Level 8 - Corruption

Alone again. Poe must keep going-- he cannot let his friends have died for nothing. Down, down, down the cave leads him. The lantern on his back and the smattering of fireflies are the only light.  Finally, the cave levels out and opens into what could only be the heart of the corruption. Facing the corruption means certain death, but so does running away. A pair of hands seems to materialize from the could of corruption before Poe. Poe walks towards the hands, his lantern seeming to glow brighter with every step. He wonders if it's really worth it-- if his sacrifice will actually mean anything. This is not the time for doubt  or cowardice. He cannot abandon the world the way he abandoned his village. Poe steps into the hands as they close over him. Poe is lost.