The Lunar Sanctum (chapter)

The Lunar Sanctum is the thirteenth chapter of the storyline in Kid Icarus: Uprising, which has Pit searching for and fighting one of Viridi's high-ranking commanders. It takes place in a rather peaceful location in the night sky, lit up by the moon. However, it isn’t long before the area turns into a battlefield when Viridi's army begins to attack in full force.

Aerial Mission

This chapter begins with Pit singing a cheerful victory song, due to his successful defeat of Viridi. He claims that he’s now ready to seek out Hades, but Palutena warns him that the nature goddess still has dangerous allies that need to be dealt with as well. This particular ally is a lunar entity by the name of Arlon, who lives in a mechanical fortress in the sky. As Pit is shooting down numerous monsters, Palutena explains that his fortress acts as a lethal weapon, making it a priority to take it out. She proceeds to point out the moon in the sky, to which Pit comments on how pretty it looks. However, his admiration of the moon quickly turns to shock when she points out a second moon right next to it. Palutena claims that this duplicate is actually Arlon's Lunar Sanctum, as it splits open to reveal its mechanical interior. Before Pit can get a good look at it, the Sanctum suddenly unleashes a massive laser in his direction, and continues to attack as he begins rapidly flying towards it while avoiding many enemies. He will have to get past this deadly security system and break into the Sanctum to find and defeat Arlon.

Trivia

• This chapter seems to be a parody of Star Wars in that the Lunar Sanctum looks similar to and operates like the Death Star, a likewise moon-sized machine armed with lasers. The chapter’s music even sounds partially inspired by the Star Wars series.