Chapter 11: The Path to Zarkhan

Like shooting fish in a barrel. Or a moat anyway.

Ninjas aren't nearly as graceful in the water as they are on land or in the air. Too bad for you, you're going to be doing a lot of swimming in this level. Save your game at the save point on this platform. Open the two chests for a map of the moat and a Great Spirit Elixir. If you have any arrows left, you may want to shoot the two giant fish swimming in this pool of water before jumping in. Two arrows each should do the trick. Dive in the water off the right side of the platform and grab the golden scarab you see under the broken metal grate. Swim under that grate and open the chest there for the gold medallion.

If you're having trouble figuring out how to swim, try the following tips. Press up on the stick and A to ascend to the surface. Press down on the stick and A to dive deeper. Once you're at a depth you want to be at, just press left and right on the analog stick to point in the direction you want to go. Press A to swim forward, and maintain your depth. If you do nothing you will very slowly float to the surface. You can still attack with your sword underwater, but it's awkward. Best to wait for the spear gun. Don't forget to take breaths every now and then, as your oxygen is limited, for the moment.

Swim back to the area where you jumped off the platform. On the other side you should find a round pipe opening. Swim through it until you reach an area with some bubbles. If you descend in this small room a bit, you'll find a dead ninja body with a clue. It's a combination to a lock - 0971. Remember that code.

0971 is the magic number!

Continue swimming along the pipe and you'll end up in another pool with some giant fish and annoying laser helicopters. The laser helicopters are actually the bigger threat, so swim up to them and take a swipe at them with your sword. Ignore the fish and find the square stone opening on the other side of this pool. Go through it and you'll find the locked door that you need to open with the combination. You can't see the numbers though. Hang a right from there, and you'll end up in a small pool. Look for the ninja body at the bottom of the pool and get the owl's eye. Now you can see in dark areas.

Swim back to the door with the combination lock on it and enter 0971. Go through the now-open door. You'll end up in an alcove with a shop kiosk and a dead ninja. Search the body for the spear gun. Do some shopping if you wish, then continue swimming through the narrow passageways to the next area. More annoying laser helicopters here. Take them out, then pull yourself up on the platform and grab the golden scarab.

Pluck up this golden scarab, minding its own business in a quiet corner of the large pool adjacent to the sunken ship area.

Dive down and find the square stone opening, with the broken metal grating. Swim through that opening to reach a cavern with a save point and some bats. Save your game if you wish, then open the two chests nearby for a Great Spirit Elixir and a Life of the Gods. Dive back in the water and go through the round, gray stone opening you find. You'll reach another alcove with a locked door and a square opening. Go through that square tunnel and you'll end up in a large area with some giant fish. Whip out your spear gun and skewer them, then hang a right from the tunnel opening and find a golden scarab in the corner.

Sunken Ship

Swim back in the other direction and you'll see the sunken ship is off to your right. Swim underneath the broken grating to get in that area, which is guarded by more annoying laser helicopters. Swim into the hole on the back of the ship to get a hand crank. Go back out and take a breath. Pull yourself up on the deck of the ship and take out the helicopters with your bow. Approach the winch, and use your hand crank on it. This opens up a second level in the sunken ship. Swim back into the hole in the back of the ship and go all the way to the back. Ascend a bit to the next level of the ship, and you'll find a golden scarab and the oxygen cylinder. Now you don't have to take breaths--you can stay underwater indefinitely.