they can get. They'll be happy to have you on their side." Said Austin. "Although you might want to find some clothes first. Not sure the colonists will take you seriously if you're naked."

"I couldn't agree more. But thank you, Shepard. May fortune smile upon you." Said Shiala as she followed Austin and his team out of the chamber.

"You did it. With the Thorian gone, we can start rebuilding for ourselves again, and we're free of ExoGeni's threats. We're back to being just a little nowhere colony. Thank you, Commander." Said Juliana.

Austin and his team had now returned to the surface. They had left Shiala to be checked and examined by one of the doctors. A minute later, Austin saw her step out of the building. She'd been cleaned of the Thorian goo and was now properly dressed in a traditional Asari commando outfit.

"Good to see that you've got some clothes now, Shiala." Said Austin. "You okay?"

"Yes. It feels good to finally be cleaned of the Thorian's entrails and to finally have some clothes on again." Shiala replied. "I will do what I can to assist the colony in this difficult time. I am ashamed of the damage done to the lives of these people."

"I wish you good luck. Farewell, Shiala." Said Austin.

"Farewell, Commander. I wish you well in your hunt." Said Shiala.

With that, Austin, Liara and Tali headed back to the Normandy, and a long decontamination.

"Commander? You look… pale. Are you suffering any ill effects from the Cipher?" asked Liara, a hint of concern in her voice.

After what had indeed been a long decontamination the crew had finally gathered back in the comm room. Austin still had his armour on, but it at least was clean now and not all sticky.

"The Cipher shook me up a bit and my heads still throbbing, but I'll be okay. I've had a lot worse than this." Austin replied.

"I might be able to help you. I am an expert on the Protheans. If I join my consciousness to yours, maybe we can make more sense of it." Liara suggested.

"If you're certain. Then go ahead." Said Austin.

Both Austin and Liara stood up. Austin removed his helmet again and placed it on his seat. He then walked up to Liara. She gently placed her hand on his head, just as Shiala had done earlier. Austin relaxed instantly at her touch. The feeling of her touching him was very pleasing.

"Relax, Shepard. Embrace Eternity!" said Liara.

Just as before, Liara's eyes closed and then opened again completely black. As before the visions flashed before Austin's eyes. This time they didn't happen so fast, but still it was hard to make out. Then it ended even quicker than before. Austin couldn't help but feel as though there was more to it than that.

"That was incredible! All this time. All my research. Yet I never dreamed… I'm sorry. The images were so vivid. I never imagined the experience would be so… intense. As I said before, you are remarkably strong willed, Shepard. What you've been through, what you've seen, would have destroyed a lesser mind." Said Liara.

"Did you find anything useful?" Austin asked.

"The beacon on Eden Prime must have been badly damaged. Large parts of the vision are missing. The data transferred into your mind is incomplete." Said Liara.

"Saren must have the missing information. Maybe he found another beacon." Austin suggested.

"That seems like the logical conclusion. If we can find the missing data from your vision, I can—oohh!" said Liara. Once again she looked tired. The mind meld had obviously affected her a bit.

"You probably need a lie down. I can tell that tired you out a bit." Said Austin. He then turned back to the rest of the crew. "We're done here. Dismissed."

"I've sent off the Feros report, Commander. You want me to patch you through to the Council?" Joker asked through radio as everyone left the comm room.

"Patch them through." Said Austin as he fastened his helmet back on. He felt it better that the Council heard rather than see his reactions. He could tell that the Turian councillor in particular was trying to get him to snap. The helmet at least hid his expressions and he only had to concentrate on sounding polite.

The three holograms of the Council once again appeared before him.

"Commander. ExoGeni should've told us about the Thorian. It would've made your job much easier." Said the Asari.

"You might have been able to capture it for study instead of destroying it." Said the Salarian.

"That would've been a bad idea. The Thorian liked to enslave minds. If you'd tried to study it you would've ended up with a repeat of the same incident. Plus I still would've killed it even if capture was possible. The risks are just too great." Austin objected.

"You are probably right. At least the colony was saved." Said the Asari.

"Of course it was saved. A Helldiver goes to any lengths to help a human colony." Said the Turian.

Austin was very tempted to just disconnect the council. He would not be criticized for that.

"You'd do the same for the own colonies. Plus Helldivers protect humans from incidents exactly like this. You can hardly blame me for doing my job. Now if you'll excuse me." He said. As he said that he gave in to his frustration and ended the comm abruptly.

"Whoops. Sorry, Commander. We lost the link." Said Joker.

Austin disembarked from the Normandy before everyone else. They had now docked back at the Citadel and as Austin had promised he had told the crew and his squad that they could have shore leave. He had disembarked before everyone else because he needed to make the arrangements for his swimming date with Liara. As he neared the elevator however he found an Alliance admiral waiting for him.

"Rear Admiral Mikhailovich, Fifth fleet." Said the Admiral.

Austin saluted.

"Admiral. I wasn't told to expect you, sir. What can I do for you?" he asked.

"I command the 63rd Scout Flotilla. The Normandy was slated for my unit after its shakedown run. Then the council got their paws… claws. Tentacles. Whatever. They got them on our ship. And you." Said the Admiral.

"With all due respect, Admiral. That's hardly my fault. To be completely honest with you I never wanted to be a Spectre. They're nothing but trouble. But still the Alliance thinks they can decide what happens to me. Pathetic! As for the Normandy. It was Captain Anderson's choice to hand it over to me. If you have a problem with it, talk to him." Austin said sternly.

He wasn't intimidated by the Admiral. He also hated that the Alliance brass still felt as though they owned him. In all honesty they didn't, the Arkane Council and the Helldivers did. The Alliance however didn't seem to like that. He fully understood why General Zartrack had been angry as Anderson and the Alliance brass for lying to the Arkanes.

"Well that isn't the reason why I'm here, Commander. And as far as I know you were in the Alliance and still are. The Brass is full within their rights to have a say with you. But I don't begrudge the politicians decision to through you to the Council. It's an… opportunity." Said Mikhailovich.

Austin snorted in his helmet. Fortunately the Admiral didn't hear him.

"An opportunity for the Alliance you mean! You're taking all the credit for this." He thought. "When this is over I must remember to have a word with the Arkane council. Try and get them to make the Alliance leave me alone. I haven't been with the Alliance for a whole decade."

"I do begrudge this overdesigned piece of tin, though." Mikhailovich finished.

Austin nearly lost it there, but he kept his cool.

"Admiral, I didn't build this thing. I fail to see how I can be blamed for this." He said, trying his best not to yell.

"This experiment diverted billions form our appropriation bills. For the same price, we could've had a heavy cruiser. But no, we had to make nice to the Turians. Throw money at a co-developed boondoggle. I'm here to make an inspection, Commander. Normandy is an Alliance warship. I intend to see she's up to snuff." Said Mikhailovich.

"The Normandy may be an Alliance warship, but she's on loan to the Citadel. And since I'm also in command, it's therefore on loan to the Arkane Council and the Helldiver as well. That means she's not in your chain of Command." Said Austin definitely.

"I believe there's something wrong with my ears. Did you just contradict me?" Mikhailovich asked crossly.

"This ship is Council, Arkane and Helldiver property right now. So respectfully, please clear the gangway." Austin confirmed. He resisted to the urge to make the go away hand gesture.

"Have it your way, Commander. But expect me to file a report on this." Said Mikhailovich crossly.

"Good luck with that. If you're filing a report about me it goes to the Arkane Council. Not the Alliance. And I doubt they'll share your views." Austin snickered in his mind as Mikhailovich left.

Austin headed into the elevator that would lead him to the C-sec academy. From there he planned to head to the Presidium and get everything set for Liara's swim. He had told Liara where to meet him so he didn't have to worry about going back for her. As the elevator door opened however he was stopped by a reporter.

"Commander Shepard. Khalisah bint Sinan Al-Jilani, Westerland News. Would you answer a few question for our veiwers?" she asked.

"Wow. That's a hell of a long name to memorize." Austin thought. He had heard that name before. He often turned away reporters who wanted an interview with him. Ever since Elysium he'd been sick of the constant media attention and had pleaded with Arkanes to sort it out. They had done so but had told Austin that they had to make nice with the press since they didn't want people to start hearing the wrong things about the Helldivers. Sometimes Austin did make an exception for certain reporters. Miss Al-Jilani on the other hand he knew very little about. In fact all he did know was what a fellow Helldiver soldier had told him. The soldier ad said that she had become so annoying since the questions she asked always seemed to be ways of trying to make the interviewee look bad. The Helldiver had even lost it and punched Khalisah in the face. Fortunately for him and the rest of the Helldivers, the soldier had shorted out her camera, so she had no proof for her superiors or the public that it had happened. Still Austin had taken the soldier's advice about her.

"I'm not in the mood Miss Al-Jilani." He said, trying his best to sound polite.

"People back home have heard a lot of wild stories about you, Commander. I can give you the chance to set the record straight. What do you say?" Khalisah asked.

"I say, go away. I have no time for reporters and I certainly don't have time to justify myself to your veiwers. I have a galaxy to save. Excuse me." Said Austin as he walked off.

"Your choice, Shepard."

Austin simply waited. All the arrangements had been made now. The pool was now his to use for as long as he wanted. All he had to do now was waiting for Liara to turn up. He was currently waiting just outside the changing rooms for her. He had to admit he was a bit nervous about this. If it had been around other people and the pool had been public he would've been fine with this since it would've been like an actual date. On the downside though, Liara wouldn't be allowed to swim naked for this date. He could not deny that this was something he was excited about.

After what felt like a whole hour, Liara finally turned up.

"Ah, there you are. I was wondering when you'd show." Said Austin.

"I'm still a bit new to the Citadel." Said Liara.

"So… Shall we?" Austin asked.

Liara nodded and the couple separated. They re-joined later in the pool area. Austin had removed his armour and suit mesh and was now in just his boxers. Liara then emerged wearing a purple robe around her.

"Well. This is it." Said Austin nervously.

"I must say, that does look very inviting." Said Liara.

The pool was fairly large. A bit of steam was emitting from the pool. Austin had been told that was because the water was very warm. In front of the pool was a massive window that showed an absolutely stunning view of the Citadel. Another view behind the pool also gave them an excellent view of the Presidium. It was high up on the upper levels though so that no one saw the pool. To the people and cars outside, it was just a simple window.

"Ladies first?" Austin asked.

"Such a gentlemen." Liara teased. She walked up to the edge of the pool and shrugged her shoulders. The purple robe slipped from her wonderful blue body, and she stood completely naked before him. Austin was left completely speechless by the sight of her. True her old, tight fitting, armour had shown most of her… assets. But seeing her here, completely nude in front of him was something entirely different. Her breasts looked even larger than he had thought now that they weren't confined in anything and her butt looked even more round.

Liara looked over her shoulder and smiled seductively at him.

"Like what you see?" she teased.

"…. Wow." Austin managed.

Liara giggled and dived into the deliciously hot water. Austin could see her bright blue naked form rippling in the water before she resurfaced.

"Oh, that feels so good." She said. She then turned to Austin. She swam right over to the edge and leant on it slightly. She then pulled herself up just enough that her large Breasts appeared into view. She then made a seductive "come here" gesture with her finger. She smiled very seductively as she did it. Austin walked over to the edge and began to remove his boxers. Before he could pull them down however, Liara grabbed them and pulled them into the pools with her, pulling Austin in with her in the process.

Liara laughed and wrapped her arms around the submerged Helldiver, pulling him up. The water was shallow enough to only come up to shoulder level, but was deep enough to swim under.

"Well you're in here now..." she said. "And I believe I said that I wanted you to swim naked with me."

"Well I was just about to take them off before you pulled me in." Austin said.

He slowly wrapped his hands around Liara's naked back and pulled her closer to him. Feeling her naked against him was unlike anything he'd ever felt.

"Why don't I do it for you?" Liara asked as she disappeared beneath the water. Austin looked down into the water and saw her reaching for his boxers. She grabbed them and slowly pulled them down, releasing his rather stiff penis. Liara then remerged with his wet boxers in her hand.

"I'd heard human males where well-endowed but I never expected you to be that large." she said.

"You're gonna make me cum if you keep talking dirty like that, Liara." Austin chuckled.

"Maybe I want you too." Liara teased as she twirled his boxers round on her finger a few times before throwing them back at the edge of the pool to join her discarded robe. She now merely rested her arms around his neck and smiled at him as they continued to float around in the pool.

"I love you so much, Austin." Said Liara.

"I love you too, Liara." Austin responded. "Truth be told, I wish we could just do this for all of eternity. No Saren, no threat to the galaxy, no Council. Just you and me and this warm, clear blue water."

Austin then pulled Liara into a very deep and long kiss. At the same time he started running his hands up and down her smooth, nude figure. She sighed softly in response. As they continued to passionately kiss, he set about massaging her beautiful back. Her skin looked even more stunning when she was wet, and he delighted in delicately massaging her all the way down to the small of her back. He then stopped there to pay some attention to her gorgeously large bottom.

Liara moaned passionately as she continued to kiss her boyfriend. As he continued playing with her large behind, she hugged him even closer to her. Her tits now squashed against his chest and she started to feel his large cock against her stomach. Unable to help herself, she removed her left from his back and slowly moved it all the way down and grasped it.

Spurred on by this new bold move by Liara he gently pushed her up against the edge of the pool. Still he refused to break the kiss with her. He decided to pay her back for stroking him and brought his left hand to one of her breasts and started to squeeze and massage it. Liara moaned her approval as she continued to kiss him.

Finally the two lovers released each other's lips and gasped for air.

"Wow." Said Liara, clearly out of breath. "In all my life, I've never been kissed like that."

"Me neither. With the other partners I had, it was just sex. But with you. It's just so much better. It's longer, more passionate and it's with the woman I love." Said Austin.

"Technically I'm not a woman, Austin." Said Liara.

"Ah, yes. You Asari are mono-gendered. You tend not to think of male and female." Said Austin.

"Although since I do have the same sort of anatomy as a female, such as breasts and a vagina, I would probably fill what you call a female role." Said Liara.

"Well, it doesn't really matter to me. All I care about now is you." Austin responded.

"Austin. I should let you know; I've never melded with anyone before, or experienced union." Said Liara.

"Seriously? A hot and beautiful Asari like you?" Austin asked in slight disbelief.

"No. Most of my life has been spent on remote digs, and I've never had any lovers. Other than you." Said Liara.

"I understand what you're trying to say. You still want some time before attempting a union with me. Or you think it's still a bit early in our relationship for that." Said Liara.

Liara nodded. Then however she began to start stroking his erection. Austin jumped slightly at this.

"Or was I wrong?" he asked.

"I only said that I wasn't ready for union, Austin. However the union is more than just sex. And I never said that I wasn't ready for what you humans tend to call "The next stage"." said Liara as she continued to stroke his penis and lined it up with her pussy.

"Are you sure though, Liara? I don't want you to do this just because you think you have to." Said Austin.

"I'm very sure, Austin. When you told me about this, nude swim, I had a feeling it may grow even more intimate than that. So I've done plenty of research into human sex. I want this, Austin." Liara begged.

"Very well then, love. Hope you're ready though. I fucked the Asari Consort before I met you, and I gave her one hell of a night. Think you can handle it?" Austin asked seductively.

"Yes! I want you to make love to me. I want your lips on my body! I want to feel your tongue on my breasts! Taste them!" Liara pleaded. Austin was only too happy to obey.

Austin lapped at the Asari's sapphire nipples, teasing the hardened tips. He let his lips close over Liara's right breast, sucking fiercely on the enormous mound of soft flesh before lightly grazing it with his teeth. Liara screamed her approval and arched her back, pressing her bosom against Austin's hungry mouth even harder. Austin set his hands on either side of Liara's butt. He looked up at her.

"Ready, my love?" he asked.

Liara once again kissed him furiously and then paused for breath.

"Yes! Do it, Austin! Fuck me!" she whispered.

Grinning with boyish wonder, Austin pulled Liara down, impaling her on his bulging cock. Liara let out a beautiful cry of delight that echoed in the vast swimming pool as he pounded away, watching as her grand breasts jiggled wildly with each of his thrusts.

"God, Liara! You are stunning! Aaaaaah! Oh, and your body feels so…oh, you feel incredible!" Austin groaned.

"I can feel you filling me, Austin! Oooooh! Oh, YES!" Liara moaned lustfully as her thighs pulled Austin's shaft deeper into her. "Goddess! I never even dreamed it would be so good! Take me, my love! Take me!"

Austin picked up a faster pace, and moved both arms to hold Liara. With each thrust Liara was gasping breathlessly, the tension in her muscles slowly building to a crescendo.

"Liara, I'm gonna cum!" Austin moaned.

"Me too! Cum with me, Austin!" Liara responded.

Austin felt Liara's muscles clenching his manhood tightly, her muscles convulsing as a series of generous spurts came forth as he ejaculated deep into her. Liara adored the feeling of Austin emptying his hot seed into her. His hands were gently caressing her lower midsection. Even with his soft touch clouding her senses and the heat of the water, she could still feel the immense heat inside her, from both his large penis still fully sheathed within her, and the large amount of hot seed it had spilled within her. She smiled as she again realized their physical lovemaking had become just as important to her as the melding, something she naively believed could never happen when she first studied what would be involved in a relationship with a human male. Austin was still holding her tightly a few minutes after their joint release had died down, his member not showing the slightest signs of softening. Eventually, Liara broke the silence.

"Goddess, Austin. That was…"

"Amazing?" Austin suggested.

"Yes. I love you so much." Said Liara.

"I love you too." Said Austin.

He gave her nearest head fold a gentle nibble and kiss, and she cooed softly in response.

"Think you can go again?" Liara asked.

"For you, I could go on all day if you wanted." Austin replied.

"How long can we use this pool?" Liara asked.

"As long as we want. I told the crew they could have a whole day of shore leave, so we can do this the entire day if you want." Austin replied.

Liara smiled at him and kissed him again. "I'd love nothing more." She said.

For the next few hours, Austin and Liara continued to make love. During those hours Austin took the opportunity to teach Liara a few other sexual positions he'd learned and also how to make the most of them.

Finally after almost six hours of long hard fucking, they were completely spent.

"By the goddess. That was the most pleasurable experience I've ever had, Austin." Said Liara.

"I agree. I'm tempted to say that you were even better than the Consort." Said Austin as he slowly withdrew his large, still erect manhood from Liara's gorgeous blue folds.

"You sure you can't do one more round? Perhaps maybe a… shower?" Liara asked.

"What has happened to you, Liara? All of a sudden you've become sex crazed." Austin asked.

"I don't know. I think it all started when a handsome young man came along and fucked my brains out." Said Liara.

"Alright then. Shower it is." Said Austin.

He let go of Liar and allowed her to climb the ladder out of the pool. Liara however felt very naughty and stopped halfway up the climbing, leaving her beautiful bottom hanging irresistibly in the air, glistening from the water. She laughed when, as she fully expected, she felt Shepard planting kisses on her dainty behind.

They both made their way into the men's showers. There was no one else here and they still had the whole thing to themselves. They spent the next ten minutes or so, washing and soaping each other, stopping occasionally for a few minutes to exchange intimate kisses and hugs.

Then Liara did something very surprising. She slowly dropped down onto her knees and grasped Austin's still large, hard cock.

Austin raised an eyebrow. "Really? Here?" He laughed.

"Are you complaining?" She looked up at him.

"I...I'm not complaining, I'm just surprised." He shrugged his shoulders.

"Bearing in mind that I did research into human and Asari sex." Liara smiled as she slowly began worked her hand up and down his length, before she smiled sweetly and took him into her beautiful mouth.

"Damn. That is good, Liara. I don't know how you learned this, but you are the best." He moaned as she sucked and licked his cock. Liara laughed inside of her head as she slowly pushed the tip of him into her throat. She gagged and quickly pulled out. Shepard tried to stop her but she was having none of it. She pushed his muscle into the back of her throat, suppressing the gag reflex.

"Oh, God! I'm about to burst, Liara!" Austin indicated that he was beyond the point of no return.

His toes curled up and his breathing became ragged. His cock jerked in her throat, as he came, the top half of his body jerked forward in time with the spasms, sending his cum straight down her throat. He felt her swallow as she continued to move her tongue around, causing him to become oversensitive, but milking him for every last drop.

She released his rapidly softening member from her mouth, smiling up at him as she swallowed the last remnant of his seed.

"Wow...Best thing I've felt in three weeks." He laughed.

Liara stood back up.

"Thank you for such a lovely day, Austin. I love you." She said.

"It was my pleasure, Liara. And I love you." Austin replied back.

As the shower water continued to cascade down on them they sealed their lips with a long, passionate kiss.

And there you have it. I think I'm getting better at writing these sex chapters. Also I hope that I managed to make this one more romantic than last time. I'd like to also point out that the Union between Shepard and Liara won't happen until the night before Ilos.

Hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. See you soon.

Would also like to say that next chapter will be another few Citadel assignment and may (no promise) may be the start of the Bring Down the Sky DLC. I definitely plan on including that in the story. I think it will be quite interesting for me to do since the Helldivers are in a proxy war with the Batarians.