The first gold cell was lit from the cell count (39 of 50 for oni) while the game clears on soul >= norma (8000); a failed run at 7800..7999 soul grew a gold cell. Draw the transition piece and the gold strip only when gauge_state >= 1, like the HUD gauge.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>