PrinceWatercress plays Demon's Crest - Part 8 of 14

In this entry, we take care of business again in Area IV before going for a hard-to-get health extension.

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Overworld Map (by Will Mallia)

Area IV

Spire Map (by Will Mallia)

Skies Map (by Will Mallia)

Now that you've got the Crest of Wind, you can become the Aerial Gargoyle. As the Aerial Gargoyle, you can press A while hovering to ascend a little bit. This makes getting around in the first section a little easier.

Remember that wall made of square blocks on the right on the way up? I move through the wall to get the turn there now.

As the Aerial Gargoyle, you can tear the flying enemies apart with one blast.

If you go right instead of entering the whirlwind, you'll face the Flier. The pot you find before heading right will refill your health before the battle. The Flier will fly around, sometimes in patterns, and can also throw its arms at you like a boomerang. If you fight this thing as the Aerial Gargoyle, your Y button projectiles will tear this thing apart as you shoot it in the face. The Flier is also one of the few bosses you can use the Death spell against.

Beating the Flier will get you the Claw ability for the Fire crest. With this ability, you can spit projectiles that can stick to walls and cover up wall spikes, which allows you to stand on wall spikes temporarily.

Back on the overworld map, if you look at the map, you may notice a lake between the two stores with the pink roofs in the northwest quadrant of the map. If you dive into it, you'll find the Level 3 Trio the Pago game, where you'll have to headbutt a lot of skulls before all eight torches burn out. If you win this, you'll get the hardest health extension to obtain in the game. (Sadly, there is no Level 2 game.)