Curse of the Abyss
The sickness that strikes anyone climbing back up.
The Curse of the Abyss is the affliction that hits Cave Raiders when they climb upward inside the Abyss, ranging from mild dizziness to severe deformity and death. It sets in once a person's vital organs rise more than 10 metres, grows worse the deeper the starting point, and makes the return trip the Abyss's greatest danger.
Background
The fan wiki traces it to the Force Field that fills the Abyss; it is weaker in some places, such as Nanachi's hideout, and absent in the village of Iruburu. It affects every living thing, though symptoms differ by how human a creature is. The first layer brings only light dizziness and nausea, while surviving the sixth layer's ascent costs a person their humanity.
Elsewhere in Made in Abyss
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