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| - Move ahead to a pool of lava. Use Waterspout to create a spring of lava. Equip the Fire Tablet and hop onto the spring to ride up to the next level. Continue north and drop into a large pit of lava. There are passages on the left and right that lead to more lava. Both ways will lead to the fortress, but the left passage is recommended as there is a treasure chest there that contains a Crystal. On the right, the Treasure Chest there only has an useless Golden Peach. Nevertheless, look for springs to the north that Amaterasu can use to rise to the fortress above. Approach the doorway to the north and she will be attacked by a Red Ogre and a Blue Ogre. They are not hard to battle. See their links for strategy. In the next room there is an Imp Merchant, along with a Lockjaw blocking the corridor on the east. Head to the hallway at the west side of the room. At the side of the hallway is a wide room with an Exorcising Arrow at the end. Approach it and Amaterasu will encounter a pair of Poltergeist. Defeat them and take the key back to the Lockjaw to the east. Once through the door, head down the staircase and Amaterasu will meet Tobi, a mysterious spirit in the form of a Prayer Slip that challenges her to a race. To begin the race, headbutt to dash in order to gain speed before running across the floor switch that Tobi is floating over and continue through the doorway that opens. Amaterasu will soon pass through a small gate that rewards her with yen if she makes it there first. A second race is just ahead. For this second race, she needs to make her way over a pit of spikes by jumping on platforms that will fall shortly after she landed on them. If she fails, she can simply try again and this time there will be more panels filling the chasm. Every time Amaterasu starts this race over, more panels fill the chasm to make her trip easier. Again, there's a gate ahead that rewards her with yen when she win the race. Further ahead, Amaterasu has to use Catwalk to climb a wall and make her way to the next race. This next race is very simple. Just rush forward, jump and make sure she land on solid platforms. However when time runs out, the platforms will open and Amaterasu will fall into a large chasm. Nevertheless, after the race, move forward to the next one. This race is also very simple, but the timing is a bit more demanding. Just dash and don't stop moving forward for a second. She need to keep up movements while jumping and double jumping over the saws to reach the finish. After this race, open the treasure chest in this room, as well as destroy anything destructible in the room in order to be prepared for the next race just ahead. This race is in a passage of spiked wheels. If Amaterasu gets hit by a wheel even once, her chances of winning the race are over, except when she is further ahead of Tobi. Watch the direction the wheels are moving and move through the gap in the wheels just slightly further to that same direction. Approach the next race. In this race, Amaterasu will have to battle a pack of Headless Guardians. Do not farm the Guardians. Use Veil of Mist to slow down time, letting her takes advantage of every second possible. She needs to defeat them quickly to drop the barrier and continue through the finish gate. After that race, she has to make her way through a chasm with narrow pathways and laser-firing statues. Be patient, and make sure to use Power Slash to temporarily stun the statues, as well as Veil of Mist. If Amaterasu takes too much damage, she can heal using the small spring at the beginning of the labyrinth. After completing the laser labyrinth, Amaterasu will fight a Blue Cyclops before reaching the next race. Luckily, there is water in the room, so Amaterasu can use Waterspout to execute the Floral Finisher of the Blue Cyclops. In the next race, Amaterasu must run through a passage with spiked walls closing in from her sides. Run as fast as possible toward the gate. Use Cherry Bomb on the wall at the end and move out to the roof outside. There, Amaterasu will find an Exorcising Arrow. Backtrack to the Lockjaw just before the race. Through the unlocked door is a room with a chest in the center. Instead of running toward the chest, Amaterasu has to move around the room until she can run toward the chest without crossing any lines of holes, as these holes has hidden spring-loaded bamboo spikes that will damage her Godhood. On the other side of the room is another corridor. The door at the end of the corridor leads to an alcove outside with a large statue of Gekigami. Approach the statue and use Rejuvenation to restore the missing arrow. Gekigami will grant Amaterasu the Thunderstorm Celestial Brush technique. Test out the new brush technique on the Ninestrike-like statue on the side of the door with the lighting emblem on it. Behind the door is another Ninestrike statue. This time the electrocution will power a large spinning mechanism. Quickly run across the spinning platform to reach the other side of the chasm, then move through the next door. Use Thunderstorm to open up the chest in the next hall, then Cherry Bomb the crack in the floor of the circular room beyond. Amaterasu will fall pretty far down before landing in a circ ular room. Look behind and move through the scroll to find a lightning key at the end of the hall. The key makes the small contraptions around Amaterasu react, which each piece of the contraption will connect with each other and form solid platforms. Take the key to the pathway on the other side of the room that Amaterasu fell into, up to the top of a series of electrical platforms and use the electricity from the key to open the door with a Ninestrike switch. A maze of doors lies ahead, with a lot of items and treasures. To make sure that Amaterasu eventually leaves the maze, observe the map and keep pushing south. If she finds herself heading north, she is going the wrong direction. If Amaterasu is still lost in the maze, or if she wants to obtain all the items in the maze, look at this map. She needs to use a Cherry Bomb to open up the wall at the end. Amaterasu will be back at the room with the two Poltergeist near the antechamber with the Origin Mirror and the Imp Merchant. To the right of the room's entrance is a door with a Ninestrike switch. Use Thunderstorm from the key on it and it will open, revealing a hidden corridor. In the end, there is a Treasure Chest with a Pearl in it.
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