Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 130 Flying to the "Land of Light," the Corruption of Darkness

"Land of Light".

Just as the group arrived in this world full of light, before they could even rejoice, Daigo, who had followed them, suddenly clutched his chest and collapsed.

"What's wrong, Daigo!" Lina helped him up and asked anxiously.

Daigo clutched his chest, tears streaming uncontrollably down his face.

He said, trembling, "Yes, it felt just like when the bird died. My dream... my dream died too..."

Daigo burst into tears as he spoke, covering his face and sobbing.

Seeing Daigo in pain, Lina couldn't help but hug him and comfort him.

As Hayata and the other two watched this scene, they felt increasingly uneasy.

"More people have sacrificed their lives, so we should stand up even more and fight for them!"

Hayata stepped forward and patted Daigo on the shoulder. After hearing his father-in-law's words, Daigo slowly raised his head and looked at Hayata, who nodded vigorously.

Daigo wiped away his tears, stood up and hugged Lina. "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Lina's eyes were still full of worry, and she was not much relieved by Daigo's words.

"Let's go see how this Land of Light differs from the Land of Light in the memories of another universe we've seen."

Hayata led the group forward, and they walked across the vast plain.

Everywhere was lush and green, full of life.

Those free-spirited creatures brought a slight sense of relief to the hearts of the people shrouded in gloom.

Fortunately, they saw the city not far away when they landed, and after walking for about three hours, they finally arrived at their destination.

"Is this the Land of Light?"

Daigo was filled with doubt. He felt that everything here was strange, just like the thought that suddenly popped into his mind when his father-in-law, Hayata Susumu, was comforting him.

That terrifying and dark thought is something Daigo still dares not recall.

Everyone looked up and saw only a huge city gate and an endless, massive city wall from their vantage point.

"Perhaps because of the parallel universe, the Land of Light here is somewhat different from what we remember," Dan Moroboshi remarked.

Hideki looked around and said with absolute certainty, "Indeed, although there's no Plasma Spark Tower, the energy emanating here is exactly the same as I remember. This is the Land of Light!"

"Let's go in."

After speaking, Hayata immediately used the power of light. He did not revert to his original form, but instead used the power of light.

Because he is not the real original Ultraman. There is no Ultraman in their universe. They only summoned light by using the power of the universe in order to save themselves.

After Hayata transformed into the original Ultraman, he forcefully pushed open the door and strode inside.

The instant they entered the city, they felt hundreds of gazes upon them—

"Who are you? Why have you entered the Land of Light?"

The "Ultraman" at the front stepped forward to ask a question, while the other "people" around him glanced at him and then dispersed, no longer paying attention to the place.

"We come from Earth."

Hayata stepped forward and introduced himself and the purpose of their visit.

"I see. Come with me, I'll take you to see the captain."

"Thank you so much."

Upon hearing that the other party was willing to accept them, Hayata Shinya finally smiled.

The group followed the other party to the highest point in the city and soon met the captain of the Kingdom of Light.

An Ultraman who looks extremely similar to Father of Ultra walks by, accompanied by an Ultraman who looks somewhat like Zoffy.

They were counterfeits specially made by Eren to deceive the Titans of Light from other universes.

The Father of Ultra said, "Hello, I have learned about the general situation. I am deeply sorry for what happened to you and Earth, but for the time being, the Land of Light may not be able to spare any resources to deal with Earth."

"What happened?" Hideki asked hurriedly.

"That's right, we've also encountered trouble here. We've sensed an extremely powerful dark force that's constantly devouring the universe! The Land of Light has recalled all the Ultra Warriors to fight against this darkness."

The Father of Ultra sighed, "In order to resist this darkness, we even abandoned many allies, and could only watch them sink into darkness..."

"I see... Is there anything we can do to help?" Dan Moroboshi asked.

"Would you be willing to help? That would be wonderful!"

"Father of Ultra" exclaimed with delight, "As long as we can withstand this wave of darkness's invasion, we will be able to spread the power of the Land of Light! At that time, we can dispel the darkness locally and gradually expand outwards."

"It's not impossible to spread the power of light all the way to Earth!"

"Of course, we're always ready to help."

"Alright! But before that, let us arrange accommodations for you. It must have been a long and arduous journey to get here, so please take a good rest for a while."

Thank you.

Hayata thanked them again, and then the group followed "Zoffy" to his residence.

After settling down, everyone's tense nerves finally relaxed, and Minami Yuko and her daughter finally had time to grieve.

While everyone was immersed in grief and comforting each other, Daigo stood alone on the high platform, in great pain, trying to force himself to forget the terrifying thoughts that kept surfacing in his mind.

But the more he tried to forget, the clearer the thought became!

It even got so bad that he started having auditory hallucinations, hearing people whispering in his ear, constantly tempting him to put those terrifying thoughts into practice!

"But what on earth is going on? Get this out of my head!"

Daigo pounded his head hard, unaware that the dangerous idea was becoming clearer and clearer in his mind.

One after another, subtle dark forces began to surge towards him, slowly entering his body and taking root within him...

"Daigo? Are you here?"

When Lina's voice rang out, Daigo suddenly realized that the "sounds" around him had disappeared, as if they had never existed.

He was panting heavily, feeling as if he had survived a disaster.

"Lina, I'm here." Daigo took a deep breath, hiding his doubts, not wanting Lina to worry.

"Daigo, how are you?" Lina stepped forward and gently hugged Daigo.

"It's alright, it just feels a bit surreal. My life wasn't good before, but it shouldn't have turned into this... Everything happened so suddenly, it's like a dream."

"Yes, it's all that evil king's fault. If only he hadn't shown up. And those dark forces were just too strong and terrifying. The power of light is so much better, gentle and warm..."

Daigo was chatting with Rena when he suddenly had a new idea after hearing what Rena said.

Since I can't transform, maybe... I can try something else?

(End of this chapter)