Editing Secret of Mana

[[File:Vandole Imperial Palace SeoM screenshot.png|150px|thumb|left|Imperial Palace confrontation]]

With nowhere else to go, the protagonists return to the Resistance headquarters and tell Krissie what has happened. She then informs the Emperor claims he wants a truce and disbands the imperial army, but the Resistance is highly skeptical of his true motives. They still agree to come to Vandole’s meeting in the [[Imperial Palace]], but it is quickly revealed to be a trap. The party is put to jail along with the entire Resistance, and a destined to be mauled by powerful mechanical bioweapons. The adventurers fortunately escape and try to settle their argument with the Emperor. As they storm the throne room, they are greeted with Vandole surrounded by three of his four imperial generals: Geshtar, [[Sheex]], and [[Fanha]]. Geshtar pleads the Emperor for a rematch, and fights the trio atop the palace while the others escape. He is killed off by them, but not before the mechanical genius burns the whole place to the ground. The party is saved in the nick of time by King Truffle riding a fully grown Flammie. He gives its favorite [[Flammie Drum|toy drum]] to the party, saying they can call him anytime, then escape the palace by flying toward Matango. Truffle directs them to the Lofty Mountains, where Sage Joch awaits.

The protagonists head there and climb the tallest peak to where the wizened old man is said to live. Inside a cave, they only find a strange [[Jehk|humanoid bird]] telling them His Sageness went to the [[Palace of Darkness]]. The adventurers headed into the temple, synchronized the Mana Sword with its Mana seed, and befriended its elemental [[Shade]]. Upon heading back to the hermit’s cave, they learn Sage Joch went to [[Gold Isle]]. The party has no other choice but to comply and head for the aforementioned place. There, they learn about the ruler of the isle [[King Mammon]] has used the [[Wisp light elemental]]’s power to turn its [[Gold City|city]] into gold, and locked it inside [[Gold Tower]]. The key to the tower was stolen by a Tasnican spy. It turns out the spy was Mara’s late husband and she’s been keeping it safe inside a box as a memento. She gives the key to the party and they return to the Light Tower to investigate. They rescue Lumina at the top of the structure and fuse the Mana Seed with the Holy Blade. Upon returning to Sage Joch, his pupil claims he is gone yet again, this time exploring the [[Moon Palace]] near Kakkara Desert. After flying to the aforementioned location, they meet with a friendly [[Robin Foot (Secret of Mana)|Robin Foot]] monster named [[Karon]] who let them cross the [[Sea of Wonder]] with his ferry. There, they go inside the palace with [[Luna]] the Moon elemental awaiting them. Randi draws out his blade once again before the Mana Seed before heading back to the Lofty Mountains. To no one’s surprise, Jehk discloses yet another location his master has gone to and the trio has no other choice but to go there as well.

[[File:Test of Courage SeoM screenshot.png|150px|thumb|left|The Test of Courage]]