Use the following tactics to defeat the normal enemies in the indicated levels. Also, do not get too close to him always chase him in the distance and stay on the bridge when attacking him. Note: When attacking him, try not to jump too high or he will probably shoot you in the head. This must be repeated four times before he finally dies. Repeat this until you have hit him five times. Immediately after doing it, and while still on the air, pull yourself backwards again to the middle of the bridge. From there jump towards Marrow and make an aerial slash (sword attack while jumping). Once it is set, jump onto it and stay in the middle. Hit it three times, then the bridge will open. Be ready, as it will fly straight towards you. The parrot will make a different sound each time. Try to shoot him back as you crouch, but try not to expend too many bullets. Crouch every time you hear Marrow shooting.
Start on the pit and pull yourself back as far as possible, until you are touching the wall where the door is supposed to be. Quickly jump up to the platform and wait for the parrot again. Once you hit Marrow five times, the parrot will pick Marrow up and fly to the opposite side of the screen. Run across the bridge and use a jumping high slash attack on Marrow. After you hit the parrot three times, the bridge will appear. Wait by the pit and hit the parrot when you see it fly towards you. If you get too close to a wall, jump over Le Rauxe to the other side of the room then start your attack pattern again.
Immediately crouch and attack La Rauxe again then jump back to get out of the way of his attack. As you come down from the jump, attack him. Running away does not work against Katherine because her whip will be able to hit you anywhere. If you happen to stun Katherine, kneel down in front of her and attack as many times as possible. As soon as your feet hit the ground, jump away from her and repeat. Jump towards Katherine and hit her with a high slash attack. Fend off the enemies that hop down to fight you and avoid the explosions while you are hitting the switch. Jump back up the platforms and repeat this until Gabriel does himself in. The next time Gabriel fires a cannonball at you, it will hit him instead. This will tilt the cannon so that it is pointing at Gabriel. Jump up the disappearing platforms to the top then jump to the right and hit the switch on the mast. Note: There is no need to stand on the small floating platform next to Aquatis. Quickly run as far to the left as possible to avoid Aquatis' tentacle frenzy then repeat the strategy. The stalactite will fall and damage Aquatis. The dynamite will explode in the hole and shake a stalactite loose from the ceiling. Then, run to the right edge of the platform and toss a stick of dynamite into a small hole just behind Aquatis by holding the button down. Use your sword to hit the three tentacles and get them out of your way.