COD: The First One's Story

Chapter 17: Freed From Agartha

In the church nearby, where the Zombie Tank was stationed, they found the fire record. Panzer Soldats, with zombies piloting them, intermittently attacked them. One carried a piece of the Staff of Fire, which they took. Another piece was carried by an airplane, so they shot the plane down and picked up the second piece. There was an ancient box called the Reward Chest that rewarded the Heroes for their efforts. It gave them the third piece of the Staff of Fire as a reward for powering Generator 6. They went to a tunnel marked "Fire", the fire tunnel, and they used the gramophone to play the fire record. The music activated a portal that led them to the Crazy Place, which was still full of Ancient zombies. The fire podium revealed to them the Fire Crystal, and they then took it to the excavation site and built the Staff of Fire.

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Samantha

The element of fire is yours to command. Finish what has begun. Free me from Agartha.

Samantha commended the Heroes on building one of the staffs, but they still had three to go. They found the lightning record near Generator 4, and they had to ride the Zombie Tank around the area to reach places they wouldn't normally be able to go. They found the three pieces of the Staff of Lightning in a muddy area, in a hidden chamber in the excavation site, and behind the church. They went into the lightning tunnel and played the lightning record, which activated the lightning portal to the Crazy Place, where the lightning podium gave them the Lightning Crystal. They took it to the excavation site and built the Staff of Lightning.

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Samantha

With this staff complete, lightning is now yours to wield.

They found the ice record near the tank refueling station, and they managed to find all three parts of the Staff of Ice by digging them up with shovels while snow fell. They went into the ice tunnel and played the ice record, which activated the ice portal to the Crazy Place, where the ice podium gave them the Ice Crystal, and they took it to the excavation site and built the Staff of Ice.

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Samantha

Though lost for centuries, the power of the ice staff is now in your hands.

They then found the wind record near Generator 5. They destroyed the bottom panels of the Giant Robots' feet, which allowed them to beam up to their heads. Thor, Odin, and Freya each contained a piece of the Staff of Wind. They went into the wind tunnel and played the wind record, which activated the wind portal to the Crazy Place, where the wind podium gave them the Wind Crystal. They took it to the excavation site and built the Staff of Wind.

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Samantha

We are so close! My father couldn't save me, but you can. He promised me, when the final steps were taken, the gateway to Agartha will open. Your bravery will soon end my nightmare. There's more to do. Father said the staffs weren't powerful enough. He said the clues were in the writings of the ancients. There were riddles hidden within the chambers. For so long he tried and tried to solve them, but he couldn't. He didn't know what to do. Every journey begins with a single step. This is step one.

Samantha was pleased, but she said that they needed more power and that the ancient runes held the secrets on how to unlock their full potential. To upgrade the Staff of Fire, they had to kill a bunch of Ancient zombies next to some hexagonal containers in the Crazy Place with the Staff of Fire. Then they lit the torches in the church in a particular order, and then they went to the excavation site. Within it was a giant cylindrical dial system made out of Element 115. They lined up the red symbols, which revealed a fire orb, which they then shot with the Staff of Fire. To upgrade the Staff of Lightning, they found a musical staff in the Crazy Place that detailed notes to play. Using the Staff of Lightning and runes which resembled a piano keyboard, they played the notes. Then they found seven electrical panels around the area that were sparking. They fixed them, and then had the dial system line up the purple symbols, which revealed a lightning orb, which they then shot with the Staff of Lightning.