The gust of wind dispersed the strange power encircling the intruder—revealing its form.
It was a shard.
A fragnt that throbbed faintly, pulsing like a heartbeat.
Anna's eyes widened. The mont she saw it, a phantom pain flared in her abdon.
The Doomsday Beast's reaction was far more primal. The claws at the end of its arms began to glow again, as if it could barely hold back from lunging forward and tearing the thing to pieces.
Sora's gun never wavered. The fact that his earlier attack had been completely ineffective unsettled him more than he let on.
"Outsider… must you be so violent?"
The shard trembled. A shadowy force surged from the earth beneath it, wrapping around the fragnt until it congealed into a humanoid shape.
Its face remained hidden, but the pressure it exuded was crushing—like a landslide bearing down from above.
"Who… who is that?"
Robin's instincts flared with danger. Every hair on her body stood up. Even the wings on her back stiffened, suspended in dread.
This feeling… this overwhelming sense of terror—it was unlike anything she had ever felt. Not even the enigmatic Dream Master had affected her like this.
Anna's breathing grew labored. She clutched her chest, heart pounding so violently it felt as though it would burst free.
She stumbled back, hiding behind Sora and Robin, desperate to escape the suffocating pressure.
But Sora… he had already guessed the figure's identity.
"You're… Zulo's consciousness, aren't you?"
He'd seen it before—back in the dreamscape. The revival of Zulo had been foreshadowed there. Still, he hadn't expected to encounter him this soon.
"You're sharp. But then again, my identity isn't particularly well hidden," the figure replied, voice cold and smooth. "I am Zulo, forr Lord Ravager. And I have awakened at last."
"Forr Lord Ravager?!"
Robin latched onto the word imdiately.
This guy… used to be a Lord Ravager?
But… she'd never heard the na Zulo before.
"My rank has likely been replaced by Celenova," Zulo said blandly. "No point clinging to old titles."
But what he revealed next made Robin's eyes widen even further.
She might not know Zulo, but she definitely knew Celenova.
Celenova—the current spearhead general of the Antimatter Legion.
No one truly understood the logic behind Nanook's commands, but Celenova was the most frequently deployed of his lieutenants.
Under her command, antimatter forces spread across the galaxy like wildfire, leaving trails of destruction in their wake.
She'd led assaults on Yaoqing, Zhuming, and even the immortal Xianzhou Fanghu—though ultimately unsuccessful in destroying those civilizations.
And over 3,500 years ago, she had even coerced Zhuming to alter its flight path in order to join her crusade against the aberrant abominations of Abundance.
If Celenova had replaced this man—then Zulo had once held that very post: commander of the vanguard of destruction.
Robin's breath caught in her throat.
How could we possibly run into soone like him… here of all places?
Celenova alone had already obliterated more worlds than could be counted.
And now she was learning that even Celenova had once been subordinate to the being standing before them.
Then what kind of terror must Zulo have been?
This has to be a nightmare…
Sora stepped in front of Robin protectively, gun still leveled at the figure.
"What do you want?"
He pulled out the Heat mory.
If Cyclone's speed couldn't pierce this opponent, then it was ti to test raw power.
"I've co only to deliver a ssage," Zulo said calmly, not even moving from his spot.
"…A ssage?"
Zulo nodded, utterly unmoved.
"You—and the little chick behind you, the one carrying Harmony's spark—may leave this planet. You have five days."
"After that… this world will be no more."
He said it so quietly. So plainly.
Sora's eyes narrowed. "You're… letting us go?"
"Correction," Zulo said, almost lazily. "Only the two of you."
"As for the rest of this planet's creatures—they're rely fragnts of my discarded power. The mont I awakened, their fates were sealed."
"Even if they escape, their lives will end in five days. Their vitality is tied to this planet—and to ."
"You bastard!!"
Anna's voice trembled with fury.
Beside her, the Doomsday Beast let out a thunderous roar. It charged, claws raised, ready to rip Zulo apart.
Zulo did not flinch. He raised one foot and simply tapped the ground.
BOOM!
The charging Beast suddenly crashed into the earth like it had been yanked downward by gravity itself, slamming into the dirt with a deafening thud.
Sora acted instantly.
"[Trigger! Maximum Drive!]"
A roaring stream of fire burst from his gun, aid straight at Zulo.
But just like before—the flas scattered harmlessly the mont they neared the figure.
No effect.
But then—Zulo paused.
He tilted his head slightly, as if hearing sothing odd.
Tap. Tap.
The silver-white dinosaur, Fang, had hopped into Sora's palm and sat obediently in his grip.
"…Let's try this," Sora muttered.
With one fluid motion, he flipped open the Driver's side compartnt, revealing Fang's unique slot.
He'd been hesitant to use this form—but clearly, his standard ones weren't going to cut it.
Which ant…
"Robin. If I lose control—take down. No hesitation."
Robin's expression changed instantly. "Wait, Sora, what are you—?"
But it was too late.
Sora slamd Fang into place.
A surge of wild energy exploded from his body, forcing Robin back several steps with its sheer intensity.
She stared, eyes wide, as he took his stance.
"[Fang]!"
"[Joker]!"
"[Henshin]!"
RAWR!
As Fang's fangs clamped down, shards of pure white and deep violet fused around Sora's body.
In the instant the transformation completed, several bladed protrusions shot from his armor—then retracted just as quickly.
White and violet. A razor-sharp contrast, like dusk clashing with bone.
Kan Rider W — FangJoker.
The warrior erged in a flash.
And without hesitation, he charged straight at Zulo.
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