I've played and completed Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and I think its a fantastic game with a rich storyline. I felt like I should write a FanFic on the Great War of Aether, before Samus arrives. The story will mainly follow U-Mos and how he becomes the Sentinel of Aether. I will be sure to include other Luminoth before they die, such as A-Kul and J-Fme. This is my first FanFic by the way, just to let you know.
Centurys ago, a benevolent race known only as the Luminoth, colonized the beautiful and peaceful of Aether. Upon landing the planet, they settleled in the mountains, and built a Great Temple where the Sentinel of the race would reside in. Eventually, they also settled in the fertile Agon Plains and wonderous Torvus Forest, and built a Sanctuary of awe. Each of these other lands would have a "Sub"-Sentinel watching over them.
They did discover, however, that the planets energy was unstable. To maintain the energy, the greatest minds of the Luminoth found a way how to harness and control the enrgy, in order to keep it stable. A Main Energy Controller was built withen the Great Temple, and three Sub-Controllers were built in the lands of Agon and Torvus, as well as in the Sanctuary. Thanks to these energy controllers, the Luminoth were also able to use the Energy Controllers as a transport. They were able to travel from one land to another in a matter of seconds. They called the precious energy "The Light of Aether".
Hundreds years later though, peace came to an end.
During the reign of J-Gnk, the Fourth Sentinel of Aether, a steller object was seen hurtiling towards Aether. The Luminoth tried their best to alter its course, but their efforts were in vain. With little choice, the Luminoth gathered as much food and water as possible, and took refuge within the Sanctuary and the Great Temple.
The steller object hit Aether with an untold might, even within their Sanctuary, the Luminoth could still feel the tremor of the impact. When emerging from safety, the Lumioth found terrible devastation. Agon's grass was scorched and became a barren wasteland. The seas drowned Torvus and the once marvelous forest had became a swamp. And vilolent creatures thrived everywhere.
The Luminoth were left with some questions though. Something curious happened when the meteor hit their planet. Half of the planet's energy had disappeared from the Controllers. There was no sign of the stller object itself. And their were strange anomolies leading from Aether to... somewhere else. The Luminoth decided to attend to these matters once they had finished repairing the devastation to their land.
They didn't have to wait long.
While nurturing their ruined planet, a portal from another dimension opened. From this a sinister matter emerged and took control of the violent creatures scurrying throughout the planet. The Luminoth were startled and terrified by this, and knew that their lives will be torn asunder.