From here on out, you can play the levels in any order you want.
Of course, FreezingInferno's fan vote decrees he plays the ice level immediately. Well, we might as well get it out of the way...
On the west coast, there is an icy area. There is a town called Lovaous. Head over there.
Lovaous
It turns out that the land was turned to ice after a demon defeated the king here, and since then, the king has lied sleeping until he can be woken up somehow.
Just northwest of Lovaous is the Palace. Head down there to fight off some demons.
Palace
You'll find out that the place is frozen. This is definitely going to be an ice level, so you'll have to be careful here.
Even though this place is pretty, there is quite a bit of danger, such as the ice worms that will pop up from the bottom of the screen. Hit then with ducking slashes to hit them. As for the flying green demon faces, stay away from the mace and strike it until it goes away, then go for the demon itself.
The demons that bounce back and forth are golems, who will stop to uncurl themselves. Use this as an opportunity to attack them. Check out the spaces to the sides to find HP and MP if you need them. The ghosts will move towards you in a sine wave pattern.
The crabs on the spikes act as platforms, but they'll stop and attack you with their claws every so often. Attack them with your downward stab to de-claw them.
Every now and then, there are ice platforms that appear and disappear. You have only a short amount of time to use them to get to where you need to go before they disappear.
There are a lot of power-ups in the second section. Most of them will be of the HP and MP-restoring variety.
The mid-boss here is a goat-man with wings who attacks you with a sword and shield. He flies around and tries to drop onto you, and he can even shoot fireballs at you. It is possible to trap him in a corner and wail on him until he dies.
The third section is short, but there are a lot of ice platforms and ice worms. Patience will win the day here, as well as skillful use of gliding and diving.
The boss here is an ice queen. Attack her when she gets close, then stay away from her as she turns into an ice crystal and separates into pieces that fly around and try to fly into you. The best attacks to use are the Phoenix magic as well as the energy balls that you used against Fatigue in Industen. To use the Phoenix magic, charge up your magic, then perform a dive and release Y when you see the Phoenix in the box in the top center. As for the energy balls, lure her over to the lower-right corner of the room and shoot them at her when she gets close. You may have to do some ice crystal dodging, but not as much as you would have if you used your regular attack alone.
When you conquer the Palace, you'll melt the ice...but the king is still sleeping. It turns out the demon Lust has entered the mind of the king, causing him to enter an eternal sleep. Strangely, Lust is known as Deception in the Western version of the game. Thanks for the unnecessary censorship, Nintendo.
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