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	Before going to the Mysidia Tower, take some time to buff up. Make sure you 5 attack spells (Bolt, Fire, etc.) are at Level 6. Cure is at Level 7, and Heal, Life and Change are at Level 4. Change will come in handy in the Mysidia Tower if you run low on MP. HP at 1200 and MP at 150. Unequip Layla of everything and enter the circle of mountains near the Mysidian Tower. Just then, Leviathan will swallow the ship whole!
Once you arrive inside, Layla will be missing. The water here is actually acid and will take 1 HP away per step. Grab the Spiral Helmet (give it to Frioniel) and the Power Armor (give that to Maria), and take the stairs up. This area is just a town filled with those who have been swallowed by Leviathan. Show the Crystal Rod to the man blocking the path. This is Richard, (the last Dragoon) and he offers to help look for Ultima.
	With an HP as low as Richards, no wonder the Dragoons are almost extinct. For now, just be careful with him. Give Richard Layla's old Flame Shield. Take the stairs at the northwest corner. In this floor is an Earth Sword and a Diamond Shield. Give them both to Frioniel and head left to the Land Worm. Just attack it normally and heal when needed. After it is dead, get on the ship and sail out.
Get Richard's HP up above 1000 and everyone's weapon at 7. Head to the Mysidia Tower and the Crystal Rod will go to work and break the seal. Enter the tower. One the first floor at the top is a White Robe Armor. You have to go through a false wall to get it. Give it to Maria and her Power Armor to Richard. Take the stairs in the middle of the floor up.
	On this floor is a Flame Bow, Spear, and Shield. You should still have the Flame Bow. These are really not worth getting, except for the money. From the stairs, take the bottom left path and follow to the end and then go down and follow to the stairs. Go in the Lava and take the door to the far left. Grab the Flame Sword, Armor, and Helmet, but do not equip them yet. Go to the door at the top and talk to the Mage. It will change into...
A Fire Gigas! 1800 HP, and a nasty attack will make this battle tough. You might want to save on magic. If you do, make sure Maria has the Ice Bow equipped and that your HP is full. It will use Fire 12 on all of the party at any time, so be ready to use a Cure8 spell at any time. After a while, it should fall and you can advance. After it dies give Frioniel the Flame Sword, Richard the Earth Sword and Flame Armor, and Maria the Flame Helmet. Continue up the stairs.
	On the next floor are an Ice Shield, Gauntlet, and Armor. If you take the stairs at the west part, it will lead you to a useless Ice Spear. Give the Ice Gauntlet to Guy and the Ice Armor to Richard. Take the stairs at the east side and go up. Make your way through the cold water to the door, grabbing (but not equipping) the Ice Sword along the way. In the room is a mage like last time. Talk to it and it will transform into an...
Ice Gigas! Actually, even with 2000 HP, this fight is easier because this time, you have the Flame Sword at your disposal. If you gave Richard the Flame Sword, this fight will be even easier. Again, you might want to save up on Magic, but Fire6 or Fire7 does a lot of damage to it. A few shots from that and it will die. Once it is dead, give Frioniel the Ice Sword and Richard the Flame Sword. Take the stairs to continue.
	Go right from the stairs and down. Follow right to the end and head down. Go left and pick up the Evil Cane, then take the door and go up the stairs. From these stairs, go directly up and enter the room. Heal up and talk to the mage, as like the other 2, this one will transform into a...
Thunder Gigas! This one is tougher than the other 2, because its weakness is hard to find. Ok, maybe not. The best strategy here is to use Aero on it and have Guy use Holy. This sucka can hit for over 1000 HP at a time and has 2500 HP of its own. If the level is high enough, cast Change on him to take away about 1/2 of his HP (if it is in the 1000's). Heal when needed and keep up the attacks in it will die out.
	Take the stairs up and go down the long hallway to the end. Grab the Flare Book (guarded by Gotuses and Devil Flowers) and give it to Frioniel. Take the door directly below the Flare spell and go up the stairs. At the northeast corner of level 9 is a Black Robe, guarded by a Dragon. Fire spells work good on it, but if you are running low of MP, use Change on the Dragon. Give the Black Robe to Maria and the White Robe to Guy.
Take the 2nd door from the left on the northeast side and go up the stairs. Go up and talk to Minh, who is standing in front of the seal and is about to destroy it. He destroys the seal, then dies. Go into the room and you will see 5 crystals. The 4 outer ones will increase a certain status on a random character. Save and load if you do not like who gets what. When you are ready, talk the middle crystal and you will get Ultima and will warp out. Give Ultima to Maria.