Once again, magic power surged. Chains fired from a magic circle that appeared out of nowhere tightly bound several Bad Beasts trying to sneak up from behind. With two fingers raised, Ash casually brushed the flashing axe blade, and clear, brilliant enchantment poured through his entire body—
Twisting his arm and rotating his waist to generate force, he sent a crescent arc of light soaring skyward, and a row of fine heads flew into the air in unison.
Then he turned his hand, spread his palm, and thrust it forcefully into the magic circle before him. The next second, a gigantic magic circle unfolded across the room's ceiling, and an enormous ring-wearing hand descended with a giant's crushing strike, flattening a whole mess of things into pancakes.
Ash was merely fighting, yet the light released by that battle continuously drove away the surrounding darkness. Even Tsumugi, who had been trapped in despair and was about to give birth to a "Phantom," came back to her senses from her previously lifeless gaze.
"So dazzling..."
"Isn't that way too strong?!"
Facing Ash's new form, the Bad Beasts Black Fang had created to contend with the Phantom Queen were being slaughtered like pigs. His expression turned as ugly as liver.
But even so, what did it matter?!
"Kamen Rider, it's impossible for you to defeat me here!" Even as he watched his Bad Beasts get cut down like grass, Black Fang still looked utterly confident after recalling something else. "This is the dream world Tsumugi created. Everything here exists within a dream!"
"No matter how powerful you are in reality, you cannot destroy creations born from dreams!"
Therefore, the advantage was mine!
"Is that so?" Ash casually kicked aside a huge rag doll that had fallen at his feet and shrugged. "Take another