Kamen Rider Is Being a Villain in Pretty Cure

Even if he couldn't remember in time, there was no need to. Whether it was that bat-like "He" or this power itself, both unquestionably stood with Ash.

It was precisely with this "power" that, even when he had first arrived and knew nothing about anything, he had been able to preserve the fairies' souls, mold usable flesh-and-blood bodies out of nothing but soil, create Doran Castle, travel between other worlds, and accomplish something as grand as establishing the Black Night Kingdom.

Power was proof of being a king. He had never doubted his own power.

He had freely used his power out of the joy of becoming king, fully displayed it for the majesty of being needed as a king, and lavishly wielded it for the woman who was his goal. In his own way, he had always used power to "respond" to everyone.

Until that day, when Kirara exposed Ash while he was still playing that game of "responding," and Haruka's words guided him toward a truth about himself that he had never noticed before...

That was why, on the day after he touched that truth, the image of the "ferocious beast" he had glimpsed by chance in the mirror had bothered him so much.

Why did he possess power as though it were only natural? Why was he so strong? Why had he wanted to become king?

And why...

Why, whenever he saw Pretty Cure or was touched by them, did an inexplicable throb and... anger rise from the depths of his heart?

It was almost as if he had known them for a long time.

"You!"

Locke's sudden shout interrupted Ash's thoughts. He was pointing in Ash's direction with a face full of terror. "And you still dare say you're human?!"

Following his finger, Ash lowered his