Boss Battle
: Goddess Palutena

Palutena is predominantly a ranged fighter. She will cast magic blasts at Pit while you try to locate the Chaos Kin. Viridi points out that the monster can be found floating above the goddess, almost completely invisible.

Do not harm Palutena. Instead focus on the distortion above her. The Chaos Kin’s invisibility is far from perfect; it occasionally leaks a purple mist into the air. Charged shots are your best bet here, particularly from a solid ranged weapon such as a bow.

After you deal enough damage, the Chaos Kin falls to the ground and you can rush in to cause extra damage while it recovers. The Chaos Kin will force Palutena to use a blinding spell in order to retreat to safety. Don’t approach Palutena immediately. She will also summon a column of light to blast you away if you’re too close, and she can use it while moving around the arena. The Chaos Kin tries to use her as a shield, flying behind the goddess to avoid your ranged attacks. So wait until it leaves an opening for you to press the attack. Sprint around Palutena and continue to fire charged shots at the parasite.

The Chaos Kin cloaks itself once more and tries to hide above Palutena, but you’re on to its tricks by now. Continue to avoid Palutena’s magic while focusing on the Chaos Kin. Eventually, you will break its control over the goddess.

But the Chaos Kin manages to escape through a vortex of its own creation, taking with it something irreplaceable. Pit attempts to pursue, but the vortex seals itself shut.

Then Pittoo blasts the vortex wide open with the Lightning Chariot. Even Phosphora has come to help, offering to retrieve the chariot. With the way to the Chaos Kin’s dimension opened, the next battle will take place on its home turf.