Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

"what……"

As the plasma sparks shone once more, Taro, who had been protecting the last glimmer of light with his own body, finally collapsed, his legs giving way.

"Taro!"

After Ultraman Father and Ultraman Mother recovered, they rushed over to check on their son's condition.

"You did a great job, Taro, you are our pride."

"Father, Mother..."

Taro only managed to shout once before collapsing from exhaustion.

Mother of Ultra quickly examined Taro and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he had simply come out of his coma.

"Take him to rest; he can make amends after this incident."

The Father of Ultra offered a word of comfort, then hurriedly got up to check on the situation in the rest of the country.

After making some simple arrangements, he finally had time to find Zero, the hero of this mission.

However, when Father of Ultra found and met Zero, he was somewhat taken aback.

When he found Zero, Zero was training himself like crazy in some corner.

He relentlessly and violently attacked the sandbag in front of him, as if he were attacking some irreconcilable enemy. His frenzied training reminded Father of an old friend...

This is the state of mind of Beria, who once locked himself in his room after failing to be elected!

"Zero..."

Father of Ultra's eyes showed worry. He didn't know what Zero had gone through on this trip, but his current state was definitely not normal.

Anger and hatred only lead to violence, and prolonged violence only leads people astray, causing them to descend into madness.

Perhaps he should think of a way to get Zero out of this strange state.

We cannot allow such a promising young talent to fall into confusion and madness.

……

The original, Seven, and Jack flew back to the Land of Light.

Upon seeing the Land of Light restored to its former glory, the three were extremely excited. They eagerly anticipated seeing Zero and wanted to give him a proper shout-out to this new generation leader who would succeed them.

But when they returned to the headquarters of the Space Garrison, they only saw a dejected Zero and a sorrowful Mirror Knight and Crimson Flame.

"What's going on?"

Seven didn't recognize the two young warriors in front of him, but he noticed Zoffy's worried expression.

"It's Zero. They've run into a bit of a setback this time. That kid's too strong-willed; he won't be able to get over it anytime soon."

Zuo Fei simply recounted the situation to Seven.

After hearing the details, Seven breathed a slight sigh of relief. If it was just a matter of getting stuck on the details, then everything would be fine.

There's always a way as long as you're not completely lost.

"Let me talk to this child."

Seven walked into the training room, stopped Zero from venting his anger, and then pulled Zero to sit down and have a heart-to-heart talk.

The others watched from outside, while Zoffy gave some instructions and then went to help Father of Ultra with his work.

Now that Seven is back, let him, as the father, try to persuade Zero.

They also need to start preparing to clear Taro's name, help him rebuild his confidence, and make him the last stand to protect the Land of Light.

Even if we can't get Taro back to his confidence to go out and fight, we must at least get him to take on the mission of protecting the Land of Light.

As long as he takes that step, Taro has hope of recovery!

"Father!"

Inside the prison.

Taiga looked at his father with pain. He couldn't understand why his father would lock him up again after becoming a hero once more.

Those in the Land of Light who originally hated him have now chosen to forgive him, and they have even apologized to Taiga, issuing a public apology statement!

When his son called out to him, Taro remained silent, his back to him, so his expression was unreadable.

After waking up, Taro ignored Mother of Ultra's objections and left the hospital, returning to the prison and locking himself up.

Then Father of Ultra, Mother of Ultra, Zoffy, and even the families and children of those warriors who hated him and whom he had mistakenly killed, all came to persuade him.

But Taro remained with his back to everyone, sitting there unwilling to step out of the prison; he was still in self-exile.

"Father, if you are unwilling to go out, then at least please take over the defense of the Land of Light and do your part for it once more. This will allow you to better atone for your sins!"

Taiga said, "Also, I'm about to go out with Titus and Fuma. Will you be attending our ceremony?"

After Taiga finished speaking, he looked at Taro expectantly, but Taro still did not respond.

Taiga turned and left in disappointment.

As he left, Taro, who had been silent all along, slowly raised his head. A black light flashed in his eyes, and then his face showed pain. He covered his head with his hands, gritting his teeth and forcing himself not to make a sound.

It took a while for Taro's strange state to completely disappear.

He sighed and murmured to himself, "Yes, my son, I will go..."

"As for taking over the defense of the Land of Light..."

Before the Thai words were even finished, he suddenly clutched his head and screamed.

"I can't... Aaaaaah..."

"I, I, I...can...I can."

As his screams subsided, his tone finally turned completely hostile.

Black energy rose from the depths of his eyes, then completely merged and disappeared.

He remained seated, but this time his thoughts had changed slightly.

He was waiting, waiting for Father of Ultra and Zoffy to come to his door.

"Perhaps we really can make a change..."

……

Time flies, and soon it was time for Taiga and his three-man team to go out for training.

In the square, there were many others like them, who were awarded medals and given missions, accompanied by their parents.

Only Taiga and his two companions' side was deserted.

It's understandable that Titus and Fuma's families aren't in the Land of Light, but Taiga's father and family are all here, and yet no one has come to see him off. It's truly a pitiful situation.

"Don't be sad, brother, we're still here for you!" Fuma patted Taiga on the shoulder.

"That's right, brother, the three of us are together," Titus said.

"Thank you, I'm fine."

Taiga forced a smile, then absentmindedly participated in the subsequent mission acceptance ceremony.

Just as the ceremony ended and they were about to depart, a figure appeared below the stage.

"Father!"

When Taiga saw that figure, he immediately cried out in surprise.

Meanwhile, Taro, standing in the audience, smiled and nodded to his son, making a shushing gesture to signal him not to make a fuss.

Taiga nodded vigorously in response to his father.

After the ceremony ended, Taiga found an excuse to sneak into a corner and excitedly looked at Taro.

"Father, you've arrived!" (End of Chapter)