After Golzine's death, the criminal underworld of New York faces a turbulent shift of power, with Yut-Lung poised to take control. Ash is tempted to wash his hands of gang life altogether and follow Eiji to Japan, but ultimately he knows that wherever he goes, danger will follow. Instead he turns his attention to bringing down Yut-Lung before the other man can follow through on his threat of killing Ash. And who knows, maybe then he'll figure out if there's any place left in the world for a monster like him to find a moment of peace.