Alfie slowly exhaled.
"You better shut it, okay?"
He looked directly at the Dark Renshical side.
"I'm the owner of you, and I have the right to do whatever I want with you. So I don't care if you get angry because of what I do."
His expression hardened.
"I care even less if you get angry with me."
The dark figure's eyes narrowed.
"And don't you ever yell at me again."
Alfie stepped closer.
"Or else we're going to settle the score with our fists."
He clenched his hands.
"And I'm going to show you who's superior."
He pointed toward the dark figure.
"Mark my words."
The dark figure stared at him for a moment.
Then his expression became irritated.
"Oh... look at the big bad guy."
He folded his arms.
"He forgot that I'm angry too."
His voice became more aggressive.
"If you get mad, I'm mad."
He stepped forward.
"And right now, I'm mad."
A grin appeared on his face.
"Really angry."
He cracked his knuckles.
"If you want to go now, I'm ready."
"Bring it on."
Alfie stepped forward angrily.
"That's enough!"
The white figure suddenly stepped between them.
"Both of you!"
The two stopped.
They looked at each other for a few seconds before both exhaled and backed away.
"Calm down..."
The white figure slowly lowered his hands.
"Calm down..."
The atmosphere gradually settled.
Alfie suddenly dropped to the ground.
He lowered his head.
"You guys don't understand."
His voice trembled.
"You don't..."
He wiped his face.
"You don't understand anything at all."
His fists tightened.
"That..."
His voice broke.
"That Darkside Spirit killed my father."
Tears began falling from his eyes.
"And you expect me not to be angry?"
He looked up at them.
"How is that possible?"
Alfie suddenly burst into tears.
The white figure glanced toward the dark one.
"Now you're making him cry."
The dark figure remained silent.
The white figure slowly walked toward Alfie.
He sat down beside him.
"I know we don't look like it."
He looked toward Alfie.
"But we've grown with you since Mama gave birth to us."
"Of course we look like it."
The dark figure calmly spoke from behind them.
"We look just like each other."
The white figure ignored him.
"We're here for you."
He placed a hand near Alfie.
"For us."
His voice became gentle.
"We can avenge Papa."
Alfie slowly looked at him.
"But you need to keep it together."
"You don't need to be completely mad before we end that Darkside Spirit."
The white figure smiled softly.
"Regulate your emotions."
"Make it a mix of feelings."
He continued.
"Be happy that you're going to end the Darkside Spirit..."
"...and be angry because he killed Papa."
He looked directly into Alfie's eyes.
"Just keep thinking about those two things."
"Leave the rest to both of us."
Alfie scratched his head with both hands in frustration.
His tears continued falling.
"But after killing him..."
His voice cracked.
"Papa won't come back."
Alfie burst into tears again.
The white figure moved closer and tried to console him.
---
Back in reality....
Sasaki slowly pushed himself up from the ground.
His chest had already begun healing.
He looked up.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit was already standing in front of him.
Before Sasaki could react, the Ultra Darkside Spirit grabbed him by the neck.
He immediately used Switch Mode.
They reappeared back where Alfie and Jackson were.
"I... still... don't... know..."
The Ultra Darkside Spirit stared at Sasaki.
"What you are."
He tightened his grip.
"Are you human?"
His eyes narrowed.
"A Darkside Spirit?"
He tilted his head.
"What exactly are you?"
A smile appeared on his face.
"I'm curious to know before I devour you."
Sasaki struggled to breathe.
But his injuries were already healing.
"You're... going to find out."
Sasaki suddenly generated a Renshical sword in his free hand.
With incredible speed....
SLASH!
He cut the Ultra Darkside Spirit's hand away from his neck.
Sasaki immediately followed with a kick aimed at his torso.
But the Ultra Darkside Spirit caught his leg before it could make contact.
Sasaki's eyes widened.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit swung him down.
BOOM!
Sasaki's body slammed into the ground.
Before he could recover....
BOOM!
He was smashed into the ground again.
And again.
And again.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit continued throwing Sasaki down repeatedly, treating his body like a ragdoll.
Finally, he released him.
Sasaki flew several meters away before hitting the ground.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit slowly walked toward him.
"Tell me..."
He stared at Sasaki.
"What are you?"
Sasaki slowly stood.
The injuries on his body were already healing.
"Human?"
The Ultra Darkside Spirit continued.
"Darkside Spirit?"
His curiosity became stronger.
"What exactly are you?"
He smiled.
"I'm curious to know before I devour you."
Suddenly....
Sasaki's aura exploded.
BOOM!
Renshi spread violently across the area.
His body began growing.
His size became nearly twice as large.
A giant steel Renshical sword formed in his hand.
Then....
Two Special Darkside Spirit lookalikes emerged from his back.
They stood beside him.
Both were completely red.
They were made entirely from Sasaki's Renshi.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit stopped.
Sasaki looked directly at him.
"I guess you're finally going to find out."
The Ultra Darkside Spirit's eyes widened.
"Impressive..."
He started clapping.
"Impressive..."
He stopped walking.
"I'm really impressed."
He looked at the two red Darkside Spirit lookalikes.
"I had no idea any human could pull this off."
He stared at Sasaki.
"You know... imprison Darkside Spirits inside themselves..."
His smile widened.
"And then use their Renshi for themselves."
He shook his head in amazement.
"That's just so... so impressive to know."
Sasaki remained silent.
Inside his mind, he thought:
I've been working on this for some time now.
I just hope I don't reach my limit sooner than usual.
I exhausted a lot of Renshi making these.
I don't even know what to call them.
I'll figure something out later.
Sasaki suddenly charged.
He didn't use Switch Mode.
The two Special Darkside Spirit lookalikes moved with him.
One moved toward the Ultra Darkside Spirit from the left.
The other moved toward him from the right.
Sasaki attacked straight from the front.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit remained completely still.
His eyes followed the three attackers.
I never expected someone to create one of us so casually...
His expression became interested.
And manipulate them to his will.
This guy could be a valuable asset.
Sasaki and the two red Darkside Spirit lookalikes closed in.
All three swung their giant swords at the same time.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit's bone cape suddenly scattered.
The bones separated into smaller pieces.
They quickly formed three swords.
CLANG!
The first attacks were blocked.
Sasaki immediately attacked again.
The two Special Darkside Spirit lookalikes attacked from both sides, forcing the Ultra Darkside Spirit to defend from three directions.
But the Ultra Darkside Spirit didn't move his feet.
His bone swords blocked every attack.
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!
Every time Sasaki swung, a bone sword intercepted him.
When one of the red Darkside Spirits attacked, another bone sword blocked it.
The second red figure attacked from the opposite side, and the third sword met it.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit remained in the same position.
He wasn't moving an inch.
Sasaki suddenly jumped back.
Twenty giant Renshi shurikens formed in the air around him.
His eyes narrowed.
He began firing them one after another at incredible speed.
SHING!
SHING!
SHING!
The Ultra Darkside Spirit's bone swords moved quickly, blocking each shuriken.
Sasaki watched carefully.
He wasn't simply attacking.
He was testing him.
One...
Two...
Three...
He watched the exact moment each bone sword moved.
He studied the timing of the Ultra Darkside Spirit's reactions.
Then Sasaki changed his approach.
He disguised two shurikens as one.
The first shuriken flew toward the Ultra Darkside Spirit.
The bone sword moved to block it.
At that exact moment, the second shuriken separated from behind the first.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit's sword had already committed to the first attack.
The second shuriken slipped past it.
Sasaki immediately rushed forward with his giant sword.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit's timing was disrupted.
The second disguised shuriken struck directly toward his chest.
His eyes widened.
But before the attack could do more...
A small fraction of his bones formed into a hand.
The bone hand caught and removed the shuriken.
Sasaki didn't give him any time to recover.
Another shuriken came.
Then another.
Then another.
The two red Special Darkside Spirit lookalikes continued attacking from both sides while Sasaki kept firing shurikens and swinging his giant sword.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit was forced to fight back.
He suddenly used Switch Mode.
He disappeared and reappeared several meters away from Sasaki.
The three attackers stopped for a moment.
The Ultra Darkside Spirit's scattered bones quickly returned together.
The three bone swords merged into one.
He held the large sword beside himself.
Then he slowly exhaled.
"I'll give you credit for making me fight you."
His eyes became calm.
"I'll do that for you."
He tightened his grip on the sword.
"You're worthy to die with my sword in my hand."
Sasaki raised his giant steel Renshical sword.
"Feel yourself all you want."
His eyes remained focused.
"There's no way I'm dying here."
He pointed the sword toward him.
"I don't intend to."
The Ultra Darkside Spirit stared at him.
"Everything is not as it seems."
He slowly stepped forward.
"You might have plans for yourself."
His voice became colder.
"And life will be life."
He smiled faintly.
"It will do whatever it pleases."
Sasaki remained still.
"So don't think you have some responsibility waiting for you to execute."
The Ultra Darkside Spirit tightened his grip on his bone sword.
"Life's been life right now."
He raised the sword.
"Which means..."
His eyes became completely cold.
"You're dying here."
He suddenly stepped forward.
"And..."
His voice dropped.
"NOW."