Air Battle


Hades’ forces have gathered at a volcano, and according to Palutena, are seeking out the Wish Seed. A powerful magical artifact, it is said to be capable of granting any wish.

As Pit flies closer to the volcanic lands, watch out for sudden magma geysers bursting through the ground as well as the determined Underworld Army.

When you enter the cave Palutena calls out, you’re attacked by a Fire Wyrm and a Gloomerang, and later by Remoblams.

The cave leads you to a lava lake with titanic gouts of fire arcing across the sky. These will burn you pretty badly, so mind your position while fending off the enemy.

When you escape the lava lake, you take a detour through a ravine where the walls are entirely covered by lava flows. Once you slip through this natural defense, Palutena offers two routes. Going to the right is the more direct approach, but it is fraught with the most danger. The left route promises to be cooler, but is also supposed to take longer to get to your landing site.

The right route takes you through a series of floating islands that are bursting with magma streams. It’s amazingly easy to have a bad few seconds of dodging everything headed your way and suffer heavy damage from a single mistake.

The left route contains more enemies, which means more hearts. You still have to contend with some magma and fire spouts, but nothing quite as bad as the other route.

But then the lava flow explodes behind Pit, and you have to race out of the cave system. Between the two routes, neither could be considered the correct choice, but if you’re farming for hearts, the left route is a target-rich environment. Either way, once you get clear of your chosen flight path, the landing zone is very close.