STRONGHOLD OF THE FOUR ELEMENTS

LEVEL BY CRESPO

WALKTHROUGH BY ANYA MARIE MCDONALD

You start off facing a closed gate and some barricades. Head over the barricades and shoot them. Jump up to the crawlspace and go in. Crawl until Lara can stand and watch the flyby of four openings in the ceiling of
different colors. Okay, so let's go to the darker of the two blues first and climb the pole there. Just before you reach the top, back flip into the hallway. Follow this hall until you come to the crowbar and some goodies lying on the floor, and a closed gate to your left.

Pick up the crowbar and the goodies and go to the end of the hall around the corner. At the end of this hall you will fall into some water. You are in a water maze now. Swim forward until you have to turn right. Take the next right and swim until you can surface. When you get out of the water you are in a room with a large shallow pool. There are six crocs in the pool waiting
to snack on Lara sushi, so deal with them before you go any further.

Once you have made the crocs into luggage, a hand bag with matching accessories, head to the other side of the pool.

Once on the other side of the pool go through the opening and to the other end of the next room. As you enter the hall to your left, run as fast as you can or one of the nine boulders will crush Lara. Once you get past the boulders, stop at the end of the hall before you enter the next room. In this
next room you will have to jump to the small raised blocks. If Lara walks on the floor she will burn and die. So make your way to the other side of the room.

On the other side of the room is an opening to a hall. Follow the hall until you come to a room with a small shallow pool and an alcove with a star on the wall. After the flyby has ended, head to the star, but do not step into the pool or Lara will burn. Also, watch out for the two crocs that come
out to make Lara their snack. Deal with the crocs and get the star. Once you have the star, leave this room; but instead of going back the way you came, go around to the left of the alcove and up the ramp to the gate at the top (which is the gate you saw closed when you entered the water).

Go back to the room with the four colored openings in the ceiling. Now that the water key is yours, let's go and get the fire key. So, go and climb the pole at the other end{the red one}. Back flip to the hall, turn
arond and go to the next room. As you enter this room you see some shotgun shells on the ground and a closed gate to your right. To the left is a hall leading to a large room with lava. After the flyby has ended head
over to where it showed you to go. So go there, killing some skeletons on your way.

Once on the other side, follow the hall until you come to a room with small raised blocks. Use the blocks to get to the hall on the other side of the room. Once there, be careful in this hall or boulders will crush Lara.

So, make your way down this hall and over the fire pit while avoiding the many boulders that will fall from the ceiling. On the other side of the fire pit make a right and another right. You will come to another fire pit you need to jump over and a opening to your left, so jump it and head to the
end of this hall. As you reach the end of the hall you see where you need to turn left, but watch out for the boulder that will chase Lara as she turns left. So, run as fast as you can and jump onto the block ahead of you to avoid being killed.

Now that you are safely through the boulder traps follow the passage you are in, but be careful because thete are two fire pits you have to jump that you cannot see because of the darkened hall. But, once you are past the fire pits make your way to the next room. Watch the flyby as it shows you
what you need to get. So, run and jump to the block while avoiding the skeletons that want to play with Lara.

On the block pick up both parts of the fire key, combine them and deal with those pesky skeletons. Jump off the block and head out the door in the rear of the room to the left. Slide down the ramp and avoid the small fires that pop up in front of you. Once you are past the last fire follow the passage until you can climb up into another
passageway.

Follow this passageway until you hear a door opening and a climbable wall in front of you. Climb the wall and come out where you
first came into this area. So, head back to the room with the colored ceiling openings with the fire key you have.

Now we will go to through the green opening and get the earth key, so climb the pole and back flip to the passageway. Follow this passageway until you come to the next room with a closed gate up high on the wall and a opening next to it. Since you can't open the gate from the ground let's go through the
opening. As you go through this opening Lara falls down into a small water pool. As you surface you see a pack of wild boars coming towards Lara, so deal with them.

After you have made bacon of the piggies head to the structure in the middle of this room and look for an opening. Climb down the ladder there and go to the next room. In this room be careful as you make your way
to the opening to your right or Lara will be crushed by more boulders. Once past the boulders, and you are at the opening, head up the stairs until you come to the next room.

Be careful as you head to the other side of this room, because fires will pop up and burn Lara. Make your way to the ladder and climb up. Once you reach the top, a flyby will show you the earth key you have to get.
So, go and get it, but be careful, because if you are not fast enough in getting the earth key a boulder will fall down from the ceiling and crush Lara.

Once you have the key, go to the climbable wall in the nothwest corner of the room. As you reach the top you hear a door opening and a ramp leading up. Head to the top of the ramp and exit the gate you saw closed high on the wall when you entered this area and head back to the room with the colored ceiling openings with the earth key.

Now the only key you have left to get is the air key, so let's go and get it. Go climb up the pole through the light blue opening and back flip into the passageway. Turn around and head to the ladder at the end of this little passageway, taking note of the locked gate. Climb the ladder to the next room. Once you reach the top of the ladder you see another ladder ahead of you off to the right. Go and climb that ladder.

When you reach the top you see a passageway off to your left, so head over there. Follow the darkened passageway to a room to your left. Now you have to get from this side of the room to the other by jumping and sliding and climbing blocks {this is fun isn't it?<insert evil laugh here>}. Once you make it to the last block before you get to the other side of the room, save your game if you have not done so, because once you get to the ramp you have to run as fast as you can or get run over and crushed by a boulder that is following Lara.

Once you have won the race aginst the boulder, you are looking at jumping across to another opening. Head over there and slide down the ramp into the next room. At the bottom of the ramp watch the flyby showing you where the air key is. So, let's go and get that key, taking care of some unwanted skeletal playmates along the way. Grab the key and head back down the stairs you just climbed.

Now turn left and left again heading to the north wall. Jump up to grab the opening.
You are now at a sloping passageway going down. Head down this passageway until you come to a gate that is opening as you get close to it. This is the gate you saw on your way to the first ladder you climbed.

Now that we have all four element keys let's go use them, so head back to the room with the colored tiles in the ceiling.

Once you are back in the room where the colored ceiling openings are, you notice
that locked gate is now open. So, head to it. As you near the closed gate that was behind the locked gate it opens, giving you access to the next room. In the next room is a locked gate ahead of you and four small raised blocks in each of the four corners
of the room, representing each of the four elements. You must step on each of the
element blocks to open the gate. Once the gate is open, go there. As you go towards
the now open gate, you see a trident on the floor; but as you go and try to get the
trident, the level ends.

(I am not sure if there will be a sequel to "Stronghold of the Four Elements," but with the way it ended one can assume
that the author must have planned one, but we shall see.)