Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 101's plot has begun? Oh, it's over before I even noticed (4k).

"That Belial! Why can't he just shut up for a minute?!"

At the Space Garrison headquarters, a meeting is underway to discuss the recent battle situation.

Twenty thousand years have passed since the Beria Rebellion!

In those 20,000 years, the Land of Light was at peace for less than a thousand years. The rest of the time, it was either expelling the remnants of the Emperor's Empire or fighting Belial's legions in the M78 Nebula!

That's what bothers them the most.

Under the leadership of Father of Ultra, the Land of Light prepared several sieges against Belial's army.

But every time they were about to successfully encircle him, Beria would always manage to lead his fleet away from the battlefield in an unexpected way, appearing in another location that they could not have predicted.

Moreover, the originally reckless Belial seemed to have been enlightened by a wise mentor.

Just when you think he's going to launch a frontal assault and lay out defenses against the enemy's main force, he scatters his troops, spreading them out in various places, firing a shot and running away, constantly looting.

And when you think he's trying to wage guerrilla warfare and disperse all his troops to block you, he'll concentrate his forces to attack key points, cutting off the connections between your troops and leaving you unable to defend both ends.

也正是在这样的干扰下，导致本应该发展出M25星云、SP5星云、LP372星云、仙女座星云、英仙座星云、麦哲伦星云和银河星云等七大星云支部的光之国，现如今只发展出了M25星云和SP5星云支部。

Because of its poor development, the Land of Light has seen a decrease in the number of its allies and the rate of population growth.

Furthermore, the people of the Land of Light must live under the radiation of the Plasma Spark Tower; if they are too far away, their power will be very weak, and their descendants will also experience a certain degree of degeneration.

All these factors combined have resulted in a severe shortage of military manpower in the Land of Light.

After nearly 20,000 years of consumption, the number of members of the Space Garrison has remained at around 1 billion.

These 10 billion standing troops are only at the planetary level, with about a million reaching the galaxy level.

If all of them are combined and an opportunity is found, they can annihilate the entire Belial army in one fell swoop!

However, Belial's army never engages them in direct combat, and Belial's army is constantly expanding, opening up new battle lines and forcing the Land of Light to divide its forces to deal with them, keeping the Land of Light busy and unable to concentrate its strength.

"If he were to quiet down, he wouldn't be Beria."

Father of Ultra sighed. He hadn't expected that Belial, after leaving the Land of Light, would be so intelligent.

Not only did it hold back the Land of Light, it also became another major enemy of the Land of Light.

It's important to know that the Land of Light has many formidable enemies.

First there's the cosmic demon king Jakaru, then the Gua army of the Juda brothers, then the Reiblood aliens who cause trouble from time to time, and finally the heavily wounded and hidden Dark Emperor Empera alien...

Now there's Belial too. These powerful enemies are really giving the Land of Light a lot of trouble!

"Forget about him for now. Take a look at this report. It was sent back by Zoffy. An observer in a place called Earth gave his life to an Earthling."

"Zoffy thinks what he did was right and deserves to be rescued using life-fixation technology. How could you possibly believe that?"

Father of Ultra sent a report to everyone.

Everyone looked at what was written in the report, but quickly recognized the identity of this "observer".

This observer's father is the head of the Space Security Agency, and his mother is a teacher at the Ultra School. Moreover, he was previously noticed by Father of Ultra, who intended to adopt him!

Although the Land of Light doesn't care about status, you can't ignore their status!

Take the original Ultraman, for example. He was chosen by Father of Ultra, which means that his potential was recognized.

His parents' positions indicate that their family has made contributions to the Land of Light and is a family of merit.

Regardless of the social system, as long as it is not a civilized race with a collective consciousness or a distinction between individual consciousness, it must respect individuals who have contributed to the collective!

A civilization without heroes is pathetic; a civilization that has heroes but does not cherish them is hateful and doomed to perish!

Therefore, even if Ultraman's actions this time violated the regulations of the Land of Light's Civilization Observation, they do not need to consider all the circumstances to determine a fair and just result.

Even if others perceive this outcome as submission to power...

Everyone looked at it again and again, reviewing the data Zoffy transmitted and Ultraman's memories from this period dozens of times, and finally came to a conclusion—

The original Ultraman not only did nothing wrong, but actually made contributions!

Why?

His bond with humanity greatly amplified his power!

His heart was filled with complex emotions unique to human beings, such as courage, hope, and love. These emotions and energy amplified the light within him, making it dazzlingly powerful!

According to records, the original Ultraman's power should have been at the mid-level of the planetary class, which means he was only at the mid-level of the Space Garrison and was considered a background Ultraman.

But after going through thick and thin with humanity, witnessing their infinite possibilities and complex emotions, and forging an unbreakable bond, his power soared to the mid-level of the galaxy, directly leaping over a major stage!

Keep in mind that a mid-level galaxy-level being is already equivalent to a squad leader in the Land of Light!

Even Zoffy, the next captain candidate, is only at the level of a super-large galaxy!

"Captain, we all agree that Ultraman not only did nothing wrong, but actually made a contribution! He discovered a particularly effective method of enhancement for our race of light!"

"Yes, we suggest keeping this news under wraps, sending capable Ultramen to carefully observe Earth, and after further confirmation, gradually sending more geniuses to Earth for training!"

Father of Ultra nodded slightly after hearing their assessment.

"Okay, then let's notify Zoffy to use the life solidification technology to save Ultraman. But Ultraman did violate the observer code after all, so he will still have to be punished when he returns. Merit is merit and demerit are demerit, and we can't generalize."

Everyone simply nodded upon hearing this, without saying anything more.

Father of Ultra, however, was very excited.

The bond between the original Ultraman and humanity is truly an unprecedented discovery!

A mid-level galaxy might not seem like much, but given the growth rate of the original Ultraman, he will make another leap forward in the near future!

It's not impossible for one to become a super-galaxy-level powerhouse in one fell swoop!

If the geniuses of the Land of Light can grow in this way, perhaps the Land of Light's lack of high-end combat power can be made up for.

If it really succeeds, then Belial will no longer be a threat!

"Go and prepare. Belial will attack again soon, so we must be ready."

"Yes."

The crowd dispersed, and Father of Ultra took out his own roster and began selecting the next civilization observer to serve on Earth.

Among the list of geniuses, Father of Ultra saw another of his adopted sons.

Seven...

……

On the ship, Beria, wearing a general's cloak, sat in the main seat. His cloak was covered with medals, all of which were the honors he had won in battle over the past 20,000 years.

Beria was very proud of his achievements and honors.

He sees this as a symbol of his strength; in terms of battle record and achievements alone, he is the best among the nine generals.

Norman's trust in him, along with the various forms of power, status, and resources he received, filled him with gratitude and made him even more loyal to Norman.

In order to repay Norman's trust, he was constantly plotting to take over the Land of Light and hand it over to Norman!

Therefore, while dealing with the Land of Light, he also focused on collecting intelligence about the Land of Light, and with each attack, he would take away a lot of the Land of Light's technology and population.

He understood the principle of give and take very well!

No one understood the potential of the Land of Light better than him.

If they cannot recruit more people to join their current Light and Dark races and narrow the gap between them, then they will definitely be suppressed by the Kingdom of Light in the future!

"What has the Land of Light been doing lately?"

"Father, it seems they have recently been deploying and expanding towards the edge of the Milky Way, a place called the Solar System."

The one who answered Beria's question was his eldest adopted son, Chak.

Standing beside Chuck were his second son, Scott, and third daughter, Beth.

That's right, because Belial attacked Planet Altera, the entire USA Ultraman trio became Belial's adopted sons and daughters!

These three are all numerical monsters, each only slightly inferior to Taro, and their fighting skills are not much worse than those of the Ultra Brothers.

However, compared to Max, who is "the fastest and strongest," their improvement in strength is still somewhat lacking.

Therefore, it was their fourth brother, Max, who broke through to the super-galaxy level first and became the seventh Grand General after Belial.

"Earth? What's that place? Is it anything special?" Belial rubbed his chin, having absolutely no recollection of this place called "Earth".

In other words, the civilization on this planet called Earth is at a very low level!

Those who haven't reached a spacefaring level of civilization don't deserve to be remembered or known by Belial.

Scott said, "Earth is a planet near the edge of the Milky Way, where there is an intelligent species called humans, who are very similar to the original Kingdom people."

"Oh?"

Beria became interested upon hearing this.

Because the original Kingdom people, now the main race of the Shadow Empire, look extremely similar to the people of the Kingdom of Light from long ago!

This gave Beria the illusion that any species that looked similar to them likely had extraordinary potential!

Given the right opportunity, it's not impossible for it to become the next Land of Light!

"Go and take a look over there. There's not much fighting lately, so don't bother me."

Belial waved casually, then got up and returned to his secluded chamber.

After spending a lot of time with Norman, he not only developed a liking for adopting sons, but also for seclusion.

The feeling of swimming in a magical ocean is captivating, and the constant, clear improvement in strength makes it even more unforgettable.

Scott and his two companions bowed and then headed towards Earth.

Before entering seclusion, Belial sent a report about Earth to Norman, and then went into seclusion.

The Land of Light never expected that the next wave of attacks they anticipated never actually existed from the start!

Belial had no intention of attacking during this time; he only wanted to study Norman's newly developed time magic.

……

the other side.

Because Belial was lazy and didn't use bloodline communication directly, this report didn't arrive in the imperial capital until almost three years later...

"Huh? Earth?"

Norman perked up after seeing the report.

The appearance of Earth in the Land of Light signifies the official start of the Ultraman universe timeline, which is dominated by Earth's humans.

The next decade or so will be a period of dramatic change, with darkness and light taking turns in the spotlight, constantly vying for power and engaging in conflict. A host of monsters will appear and disappear, ultimately creating the top-tier combat forces of the Land of Light.

Norman has been keeping a close eye on Earth's movements, preparing to send people in as soon as the story begins to bring all the powerful aliens and monsters fighting independently under his command!

Only in this way can the strength of the Dark Side be preserved, preventing the Land of Light from becoming the sole superpower.

but……

"Judging by the timeline, this report was obtained by Beria three years ago. That's quite a transmission speed..."

Norman shook his head. Three years is almost the end of the Ultraman Jack storyline!

I thought the story had just begun, but it turns out it's already over!

Now that Ace and Leo have been hijacked by themselves, the next storyline should be about Ultraman 80. And the Ultraman of the Heisei era after Ultraman 80 are not in the main universe!

To get back into the story, we'll have to wait until the new generation arrives!

That was about ten years later...

"It seems that I, the Evil King, really do need to explore other universes."

Norman shook his head, somewhat speechless.

However, since we've already missed the chance, let's gather our strength and see if we can steal the Ultra Brothers' incarnations from another world during the Mebius era.

but……

Norman looked at the end of the report.

"They actually sent their three adopted sons and daughters out; perhaps this is a good idea... Who says only people from the Land of Light can spread influence?"

Norman laughed, then summoned Ace and Leo.

"Father."

"His Majesty."

"Yes, please sit down."

Norman waved casually, and the two men didn't stand on ceremony and sat down directly.

He has now finished his seclusion and has been lazing around in his little courtyard, so the two of them didn't follow any rules when they came.

"You know everything now, right? The Land of Light cares a lot about this Earth. Next, Ace, you go first and see if you can build bonds with the Earthlings. Then Leo can go next."

"There are many good things in this world, but the Land of Light can't have them all; we should get some too."

"Yes."

The two nodded, having no objection.

Not only do they have no objections, but they are now very curious about Earth.

This is, after all, a home planet civilization that has not yet achieved unification. The fact that it has attracted the attention of a top-tier civilization like the Kingdom of Light means that there are things about this place that are worth their attention.

As the Shadow Empire's hypothetical enemy, the Land of Light naturally needs to carefully investigate the things that it is paying attention to!

"Let's set off now," Ace said.

"Yeah, just treat it as a vacation. Don't feel guilty, just go with the flow."

"Yes."

Ace smiled and nodded, then got up and took Leo to Earth.

(End of this chapter)