[LOG FILE #021 – AGON WASTES, AETHER]
With Dark Samus defeated, my focus turned to the rest of chamber. An elevator had activated, so I got on and used it to return to the observation deck. There was another gate preventing further exploration into the Space Pirate Stronghold, but I also noticed a nearby door that was accessible. Having my options limited I entered the door.
The small room I entered seemed to be a munitions stockpile. Blasting the crates I found energy modules to repair all the damage my Varia Suit took during the last fight. Then I noticed something else in the room: a weapon prototype that seemed to be developed by the Pirates. Curious what it could be, I grabbed it.
As luck would have it, Space Pirate tech was easily retrofitted to work with my arm cannon. I was now equipped with a new weapon: the Dark Beam. According to my system analysis the Dark Beam fired shadow energy which could hinder the motion of enemies and objects. A charged blast from it could easily stop enemies in their tracks. But there were two downsides to this new weapon. Because it was a weapon of darkness, it would be practically useless against the Ing threat and anything they possessed. On top of that, it seemed to have limited ammo to work with.
With the new weapon and information in hand I left the room. Now I could activate the gates that required dark energy to open. There were a few such gates that I encountered as I made my way back to the Pirate command center. Entering that main chamber I realized I had not even seen them in quite a while. That quickly changed as I heard the sounds of personal teleporters activating…
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