PrinceWatercress plays Illusion of Gaia - Part 17 of 21

We trek to the desert town of Dao, where we meet some familiar friends...as well as a familiar foe...

Map (by Tropicon)

Map (drawn by StarFighters)

Angkor Wat

Passage Inside and Garden (drawn by StarFighters76)

Passage Outside (drawn by StarFighters76)

Main Hall (drawn by StarFighters76)

One of the enemies near the exit out of the bush maze can only be hit with Dark Friar.

Once you go north of the bush maze, you'll learn a third attack for Freedan: the Earthquaker. Press A when falling off a ledge and Freedan will stick his sword in the ground, causing an earthquake that will stun any enemies on the screen.

Underneath a bush in an outside area will be the Black Crystal Glasses. In a later room in Angkor Wat, there will be crystals flying everywhere and a blinding white light as soon as you go in. You can still move around, but you will not be able to see anything due to the whole screen being white. Using the Black Crystal Glasses as an item will allow you to get rid of the white light surrounding the room. You'll need to be able to see so you can figure out which pit will lead to the floor below and to another Dark Space portal that will let you change back to Will.

By changing back to Will, you'll be able to slide under a hole in the wall with the Psycho Slider and explore more of the dungeon.

When you make it to the fifth floor, talk to the ball of light. Will will be shown an image of the world in the future and be told that he will usher in the modern age. You will be given the Gorgon flower, which will turn the people in the village who were turned to stone back to normal. Also, if your inventory is full and you have Red Jewels (which you probably will have), one of the Jewels will be taken to Gem and the Gorgon Flower will take its place in the inventory. With that out of the way, you can now leave Angkor Wat.

Natives' Village

Map (by KeyBlade999)

Go to the hut on the right and use the Gorgon Flower to turn the girls who were turned to stone back to normal. If you talk to the girl in the middle after restoring her, she will give you a Red Jewel. Once you restore all three girls, Erik and Kara will show up, and Kara will tell you that the animals have returned to the forest, and that the animals (and the people, in the Japanese version) no longer prey on each other.

If you talk to Kara, she will tell you that a nearby village has taken advantage of the situation in the village to turn villagers into laborers. From here, you can head to Dao whenever you're ready.

Dao

Map (by KeyBlade999)

When you leave the house, you can talk to a man nearby. He will tell you a letter and some luggage have arrived from Bill and Lola, and he will give you two things: the letter and Olman's journal.

If you read the letter, you will learn that Bill and Lola are aware of your incredible journey and that they will be seeing you in Dao. You'll also find out that they have sent the journal your way. After that, go ahead and discard the letter; you won't be needing it anymore.

The house next door to where you start is Neil's house. Neil will tell you he is here in Dao to replace the slave labor trade with pepper imports, and he will also tell you about the nearby pyramid.

To the east of Neil's house is Gem.

Near the pool of water in the northeast corner of town, if you face north towards one of the walls and press A, you can find a Red Jewel.

The house to the east of Jewel is a snake-whacking mini-game. Whack as many snakes that come out of the pots as you can in one minute. Stand near the center pot, and face left or right when attacking. If there is a snake in the center pot, you will be able to whack it as well. There are two Red Jewels to be had from this mini-game, and if you do what I've just mentioned, you can very easily get both of them and hit far more than enough snakes. Don't worry about the Red Jewels being in your inventory; they will be sent to Gem.

You'll get a clue that the living cannot enter the nearby pyramid, and that one has to transcend the body in order to enter. Hmmmm....

Behind the snake mini-game house is a woman. If you talk to her, she will hand you a sheet of paper with a picture of a jackal on it, signifying that The Jackal is here.