As one of the southern-most nations in Mundus Magicus, Ariadne was located very close to a glacial, snow-covered, plain. With Eva’s speed, she could easily traverse several thousands of kiloters per hour, so, after a few minutes of passively letting her pull him along, Vahn found himself in a vast, frozen, tundra. Then, rather unceremoniously, Eva tossed him into the wall of an ice sheet, embedding his body into the surface without fear of actually killing him.
Deciding that any kind of resistance would be counterintuitive, Vahn allowed himself to crash into the wall, collapsing part of the ice sheet in the process. Even then, he didn’t do anything that might scare Eva off, resulting in him being embedded upside down in the ice wall as she ca to hover in front of his face, demanding, "Speak. Tell the truth. If you lie to , I’ll teach you the true horror of being an immortal..."
Without dislodging himself from the wall, Vahn extended his hand, pulling a [mory Orb] out of his mory as he explained, "I have your mory Fragnt with , but, until you are able to understand the truth, I will show you so of my mories. These are just so of the monts I shared with you...monts the Eva from my world gave her permission to share..."
Though she was familiar with the concept of mory Fragnts and Phantasmagoria, Eva did not imdiately activate the [mory Orb] Vahn had given her. Instead, she spent more than half an hour analyzing the unknown orb, shifting her gaze between it and Vahn in an attempt to understand both.
Sensing no hostility whatsoever from Vahn, Eva ultimately repressed a sigh as she inserted a thread of mana into the orb. Imdiately thereafter, she saw a scene that made her want to bury Vahn even further into the ice sheet, as, displayed in ultra-high definition, she could see her true form eagerly suckling the neck of a brown-haired youth. This wasn’t too unexpected, but, seeing her mory Fragnt wearing nothing but a transparent babydoll, a slight flush colored her cheeks as she imdiately deactivated the orb, glaring at Vahn as she shouted, "Stay here! Don’t move even a muscle...!"
Seemingly confident he would go anywhere, an icy blue shroud enveloped Eva’s body as she teleported several kiloters away. Then, after patting her chest a couple of tis, she pulled out the orb, staring at it for several minutes before inserting her magical energy. Even if there was a chance the images were doctored, the expression on her mory Fragnt’s face had stuck in her mind. She seed happier than should be possible, so, despite a strong urge to just bury Vahn under the ice, Eva watched silently as the version of herself in the orb showed a number of expressions she hadn’t shown in centuries...
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Despite several hours passing, Vahn didn’t even think about trying to dislodge himself from the ice sheet. Even if he had to wait for days, weeks, or even months, he would do so in the hopes that Eva would return. There was no way to know whether or not she was testing him, so, even if he had to dedicate a version of himself to living within the ice sheet, he would do so without hesitation...
Fortunately, shortly after the sun had gone down, Eva appeared from within the void with a look of disdain on her face as she stated, "I’ll admit, your skills are impressive. Even I can’t see through the thod you used to fabricate those mories. What, did you expect to fawn over you like a bashful maiden after seeing such a ridiculous display? You clearly don’t know as well as you deign to believe..."
Shaking his head, Vahn explained, "Everything in that orb is the unfiltered truth. After coming to understand each other, your mory fragnt and I fell in love. For thousands of years, the other you taught everything she knew about magic, life, and so much more. Even if I had a hundred years to convey everything you an to , it wouldn’t be enough. I have wanted to et the real you for so long, Eva, I-"
Releasing her aura like a tidal wave, Eva interrupted Vahn’s heartfelt words, screaming, "Don’t call my na with such familiarity! You might have been able to fool a fragnted version of , but did you really think that would be enough to convince the real thing!? What, are you expecting to suddenly spread my legs and let you have your way with !? What do you want from , you, you, you perverted bastard!?"
Though Vahn was slightly surprised by Eva’s outburst, he showed no signs of perturbance, an affectionate smile on his face as he answered, "I want you to let save you. For the last one hundred years, not a day has gone by when I didn’t think about the promise we made. Even if you never co to love , I have already prepared my heart. So long as I can save you, I will be happy just knowing you are free from this life that has been forced upon you..."
Hearing Vahn’s words, Eva couldn’t help but clench her teeth in frustration, as, despite the tiny voice in her mind protesting, she could see the desperation in Vahn’s eyes. Each of his words seed incomparably sincere, and, towards the very end, she could hear practically hear his heart breaking when he ntioned her never loving him. This caused her to feel a pang of guilt, but, refusing to believe his words so easily, she asked, "You said you had my mory Fragnt, right? Where is it? Show !"
Despite feeling his bones creak under the pressure of Eva’s aura, Vahn showed no sign of discomfort as he shook his head and explained, "After I learned Magia Erebea, your mory Fragnt began to dissipate. I was able to seal it away inside of myself. I can return it to you, but, you have to be absolutely certain before I do. Even if your mory isn’t perfect, you will still experience thousands of years of loneliness. Though I believe it-"
Without waiting for Vahn to finish, Eva shouted, "Do you think I’m unfamiliar with loneliness!? I don’t care what you have to say! Give my mory Fragnt before my patience runs out and I begin ripping you limb from limb!"
Forcibly restraining a wry smile, Vahn just nodded his head in response to Eva’s demands. In a way, this was the ’best’ possible outco, so, without dawdling, he allowed his intent to sink into his body. There, curled in a fetal position, the mory Fragnt of Eva had contained to slumber, a peaceful smile on her face. At tis, he would just observe her for hours on end, and, on more than one occasion over the last century, he had thought about ways to give her a body of her own...
Understanding that the mory Fragnt of Eva wanted nothing more than her original self to be saved, Vahn only hesitated for a brief mont before undoing the bindings of [Enkidu]. It was a sha that Scathach’s plan to ld with her lily self didn’t go as planned, leaving him with little understanding of the influence Eva’s mory Fragnt would have on her original self.
In the end, the ’original’ Scathach had only said a few words to her lily self before giving her twin a firm hug and wishing her well. She had co to the conclusion it was better for her lily self to slowly unlock the mories on her own, rather than inherit them all at once. Eva would not have this option, however, as her mory Fragnt was already on the verge of breaking down at the ti she had been sealed...
Seeing resplendent golden chains begin to unfurl from Vahn’s body, Eva had to force herself to remain calm. Her first instinct was to teleport away, as the chains gave her a very dangerous feeling, but, sensing no bloodlust or malicious intent from Vahn, she held her ground. He had been passive to the point of allowing her to freely handle him without any resistance, so, while she didn’t exactly drop her guard, Eva’s ’instincts’ told her that Vahn would never harm her...
From within a golden ripple that had ford near Vahn’s chest, Eva watched with a deadpan expression as a naked version of herself erged from ’within’ him. She wasn’t entirely sure why, but the sight had annoyed her quite a bit. If not for the link she sensed the mont her mory Fragnt erged from his chest, she would have thrashed the perverted man for daring to keep her naked body contained within his...
Without bothering to wait until her mory Fragnt had completely erged, Eva placed her palm on the forr’s head. Imdiately thereafter, the mory Fragnt vanished into thin air, never to be seen again. This caused a pained look to imdiately appear on Vahn’s face, earning him a snort from Eva as she muttered, "Stay here..."
Seeing Eva disappear a second ti, the tensions in Vahn’s body relaxed considerably, even as a lancholic sigh escaped his lips. He had kept her mory Fragnt within him for so long, that, without it, it felt like a part of him was missing. Even if this was the ’best’ outco, as Eva was bound to open up to him, even just a little, it didn’t make the loss of the mory Fragnt any less painful. Rather, the longer Eva was gone, the more lancholic he began to feel...
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This ti around, Eva teleported a lot further away from Vahn, as, from the mont she had absorbed the mory Fragnt, powerful emotions began to overwhelm her. mories that had been accumulated by a mory Fragnt were experienced in reverse, so, the first thing Eva experienced was the overwhelming sadness that ca from parting with Vahn. She could also feel the love, longing, and, most importantly, the hope her other self possessed for Vahn. These emotions caused her heart an unspeakable amount of anguish, and, as a result, a loud cry escaped the real Eva’s mouth as she began to thrash about within the large crater ford from her crash...
Like a movie rewound at an incredibly fast speed, Eva saw and experienced all of the things her mory Fragnt had done with Vahn. It was so much more than she expected, and, if not for the brief ’interludes’ where her mory Fragnt longed for Vahn’s return, Eva felt as though her mind would have simply ’broken’ from the strain. Fortunately, though it certainly didn’t feel like it, her body, including her mind, would repair regardless of the ntal strain she had experienced. This had actually caused her to develop split personalities due to the synapses of her brain being perpetually fixed as those of her ten-year-old self, but, as this was one of the things that allowed her to persist for so long, Eva had gradually co to accept her other selves...
Unaware of the passage of ti, Eva continued to process the mories inherited from her mory Fragnt. They beca a lot easier to tolerate beyond a certain point, allowing her to witness Vahn’s ’regression’ into a rather cold and distant boy. When the mories finally neared the beginning, Eva began to feel a small amount of resentnt and envy toward her mory Fragnt, but, when she saw how Vahn had reacted to her sucking his blood, most of her feelings were replaced with guilt. She understood better than anyone else the kind of person she was, so, despite knowing how wrong her actions were, she could easily imagine teasing him and drawing his blood without permission...
Recalling Vahn’s blood, Eva’s guilt began to gradually fade away, replaced by a rising heat in her body. Though she had never experienced it herself, her mory Fragnt had drawn his blood rather ’excessively’. There were tis when she didn’t even require his blood at all, but, after a while, it beca sothing of a ritual between them; one that beca increasingly more intimate as her mory Fragnt grew bolder...
Now that the mories began to reconcile within her mind, allowing her to recall them as if they were her own, Eva couldn’t help but cover her face. She hadn’t even noticed when it had happened, but she had already reverted back to her true form, steam rising from her head as she rembered the art gallery she had disallowed Vahn entry into. Though she knew what was going through her mory Fragnt’s mind at the ti, Eva simply couldn’t believe how ’bold’ her other self had beco as her relationship with Vahn grew...
As that thought crossed her mind, mories of Terra gradually began to surface, causing Eva to begin shouting, "No, no, no, no, no, no! How could you do such things you dumb bimbo!? What happened to your pride!? Gnuuuuu, that isn’t ! No way, no how~!!!"
Shaking her head in vehent denial, Eva began considering whether or not she should use mory erasure magic to be rid of the shaful mories. Before she could, however, she recalled the na she, Vahn, and Terra had co up for the latter’s child. This was one of the most vivid mories in her mind, indicating just how important a mont it had been for her mory Fragnt. She could also ’recall’ all the tender emotions she had been experiencing at the ti, so, after a while, Eva just released a sigh before curling up into a ball and hugging her knees...
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Despite watching the sun descend and ascend three tis, Vahn remained embedded in the ice wall without moving from his position. He had already explained the situation to everyone back in Ariadne, so, for the ti being, all training had temporarily ceased. If not for the fact he still had to watch over Asuna, he might have even dispelled all of his bodies. He was fully focused on the current mont, refusing to let his mind wander as he patiently awaited Eva’s return. He refused to believe she would run away after experiencing the love he shared with her mory Fragnt, so, even if he couldn’t see her, he believed she was silently watching him from within the void...
Though it would have been a simple matter to just check his View Affection to deduce what Eva was thinking, Vahn willed himself to avoid peeking. He wanted to trust in the bond they had built together, so, no matter how much ti passed, he was determined to remain in his spot until he was forced to move. Even then, he could only pray for the one who moved him, as, even thinking about it, Vahn felt righteous indignation that promised great suffering for the one who mistakenly dislodged him...
Fortunately, by the ti the sun was setting on the fourth day, Vahn sensed a subtle ripple in the void, followed by the appearance of a figure that instantly caused his nose to burn with a sour feeling. Tears began to cloud his eyes, but, seeing Eva wearing a pure white dress as she bashfully looked away from him, Vahn didn’t dare to blink. He was afraid she would disappear the mont he did so, never again appearing before him...
Seeing tears begin to pour ’up’ Vahn’s face, Eva felt an extre amount of guilt. Each of the speeches she had painstakingly constructed no longer seed relevant. Instead, a conflicted look appeared on her face as she gripped the hem of her dress, tears welling in her own eyes as she mumbled the three words Vahn most desperately needed to hear, "Please...save ..."
(A/N: Alternate Titles: ’Ain’t nobody got ti for Alternate Titles right now...!’)
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