Well, that was unexpected

I've been playing, but have been trying to figure how to go about this entry.

I beat the back to back Hydra head battles.  It took me three tries.  The first, I was using Chronos.  The second, I went back to Comet.  On my winning battle, I went with Mars, giving more fodder for the line "the best defense is a good offense."

After winning, there was a party at the inn.  Everyone was being happy and goofy.  The inn's manager gave hints at being a dragon.  And then...I got Eva'd.

If you're not familiar with the abbreviation, Neon Genesis Evangelion is an influential giant robot anime of the 90s.  It's a great show, and you should watch it.  If you don't think you have enough time, the Rebuild of Evangelion is a reboot/remake that's shorter, but it's still great.  Anyway, I mention it because there is a pronounced tone shift in the series due to unhappy events.  A variant of those unhappy events happens here.

So, what's I'm saying is, the jokey atmosphere evaporated and people were grim and angry.  Also, say goodbye to one of the inn's NPCs!

I was at a little bit of a loss on where to go next.  Eventually, I saw that Chronos has the ability to "Prevent floor damage".  This translates to not taking damage from all those damage panels in the dungeons.  With that in mind, I was able to enter Pluto and Hermes' domains.

I'm exploring Hermes' domain because the reward for beating Hermes is 1000 GP, while the reward for beating Pluto is 4000 GP.  I'm taking that as an indication of who's harder!