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As the need or want for music in the Persian Empire declined, Erik's business also declined.
Over those seven years, Erik and Christine grew older. In Christine's case, more mature. Erik is now forty-one and Christine is thirty.
Erik's love for music was still as strong as it ever was. Instead of giving it up, he decided that he needed to move back to Paris. He wanted to go back to see his Christine.
Christine is now the dance instructor and coach for young girls at the opera. She still is the Prima Donna of the opera house but she doesn't act in everyone.
She was walking to her room when she decided to visit her husband. When she arrived at his home he wasn't there.
She looked at the table where Raoul usually left her a note when he was gone.
Dear Raoul, You are the only person. I would ever want to love. Please realize that we are meant for each other. My love is yours, Meg.
Erik went through the back of the opera to go back down to his lair. On his decent down to his home, he listened to the girl singing Aminta's part and recognized the voice right away.
"Past the point of no return…" Christine and the new tenor sang.
When he arrived in his lair, he went straight to find a rose and his black ribbon.
Christine ran back to her dressing room but was caught by John and he wanted to go though "Point of No Return" for their performance of the duets and solos the opera's ever performed. So she stayed and sang with him.
When she was done Raoul and Meg walked in together. That sent Christine over the top. She threw both the rings from Raoul at him and ran to her dressing room.
When she ran in, sitting on her make-up table was a beautiful red rose with a diamond ring tied with a black ribbon. Seeing this Christine broke down and cried.
Erik seeing this, walked closer to the mirror and started to sing.
"Angel of music, I am here now. Come with me, my angel."
"Angel of music, I love you. I am coming, my love." Christine threw a cape over her dress and walked through the mirror to Erik.
A few weeks after Erik left, Nadir and Caroletta went to where Erik's tent used to be but all that was in the abandoned tent was a black mask and a note.
"Dear Friends, I need to go back to Paris. There I fell home and my Christine is there. I am sorry to leave you two but I had to go to where music is needed and loved. You two are the greatest friends a man can ask for. The Opera Ghost"
Erik was dressed as he did when he lived in the opera before he left. Christine was again in awe at the sight of him. His half, white mask was at its spot on his right side of the face and his hair back like it usually was. He was again the Phantom of the Opera.
The pair walked in silence to his lair. Once they arrived at the boat, the silence was broken.
"Christine, I love you."
"I love you, the Phantom of the Opera."
The rest of the way to his home they sang "The Phantom of the Opera."
Christine, after spending a lovely day with Erik, returned to perform the night's performance. After which she returned to Erik. That night the two were married and started their life together.