Chapter 487

The two hundred and twenty-second chapter Even if it means betting my life!

“Become, their light?”

Although it’s unknown who said this…but indeed, that’s what was meant!

“It’s alright, Little Dark.” Ash knelt in front of the Heart Tree, gently placing the Dark Pretty Cure beside the roots, allowing the light points drifting down from the tree to merge with her body.

Even though you were born from darkness, you were birthed by the purest reference of PreCure, so light won’t harm you. You will be healed, because you still have a future.

“My future…the echoes of darkness have already been satisfied. It’s about time I go back to meet my old friends.” Sensing the light points landing on his shoulder, Ash shook his head, brushing away the light. “It’s useless, I’m already dead. You can’t bring a dead person back to life.”

I’ll likely…not return.

“Shasha~” The dense foliage of the Heart Tree swayed continuously, emitting sounds like wind through branches, yet these overlapping sounds also resembled delicate weeping coming from the tree.

“Do not grieve.” Facing the impending—no, already facing—death, Ash remained calm and composed, enduring this fear, having made up his mind long ago.

“This is exactly what I desired.”

He felt somewhat amused; he never thought he would be moved by a tree and even have to comfort her.

We must preserve the sapling of hope.

When Ash pulled out half of the “Dark Evolutionizer” embedded in the tree, he realized that what used to be an energy-drained empty shell turned into a transparent crystal-like material, with several dazzling lights flowing within.

“What is this?” This item, devoid of darkness, left Ash puzzled until he noticed the flowing light and suddenly understood with wide, now cloudy eyes. “Ah! So it is!”

In the past, when Ash used the Dark Evolutionizer to transform into [Dark Mephistopheles], his boss “Fried Chicken” assigned him a task to steal Ultraman’s light. As a cunning underling, Ash had no intention of handing over all the light he collected.

Now, since the darkness within has been fully absorbed and purified by the Heart Tree, the lights swirling inside are…

“Quen, len, Xi Ji, Captain.” Ash forced a smile despite his stiff face. “I didn’t expect this would involve crossing into another series, but thank you for your help.”

Clutching it tightly, cracks appeared on the transparent casing, and as fragments scratched Ash’s palm, more scenes flashed through his mind.

He saw with his own eyes the miracles performed by four radiant figures, defeating a mighty enemy, just as Lei and the others did. This was—

“Arisu, Rikka, Kenzaki—Mana!” Ash’s heart stirred with the light flowing within! “Light is the bond… Now I understand!”

Even if memories fade over time and emotions may be erased, the stories from the past will never vanish. Love born from bonds will never be forgotten!

“Uwoahhwoahwaaaahhhh————!”

Ash raised the Dark Evolutionizer over his head, twisted his wrist, and stabbed its end into his chest.

“This is—!”

Moon Shadow Eimei and Eddie, shocked to see the injured dark beauty, stood together and stared at the figure glowing brightly while kneeling beneath the tree.

“This is—!”

Eddie was the most stunned. His entire face aglow with golden light, he could hardly believe what he was witnessing.

Since Ash admitted he was the “Great Darkness,” then—

What was this even brighter light shining beneath it?

“On the life bet—”

Continuously stabbing the transformation device deeper into his own chest, countless golden light particles started converging towards his vortex-like chest!

“Let me become light!!!”

As crisp, pleasant light sounds echoed, golden patterns exploded across the broken skin of Ash’s face.

(BGM: Demon Birth)

“Brave indeed, Pretty Cure, Kamen Rider!”

Doom, the enemy confronting the girls, sounded distorted due to chaos.

“I didn’t expect the seal to break now; my power is manifesting in this manner… I lost, but so did you. I cannot control this runaway power anymore!”

“Only this hatred will not dissipate—I’ll let this power run wild until everything is destroyed or stolen, spreading hatred throughout the universe!”

“Take note, Precure. This is what you created! I’m going to show you!” The shape of Doom twisted violently, then soared in the opposite direction of Earth, turning into a swirling crimson chaos hurricane. Its evil gaze shot directly at them.

“Your so-called love and peace are nothing but trash before my absolute strength and hatred!”

“Not good!” With each move of Doom, the planet below the girls, known as Planet City, began to crack open. The girls frantically searched for any chance of survival. At that moment, Lei, sensing something, turned to see Nonoka and Kopo conjuring a large protective shield.

“Everyone—look at Jupiter!”

Amidst disbelief, the girls in space watched as a massive arm protruded from the largest gas giant orbiting around Jupiter, a planet nearly 9.5 times Earth’s size.

Though its form was warped by the chaotic distortion, they recognized the monster, which emerged from the surface of a planet spanning 116,464 km, was the transformed Desert King Doom.

Survivors on Earth could now see the immense shadow cast by Doom.

While it would be cliché for enemies to become gigantic after defeat, a humanoid figure nearly half the size of Jupiter was perhaps a bit too much.

“…………” Emitting incomprehensible roars, Doom on Jupiter started moving. Its enormous frame shattered the planetary rings ahead, charging straight toward Earth. Instantly covering astronomical distances, it swung its fist, narrowly missing the sheltering girls and striking the planet behind them.

With a resounding explosion, the girls clutched their ears, feeling the shockwave spread from behind them, followed by the radiance of destruction.