Guardian Beast (1)

[Now that you're done with that, I have some important news.]

'At least let me wear my clothes first.' Ashton retorted. 

After his duel with Atlas, Ashton realised something. There wasn't much he could do without his abilities. Although he strictly used the abilities related to his original genes, he still had to use them to defeat a summon.

Like his final fight on Euphoria, Ashton was worried that the Phantom might also use a similar trick to take his abilities away. That was the only reason Ashton was obsessed with fighting without his abilities. 

It was a shame even Otiga was having difficulty locating the source of the 'Power-stripping gas', as Ashton used to call it. Even those at the mercenary Association had never heard of a substance that could preclude someone from utilising their abilities.