PrinceWatercress plays Tougi Ou: King Colossus - Part 19 of 22

In this entry, we finally come face-to-face with Queen Desire...but we're not done yet...

Distaria Castle Map (by Vorpal86)

Near the end, you'll be able to enter Princess Lina's room. Do it: you'll be able to get a Medical Herb as well as Desire's Key. You'll want to get this key, too; it will let you pass through Queen Desire's throne when you touch it and continue on.

At the end, you'll enter Queen Desire's lair. She is not happy that you've made it this far, and is more than ready to crush the uprising that you're leading. Before she fights you, she presents Iria, who we haven't seen since Laiard Coliseum. Iria suddenly attacks you with a poison-coated chakram, and it becomes clear that Iria has been manipulated by Queen Desire. Before Iria can finish you, Princess Lina shows up and gets in-between you and Iria, and the finishing blow kills her instead. Lina heals you before you die, and snaps Iria out of the trance that Desire put her in. Iria has no recollection of what she has done, and Lina tells you that she just wanted to see you again and that she is glad you are all right. Lina tries to tell you she loves you, but dies before she can get all the words out.

Desire shows up and blames you for Lina's death, and promises to end your life. You'll then be warped to another dimension where you fight Queen Desire, who is now in some sort of demonic seraphic form. Stay on the move so that her fireballs don't hit you, then move around to keep her on-screen and hit her with the Side Bow from a distance.

After enough distance, she tells you the battle isn't over and transforms into a giant spider. She will move in circular movements, sic explosive spiders at you and shoot three green lasers at you. Stay at the side and fight her with the Side Bow. If she stays on one side and you stay on the other, this will be easier.

When you beat Desire, you'll beat her for good, but she will reveal that Lord Gryuud has been revived and that a new dark world is beginning in your homeland of Danaal before she finally dies.

You'll be back in Distaria with Iria, who will tell you that you must hurry to Danaal Castle - the one place we haven't been all game. Lina is given a proper burial, then it's off to Danaal Castle. The endgame starts now!