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Level 3 Ganondorf: 1/30
[b]Word Count[/b]: 1,207
[b]Location:[/b] ??? > Boss Rush
[b]Points Gained:[/b] 2
[b]NEW EXP Balance[/b]--- Level 3: 3/30[/center]

Ganondorf grunted with annoyance when he was awakened. If he was at full power he'd punish that bee for unceremoniously slapping him like that. But he had more pressing things to worry about right now. Like the excruciating pain in his ribs. He'd have to ask for some healing, as much as he hated the idea. Sectonia's proximity seemed to be granting a slow amount of healing, but that alone wasn't going to be enough for injuries like his.

[color=Red]"...Wait."[/color] Ganondorf said through clinched teeth before Nadia turned away from him. While he appreciated her attempt at sparing his pride, the Gerudo was not [i]completely[/i] above accepting some aid from another. Especially if that meant mitigating the agonizing pain of suffering broken bones. So he allowed the feline girl to heal him with her Spirit. That, combined with the slow healing conferred by Sectonia, was enough to at least get him back on his feet and ease the pain. Mostly. He briefly glanced over at the Spirit of the creature he had just slain. He considered taking it - like he had with the Duke of Flies - but ultimately chose not to. Some creatures were too disgusting even for him to want to employ, and Mom was such an example.

When he eventually dropped down into the next level of this wretched dungeon, Ganondorf hit the ground with a painful grunt. His ribs may not have been broken anymore, but they were still bruised a bit and sore like hell. Still, the King of Evil grit his teeth and stood strong. He was nothing if not resilient, and even more so thanks to the Triforce of Power. So even though he was still battered from the previous fight, one wouldn't be able to tell just by looking at him. The appearance of the Sigil was what caught his eye first. He recalled what happened when Jesse had touched a similar one upstairs in the Basement, and namely how it granted her power. With a smirk, Ganondorf did not hesitate to immediately reach forth and claim this sigil for himself.

Like with Jesse, the sigil vanished when Ganondorf touched it and its power surged into him. Immediately he felt his body grow in size, no where near as large as Ganon of course, but the man now appeared to match Bowser in height. His muscular stature grew as well to match his new proportions, and finally his short red hair grew into a full on mane that also connected into a newly grown short beard on his face.

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[url=https://bindingofisaacrebirth.fandom.com/wiki/Leo][b]Leo:[/b][/url] Increases size by 30 percent, and grants a wild mane of hair. Confers enough strength to smash most rocky terrains or obstacles by stomping or ramming them.
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Ganondorf looked himself over, impressed with the amount of new strength he possessed. Just to test it, he even drew both of his heavy swords at the same time and gave them a few test swings to prove that he could in fact now dual-wield them if he so desired. The only thing he was not overly fond of was the hair. So he simply tied most of it back into a short-length ponytail. That would have to do until he could find the means to give it a proper haircut later. After that it was merely a wait for all the items to be claimed by one Seeker or another. Only after that did the newest obstacles make themselves known. Not one but [i]seven[/i] bosses appeared - conveniently the same number of Seekers there were. That inevitably meant that each of them was on their own for this next fight.

[color=Red]"Hmph,"[/color] Ganondorf grunted. This place was starting to annoy him, [color=Red]"I grow tired of these abominations. This had better be the final test!"[/color] he demanded, beginning to slowly walk toward the Blastocyst. He had no particular reason for choosing this one - other than it just happening to be the one that appeared directly ahead of him. As his slightly more hulking form walked forward he channeled his dark magic into another summon. His Phantom appeared at his side and levitated itself up into the air in order to float around the abomination and allow the two of them to flank it. But Ganondorf was not finished setting himself up yet. He retrieved the Tarot card from his pocket and held it out in front of him to use it. The card vanished and the King of Evil found himself able to float and fly around just like his Phantom.

And it was a good thing he had done this too. The bubble-like monster hopped about and sent out projectiles in multiple directions with each landing. These would have been much harder for the bigger Ganondorf to dodge had he still been restricted to walking or running, especially with his bruised ribs. But thankfully the flying power granted to him by The Hanged Man allowed him to more deftly avoid projectiles and debris as well as keep the hopping monster within striking range of his blades. His Phantom on the other hand, was not quite as skillful at dodging the attacks. He was, after all, merely a watered down doppelganger of the man himself.

But between the two of them, they were able to make mince-meat out of the boss's initial form due to its larger size making it a larger target. When it eventually split into two, Ganondorf and the Phantom divided their efforts and each went one-on-one with the two halves. But while Ganondorf was able to slay his half with relative ease - the Phantom would strike his killing blow at the same time that his own vitality ran out. That left Ganondorf to deal with the now 4 small creatures alone. But they produced far fewer projectiles than their larger counterparts and thus Ganondorf was able to keep himself safe from harm with relative ease. He hacked and slashed at two of them before getting frustrated enough to summon the Duke of Flies to unleash its 12 projectiles, six going to each of the remaining creature. After that it only took another swing or two to finish them off.

What was left was a quartet of fleshy embryos crawling and flopping around rather helplessly. For these, Ganondorf used his newfound sigil power to simply stomp the embryos and ultimately finish them off. Overall the fight wasn't especially challenging, but it was long and tedious due to having to hack apart the creature as it had continued to break down. Quite annoying, but at least it wasn't a giant leg capable of breaking his bones, so that was a plus. Ganondorf lightly touched the ground when it was all over. Pity that the Tarot card's power wasn't permanent, but oh well. He picked up the Spirit left behind and pocketed it. He had no interest in fusing with such filth but if nothing else he could use it as a Striker as with the Duke of Flies.