//fksggsjtj fair enough. I stopped in ch. 4 but I can withhold spoilers for ya

//Im listening

Worse? [Rayman shakes his head.] You got me outta there, didn't you?

[The pair are chatting now that Jano has released Rayman from his grasp. Well, more like Murfy is sobbing up a storm and Rayman is giving him a hug and a pat on the back.] There, there... C'mon, man, you know I always pull through.

["You will not understand." Jano fades into the dark, but leaves Krypt with one last message. "The world shall be saved by a new hero now."

Darkness. The echoing drip of water. The cave no longer answers whatever questions Krypt has for the devil.]

[Jano's form is revealed once more, his gaze piercing the dark. He lifts his staff... and gives it a shake.

Evil chuckles echo through the cave. "It is done," he bellows. "The tides have shifted in my favor already. You may have your precious hero back."]

[Hoo, boy. Murfy grits his teeth against the fear threatening to spill out in whines. "If you're sure, then I'll be praying for ya, man..."

The cavern is as dark as ever, but a single, reptilian eye peers from the depths...]

[Murfy slaps Rayman's cheeks together. Nothing. He's still trapped in another plane of existence. Once his tears have run their course, he flutters behind Krypt, voice trembling as he says, "I'm going back in. The staff is the only way to fix this."]

[Murfy flutters over near Rayman, clearly worried. The hero seems completely lost, staring blankly into nothingness. "We gotta snap him outta this," Murfy tells Krypt. "He's been in the Cave of Bad Dreams this whole time! If we don't wake him up, he'll never get outta there! But how do we…?! Gah!"]