Those spiky things are roots. :)
Has the other end rooted yet?

Not sure, should I take it out of the dirt and take a look? What do I do with the roots on the top end? Those don't go into the dirt do they? Thanks for the input!

carefully remove the cutting from the potting medium. If it hasn't rooted, which it probably hasn't, turn the cutting upside down and carefully put the roots in the medium.

So it's okay to place the leaf upside down then? I see wispy white things at the bottom that was in the soil originally. They don't look like that top part, it's not rot is it? Sorry so many questions! Thanks!

Just leave it alone... Epis will do that sometimes. Many of mine will do it during the drier time of winter too. I even rooted them with my class last year and we only had one try to rot.
BUT, you did allow it to dry well and callus a little right? That's the most important part.

What kind did you buy?
Chris

Yes, it came calloused and dried, i double checked it to make sure it was. Then I put a little rootech on it and put it in the planting medium. It's okay then that the roots are on the top? What would happened if I were to place it upside down so that the root-like parts are in the soil instead? The seller said the Epiphyllum was called Amethyst. Who knows if that's true though haha

I'm sure they would develop, but I just would want the uncut tender end out and not buried. I never could resist, so I always went around tugging on cuttings to see if they were rooting.
Once they root, they start growing pretty fast. I mix orchid mix with cacti mix for mine.

Well, hopefully I haven't ruined my cutting from taking it in and out of the soil from checking! And hopefully I didn't destroy any roots that there might've been when I pulled it out! Well, I put everything back to the way it was before, hopefully I'll see some definite roots soon!

rot is obvious on epis and it doesn't look like roots. your roots should be fine. epi roots are pretty tough.

Thanks everyone for the input! ^_^