Metroid- Zero Mission -

The behemoth roared, his belly a grotesque arsenal of spikes. He was a mountain of rage and poor hygiene. Samus didn’t flinch. She danced between his pounding fists, feeding missiles into his gaping maw. When he finally collapsed, the resulting seismic wave cracked the foundation of the lair. She stood on his corpse, breathing hard, and felt the faint pulse of a new ability resonating from his hoard: the Varia Suit. The heat became a mild annoyance.

She had lost everything on this mission. Her old suit. Her old ship. Her old limits. Metroid- Zero Mission

She rose. With the last missile in her arm cannon, she fired. The Mother Brain exploded in a cascade of fluid and circuitry. The facility began to collapse. The behemoth roared, his belly a grotesque arsenal of spikes

He fell into the lava below.

This was the longest hour of her life.