Once the spirit took total control of his body, Luigi became Dark Luigi. Dark Luigi:"[Inner] Despite my tremendous power, that overgrown turtle freak is still more of a brute than I. I'll have to find someway to dispose of him before I can take over this world."
Dark Luigi returned downstairs and played the charade that he was still the original Luigi. The spirit knew everything that Luigi did and was able to replicate his voice. Before returning to the living room to watch the ball game, Dark Luigi made a pit-stop at the Keep Library. Once the ball game was over, Dark Luigi pulled Bowser aside to talk to him in private. Dark Luigi:"Hey Bowser! I found a mysterious scroll in your library a while ago! I think it is some kind of legend! It reads, "He who wields Mortal Protection and recites the 1,000 word prayer, 1,000 times in 10 days shall be granted a Heavenly Guard." Bowser was immediately intrigued. Bowser:"Hmm...where do I find this prayer depicted in the legend?" Dark Luigi:"The scroll says that there is a hidden catacomb beneath Belome's Temple. Within that catacomb, there his a mystical portal. From what I read in the scroll, the portal takes you to a far off land in front of a church. Inside that church, the prayer lies."
Dark Luigi could tell that he'd ensnared Bowser's curiosity and gave a sly, sinister expression that escaped Bowser's notice. Bowser:"That sounds like quite a venture. But, what about the others?" Dark Luigi:"Bowser, you've been stopping evil non-stop for months; you deserve this little personal excursion. Besides, we'll be able to take care of any little problems without you while you're gone." Bowser finally gave in to Dark Luigi's suggestion. Bowser:"I suppose you're right. I'll just have to let everybody know that I'll be gone..." Dark Luigi:"Relax. Just go, I'll tell everyone for you." Bowser was curious as to why Luigi wanted him to leave so badly, but he thought nothing of it. Bowser knew that the original Luigi was trustworthy, so he simply grabbed the Koopa King's keys, started the engine, and roared off towards Monstro Town. As soon as Bowser was out of sight, Dark Luigi grinned evilly. Dark Luigi:"[Inner] Excellent."
It was scarcely 11:00 AM when Bowser roared off from the Keep. With the Koopa King's superior speed of 220 mph, Bowser was out of Vista City, through Mushroom Kingdom, and partially through Rose Town by the time lunch rolled around. Bowser, however, knew better than to stop in Rose Town, because the police there loved to give parking tickets. Once he was through Rose Town, Bowser continued onward through Moleville, Booster Pass, and Marrymore. Soon after that, Bowser took the extensive highway on Star Hill down to Seaside Town. From there, all that was left to do was go up! Using a recently constructed mountainous super-highway on Land's End, Bowser was able to reach Monstro Town by about 1:00 PM.
Bowser found a place to park the Koopa King and looked around. Bowser:"[Inner] Wow! This place sure has grown by leaps and bounds since that World's Fair almost nine months ago. But, no time to take the tour. Sure the rest of the Clan may be able to handle things, but I still have this gut feeling that something is about to go terribly wrong..."
For the moment, however, Bowser put this worry in the back of his mind. Bowser drove towards an underground tunnel in the city. Once underground, Bowser dismounted the Koopa King. He then yanked the tongue on a Belome1 Statue and a fortune came out. The fortune read, "Sorry, I'm not expecting any visitors. It's past my bed time." Bowser:"This is the one I wanted. This leads to an even further underground section of this temple. Perhaps there's a secret room within it." Bowser proceeded to leap onto a block, which served as an elevator, and was taken down deeper into the temple.
Once Bowser reached the desired room, he took out the mysterious scroll that "Luigi" had handed to him. Bowser:"[Inner] It says here that within this room, there should be a special panel on the wall. If I press it, a door should open." So, Bowser began to rub his hands along the wall, trying to feel out a loose panel in the wall. Bowser felt around the room for several minutes, but couldn't find the particular panel he desired. Bowser gave a hopeless sounding sigh and leaned against the wall, plotting he next method of discovery. However, the wall gave in under his weight and fell inward. When the dust cleared, Bowser could see a yellow orb floating in midair.
Bowser walked toward the orb. The moment he touched it, every molecule in his body was broken down and sent off into space. His molecules reintegrated in the sky. Bowser fell a short distance and found himself in front of a chapel. Bowser:"This must be the place." Bowser pulled out a remote control and pressed a button. Bowser:"Now the Koopa King should track the signal and reach me here." There were several hundred steps leading up to the chapel, but that was nothing for Bowser; using his incredible strength, Bowser focused his power into his legs and leaped upward, over half of the distance. With another focused leap, Bowser was at the top of the staircase.
Bowser landed in front of the chapel entrance. After a short walk, Bowser was inside of the chapel and he could see that the chapel was only one large room. The room was brightly decorated with gold and purple rugs, and beautiful paintings of different priests. In front of him, Bowser spotted a large scroll. Written on it, in tiny font, was the depicted 1,000 word prayer. It was about 2:00 PM and Bowser had only ten days to read it 1,000 times, according to the legend. With this knowledge, Bowser started reading straight away.
1Belome is a large monster with an even larger tongue. Mario and Bowser faced him multiple times during their quest to find the seven missing Star Pieces in Super Mario RPG:Legend of the Seven Stars.