When I think of "robbed of epic", this is the first level that comes to mind. The Descension is a 4 and a half minute long masterpiece, utilizing simple yet effect designs, as well as an incredible progression the entire way through. This level can be separated into two parts, the predrop and the drop, which take about half the level each. The predrop starts with very abstract colors, design, structures, and feels like you're exploring some sort of dreamscape realm. The vibes are off the chart, and I absolutely adore it. The borders to shrink the POV does wonders to help that effect as well. There's so many beautiful design choices in this first part that if I were to list them all, we would be here all day. The colors, pulses, everything is just perfect and makes you feel extremely immersed within the level.

After about a minute of exploring this night-esque dreamscape realm, there is an EXPLOSION of light and you are now racing through a barrage of red and blue. It then slowly transitions into a bluish sky where you're now above the clouds. This part is honestly just beautiful, I have no other words to describe it. It fits the song perfectly. You then hit one final dash orb and end up on an invisible platform as the lyrics stand above you in a rainbow colorbanding circle. Stars in the sky.

"flame is gone, the fire remains. the flame, is gone. the fire remains."

And on that last word, you are thrown head first into a barrage of flashing colors against a white background, every sense of cohesion this level had going out the window in an instant. It feels like you entered somewhere where you shouldn't. Structures flying everywhere, colors flying past the screen, the gameplay feels like its breaking as you fly through it. It's an experience I have genuinely seen no other level come even close to hitting. The colors in this part are genuinely beautiful, despite just being rapidly flashing CMYK, the way they're used in the drop give it a sense of self. The decoration as well is incredibly well made, the rotating glow blocks, the blurry foreground covering your vision, the pitch black appearing from the ground, the arcs of glow that come from the ground. It is a climax to be sure. You assume this part comes to an end as you enter a gravity portal and fall into the white abyss, until.

It starts breaking even more, you enter a fast wave part, the colors switch to green, blue, and magenta and start flashing even faster than before. The level seems to be nearing its limits, faces start appearing in the foreground, certain objects start going black, a rotating spiral follows you as you make your way through portal after portal. You finally enter the last ship, as you literally watch it corrupt into darkness. It keeps going, and going, and then.

Black.

You sit there, floating in the air, colorbanding lights float in the air and grow and shrink slowly. The same stars from before the drop stay there, and then, the level ends.

Fin.

This level is an absolute MASTERPIECE, and forgive me if this review seems extremely corny, but I absolutely love this level with all my heart. It is a surreal experience and the song representation is genuinely out of this world. It feels like this song was MADE for this level, and that's a compliment. I'm genuinely shocked this level didn't get epic, and I highly recommend beating this, as it is an experience no other level will provide.