[Log File 004: Great Temple, Aether] I turned around, arm cannon ready to fire. A creature emerged from behind a nearby pillar, and bowed. This simple gesture was immediately understood - the being meant me no harm. I lowered my arm cannon, and the creature began to speak.
"Do not be afraid. I am U-Mos, Sentinel of the Luminoth. Please listen, and hear of our world's peril."
U-Mos held up his right hand, and a holographic image of a planet appeared. I could only assume it was the planet I was currently on. "Long ago," U-Mos began, "a cosmic object fell to our planet, Aether, exploding with great force. A rift was torn in time and space, and a strange power flowed over the world." The image of Aether was struck by a meteor and the planet began to split, showing two planets overlapping each other. "Where once there was Aether, there were now two. One of light...and one of shadow, each existing in its own dimension."
In U-Mos' left hand another image appeared, this one familiar to me. It was one of the creatures that stole my weapons in the dark dimension earlier. U-Mos continued, "It was the end of peace on Aether, for a new race was born that day on the dark world...one filled with hate and terrible power. They are the Ing. The Ing are creatures of shadow and darkness, knowing nothing of peace or mercy. For decades, we stood against them...yet we now lie on the verge of defeat."
The images of Aether and the Ing creature faded, and were replaced by another familiar image. This time the image was of the glowing sphere of energy the merged with me after fighting the Dark Alpha Splinter. "When Dark Aether was born, our planetary energy was divided. Half for our world, and half for theirs. Should one gain control of this energy, the other will perish. Before you arrived, the Ing had stolen a device from us... one that collects planetary energy. With it, they have weakened our planet to the verge of collapse." U-Mos then pointed at me, with words that I would never have expected. "But fortune smiles upon us this day, for the Energy Transfer Module... is now bonded to you. With it you can help us...help us restore our world. You're our only hope, Samus. Should we fall, the Ing will look to the stars for new planets to ravage and conquer. Your species could be their next victims..."
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