However, they weren't there to dig up any truths today—the more you know about such matters, the worse it is, no matter what plane of existence you are on. After showing the Golden Badge provided by Pakos again, the Maizeros Demon Guard at the pedestal base allowed everyone to pass and directed them to ascend the stairs to a place called the Hall of Contention.
Each level of the Skeleton Tower may differ slightly in size but its structure is completely identical—it's roughly what a vertebrae bone would look like if hollowed out. For countless centuries, various Demons have occupied it, and each level has been decorated to its master's liking, though interrogation rooms and cells are the most common.
As the party ascended from one floor to the next, the stench of blood and flesh never dissipated from the air, and sharp yet brief screams emanated from behind some tightly shut doors on occasion.
