18. The Inner Sanctum

Shattering the mirror will actually reveal the next area. Walk down the hall
and save your game at the save point. Jump into the pool on each side and find
the --RED CHEST-- on the left and --UNMARKED CHEST-- containing a ++PHOENIX
FEATHER++ on the right - look in the small space up under the platform with the
save point.

Take some time to examine the murals on the sides of the wall in the room with
many pillars up ahead. Scale the climbable wall across from the entrance then
transition to the ceiling. Climb all the way over to the corridor with the
platform in front of it and drop to the platform. You probably noticed the
chests along both sides of the top of this room. From the platform that you
landed on, you can double jump and glide over to each of them to find a total
of --4 RED CHESTS--. Kratos will just barely make it to each one while gliding
after a double jump.

At the end of the corridor, Clotho will speak to Kratos. Find the cracked
portion of the wall to the right and break through it with attacks. On the way
down this walkway you will face off against many waves of enemies as the paths
seal off.

Wave #1

Cursed Legionnaires and Juggernauts

Time your deflection just right with the Cursed Legionnaires and you can use
them to your advantage to get the whole group of from crowding around - use the
Revenge ([]) counter after a deflection. Notice how the energy seals rise and
fall. You can use the seals to your advantage by leading enemies away from the
group and trapping them on the other side as the seal reforms. Lead the Cursed
Legionnaires away from the Juggernauts in order to defeat them first. Keep in
mind that you can hit an enemy through the seals sometimes. The final hit of
Plume of Prometheus ([], [], /\) with the Athena's Blade works well at times.
Keep your distance from the Juggernauts and use the Head of Euryale's Gorgon
Flash (L2 + /\) to quickly stone them if needed. With the Head of Euryale, you
could actually defeat the Juggernauts first, but it is your choice to choose
the greater of two evils to defeat first. This is one of the best waves to use
Rage of the Titans on since the other two can be beaten without it without too
much trouble.

Wave #2

Cursed Legionnaires and Sentries

These enemies aren't that bad at all compared to what you just got through
with. The deflection + Revenge combination with the Golden Fleece works even
better at this part since it will knock away all enemies. Perform combos with
the Athena's Blades while turning to all sides and remember that the
Legionnaires will block your hits at times so always be ready for their lunge
attack. An air Tartarus Rage (L1 + /\) works extremely well for this wave if
you have your Athena's Blades fully powered.

Wave #3

Gorgons and Sirens

You'll come upon a --GREEN CHEST-- and a --BLUE CHEST-- once the seals appear
and third wave of enemies rise from the ground. It is a good idea to use the
disappearing and reappearing seals to your advantage for opening the chests if
you need them badly. Trap all enemies on one side as you scramble for the
chests.

Deflection with the Golden Fleece is a godsend for this battle. Deflect the
Gorgon's Gaze and press the button that appears on the screen to stone all
nearby enemies. Shatter them quickly while they are stoned and this wave will
not be much of a problem. Use Atlas Quake on all stoned enemies and that
should be enough to shatter them all. These red Gorgons are extremely quick
and will easily dodge and attack with counters, so keep the attacks to a
minimum and rely mainly on deflection. Playing around with Gorgon Gazes can be
deadly though, so be ready to shake out just in case you miss the button tap
during the deflection sequence. An Atlas Quake or Cronos' Rage orb is good for
getting all enemies off of you for a few seconds.

Wave #4

Cursed Legionnaires

You'll come upon a --REPLENISHER CHEST-- further down the path, but don't use
it unless you really need it. A little bit after that, the fourth wave will
appear. Use Tartarus Rage to quickly pound through them if you're fully
leveled. Atlas Quake works well for shaking up the whole crowd also.

Wave #5

Satyrs and Minotaurs

If your Athena's Blades are fully maxed, it should take a bunch off the Satyrs
and kill them quickly. The only problem is hitting them at times however. Use
Trembling Earth while Atlas Quake is fully leveled to damage all the enemies
very quickly. Other than that, you just have to separate them as much as you
can and take down the Satyrs first. Rage of the Titans doesn't help out much
here.

Wave #6

Cursed Legionnaires and Sentries

Much like the other battle with them, use Tarturas Rage and Atlas Quake (if
needed).

Wave #7

Cyclops, Cursed Legionnaires, and Sentries

Well-timed rolling helps out a lot for this battle since grouped Cyclops can be
very unfriendly. You really need to have Atlas Quake at max for its Trembling
Earth attack here, but constant uses of Plume of Prometheus with the Athena's
Blades works very well if you can keep your distance from the Cyclops. If you
want to take out a Cyclops very quickly stone them with the Head of Euryale
followed by a Plume of Prometheus with the Athena's Blades. There is a --GREEN
CHEST-- and a --BLUE CHEST-- on the far right wall.

A save point will appear and the blue door will activate once all enemies are
defeated. Hit the door on the sides to make the figure's hands rise then
quickly rotate the gears on both sides of the door to unlatch the locks. Open
the door by grabbing it like all others and Gaia will speak as you open it.

Loom Chamber

FIRST FLOOR PUZZLE

Carefully move past the swinging pendulums on the bridge. Clotho has many arms
all over her body that you will need to attack and stun in order to keep them
from grabbing you. Be forewarned that they will not stay down. Start on the
left side by attacking the arm then rotating the lever in the back. This will
open the alcove up above with the --GREEN CHEST--. Attack the arm again since
it will have recovered by now. Quickly climb on top of the stairs that lead
upwards on the left side and double jump then glide over to the alcove with the
chest. Find the climbable wall on the left side of the alcove (with the wood
pieces) and start to scale it. Transition to the ceiling and climb toward the
right side.

While climbing over to the right side, the hand below will grab Kratos, but
shake the analog from left to right and he will break free then cling back onto
the wall. Attack the webbed bodies that are stuck to the pillars in the door
then fall below. Her hand will stay down on the right side. Rotate the lever
to open the door up above that used to be jammed with webbed bodies. Move up
the stairs nearby and jump then glide to the newly opened right alcove that
contains the --REPLENISHER CHEST--. Climb up the hanging thread and the camera
will show you a view of the next floor.

SECOND FLOOR PUZZLE

This floor is just a bit more complicated. Still nothing major though.

Arm #1: Move to the right side and attack the arm along the way. Find the
switch that is surrounded with a spiky railing up ahead. Pull the switch to
make a secret area under the floor below the arm open up. Attack the arm and
make it fall down into the secret area if it revives then fall down in it
yourself and open the --RED CHEST-- inside. The arm will remain stunned only
for a short while so open the chest quickly. Attack the arm again to stun it
then run back to the switch that opened this door. Pull the switch to make the
doors of the secret area close and trap the arm inside. Grab the handle of the
device to the side and keep pulling it until a small blue light on the side of
the platform below lights up. This will keep the device locked into place at
that portion.

Arm #2: Once the second arm is reached, attack it then quickly grab onto the
large thread to the left of it and climb it. Hop onto the hanging platform to
the side of the thread and pull the switch on the platform to make the blade
hanging on the thread up above fall down and impale the hand of the arm (the
arm must be stunned). Jump off of the platform and grab the device then pull
it to the next blue light to lock it into place once again.

Arm #3: Attack the arm that is further to the right then quickly grab the
device and pull it past the stunned arm. Just in case the hand slaps you there
is another blue light portion that will lock it into place near the arm. Pull
the device up under the set of hanging hands (make sure there are two hand) on
the right side past the arm. Step on the little pressure plate in the middle
of the device and this will connect a spear to the device. Run back to the
left and attack the arm then push the device over to the locked position in
front of the arm. The arm will revive yet again even as the device is locked
into place, but attack the arm once more time and the hand of the arm will get
stuck in the spear as the arm is thrown up and the spear will fall and pin the
hand to the floor.

Our work here is done! Climb the thread that the spear was hanging from and
jump to the hanging platform to the left with the switch on it. You may need
to double jump then grab the thread. Pull the switch at the top to ride up to
the top half of Clotho.

BOSS: CLOTHO

Attacks:

Arm Smash and Swing: Clotho smashes the side of the platform with one of her
arms then swings her arm toward Kratos.

How to avoid: Roll, move away (first hit), jump (second hit)

Arm Pound: Clotho punches her fist directly into the front portion of the
platform creating a small tremor in the immediate area.

How to avoid: Roll, move away from the arm, jump (not directly under the arm),
deflect

This battle is more of a puzzle then an actual battle. Go ahead and use the
Amulet of the Fates to slow time. You'll need to be close to each Fate statue
in order to freeze time. As you can see, you want have any problems attacking
her, but attacking her arms will only stun her for a few seconds. The two
switches around the area will lift up a dead body that you can shatter for tons
of greens orbs - keep this in mind if she ever starts to damage you too badly.
You can also stun her arms by attacking them constantly and she will release a
few orbs from that also.

Attack her left arm from the right side to stun it then quickly grab onto the
climbable wall to the right of the sealed doorway. Transition to the ceiling
up above then to the wall high up above the sealed door. She can't hit you up
here so don't worry if her hand revives. Attack the webbed bodies on the side
of the device below. Hold to the right and swing. Fall down below and stun
her left arm once again. Quickly push or pull the device to the left so that
it matches up with the third light on the platform below. Run over to the
switch that the device was connected to. It should be in front of Clotho by
now. You need to slow time and stun both arms in order to pull the switch.
Once both arms are stunned, pull the switch and it will raise one of the
pendulums from the floor below. Walk up to the pendulum and press the R1
button when the icon appears. Rotate the pendulum so that one of the side
blades is pointing directly toward Clotho's head. Grab the back of the
pendulum and pull it backwards until an action sequence starts.

Action Sequence

Kratos [LATCHES] onto the pendulum with one of his blades as he dodges a
swing from Clotho. He quickly jumps on the pendulum and rides it toward
her then stabs onto her chest. Kratos [JUMPS] into the air and latches
onto the pendulum again with his blades. He lands on top of Clotho's
head and @PULLS@ the pendulum toward her as she latches onto it and holds
it back, but Kratos eventually overpowers her and yanks the pendulum
toward her head stabbing her directly in the side of the skull as he
jumps off.

Now nothing is standing in your way of changing your destiny! Walk through
either door on the side of Clotho's corpse and pull the switch on the lift in
the back of the corridor. Jump into the pool of water up ahead and swim under
the first gate then surface and jump to the platform on the right to find a
--GREEN CHEST--. Swim under then next gate then hop out of the water and
follow the corridor around the corner. A save point will be waiting beside the
mirror up ahead.

KRATOS' THREAD PUZZLE

Pull the switch to the side to line up some threads below. Return to the
bottom. Find the proper thread that aligns with Kratos' destiny. Choosing the
wrong thread will shatter the mirror, but it will reform. The correct thread
is the one to the right of the switch that you pulled to raise the pendulum.
You'll need to tap the O button to pull the thread all the way up. Notice that
the image on the back mirror will cycle through portions of time involving
Kratos' journey in reaching the Island of Creation as it rewinds back to the
point right before Zeus stabbed him.

Once the mirror is set, a timer will appear in the upper right hand corner
starting at thirty seconds. The instant Kratos lets go of the thread run to
the right then slow time with the Amulet of the Fates. Run through the right
doorway and make your way toward the lift. Once you pull the switch to the
lift time will resume. When the lift reaches the top, swim through the pool of
water and make your way to the switch in front of the mirror. Jump through the
mirror to activate a cutscene.