Harry's New Game Plus Vol 2 by kurokitsune028

Chapter 45

Liara seemed a bit confused about everything Kunou and Valerie just said, she didn't know what a Yokai and Vampire are, but whatever they were, it seems that they were also long lived species and it was at least interesting to hear about it.

But Shepard suddenly spoke up " I've got my own theory about why the Protheans disappear".

Liara, once again seemed confused though she then said "with all due respect, Commander, I have heard every theory out there, the problem is finding evidence to support them, the Protheans left remarkably little behind.

It is almost as if someone did not want the mystery solved, it's like someone came along after the Protheans were gone and cleansed the galaxy of clues.

But here is the incredible part, according to my findings, the Protheans were not the first galactic civilization to mysteriously vanish, this cycle began long before them".

Harry frowned, he already had his suspicions about what this whole situation was, but he wasn't sure yet, now he heard this new theory about such a cycle happening before even the Protheans and that made him even more curious "how did you come up with this theory? you just said that there was hardly any evidence".

Liara nodded "I have been working on this for fifty years, I have tracked down every scrap and shred of evidence, eventually, subtle patterns start to emerge, patterns that hint at the truth.

It is difficult to explain to someone else, I cannot point to one specific thing to prove my case, it is more a feeling devired from a half century of dedicated research.

But I know I'm right, and eventually, I will be able to prove it, there were other civilizations before the Protheans, this cycle has repeted itself many times over".

Le Fay hummed and then decided to ask something, that she has been wondering about for a while now "so, if the Protheans weren't the first, then who was? what sort of beings were they?".

Liara shook her head "I don't know, there is barely any evidence on the Protheans, even less on those who came before them, I cannot prove my theory, but I know, I am right.

The Galaxy is built on a cycle of extinction, each time a great civilization rises up, it is suddenly and violently cast down, only ruins survive.

The Protheans rose up from a single world until their empire spanned the entire galaxy, yet even they climbed to the top on the remains of those who came before them.

Their greatest achievements, the Mass Relays and the Citadel are based on the technology of those who came before them... and then, like all the other forgotten civilizations throughout galactic history, the Protheans disappeared, I have dedicated my life to figuring out why".

Shepard turned his gaze towards Harry, the Dragon God knew what Shepard was asking about by his look alone, so he nodded, Shepard needed to share what he had learned from the Beacon with Liara, this way the might get some more information or at least a confirmation.

Shepard nodded and then turned his head towards Liara "the Protheans were wiped out by a race of sentient machines, the Reapers".

Liara seemed rather confused and surprised with what Shepard just told her "the... the Reapers? but I have never heard of- how do you know this? what evidence do you have?".