Akko was of great help to the Gorons, managing to bring back the exotic purple stones that are a real delicacy enjoyed by those creatures in the mountains. With this, she won the other half of the pendant that will give her access to get to the entrance to the dungeon that has been sealed between the Gorons and the Gerudos, this time the opportunity has come for Atsuko, the first dungeon she'll be doing on her own in six years, since things will be very difficult for anyone who wants to join her on this journey, as the monsters are not only stronger, but her level is also much higher.
When the time comes to go to the dungeon, Kagari begins her preparations, placing some jars with potions, others with fairies, as well as putting on her clothes and making everything ready for action, she begins to feed herself, being accompanied by the Gerudo to the entrance of Wangari's temple, which is located at a point very close to the city, so it won't be a problem to enter the place.
Facing the entrance to the temple head-on, the crimson-eyed girl joins the pendants that form the key to enter the temple. With the two halves joined, it is placed in the lock, which begins to emanate a light in the designs formed by the door that was created as a seal, which then opens in two, breaking in half, giving the passage to enter the temple.
"Well now I can go in and start acting, it's going to be interesting around here, well I'm going to leave you here, now I'm going to move on" said the brown-haired woman.
"Good luck Akko, go out there and break these monsters' faces, show them that you're the best, with every dungeon you get stronger and closer to defeating Andrew" said Amanda, and soon Hyllian's wrist began to beep too.
"Hey love, I just wanted to see if you were OK, did I interrupt anything? Now I can talk to you from a distance like Croix used to do with me, how's it going?" Diana said.
"I'm about to enter the dungeon now, I'm glad to see you here looking after me love, how are you? Are you taking good care of our girl?" Said the warrior from Luna Nova.
"I'm fine too, well, I've arrived at the right time it seems, be very careful at Wangari's temple and I'll keep a close eye on you in case anything happens, I'm very worried about my little girl, I know she's very grown up, but even so, be careful, me and our daughter will be waiting for you here Akko" Cavendish said.
The two ended their conversation and with that came the moment, she waved to all the Gerudo and entered the temple, which until then had been as normal inside as the whole dungeon, a huge room that led to another door with a hole in it to place the master sword.
Akko then inserts her katana, which begins to interact with the lock, shining the design around the door and giving her full access to the entrance. As she enters, she can see that there are no monsters at the entrance, just a room with water in the middle containing three doors that lead to different paths, with a much more desert-like atmosphere than the other dungeons, as there is sand on the floor at the entrance to the middle door.
(Well come on, it's time to get cracking, it looks like I'm going to be fine in this desert dungeon atmosphere, the heat is the least of the problems, I'm sure the monsters here will be much more of a pain to deal with).
Atsuko went through the middle door straight away, entering a huge open space that has sand around it and more open road, there are some exits and a laser firing that narrowly misses her who manages to dodge, walking a little further she also deals with another creature that is there, Geldmans came out of the sand following the girl as well as some leevers following the girl and trying to corner her, she even tries to hit some with the katana, but the monsters just quickly go back into the sand so as not to be hit.
(I haven't learnt much about desert monsters, but I can already tell they're pretty clever, this is definitely the first desert dungeon I've been to, well come on, there's an exit near the pots, I'll break it and make way)
Kagari went further ahead, dodging the lasers and the creatures by just going straight, since she was able to pass easily, which she breaks some vases and manages to clear a path, going through this opening she goes into a small corridor that so far has no monsters except for a more open field where a Devalant comes out firing fireballs towards the crimson-eyed girl who used her sword to throw it back at the creature that soon returns inside the sand.
(These little things are going to be a real pain in the arse getting in and out of the sand, but at least it's opened the way to the next door, let's see what's inside).
Heading for the door that remained after the labyrinth, the girl entered a room with a chest at the end of the corridor, but she was soon faced with simply several devalants coming out of the sand creating whirlpools
and firing fireballs, which narrowly missed the brown-haired girl who managed to jump backwards and divert the route.
(As you might expect, the sand makes my hook unusable, so I guess I'll have to use my broom to get to the other side, but I'll give it a try.)
So the warrior from Luna Nova decides to use the broom, reaching the other side with ease, but she soon realises the price of using the broom inside the dungeon, which was non-existent when she was outside in such a short space, and when she reaches the chest she takes the key and is already perplexed.
On the way back, she decides to take a deep breath and starts preparing to run with her boots and goes at full speed, lifting a lot of sand, but when the whirlwinds of the devalantes appear, she ends up having to push very hard to avoid being carried away, apart from the fireballs fired at her, which, despite being immune, still cause a nuisance.
(Oh damn, I can't run fast enough, these things brake too much, I think I'm going to have to get on top of them anyway).
With her Katana, Hyllian began to hit the first of them, which even died before sinking into the sand, opening the way for her to easily run back, which is exactly what she did, almost reaching the end, but having to deal with yet another devalant.
Without hesitating, she did what was necessary to defeat the creature, opening up the rest of the path she had to take, so that she could leave the room with the key in her hands and there was still another door pointing south, which, as she entered yet another trap room, she ended up stopping at.
(What the hell, I don't know why I'm still stupid enough to fall for these, there are so many monsters around here, it's time to kill them all, even if they don't stop appearing in the sand).
And indeed, more monsters appeared, Geldmans and Leevers, as well as a devalant in the middle, this one with a different colouring and not firing fireballs, it was another type of projectile that even hit one of the monsters and proved to be made of ice, as it froze a leever.
Akko began to reflect the devalant's icy rays as it emerged, while also dealing with the smaller creatures. She even noticed that there was a crack in one of the walls, a sign that the way would be clear for her to use a bomb.
Until then, she had first dealt with the first obstacle, which was the creature with the freeze ray, leaving only the rest, which consisted of creatures that were just running away, but when they saw the sword, they retreated into the sand.
(These little things are asking to feel my trigger and that's what I'm going to do)
The Geldmans and Leevers were gathering to surround Atsuko, but she had her sword in its sheath, so she pulled the trigger and was able to make a cut strong enough to kill those in front of her and even manage to spin round to hit the others with a glancing blow, some of whom ended up dying, so full of that she decided to go to the crack.
In the crack, she plants a bomb and attracts some of the monsters to where the explosion is, killing some who are taken by surprise and the explosion opens the way to an entrance, Kagari goes in and comes across a chest with rupees in it, frustrating her greatly.
(Seriously, so much to do just to find a few Rupees, I thought there might be something useful, but let's get out of here, at least there's the lever, that'll stop those things appearing, I think I'll take a look at the entrance again, there are still lots of doors in this part to explore, in the entrance there must surely be more).
She went back the whole way after having the passage open to go back since she would be forever facing the creatures that kept coming out of the sand, which could even be a trap to trap warriors in that room. Returning to the entrance, the crimson-eyed girl went towards the path that led to the door on the left, entering it, arriving in a room with some Swamola coming out of the sand and advancing towards the girl, who dodged the creatures and went to where there was a ladder, in a downward direction.
(It seems that sand is going to be the thing that's most present in a dungeon like this, since I'm practically dealing with monsters coming out of it to attack me, just the sort of thing you'd expect from a desert dungeon or temple).
The staircase wasn't short at all and even the atmosphere was changing, instead of simply being a desert temple it was getting hotter and hotter, with the stones on the walls even taking on a darker, volcanic colour. After a long way down, she reached the end and was already faced with a lake of magma that was passing
close by, as well as some monsters coming out of the Arrgi fire that were firing balls of magma towards the brown-haired girl who was dodging the attacks, as well as Blazing Bats that were flying on the roof of the cave and occasionally swooping down to hit the girl.
(Well, it looks like that's what was missing, apart from the desert temple there was going to be something else to resemble a volcano, it's not hot enough up here, down here I feel like I'm inside a pan, well at least the hook is useful here)
With the hook, the warrior from Luna Nova reached the other side of the sea of lava, where she entered a door, avoiding the attacks of the lava creatures, but soon arrived in a corridor where there were the same monsters as at the entrance, as well as the presence of some Zazaks firing fireballs, while Hyllian dealt with the heat by sweating through her tunic.
(If I take it off it'll be much worse, then I'll feel the real heat of this place, but the truth is that it'll make me boil too, these clothes must be doing everything to keep me cool, so let's go).
At the end of the corridor, she came across a room that was suddenly locked, as usual, and a swarm of blazing bats appeared in Akko's direction, and she began to use her Katana to attack each one that came towards her, thirty bats firing magma balls that, unlike fireballs, really hurt.
(Great, now a lot of them have come, I was underestimating the dungeon, but it has an underground part that is full of challenges, interesting to know, well let's see what these things are, these magma balls can melt me to pieces if I get close, there's no fire-immune robe that protects me from these things).
Atsuko began to dodge some of them and even managed to kill four of them with her slashes. She then pulled out her staff, saying the first word and transforming it into a bow, the perfect long-range weapon that was proving to be very effective against the various Blazing Bats that were falling one by one, but sometimes the moment called for Kagari to dodge, throwing herself behind some stalagmites that were in the cave, as the balls of magma hurt a lot.
Showing agility, she managed to dodge without getting hurt and also killed each bat, as her archery skills have improved a lot over the years.
(That was the best test for agility with the bow, it's been a while since I've used that girl, it's great to see that this bow has been working so well too, well come on, let's show you more of what this thing can do, I love putting old things into practice).
And it really worked: the arrows knocked down all the bats and cleared the way to the door, but there was still a lever to pull in that room, which the crimson-eyed woman pulled, knowing that it might have an effect further on, and she took the whole way back to reach the castle entrance.
There really wasn't much in that part of the place, there was no path on that side of the underground, so she climbed all the way back up. Arriving at the entrance, it was a relief as she felt a coolness from the heat down there, which must have been over 60 degrees, to the 35 degrees inside the temple, which was enough to cool off her tunic.
(Not so bad, now there's a bit of coolness, from hot to not so hot, I never thought I'd have to deal with so much heat in an environment like this, down there it's like a real oven, and that's because there's still the other side, well come on, without going on too long because this dungeon has been interesting so far, I didn't think it could be such a big deal, but Wangari has done a great job with this one).
And after a quick rest, Akko took the path to the left, which led in the same direction as the one to the right, only to come across Keldmans and Leevers on their way up the room, which she just ignored and went down the staircase, already feeling the heat going into her body again, already knowing what it was all about as she descended the long staircase below.
(Seriously again, I'm going to have to go down into the lava, this temple is really full of it, you can feel the heat from here, well anyway I have to get down there, let's hope it's easy to deal with the monsters and the heat of the magma).
It was very similar in that it had a lot of magma around it, only this time it wasn't like the other part, it was more like a lake of magma all the way to the other side and with walls that were too brittle for the girl to try to use the hook, as well as the sides having a waterfall of magma falling down, she wouldn't have the reach to get to the other side, which was starting to come out of Kagari's head.
Atsuko thought about using the broom, but she remembered the fourth word and started to create some platforms, noticing that their magic consumption was much lower than that of the broom, so she could go
from one platform to another with ease by creating from the fourth word, but there was still a problem in the form of some Moldworms made of lava that went upwards in a very indirect way to the one with the crimson eyes.
(Of course, there would be these things on the way, well I have to be careful, worse than these little monsters can't even lay a finger on me without me ending up being roasted byAtsuko Kagari).
The brown-haired girl continued to create platforms, getting as close as she could, but the worms were also trying to hit the girl who even used her sword when she could to get rid of the creature, which was getting closer, in a place where the hook had reach and that's what she did using the hook on a wall she launched herself almost being caught by a Moldworm of lava and with that she could rest, but not for long since a ball of magma almost caught the warrior from Luna Nova.
"Oh come on, I can't even breathe, you're already killing me" said Hyllian, who got up from the ground and began to attack the Arrgi, who were throwing balls of magma back at the creatures, which swelled with each one she caught until they exploded.
She ignored most of the creatures getting close and firing balls of magma until she reached a room where she travelled down a corridor full of blazing bats and Arrgi attacking her. Arriving in a room where she ended up being locked in, she could see that there was a chest and also a lever and with that the monsters appeared, simply Stalfos Knights appearing from a pile of bones there and wearing clothes more connected to fire, with a tiara with fire and also staffs, they launched balls of magma towards the girl.
(These guys never give up on appearing, well they're clever, the fireballs don't do anything against me and they're using the magma balls, but I've still got a trick in my hand, let's see if these skeletal things are a match for the opposite of that).
Akko took his elemental staff out of his bag and started shooting freezing rays towards the magma balls, which raised a lot of steam and even solidified the magma, which was turning into stones. Some of these rays also went towards the skeletons, which were freezing and stopping throwing magma balls at the girl; there were six of them attacking with everything.
(As I imagined, they're coming, but with ice they're very weak, at least that's what I want, it's time to get cracking).
One by one, she felt the power of Atsuko's Katana, which cut right through the ice, so that the bones could no longer be rebuilt. The remaining Stalfos were joining into a larger one that was double in size, making it resistant to the freezing attacks, leaving two larger ones than there had been four before, since the girl had killed two of them using magic.
(They're so scared that they've even got together, well my freezing attack is useless, but I can still hit back with my katana).
And indeed the katana worked to hit back and ironically in one of them the ball of magma ended up being returned, which melted the whole skeleton and was a stronger weak point than freezing the creatures, which Kagari, already waiting for the last one to launch the attack, did, she hit back that ball of magma and the monster without much intelligence was hit full on, which opened the way for her to follow back.
The crimson-eyed girl opens the chest and gets the master key in the process, as well as pulling the lever, which leads her back to the castle entrance.
(Well, I'm far enough, that's a sign that this dungeon may be short, but it has its challenges, I'll soon come face to face with the boss monster here, I just need to find where the main chest is, I'm sure it's very close by, well let's get out of this hell soon I can't stand the heat around here).
After a long walk through the lava, the girl reached the surface, where she could cool off a little from the heat below and even sat down to rest for a while as she was getting a little dizzy from the excessive heat underground.
Staying in a cooler part where the tunic was already cooling her body temperature and also her own, she ended up feeling refreshed and even used a potion to restore her magic and health, as she had some minor injuries to her body from the magma monsters.
(The mixture of desert and magma really wears you down, well at least I'm managing to do everything quickly, I've even got a bit of agility, but I need to do the dungeon soon, come on Akko, that's enough rest for now, I've managed to rest a lot, I'm refreshed and from now on there won't be any magma, at least I hope).
The brown-haired woman gets up from where she was lying in the water in the middle of the corridor that leads to the three directions of the dungeon and, drinking a little, starts walking towards the middle door. As she had already passed it before, she just ignores it and this time goes straight for the exit amidst the vases that she has destroyed and sees that there is a door, but in front of it there is a devalant who has been shooting fireballs.
Seriously, you're even showing up here, well it's time to get rid of those little monsters that keep popping out of the ground all the time, I need to get in that door - said the warrior from Luna Nova.
After killing the devalant, the door could be opened using the key. What lay ahead was a corridor with several cannons firing and on the other side a huge boat, but there was also the presence in the middle of the path of some Leevers coming out of the sand to chase Hyllian who would have to walk to the other side dodging the various cannonballs heading for her.
(Ugh, seriously, I'm going to have to deal with these little shits coming out of the ground to get in my way, it would be better if I could just run the other way, worse than that they don't even make an impact when I run over them with the Katana, I really have to run and dodge).
It was very difficult for Akko to get to the other side, she was even hit a few times by some cannonballs, which made her a little injured by the contact with the heat since they didn't go as fast, but they still hit with an impact that left the girl on the ground, prone to attack by Leevers that even some came from below and it was not an attack that ended up causing her to be devoured.
Atsuko made her way to the other side, a little wounded, but she was able to get to where the chests were, where the Leevers couldn't follow and the cannons couldn't reach, so the girl opened the chest and saw that the contents contained a hat, which confused her.
Seriously a hat, all this for a hat, a witch's hat, well let's see what this thing is all about shall we, I'm not going to judge it by what it has, it'll be a great help - said Kagari as she put the hat on.
She began to feel something different inside her, as if the magic had expanded enormously, becoming even more powerful, feeling that the magic was also half gone, more spent, which gave her the feeling that she had ended up having the limit magic expended, and so she had a smile on her face as she realised the effect.
(So that's it? I have a lot more magic than before, now I can really attack with more power and spend more magic, that will be interesting, I also feel that the spells will spend less, now that will be interesting, I will even test it a little)
The warrior from Luna Nova simply used her broom, flying along she realised that the amount of magic she spent was much less, not only in relation to the magic she had, but also to the power she was gaining, managing to reach the other side calmly and even feeling as if she was at a level far beyond what she was capable of, arriving safely on the other side she opened the door and followed the path into the dungeon.
(That's fascinating, that's marvellous, my spells spend half as much as I used to, my magic has doubled, now I simply spend the equivalent of a quarter of my magic on each spell before that hat and it still sticks in my head, now that I can really become a much more powerful witch, that's going to be too useful for flying around, now I'm feeling little by little more capable of going head-to-head with Andrew).
Hyllian saw that there was still a path heading west from the castle and she walked along it, coming across some leevers and geldmans sticking out of the ground, but they were simply nothing to the girl, who just kept humiliating the monsters with her extra magic, which also increased her agility a little.
(They now have less time to sink into the sand and come and disturb me, this is really marvellous, this is perfect, I have the unlimited power in my hands to make a difference, I'm a machine).
Arriving at a door, she walked down a corridor, where many fire-breathing devalants were appearing, but they were quickly frozen byAkko's elemental staff, which had its powers increased by magic, as well as some blazing bats, which was quite strange.
The heat began to rise again as she progressed down the corridor, going from corner to corner and seeming a little labyrinthine. She came to a door and, as she opened it, she was faced with what looked like a hole that led to a lava lake below, which she would have to climb down, but there were some obstacles in the wall, which were precisely thorn traps that moved on rails ready to go with everything.
(It was to be expected, the dungeon just wanted to give me a flavour of what I'm going to face from now on, the sand part was innocent, I'm going to have to go down there and face lava monsters, well before I go
there I'm going to take advantage and use a pot of fairies to heal me here, I've hurt myself a lot, it's a pity that fairies don't recover magic otherwise I'd be brand new, I could just use the broom around here and I'd be able to get through).
Atsuko takes a deep breath before starting down as she realises that there are two ways to go, one would be by throwing herself down and the other would be with the help of climbing the walls and she chooses to go the second way, as she simply has boots that help her balance and she notices that the hat clings to her head in every way and doesn't fall off, which allows her to walk.
(These traps would be impossible to pass for anyone clinging to the wall with their hands, but standing here in them to me it just looks like another floor, but come on, I just can't step near where these thorns come out or else it could be a huge fuck up, I'm sure I just need to be very careful)
And she walked on and dodged the spears that were being fired from the traps as soon as she stepped on the lines where the rails passed, which also had a box full of thorns to hit her, which she was just testing, but soon she was avoiding passing through all the lines even acting like a dance, calmly going round each corner without having any difficulty.
She got closer and closer to the place where she would have to go down by throwing herself down, but she managed to simply walk until she landed lightly and looked at the rest of where she had to walk through the dungeon with the air getting very hot, the sensation of heat was enormous, even with the help of her tunic and even her hat, which cooled her down even more.
(Well that was quieter than it sounded, time to put my face in the fire, literally, I think after this I'm going to get into a bath to cool off, I must have sweat even in parts where I thought I wouldn't be dripping, well come on Akko, time to get cracking, the hellish part of this dungeon has only just begun).
Kagari began to take deep breaths to prepare herself physically, observing the path and seeing some lava mouldworms jumping across the lava from one side to the other, a few platforms to step on, some blazing bats that were just hanging from the ceiling without coming out to attack, which she was already studying to make a route where she intended to go.
Akko has reached the dungeon of Wangari's temple, where he's already getting the feeling of being not only in a desert, but also at times in a volcano, with very peculiar challenges in the extreme heat of the environment he's in. The Gerudo may have a very short dungeon, but on the other hand it's already showing challenges as well as rewards, After all, one of the best rewards came in the form of a hat that further expands her magic, a weapon that could help her even more in the battle against Andrew, since the consumption of magic has been cut even further and thus allows her to use more powerful spells against the lord of Appleton and have a better chance of defeating him once and for all.
See you, desert witches...