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IV-The Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude
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Chapter IV – The Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude
The structure you entered at the end of the last chapter turns out to be a Coliseum, and despite being in ruins, it has yet to see its last fight.
Verse 1
A cutscene introduces you to your first chapter based boss fight. Your opponent is Fortitudo, the dragon Angel with a face and two heads. His attacks are reasonably easy to dodge, and ideally you want to stay up on the raised archway/s that you start on. Equip Kulshedra as its reach is extended in this boss fight. Managing to dodge an attack and enter Witch Time when Fortitudo gnashes down on you gives you your best chance to combo off of the offending head. After he has received so much damage, Fortitudo will collapse to the floor, so jump down and run to a head and input the prompted commands to deal more damage.
At points during the battle Fortitudo will turn most of the floor below the arches into lava, so if you fall down be sure to jump up back on an arch. Also, Fortitudo will often destroy an arch; if this happens look for an hourglass and then use it so that the structure is rebuilt. You will be automatically placed back on top of the one of the arches when this happens.
After Fortitudo has lost a great deal of his health, the first opportunity to rip off one of his heads arises. Fortitudo will destroy both archways, fly to the side of the Coliseum and perch there and you will automatically enter Witch Time. Quickly jump from rock to rock as they float in midair so that you make your way over to Fortitudo and follow the button prompts when you reach him. Completing these steps successfully will lead to Fortitudo losing a head, and you potentially needing to use an hourglass to rebuild an arch.
Once you have ripped off both of Fortitudo’s heads, a cutscene will follow. Then the fight will be taken to the skies as you finish off its head like body within a time limit. Dodge attacks and hit the red weak point on the head, because the game is already in a form of Witch Time in order to facilitate this battle you will only be able to dodge attacks. After you have completely taken down its health, wait for it to swing its tail and follow onscreen instructions. Once the battle is over there will be a cutscene.
And so ends Chapter IV.
Completion of this chapter the first time on Normal will give you the Achievements/Bronze Trophies Fortitudio, Bringer Of Flame and Chapters 1-4 (Normal).
