"Just like the opposite of the Fairy Tale Kingdom, which was created by your beautiful fantasies, it was the negative emotions of all things in the world that gave birth to me."
Finisher Read! Jaou Dragon!
The power of Jaaku Dragon was injected into the sword, and the dark dragon flames burned the holy sword into a grand torch, roaring and slashing in front of Piero together with Ash.
"Hate, anger, sadness, loneliness, the source of my strength is your negative mood, and this negativity will one day flood the entire world. I was born with this responsibility."
What?!
Ash's eyes under the mask suddenly widened, and he saw Piero in front of him holding the holy sword with his hands together. Even though the dragon flames were constantly burning on his hand armor, he did not let go. Instead, he looked at him with his narrowed eyes.
Another screen unfolded above everyone's heads, but this time the content instantly penetrated everyone's defenses.
"Mom——" She inevitably covered her mouth to prevent herself from shouting. "Mom?!"
Everyone could see that their important family members were struggling hard on the other side of the screen. But as the surrounding people felt more and more distorted influences, finally, even the strong mother fell on the table helplessly.
"Sorry, Miyuki..." Lying down at the table where the two of them had dined together in the past, Ikuyo's eyes retained his attachment to his daughter Mugen. "Mom, I can't do it anymore..."
The next second, they saw their relatives on the other side turning into black paint and blending into the earth.
"Ah... ah!" The unbearable blow instantly knocked Miyuki down, and her despair overflowed in the extremely sharp and pitiful screams. "Mom, mom! That's my mother!"
"How could it be possible? My family, my little guys——"
"Can it be said that these are all paints?!"
Reika glanced confusedly at the monsters surrounding them. It was obvious that they were almost in a situation where there was no escape. They were all trembling now and couldn't even clench their fists tightly.
Stories of resentment, negative emotions, and tragedy, how do we fight against such enemies?
They were confused and could only watch the cadres attacking them with fatal blows.
"The so-called light of humanity is just accidental, and in the end absolute darkness is necessary."
Grabbing the sword, he further picked up Ash by the collar with one hand and threw it away with all his strength. Then he threw the holy sword over with his backhand. Splattered blood splashed on the side of the stunned Miyuki face, and pinned Ash to the wall again.
Time is up.
Piero closed the book on his waist with satisfaction. Just now, the despair of Pretty Cure, which could no longer hold on any longer, filled the gap left by Tragedy Energy.
Now is the time when the whole world will end!
"Kamen Rider Calibur and Cure happy, don't you think the ending of the story should be solemn and beautiful?!"
Therefore, if I must let the world end, I must let the whole world usher in a tragic ending in beautiful despair!
Walking up to the man who was struggling to pull the sword from his chest, Piero condescendingly extended his hand to him slowly.
"The only person who is not in despair is you, so I have always said that you are the same existence as us."
"People like you, the closer they are to light and hope, the weaker they become. Now your fate is proof of that." A clown-like mask dangled in front of Ash with a perfect smile. "What you really need is the same tragic ending as me. Come on, admit it, Ash, admit it—"
"Precure Happy————Shower(Pretty Cure Happy Shower)!!!"
He quickly raised his hand to block the torrent of hope that was heading towards him. This time, it was Piero's turn to stare wide-eyed. He looked almost in disbelief at the staggering Yuyu who still chose to use the special trick Cure Happy on him.
Why can you still stand up? Obviously there is no twinkle in your eyes anymore.
"No matter how hard you try, there's nothing you can do -"
Why are you still fighting? You have obviously seen that the people and the world you can protect have disappeared!
"Lament your own powerlessness for being unable to resist and win against an opponent. Stop dreaming of unachievable dreams! Admit it, the existence of the so-called Pretty Cure who can only preach will not create the ending of the story at all."
"Pierro." Desperately, she further released all her strength and stepped closer to Piero, raising her already empty eyes. "You may be right. If Ash reaches a tragic ending, it will be an ending that is more suitable for him."
"But, I've seen it. He doesn't have a smile on his face that only appears in front of his companions."
"Miyuki..."
Ash, who had a splitting headache when he was nailed to the wall, heard the sound and finally raised his head to take another look at the back of the girl standing in front of him.
"And if you say that everything has disappeared and Mirai can no longer be created." As he said that, Miyuki actually showed his smile to Piero. "Then I will fight for the present that I believe in him."
"Ahhhhhh-"
Piero, roaring angrily for the first time, crushed the weak fluorescent ball of light in the girl's palm and then raised his hand to slap her hard!
Are you delaying because your heart is not yet completely in despair? Then I will grant you absolute despair!
I'm tired of watching stories about heroes of good triumphing over evil.
Today I will stage the final ending where the hero finally falls at the feet of evil!
"Disappear, cure happy!!"
Unable to even scream, the body of Miyuki was hit hard like a broken hemp stalk, unable to fly into a distant pool filled with dark paint. The pink light all over his body seemed to be submerged by the dissolving darkness.
Slowly, he sank into bottomless despair.
Chapter 206: The end of the world, the story of birth, the miraculous Holy Sword! (4K5)
He stood up with his blood-soaked chest held high, and while throwing himself on the ground, he grasped the holy sword more and more tightly.
"Happy..."
"Miyuki..."
After Ash witnessed with his own eyes that cure happy turned around and gave him a final regretful smile, the girl who had never given up was thrown into the pool of "Tragedy Energy" together with her "happy".
The pale pink happiness that was once so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes away was tainted and turbid by the ink-like darkness. The light of humanity that was more dazzling than the starry sky in her name was also drowned by despair countless times the size of her soul. It was simply like the last flickering candle in the storm being easily extinguished by Feng Shui.
Until the girl's unusually slender body was dissolved by the darkness in front of him and turned into a puddle of mud, sinking out of sight, Ash, but he could only watch and couldn't even lift his hands.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
So the evil dragon that had been deprived of its precious treasure soared out of its lair with its own renunciation and anger, flapped its wings that caused natural disasters, and spit out angry dragon flames. Even if it was hit by countless magic and sharp arrows, it had no intention of retreating, because behind "his" burning vertical pupils, there was only one thing on his mind.
Kill the thief who stole his most precious treasure to pieces!
"It's only now that I'm angry-"
Feeling the growing force in his hand, Piero was unable to withstand it for a moment and was pushed back. The roaring Ash hit the load-bearing wall behind him. While the two stood up again in the rubble, Piero found the opportunity to pull out a dark sword that was the same as Ash, and chopped Ash away from the waist.
"Don't you think it's too late?!"
"Shut up and give me back Miyuki——!"
Ash continued to charge in Piero's direction without stopping. Facing the madly roaring evil dragon Rider, Piero sighed deeply and then pressed his hand on [Book of Loss].
"[The Story of The End!]"
It seems that if I want you to realize the reality and become desperate, I can only use the deepest darkness to dye you back to the color of darkness again?
"Tragedy Energy", which originated from his own pure origin, was partially extracted and turned into a ball of dark light in his hand. When Ash rushed in front of him and fought hand to hand, he raised his hand and swatted away the oncoming sword, and then the hand that lifted the ball of light smacked it into Ash's belly.
"..."
He stopped stiffly in front of Piero while maintaining the posture of being about to cut him off. As the "darkness" sank into his body, the light under Ash's eyepiece also dimmed, and the holy sword held high in his right hand also slid down from the loosened tiger's mouth.
"Bah bang bang—!"
Seeing the state of Ash in front of him, Piero was so satisfied that he applauded again and again. It was very happy to be able to help the darkness that was deeper than itself recognize its own reality!
"Great Ash, you finally admit that this is your ending——"
Another hand that was also hanging in the air caught Dark Sword Tsukuyomi. When Piero was close to such an unavoidable distance, sparks flew between the two of them, and a backhand sword struck his chest like a fang-gnawing blow!
"No, it's impossible!"
Holding his broken chest, he stepped back a few steps, and his eyes that were originally narrowed as a clown widened slightly at this moment.
No use? Impossible. The energy he saw with his own eyes was obviously absorbed by him. Could it be said that it was not affected? This is even more impossible! This combination of darkness must have civil strife!
As if to confirm Piero's thoughts, fluctuations visible to the naked eye rippled behind Ash, and then with five crisp chimes, five dark gold coins engraved with some evil organizations were forced out by Ash and flew into the distance taking advantage of the surging feeling of Dark Echo in his body.
"System?"
Ash whispered and called out the transparent screen, which displayed the full collection progress bar.
[Dark Echo filling - 120% complete]
"Really, then the tasks in this world have been overfulfilled." The man whose mask had never been as clear-minded as at this moment took a deep breath. "Then, as long as my body is affected to the point where it can no longer bear it, I will be the strongest, right?"
The moment it broke out, it was like a bomb being ignited. Ash was aimed at Piero like a derailed and accelerating train, rampaging through the already crumbling throne room.
The Dark Echo carried in his body was indeed awakened by Piero's blow, and was swaying in his body, trying to drag Ash's soul back to hell again.
But Ash, who had an experience not long ago, will not fall for it again, not to mention that he who has already filled his heart is no longer the confused and empty self of the past. He who remembers his own name has always been stable, and even took advantage of Dark Echo's violent temper to drive out several residents who had been relying on his body.
"Hateful——"
The two Dark Swords passed each other several times, but Piero noticed that the Ash, which was supposed to be at the end of its strength, was getting stronger and stronger as if it had been blessed by someone. It was even difficult for him who had already mastered the power of the most powerful bad ending.
"It's so hateful, Wang Jian! Why do you still want to be my enemy!"
The hero who could prevent the tragic ending has disappeared. Only the collision of swords continues to sound. Piero, who was shaking all over and was not sure whether he was angry or tired, raised his hand and projected the distant scene in front of Ash.
It allowed Ash to clearly see Reika and the others lying on the ground covered with wounds and not knowing whether they were alive or dead after being knocked down by the cadres. Then the picture showed a scrolling picture of despair and disaster. The color of the sky became dull, billowing dark clouds surged, lightning exploded in the sky, the land rolled and the waves tilted, as if the heaven and earth were roaring towards the violent end of the world.
This is how Piero will lead the world to a tragic ending after completing Book of Loss.
"The people and the world you want to protect have all disappeared! The ending has been determined. Why, why are you still struggling in such an ugly way!"
The metallic sound of the collision made Ash's vision become more and more distracted. He could predict the opponent's attack but didn't even bother to resist it.
Then during the battle, he suddenly muttered to himself.
"I, this time I am clearing my name according to the standard procedure. Rather than predicting the bad end, I choose to believe in their possibility more and believe that they can change Mirai."
"As a result, now, both them and Mirai have all disappeared, leaving only you and me dancing here like clowns."
Obviously, when I stood in the villain camp and did whatever I wanted, I felt like I could do anything. But now when I rarely want to be on the side of the good guys, I can only watch tragedy happen. Ha... So what can I do now that I have strong power? It just makes love gradually move away from me.
"Whether it is good or not, whether it is evil or not, when there is no reason to make unreasonable troubles, you can only make a whimper of grievance to a person like this."
After letting go of the sword and stepping back, he opened his arms in front of Piero as if to show off. Ash's words were full of self-deprecation.
"It's so ugly, Ash."
When Miyuki "fragrant and jade-like" appeared in front of him, Ash understood that he could no longer create the Mirai he hoped for.
What's going on? It's rare that I don't react or have other little thoughts this time, but I really want to be your righteous partner. Why...
The kinder I am and the more I consider others, the weaker my strength will be, right? Have I fallen into your gentle land? That's really embarrassing, Ash.
The blue night sky is the color of her tears.
Likewise, I cannot regard our encounter as a dream.
"[Evil King! [Finisher Reading]!]"
It was obvious that the enthusiasm I was arousing now was to protect you, but in the end, I didn't even do this.
Ash took a step back, and stepped on the solid ground with his stepped foot. His whole body was immediately stabilized. At the same time, he pushed his center of gravity to the left side of his abdomen, maintaining a half-squatting posture, and hit the button hard to release the pages of Evil King Dragon's book.
Now, whatever the outcome, let the battle end.
"[Evil King Hissatsu Geki]!"
Intense dark energy wrapped around his feet, and the shoulder armor summoned four Ash surrounded by golden dragon-shaped energy to fly together with them. The powerful fantasy power turned into deep purple flames and was released on his toes. The thunderous killing kick flew forward at this moment, accurately hitting Piero underneath and kicking him away.
"Boom!"
The entire upper half of the castle was covered by a mushroom cloud-like scene. After the flames in the center also dissipated, a clear and shattering sound was heard. Piero's gauntlet at the center of the explosion shattered and fell to the ground.
"Click——"
It wasn't just Piero who had his equipment shattered, it also happened to Ash who was squatting on the ground. The Dark Sword Tsukuyomi in his hand was finally broken into two pieces due to the use beyond the limit, with a crack in the middle of the sword body.
"King Sword." Piero threw up his charred hands and turned to look at Ash, who was holding a broken sword and had released his transformation. His back looked unusually rickety. "You lost."
"Miyuki, Miyuki..."
Tangtang, who had been lying next to the pool and refused to leave, received no response from the girl no matter how she called. After seeing that Ash on the other side was also defeated, Tangtang, who had some kind of consciousness, gritted her teeth, wiped away her tears, lifted up the Miracle Gem she had brought, and threw it into the pool of Tragedy Energy.
"Miyuki——Get up quickly! This person needs you, Kulu!"
"No more..."