Malignance

The Malignance is the ninth area in Marrow.

Description
The Malignance is an area to the right of the Sewage. To access it, the player must defeat the Cloven and find the Emissary lurking at the rightmost part of the map. The Emissary will appear near the wall at the top of the right portion of the Sewage and drip marrow from its eye. If the player allows the marrow to drip onto Daniel, the entrance to the Malignance will be revealed.

The Malignance is red and fleshy in appearance. Several faces called Gloom lurk harmlessly in the background. It is almost entirely devoid of monsters and instead filled with several blue search orbs that patrol the level. Should the player be stuck by one of the search orbs, the walls of the Malignancy will quiver and the Gloom will start to chase Daniel. They can only be deactivated by finding the Emissary hidden on the level, or leaving to a different screen.

The main purpose of the Malignance is to defeat the Imprisoned Seer hiding inside. If the player has found all three Eyes of the Seer, the path to the Imprisoned Seer will be opened upon entering the Seer's Hut. After defeating the Seer, the player will be rewarded with the Tendril Sword, the final weapon in the game. Inside the Malignance is the Blue Medallion, the final medallion in the game with the highest luminosity. It is locked behind a wall and can only be opened by playing the tune according to the colors of the Lumen flies that flock there after striking the correct Red Harps. Two harps are located within the Malignance, while the other two are located outside in the rightmost area of the Sewage. Once all four Lumen Flies have been found, the player may play the notes according to their colors on the Resonant Orb and destroy the wall. Additionally, the Tendril Sword may be used to destroy a wall blocking Daniel from one of the Orphans.