HCBailly plays Final Fantasy II - Part 23 of 44

In this episode, we find out the Princess has been kidnapped. Again.

All maps by Paco, except for the overworld map by Rick Bruns.

World Map

Altea

Map

Head back to Altea. You'll find out that the Princess has been acting strange and that she's locked herself in her room. This room is south of the King's room. Go inside and talk to Hilda. She'll want to speak to Firion. Your party leaves, but Firion finds out that this isn't Hilda. At all. It's a monster, and your party comes back to help Firion fight it.

The Queen Lamia (Q.Lamia) can be pretty tough. She can put you to Sleep with her physical attacks, and she can also Confuse and Blind you. The Blind attack is pretty evil: it's Blind 16. If she lands it early in the battle, you're in for one hell of a fight. Don't even try to Curse her, because it won't work. Just keep your party's HP high and use Bsrk to power up your party. From there, hit the Queen Lamia hard.

When you beat her, one of the rebels will find out and let you know there's a tournament in Paramekia where Hilda is the prize. Apparently, she got kidnapped and we have to save her again!

Gordon asks for your help, and Layla leaves to organize the rebellion. Layla leaves your party and is replaced by Gordon.

Talk around, and you'll find out that the Emperor himself is showing at the tournament. You'll also find out that Paramekia is south of Kashuon, and that the desert surrounded it is full of monsters. There is an arena underneath Paramekia, and a jail underneath the arena. You'll also find out Minh has disappeared...

Anyway, head to the Chocobo Grove south of Kashuon again. Catch a Chocobo so you can go south to Kashuon without being caught off guard by a bunch of monsters. From there, head east to find the Arena.

Arena

Map

When you approach the Emperor, your path will be blocked and you'll have to fight a monster in order to get Hilda back.

You definitely want to Curse the Behemoth as quickly as possible if you can. If you have Bsrk powered up enough, you'll be able to do some major damage to it.

When you beat the Behemoth, the Emperor will have you come forward to claim your prize. When you do, you'll be surrounded by the Dark Knight and three Captains. They'll lock you in a jail cell.