PrinceWatercress plays Illusion of Gaia - Part 10 of 21

We've just been to the Sky Palace, and now we've found the tunnel to Mu...and this is going to be even more complex than the Sky Garden was!

Mu

Map (by Tropicon)

Map (drawn by StarFighters)

Once you go through the tunnel in the Seaside Palace, you'll be in the third main dungeon of the same soon after the second. Despite having six sections to it, you will be 

You'll meet some old enemies new enemies here, the first of which are golems that will throw rocks at you, either one at a time straight forward or five at a time at angles. They can also launch an eight-way attack when they get mad. Be ready to block when they turn red, and remember that you won't be able to attack them until they wake up when you get close..

The hooded spectres will teleport around the room and fire a fireball at you. If you cannot get to this enemy in time, be ready to face the enemy at block so their fireball doesn't hit you when it homes in.

The spikes in the holes pop in and out in regular intervals.

The chest near the two statues looking at a certain point is a clue. The chest is empty, but you will want to keep the placement of the statues in mind for later. If you see something like this, go to the place where the vision of the statues meet and press A to find something. You will find the two Statues of Hope in this way.

The bubbles will powerfully knock you into the opposite direction when you run into them. You'll need these to go up some ramps that are colored blue and black, which only take you one direction - straight down - unless you use the bubbles to gain immense speed.

There are three levels to the dungeon, and when you first come into Mu, only the first one will be available. You will have to head to a Room of Hope, equip a Statue of Hope and place the statue onto the altar to lower the water level so you can explore the next level down and find some things. You should also beware of new hooded specter enemies that will pop up in places where they were not at before.

When you open up the second level, you will want to watch out for the worms that flash brown and blue. They cannot be destroyed, and they will hurt you if they extend outwards and touch you.

There is only one Red Jewel in all of Mu, and it is located in the chest in the third level near the second Room of Hope. Don't miss it.

There are two Dark Space portals on the second level. One of them will allow you to transform into Freedan.

At one point in the second level, there is a point where you will have to hit a switch, run through a corner and make it past a pair of holes while the spikes are still down. Thankfully, you have just enough time to make it to the other side. 

The small openings in some of the walls let you go between areas. However, you will need a new skill for Will in order to use them: the Psycho Slider, which is in one of the Dark Space portals on the second level. To use it, double-tap and hold any direction on the Control Pad to run, then press A while running. The Psycho Slider can also be used to defeat enemies, and it can do quite a bit of damage.

The big opening in the wall in the third level will take you to Rama, King of Mu. This is where you want to go.