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On her Pilgrimage, Tali'Zorah nar Rayya expects scavenged tech, dangerous travel, and long nights alone with only her tools for company.
What she doesn't expect is to find a derelict human ship drifting in forgotten space-filled with corrupted data logs, shattered experiments, and a sealed containment pod leaking a black, living substance that seems to watch her every move.
When Tali brings the strange "nanotech sample" aboard her ship, she unknowingly awakens Agony, a sentient symbiote from another universe. Lonely, powerful, and fiercely protective, Agony bonds with her in secret-granting Tali enhanced strength, impossible reflexes, and whispered conversations in the dark that feel far too intimate.
But power never comes without danger.
The Migrant Fleet already fears contamination. Geth attacks grow bolder. A mysterious human organization hunts the symbiote across the galaxy. And as the Reaper threat silently rises, Tali finds herself caught between loyalty to her people, her growing independence, and a connection with Agony that feels as terrifying as it is comforting.
Together, Quarian and symbiote must learn to trust one another-discovering that sometimes love is found not in safety, but in the shadows between stars.
A Mass Effect x Marvel symbiote crossover • slow-burn queer romance • action, mystery, and cosmic discovery