A moment later, the quartet emerged from the vortex leading to the seventh and final floor. With the Nexus gone, this cavern, less spacious than the previous floors, was plunged forever into darkness.
It was not a mystical blackness due to dark miasma or occult magic, but a very natural obscurity. Because there was no light source, they simply could not see.
Compared to the extreme weather or downright evil conditions on the other floors, this place was nothing special at all. It was really just a small cave.
Without any source of light, even the highest Perception could do nothing. This was only true, however, for those who could only see the spectrum of visible light. Because Jake could discern infrared, he was not completely blind.
A battle of unprecedented proportions had raged here and the rock and rubble had not yet fully cooled. Jake could still get an idea of where he was by combining that with his mental sense and Aether Vision.
