Ah man, that is a real bummer. But yes, it must have been a bug. I just finished it yesterday for the second time. Absolutely amazing game!
You really beat it, so you are indeed impressive.
The map of this game is terrible, and some levels are set up to be extremely difficult—not because the monsters are hard to kill, but because there are places you can't jump onto.
I reached Hell and successfully obtained the passive flying ability. Even so, there are many areas I still can't reach. If the game had a triple jump, it would be very easy, but it only has a double jump and also requires gender switching.
Compared to very high‑difficulty games, the reward for clearing this tough stage is very meager—maybe just +10 HP. I used a CE edit, so I don't even need health at all.
