This section has what is quite possibly the best in the game.
The Plains of Destiny
You'll be dealing with Jerado's forces as you cross this long desert, but the main enemy you'll be taking on is the huge centipedes that move back and forth. You'll have to go back and forth with them in order to get past the first one, and the trick is doing that without either touching or getting crushed by the legs. Walking instead of dashing while you're under them works best here. When you have an out, run of it.
The second insect will stand in place and stomp their numerous feet. The ones that twitch are the ones that are going to hit the ground, so stand under one that doesn't, then dash to the nearest, non-moving foot. These are the easier of the two.
That centipede isn't going to have it, and it will chase after you. Run to the right, and when you reach the green jumping gem creatures, hide behind the rock in the background. A huge gem will collide into the ground, wiping not only the rock out so you don't get killed but also the worm that's chasing after you.
From here, take cover against the gems. Turns out, Geist has arrived, and he knows you're getting close. His gems are dark matter, and he'll toss them at you in an attempt to get rid of you once and for all. Hide behind the small rock formations that jut out of the ground to keep from getting hit.
If you can get on top of the platform under the fruit in time, you'll be able to grab it in case you've taken damage from Geist's assault. When you make it to the end, Geist will disappear and you'll enter the next level.
Destiny Unfolds
DAT BOSS MUSIC
Astal finally meets Geist. Geist explains that all of the bosses were actually parts of Jerado's body. By destroying them, Astal only made Jerado stronger instead of destroying him. Now that Jerado is reborn, Geist can finally do away with Astal and help Jerado take over Quartilia.
Geist's dark matter blasts will take up one of the two halves of the screen. Watch where each shot goes, and stay away from that area.
When Geist snaps his fingers, he'll summon orbs.
The two orbs shoot out bolts of lightning between each other a few times before coming straight at you. They then return to Geist, who kicks them at you (which he does with the orbs if you can't get to him in time).
The triad of orbs that revolve in a circle shoot down a prism of light before returning to Geist, who will then kick them at you.
The four orbs shoot lightning straight down towards the platform a few times before returning to Geist.
When Geist appears at one of the two sides of the platform, run up to him and grab him to throw him. This is how you're going to damage him. If you can't reach him, go ahead and use your breath attack on him.
After two hits, Geist becomes infuriated. The platform will rise towards the sky and towards Jerado's fortress. The platform also starts rocking back and forth.
When Geist flies right above you, he does a kick that drives his foot straight towards the platform. If you can get to him in time, you can hit him with a mid-air smash attack if you can time it right.
When he appears in the background and snaps his fingers here, he'll send five orbs out that surround you in a semi-circle. You can run past them and straight towards Geist to do some damage, but you'd better be ready to smash and/or grab some of the orbs to keep from swapping hits!
When you beat Geist, he'll teleport to the castle.
In the following cutscene, Jerado destroys Geist after getting angry with his inability to destroy Astal. He then kidnaps the bird and tries to destroy Astal, but Astal fights back and frees the bird.
The Fight For The Future
Jerado's first attack is to send crystal dragons after you. Jump over them and press B to extend your hangtime just enough with the mid-air smash attack.
Whenever Jerado throws a crystal towards you, it will land on the ground and spawn a tree. Grab it and throw it at Jerado when he's visible in the background to damage him. Wait for him to appear on the same third of the screen as you are, so you won't have to carry it and get hit by one of Jerado's many dragons. Sometimes, it will turn into a rock, which you can't pick up. You have to wait for the crystal to turn into a tree to attack him. If you can stay in the center and pick up the tree from there, hitting him with the trees will be very, very simple.
After two hits, he'll appear right in front of you and try to punch you. If you can move out of the way and grab his hand, you'll throw him to the side and do some more damage. You can also hit his fist with the mid-air smash, but you'll have to pretty crafty to do that. It's still worth it just to see the wince of pain in Jerado's face.
Once you beat the game, it's all over. The bird transforms into Leda (whodathunkit?), and Antowas congratulates Astal by handing the world over to him and Leda, and giving them the power of creation. Her last command: bring happiness to the world of Quartilia.
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