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Getting Masamune I:
The search for Masamune I starts when you finished the village of magic, you know that cave where a big monster was(Hecran), in 1000 AD. After you finished that, it's time to start searching. Return to the Millenial Fair in Leene Square(1000 AD) then head for Lucca's invention(upper right corner) and warp back to end of time. From there, step into the lightbeam that transform you to AD 600(upper left corner). You'll notice a few changes since you were here last time, there'll be different enemies, etc. Exit the canyon and head for the Village of Truce.Go to Truce Inn and talk to the people. You hear something about a wild guy called magus :) that causes trouble. Take the Bronzemail(an armor, not so strong) from the treasure chest and then head to the castle. Talk to the king and you find out he is injured. He'll send you to Zenan Bridge, where magus's troops are. NOTICE!!! But there is no point in going to Zenan Bridge without food supplies because the king's troops are starving and they need food to keep on fighting. Go downstairs and to the royal kitchen. Talk to the chief and then head out of there. You'll get a Jerky that is food for the soldiers. Then head to the Zenan Bridge.

Here, talk to the commander and he'll ask you if you want to join them. Say yes and you'll get a gold helmet(quite good helmet). After that, go left and beat Ozzie and his goons. At the end you'll fight a boss, Zombor. He is divided in two different parts, the upper body and his legs. Use Ice magic on the head and fire/lighting to destroy the legs. When you won, you saved the kingdom...for now. Ozzie and his goons will flee. But there is still more to do if you want the masamune...

After you defeated Zombor(boss at the zenan bridge) head on down/right on the map and keep exploring. Head to the Porre Village to hear some gossip about the powerful sword(whoa, finally something about that d_mn sword!). After that, go to the cursed woods(lies west in the forest on the map). Investigate around here and find a hidden entrance in the bushes. Go down and you find an old friend.....FROG!!! Frog is discouraged and a little depressed when you find him. He keeps telling you that he is no hero, and he failed to protect the princess. Don't bother, he's just not in the mood, ok? Forget him for the moment and head to Denadoro Mountains(the big mountain on the map). But before you do that, you might want to stock up with powerup-items like tonic, ether, mid tonic etc. Go buy it in a shop and then return to the mountains. Here, go on and you'll soon find a little boy that is chased by a monster. He runs by and start talking. Climb the whole moutain(really huge mountain), you have to fight many enemies before you reach the top. Don't forget all the treasures around here! When you're finally on the top, recover your hp and mp to max and then save at the nearby spot. Then enter the cave. Talk to the twins. They'll start fighting. You defeat them easiest by concentrating on one first. When you beat them, they'll transform into a huge dude which is a little harder to defeat. Use magic and the Crono's slash technique to stop the boss's special attack(you know that one when he starts briefing and powering up for a mighty attack). When you defeat him, they'll transform back into two harmless boys again and they'll give you the masamune.

Ah, finally you got the precious masamune sword! Sorry to tell you this, but..yes you do have it, but it's broken and can't be wielded.

Go back to Tata's house in Porre Village and Tata will give you the medallion(Hero's medal). When you got this, go back to frog in cursed woods. He'll be surprised but he's still discouraged. Though he will give you the Masamune's hilt.

Go back to Truce Canyon and go back to end of time. Talk to the old wise man there and then speak with spekkio. Hopefully he'll initiate a new spell to ya. After that, head to 1000 AD. From there, go to Melchior's hut. Melchior explains he needs a rare metal to fix the sword, the dream stone that can only be found in 65.000.000 BC. Oh no, more to do before I get that sword!!!

Getting the Dream Stone:

Go to 65.000.000 BC. and you'll meet a new friend, Ayla. She knows something about that rock and follow her to the village, where you'll be invited on a party. You actually win the dream stone from Ayla in an eating contest. But when you wake up next morning, the gate key is gone! Without it you can't go back to end of time!

You find out that the reptites(evil animals!) took it and you need to trace them. Follow the footsteps and you encounter the thieves, sooner or later. Go to Forest Maze(south on map) but before you do this, you maybe want to stock up with powerful weapons/armors/items. If you want to do that, go to the north place "Hunting Range" where you can defeat easy enemies and gain valuable goods you can trade in the village for equipment. When you are ready, go back to forest maze.

Follow the footsteps and fight your way through(don't forget the treasures) You might want to have Ayla in your party(you must) but I mean you want to equip her with Berserk because she'll be really strong then and defeat most enemies easily. Some enemies(like megasaur) you need to shock with a lighning blast first, then they'll be easier to vanquish. After you are out from the forest maze, you find a cave. Save and then enter it.

Inside the reptite lair, it will be neccessary to dive into a hole and explore underground to find a boss and then retrieve the gate key. So how do these holes appear? Well, you see that blue dudes, walking around with a long nose? They will start digging holes in the ground if you just leave them alone. Try to stay away and wait for them to begin. After they are finished, dive into the hole. You end up somewhere, depending where the hole was located. Sometimes you find a treasure chest, sometimes nothing. A good tip is that you wait until they are completely finished and you choose a hole far away from the others. Don't dive into holes that lie nearby where you've been before, the risk is that you just end up in the same place(time wasting).

At the end of the cave, you find the boss(you don't need to dive into the holes to get there, I think). The boss will be Azala(small green reptite) and Nizbel. Use Ayla's Rollo Kick and Crono's Cyclone. Use the lightning spell Crono has to shock Nizbel so he looses more energy. Keep on fighting, you'll probably win. After you defeated Nizbel, you get the time key. You can go home!

Fixing the broken Masamune:

Go back to end of time, save and talk to Spekkio. You'll learn some new magical spells. Then go to AD 1000 and talk to Melchior. Ah, finally the masamune will be ready!! Since you have the Dreamstone and the other parts of the sword, Melchior can fix it. Now, of course go back to Frog in 600 AD. As Frog spots the sword, he has to think over the situation. You'll stay there for a night and you'll see an awesome cinema scene!!! After that, he'll join you. Now you might want to go back to end of time and give him some spells. So, now you got the precious sword masamune!! You want to test how good it really is? Then go back to AD600 and to the magic cave in the east. You'll see a cinema scene where Frog shatters the mountain.

Powering up the Masamune:

You want to powerup the masamune? Ok, but that can only be done later, from where you can choose among the different chapters. I'm talking about the Hero's grave, where Cyrus(awesome guy) is buried. You still don't know what I'm talking about? Ok, after you fought Dalton Plus at the Blackbird, the whole Magic Kingdom will break down. Now you can choose among some things in the game, you don't have to take them in a special order. To do this you need to change out Frog from your party so you don't have him and then talk to him at the end of time(where the characters are located, you can't travel more than 3 at the same time at the end of time, remember?). He'll tell you about the Hero's Grave. The legend lives on; When Frog was a young swordsman his real name was Glenn. Frog/Glenn had a master named Cyrus. Cyrus and Frog were near friends and they fought together to protect the kingdom. But one day, the kingdom was threated by Magus(evil wizard) and Cyrus and Glenn had to protect the king. Glenn survived. He was turned into a Frog by Magus and knocked out to unconcsiousness.

Now, 15 years later, Frog decides to go back to his old friend Cyrus's grave.

Unknown of what waits, you and your party walks into the ruins of what was a splendid church before. In here, you don't know that there will be a mighty sword and a lot of enemies. But before you can walk into the ruins, you need to get it repaired because it's full of trashed matrial, deep holes that are like natural pits, etc. You might need to change time from 600 to AD 1000/and vice versa to get this working: first you must go to Choras Cafe, there you'll find a carpenter but he has no tools. Then go to Choras Inn and talk to the guy there. He'll lend you his tools, if you go to his house. When you have the tools, go back to the guy at the bar. He'll take the tools and go back to work. Head to his residence and the workers there will team up and repair the ruins(a bit). After a while, go to the ruins. You'll see that the carpenters repaired a bit but there is still more to do. But thanks to all ghosts and creeps in there, they can't keep on working. You need to slay a few and then go back to the house. Talk to the carpenters and have them working again. You might need to pay 2000 G. You might need to defeat more enemies and pay more money to the carpenters. Don't worry, it will all be worth it, trust me! After everything is finally finished, go back into the ruins for real this time. Be sure to have Frog in your party.

In here(Northern Ruins), you'll fight many dangerous enemies so I suggest you powered up your level until you feel safe enough to be in here. Investigate the ruins and you'll find some strange boxes. The pendant will react. Now a message will say something like "Do you want to take out the contents?"

You get Marle's ultimate weapon at the same place where you get Frog's ultimate weapon, at the Northern Ruins. If you want to know how to get it, check Frog's ultimate weapon section above and read about powering up the magic boxes.