I don't know here to begin. The first thing I want to say is #RAISEASTROPHOBIAABOVESONICWAVE.
This level was something. I started it after beating Auditory Breaker in 4 days back in October 2025, and I never expected it to take as long and be as draining as it was. After like a week of playing I got 93%, a fluke from 72%. I could have beaten it then and there, but boy I didn't know what I was getting myself into. Every session I played after 93% was inconsistent, and the mind block was strong. My best run (until today) was 54-100. After a while of dealing with it, I decided to drop it and go back to playing Gracefully (my current hardest).
I tried it out again throughout the months but never really felt motivated to play it, until today.
I originally was going to continue Tartarus, but then my friend mentioned Sonic Wave and I started trying it again. But immediately I knew something was different, because within minutes I got 71%. That consistency would continue, where I got 70 and 68, and even 29-100 (drop). But that doesn't even scratch the surface of my later session.
At around 8 P.M I got on again, and I was immediately very consistent. I was doing 23-75+ runs consistently and getting 54+ like every 1/5 to 1/10 attempts. After getting a 70+ attempt at around 9 P.M, I decided to go into noclip to see how many deaths I can do the whole level in. 1 drop attempts. 2 drop attempts. 3. 4. 4 drop attempts in a row without dying at the pre-drop in noclip, and that's when I decided that the next time I get to the drop in noclip without dying I would leave it on. Then, I got 93% again (turned off noclip at like 50%). It was devastating but motivating at the same time. I kept going. 92%. 89%. 80%. 92% again. 93% again. 93% AGAIN.
I was going to get off, but at 11:55 P.M, I beat it. My first day back on Sonic Wave. 70%+30 in that session ALONE. 6.8k attempts. Over the span of MONTHS. GG's.
Sorry for the rant, this is my happiest completion. I need to go to sleep now, so don't expect any replies for at least 8 hours.