HCBailly plays Secret of Evermore - Part 9 of 31

In this episode, we find out that Fire Eyes has an evil twin that even she knows nothing about...

All maps by Grizzly.

Sewer Maze

Here's the map, you're definitely gonna need it.

When you enter the right passage at the north end of the Volcano Maze, you'll find a bunch of pipes with water running through them. That water has quite an undertow to it. You'll also see a Raptor pop out of the gourd in the room and go down the right pipe.

Your first task here is to find your way to the giant hole in the maze with a flickering light in the wall. This is no easy task, as you'll be using your Jaguar Ring to run for dear life if you make a wrong turn in there. When you find it, step on the pressure plate on the floor and you'll open the door in the room next to it.

If you go through the other holes, you'll be able to find gourds and even a few Raptors to fight.

When you make your way to the switch room, you'll meet a Viper. When you attack him, you'll find out he's actually on your side. He'll talk to you and allow to save your game. Also, notice how one of the sentences he says has a typo in the form of a missing word. How I failed to notice as a kid, I have no idea.

Now that you're done looking for the switch, go through the right pipe when you reach the entrance of the sewer maze again and go directly north. You'll fall into a pit and right into the room with the door you just opened.

Valve Room

Map

There's a huge room with a zillion pipes for a floor. You know what that means. This is boss country.

Go all the way across and you'll meet Fire Eyes. The only thing is, she's got a red dress on instead of a pink one, and she's not wearing her trademark spectacles. Turns out this is a faker. The real Fire Eyes will show up and the two of them will have a rather animous conversation. The faker then forces Fire Eyes away from you. You'll then face her "pet rock," Magmar.

Boss: Magmar

This guy is pretty evil. First rule of thumb: set the dog to Attack Level 3 in the Action Menu and keep your HP for both characters high. If you've leveled up Heal a few times, this won't be as tough...but it'll still be a tad long.

When he spits directly at you, you won't be able to avoid it. Use the Defend spell to minimize the damage caused by it (I hope you leveled that up, too). When he spits straight up in the air, stay on the move and it'll miss. He'll also curl into a ball and roll around, stay away from him when he does. When he jumps into the lava, he recovers a little bit of his HP.

When you beat him, you'll receive 900 talons.

Fire Eyes's evil twin will come back and turn the crank on the machine in the volcano, causing the volcano to erupt. You'll land on a makeshift boat going onto a waterfall, and you'll both go down it, being sent...somewhere...