Vahn continued to hold the phantom Eva until the Phantasmagoria pletely faded away, leaving him standing in the midst of a destroyed landscape with Terra and Eva observing him. They both had happy smiled on their faces as Eva blinked next to him, lifting his arms to observe the patterns that had appeared. Vahn saw a purple tattoo-like design had appeared on his arms, creating a plex pattern that seemed to be embedded in his very existence. Eva's smile grew even bigger as she said, "This is the sign that you have been able to learn my [Magia Erebea] successfully. Congratulations, Vahn..." Though she was congratulated him, Eva's eyes began to tear up so, much like he had her phantom, Vahn embraced 'his' Eva and forted her for a few minutes.
It was a very strange feeling, but Vahn felt as light as a feather now, almost like he had lost a heavy burden after experiencing the Phantasmagoria. Though it might have been a byproduct of learning [Magia Erebea], Vahn felt that it was his decision to embrace reality and move on that was the cause. Previously, his past had haunted him and seemed like such a 'significant' moment in his life...now, it seemed almost pointless to have put so much value in those events. Though they had led him to this moment, Vahn knew that their significance depending entirely on how much value he placed in the memories. He didn't throw them away, but the Phantasmagoria allowed him to 'accept' the reality and continue forward, removing their value without repressing the memory.
After Eva calmed down, she wiped the tears from her eyes before looking up and saying, "We don't have much time, Vahn. You were inside for more than fifty hours and, as you can see, you were a bit busy during that time..." Vahn looked around, noticing the sheer amount of devastation that surrounded him. Much like they had expected, he lost his mind in the real world and wrought a great deal of destruction as a result. Since binding him down was too dangerous, as it might cause him to activate his [Chainbreaker], Terra and Eva just defended against his attacks and let him 'vent'. After all, this space would be destroyed soon and it would speed up the process of his Phantasmagoria if he wasn't prevented from using his power.
Vahn felt a little guilty about the destruction, holding Eva tight enough to lift her feet off the ground as he said, "Next time, let's build a paradise all our own..." Afterward, Vahn spent a fair amount of time 'apologizing' to the two girls for his behavior before Eva once again reminded him about the lack of time. Since he didn't want to force them to wait an additional four years just to be separated immediately after their reunion, Vahn had to get over his own inhibitions and go through with the process.
Now that he had learned [Magia Erebea], Eva herself had begun to destabilize and there was no guarantee she would last for another four years before she broke down and dissipated. Thus, with a heavy heart, Vahn followed his instincts and used [Enkidu] to create a sphere around Eva's body. He knew it was going to put a heavy burden on his soul, but Vahn still used the sealing effect of [Enkidu], targetting Eva's memory fragment and pulling it into his soul, a surprisingly painful process. Though she wasn't real, she was still the memory fragment of a Tier 5 entity and Vahn was currently just Tier 3. If Eva had resisted at all, Vahn felt like he would have taken a great deal of damage to his soul in the process of trying to seal her away.
Terra stepped forward, catching her Master as he fell forward, breathing heavily as he clutched at his chest with a pained expression on his face. Fortunately, his expression also carried a smile as he leaned into her chest and muttered, "It was successful..." As if it had been listening in, the space around them began to fracture at the same time, quickly destabilizing without Eva's existence to maintain its structure. Though he had been focused on the small girl curled up into a fetal position within his soul, Vahn snapped back to reality and said, "We need to go, Terra.
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