Nice one :) Got to the end although the last upgrade wasn't 100% obvious what it did (had to consult my memory of metroidvania upgrades).
The dialogue was entertaining - definitely the kind of style I use when I get rare chances to indulge in some creative writing :) There's a couple of typos and missing punctuation, but that's nitpicking - I liked the dialogue. What else, happily got the final item without any deaths, although that final jump back to the reaper is a tricky one ;)
Really good entry, congrats - you should all be proud of this one.