[@Lonewolf685]

Actually, it shouldn't be a vertical hole at any point. Everyone on the Elicitor would have fallen flat on their faces if it was a straight down hole. I got that people would understand that it has to go on a diagonal path to gain depth and then level, for traveling.

The demonic agents added a curve to the path, only to make it harder to follow, but it could never be straight down. Just think of how a submarine dives in the water, the Elicitor can't really behave that differently.