What happens next is a little like watching fireworks. As the prism is shattered from the inside out by Yuuya's shield, the clones each systematically scatter into fragments in a similar manner. The one Zangetsu threw does so in the air- a nice treat.

Gongenzaka himself does not look so spectacular. Choking and coughing, he holds the connection of souls less because he desires to and instead because it feels he could be afraid to let go. Words cannot come to him- and with good reason.

As Gongenzaka uncurls from the mere act of falling from his cage, it is clear he has changed. But the shift of the marks upon his face is not what will catch their eyes. Rather, from the somewhat torn, somewhat loose edges of the sacrifical robe, something black seems to...melt from him.

The fact that one can see leaves through the resulting hole probably won't help anyone's mood. But there are bigger things to worry about. Gongenzaka's soul broadcasts nothing but relief and gratitude, and in Yuuya's case a significant warmth akin to that private emotion shared earlier within Eden.

But Gongenzaka is clearly in pain. And the iron shackles binding him are no doubt a significant part of that.