Chapter 6
Samus looked out upon the bleak, rainy landscape of Torvus Bog. With torrential rains and a dark sky, and temperatures in the mid-40s, Torvus was anything but the great outdoors. Next to a door to an energy station, Samus saw another dead Luminoth, and scanned it.
They came to the lagoon in the night, delivering true deathblows before I could detect them. As my life faded, I sent a call to the cadre to warn of this surprise attack. May they find my key, and dispatch the Ing who killed me. Only then will my final rest be peaceful.
Samus refilled her energy and headed to Forgotten Bridge. After rotating it via a bomb slot in the Dark World, which was far more terrible and bleaker than the Light Torvus Bog, Samus returned and headed to the Temple. Along the way, she found creatures called Grenchlers, and positively identified them as the dead bioforms she had seen in the GF hive chambers.
If Samus was expecting a beautiful sight, she was disappointed. The Space Pirates were here to mess things up a bit.
The pirates charged. "Prepare to die, Hunter!" said one. The garbled Basic he spoke made Samus feel sick. "Shut up!" she said, charging the Dark Beam and releasing it in his face. The huge glob of purple acid ate thru his flesh and bones, leaving nothing left of him.
Samus found out that while the Dark Beam was the best weapon against Pirates, the Light Beam was pretty good to, since it could set them on fire. Sadly, it was nowhere near as powerful as the Plasma Beam from her last adventure.
After eliminating the Pirates, Samus grabbed the Super Missile and went into the Torvus energy controller.
There she saw a dead Luminoth and scanned him. Bioscan complete. Subject Luminoth expired 1.5 decacycles ago. In addition to heavy combat damage, subject shows signs of multiple Ing possession attempts: all failed. Resisting these assaults would require incredible stamina and psychic durability.
Samus watched as the spirit of the Luminoth appeared before her.
"Another great warrior comes to the temple of Torvus. May you succeed where I failed. I am A-voq, last sentinel of the Torvus temple. Listen to me now."
Samus listened intently. "As you can see, this temple has been crippled by the ravages of war. While the main chamber has been mostly preserved, the remainder of the temple has been flooded. You must go into this area to find the keys you need to enter the Dark Temple."
Samus nodded in acknowledgement. "The waters of Dark Aether are foul and venomous. Avoid them if you can."
A-voq straightened. "The time for talk is over. Good luck, and may the Light of Aether show you the way!"
Samus went into the Dark World and came to a room with a half-pipe. Standing in the half-pipe was a huge Ing identical to the Jump Guardian in appearance. When it caught sight of Samus, it transformed and shot into a tunnel leading into an arena. Samus knew it was the Boost Guardian.
Samus rolled into the tunnel and transformed. As the Ing swiped at her head, Samus released a Super Missile straingt in his face. The emeny screamed and transformed into the Boost Ball. It then rocketed around the room, smashing into one of the pillars. Samus transformed and dropped bombs on the Guardian, which was now a puddle. The enemy turned into a ball and rocketed around some more, destroying another pillar in the process and turning into goo. Samus dropped more bombs, causing him to resume his normal form. Samus fired more Super Missiles and charged Light Beam shots. The Boost Guardian screamed, and one more round commenced. There were no crystals or beacons, so Samus had to rely on Inglets for energy. Finally, Samus charged the Light Beam and released it at point blank range, saying, "That's for stealing my Boost Ball!"
The Ing screamed and dropped dead. It melted away, revealing the Boost Ball. Now Samus could boost up half-pipes and use Spinners, and also gain speed.
Samus got the first key in the half-pipe and went back to the Light World. Suddenly U-mos called. "Samus, I have a new missile upgrade ready for you that I think you're going to like. Go back to the Temple Grounds and use the half-pipe to enter the Hall of Honored Dead."
Samus went there and got the Seeker Missile Launcher. With this baby she could use missiles to lock onto up to five targets at once, or she could unleash up to five missiles on a single hapless foe.
Samus refilled at her ship, scanning another dead Luminoth in the process.
That last hit breached my armor. The poison spreads. Though I have found the key, it is too late for me. Soon my light will fail. They know I am here. They will come tothis site to plunder the key. My last stand shall be here. I only hope I have the strength to fight when they arrive.
Samus went back to the GF base and fought a Dark Missile Trooper, then went back to Torvus Bog and headed for the Temple, where she got on an elevator that took her down to Hydrodynamo Station.
