Breakthrough

Souta returned to his inner consciousness, where he encountered a large ball of energy in the sky. Within this sphere of energy, a small plant with two distinct colors - white and black - was visible. The plant emitted a constant, hazy mist.

Observing closely, Souta noticed a thread extending from his monster orb and connecting to the top of the energy ball. This, he presumed, was the source of his Douion.

"So, this is the source of my Douion? I should call it the Douion Pool," Souta mused.

Surveying his inner consciousness further, he observed that while the magic circles remained intact, cracks marred the sky. He realized that if the damage he endured had been more severe, his inner consciousness might have resembled Saya's - broken and devoid of substance.

"I should give it a try," Souta said to himself.

Raising both hands, he focused on controlling his Douion. Gradually, a white mist began to seep out of the energy ball.