Ing-Luminoth War: Difference between revisions

===Phase Three: Desolation===

The remaining Luminoth forces had gathered at [[Sanctuary Fortress]], preparing for the inevitable siege that would strike the area. Waves of Ing bombarded the Fortress, possessing even the Luminoth mechanoids that had been built there. A mere .1 decacycles later,<ref name="A-Voq"/><ref>{{cite|Bioscan complete. Luminoth subject terminated 1.1 decacycles ago.|Scan Data from O-Lir's corpse|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> they had drained the energy from the Fortress' Controller. Only the Controller in the [[Great Temple]] remained intact on Aether.<ref>{{cite|Our battered forces gathered in the Sanctuary Fortress to prepare for the inevitable siege there. They didn't wait long. Wave after wave of Ing assaulted the greatest of our fortresses, with one goal in mind: to seize the energy there. The Ing turned the machines of Sanctuary against our warriors, and soon all was lost. The energy of Sanctuary was taken by the Ing. Only one Energy Controller remained on Aether.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Sanctuary Falls|Sanctuary Falls]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> With all hope of survival lost for the Luminoth, they decided to gather in the Great Temple and enter a life-preserving stasis to be released once the Ing threat was eliminated or sleep forever.<ref name="twilight">{{cite|What few remained gathered in the Great Temple. There, all but U-Mos, the last Sentinel of Aether, entered into life-preserving stasis. There they remain, to be released once the Ing were destroyed...or to sleep forever.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Twilight|Twilight]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> The last remaining sentinel of the Luminoth, [[U-Mos]], remained awake to guard the final Energy Controller in solitude, marking the end of the Luminoth's resistance against the Ing.<ref>{{cite|His people safe, U-Mos prepared for the last, terrible assault. In the silence of the Great Temple, he prayed for salvation, for deliverance from the terror of the Ing.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "[[Luminoth Lore#Twilight|Twilight]]"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>

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