Very very great!

This level feels too short, yet that makes it the perfect length as well. This level feels like an all-encompassing moment of bliss that ends leaving you to think "that was it?" I love how this level starts in the void, then ascends into a high euphoria, and finally sinks back down into nothingness in just under thirty seconds. Aside from the very end, it doesn't feel like a single second is wasted here.

The brief high this level reaches is phenomenal. The first part is a hazy, somewhat confused-feeling part, and it feels kinda similar to having to adjust to light after being in the dark for so long. The part after this is blinding, yet sharper and more saturated. The rainbow-like gradient effect that moves through the blocks looks really good and they have a nice texture that helps them standout against an eye-piercing sky. I would say this part is a little too bright for my liking, but that may be an intentional choice. Anyways, ascending starts winding a little bit before the last few notes, but the way the level ends in the void so suddenly yet also right on time is such a satisfying ending paired with the last few jumps and orbs.

The gameplay is also really fun and satisfying to do, but I still have some minor complaints with it. First off, the level is very frontloaded with its difficulty. While the first 30% or so is well above hard demon difficulty and is where most of ascending gets its difficulty, the level is basically free once you get to about 60%, you just have to not be stupid. In fact, I fluked this level from 26% when I beat it! The orb arrangements in this level are really learny and difficult to sightread and the majority of timings and click patterns are harder than they look. While they did become very satisfying to do in normal mode once I got them down, they were a bit infuriating to learn. Other than that, I really liked playing this level! It would be pretty easy to knock out if you've got at least insane demon skill level, though I wouldn't recommend it to someone looking for entry-level hard demons despite that being the difficulty I would consider this level to be.

for a 28 seconds level, the eerie empty hypnotic atmosphere of this one still gets me, even to this day.