"Ash?"
Ash did not answer them. Right now, he felt better than ever before! It was as if endless power filled his body, so good that he could not help bursting into laughter.
"Heh heh heh, hahahahaha—! I feel great!"
Along with the immense power filling his body came a huge emptiness in his heart. An indescribable craving swept through him from head to toe, stimulating his body.
I—I fucking want to put my power into practice right now!
Then he raised his head and met Ai's somewhat panicked gaze, a sinister smile curling across his lips.
As for a test subject, wasn't there one right here?
Ash ran his seawater-soaked fingers into his hairline, then yanked them back hard. His entire head of black hair stood upright, making him look somewhat terrifying. Together with that smile, he looked like a completely different person!
"Ash, what are you—huh?!"
Ai watched in shock as Ash casually flung the Ryuga Card Deck aside, then pulled out a new belt and strapped it around his waist.
"[Ziku-Driver]!"
Then, he pressed down his Blank Watch. An indescribable dark power surged from the depths of his body and poured into the watch. The previously blank mechanical watch began to form an image after being infused with power: a demon mask seventy percent similar to Ryuga's, yet even more vicious!
"[Ryuga]!"
A hellish demonic voice rang out from the watch.
"Henshin!"
Another Ryuga
"Henshin!"
He pulled a black leather trench coat from his inventory and draped it over himself. On its back was an image of a golden giant eagle's talons grasping the entire Earth, while horrifying, flickering light gleamed in the eagle's ruby-adorned eyes.
Ash released the Another Ryuga Watch. Wrapped in a mysterious power, it slowly descended from his palm, trailing specks of black