Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 95 Cosmic Beast Fist, The Little Golden Man's Whereabouts (4k)

Welcome to the Shadow Empire!

Ace turned around and smiled at Leo and Astra.

Leo and Astra, who followed them in, were astonished by the magnificent city before them.

The first thing they saw was the phantom of the enormous tower in the sky, whose powerful energy constantly emanated from it, leaving the two brothers in awe.

Bathed in a soft, hazy light, the city shone brightly without being glaring.

The orderly passageways in the sky, the neat and artistic streets and cities on the ground, and the bustling sounds—all of these things made the two brothers feel dazed.

This feeling was completely different from how they felt when they heard about the Land of Light.

"How are you feeling?" Ace asked.

"Can I go for a walk?" Leo hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking.

"sure."

Ace nodded, then led the two away from the group and headed towards the city below.

Walking in the city, that feeling is even more pronounced.

Because their own civilization is a high-tech version of feudalism, they know what "human evil" is and have witnessed a lot of crime and chaos.

But I also witnessed a lot of spontaneous human kindness outside the law.

Unlike the highly evolved Land of Light, the social system of the Shadow Empire was far less sophisticated. With just a glance, Leo and Astra saw many conflicts.

However, these disputes were well controlled and resolved pending legal rulings.

Furthermore, there is no crime here; no one bothers to do anything illegal. When the law is needed, it's only for trivial disputes of interest.

Watching all this, Leo felt as if he had entered a utopia with a special human touch!

Compared to the Kingdom of Light, which was too distant and somewhat illusory for their civilization, the Shadow Empire was much closer to their civilization, as if it were the future of their civilization.

"That's great. I wonder if L77 can reach this level in the future."

Leo felt a little melancholy. He had promised his father that he would protect the people of L77.

"Don't worry, your father's guess is correct. The Baltan Trading Company is part of the Empire, the only part of the Empire that is shown to the universe."

Ace said, "L77 is also under the rule of the Empire. The people in the capital live the same way, and their standard of living is the same. At most, there are slight differences due to the wealth of their respective planets."

"Furthermore, you've joined the Empire. With your brothers' potential, becoming a great general in the future will be a piece of cake!"

"You can even turn L77 into your own fiefdom if you want."

Leo nodded upon hearing this, "I understand, I will try my best!"

Ace smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, don't keep Father waiting."

"Father?" Leo was taken aback.

"Didn't I say so?" Ace raised an eyebrow and smiled. "His Majesty is my adoptive father. If you'd like, you can also become his adopted son. Lately, he seems to have a particular fondness for adopting sons."

"If you ask me, he'd be better off marrying Aunt Caitlin and having a child himself."

Ace lowered his voice when he said this, but as soon as he finished speaking, Norman's voice rang in the ears of the three of them.

"I heard you, brat. Stop talking nonsense and bring Leo and Astra to the palace."

Ace shrank back when he heard Norman's voice, chuckled awkwardly, and looked at Leo and the other two. "Let's go, let's go over there first."

The three of them soon arrived at the palace.

At this moment, there were many people standing in the palace. Norman sat on the throne, and Caitlin, who was standing next to him, was looking at Ace with a smile. She was obviously very satisfied with Ace's "whisper" earlier.

The only person sitting in the audience was Leo and Astra's mother, Queen Lionheart of Planet L77.

The remaining L77 royal family members and nobles stood respectfully behind the Queen with their heads bowed.

They all understood that the Shadow Empire would be their home in the future, and if they wanted to live well, they couldn't afford to offend the emperor in front of them.

"Queen Lionheart, the Shadow Empire is a unified regime. I cannot divide it up for you to govern separately. You can only join it. If you want to obtain privileges, you must contribute to the empire."

"I understand. From this day forward, the Lionheart Royal Family and all the noble families will merge to become the Lionheart House. But please, Your Majesty, give us a place to stay. Afterward, our sons will join the army and fight for you."

Queen Lionheart, or rather the head of the Lionheart family, adopted a very humble posture.

She was smart; from the beginning, she didn't intend to seek power, but only wanted a place to stay.

"I grant your permission. Even if you hadn't said anything, this would have happened."

Norman smiled and nodded, then looked at Leo and Astra and said, "Proclaim the decree, bestowing upon the former Queen Lionheart the title of Baroness Lionheart, posthumously granting her the title of Emperor Lionheart, and making Baroness Lionheart the second head of the Lionheart family."

"The Lionheart family is granted a baronial fiefdom, and Leo and Astra are appointed as royal guards and sent to study at the Imperial Academy."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The Lionheart patriarch led the way by kneeling, and Leo and Astra stepped forward and knelt on one knee to receive the decree.

With just a few words, they shattered the nobles' plans for L77, leaving them no choice but to kneel down.

"Ace, take them to settle in, then send Leo and Astra to the Imperial Academy."

"Yes."

Ace got up and left with Leo and the others.

As Norman watched their retreating figures, he suddenly thought of the planet D60 in the constellation Draco and the Cosmic Beast Fist.

Because of his interference, the plot has, if not completely chaotic, already largely collapsed.

Leo is currently 5,000 years old, but he was only 10,000 years old when the Leo TV series started.

Based on the time difference, it can be roughly estimated that when Leo first appeared in the Leo TV series, he was already 10,000 years old and had been living on Earth for several years.

In other words, the time he spent wandering in the universe was likely less than two thousand years, and possibly even less than a thousand years.

Therefore, the Magma aliens' attack on planet L77 should have occurred between seven and eight thousand years old, when Leo was 7,000 to 8,000 years old.

Leo visited D60 many times, probably starting from when he was five thousand years old, until he met Regulos when he was over six thousand years old, and then he was displaced due to the Magma aliens' attack.

Leo is only 5,000 years old, but the Magma alien invasion has already occurred, and there is no trace of Regulus on D60.

In other words, the Regulus incident has not yet occurred, and Diablo, who was hiding, has not yet appeared.

The D60 is now effectively under the control of the Baltan Trading Company.

It was only because of those masters of the Cosmic Beast Fist that the planet was not completely taken over, allowing it to remain in a state of autonomy, and it did not even declare its ownership to the outside world.

"It seems like we can make a plan to save people at a critical moment, and maybe we can take over the entire Universe Beast Fist Sect."

Norman smiled and then sent the plan to Edward, asking him to take charge of the next steps.

the other side.

Edward has been back in the capital for some time now, and after a long rest, he has finally returned to his office.

His plan was very successful.

They successfully turned the people of L77 against the Lionheart Emperor and his forces.

Although the Magma aliens' attack was not planned by Edward, it was Edward who gave the order to lower the defenses.

Otherwise, given the Shadow Empire's current defensive capabilities, even an established civilization like the Magma aliens would never be able to enter the Shadow Empire's fortified area so easily!

Moreover, Edward's scheme this time involves more than just planet L77.

In his calculations, whoever enters the L77 area will be the unlucky one, destined to face the wrath of the Shadow Empire's army, which has nowhere to vent its anger, in the years to come!

"Planning and governance are what truly bring me joy!"

Edward looked at the documents on the table and couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Even though these documents were piled up like a mountain, making others' scalps tingle, they seemed incredibly cute to him.

For Edward, governance and development brought him far more joy than scheming and plotting.

Just as Edward was about to begin his work, Norman's proposal came to him.

"Prime Minister, His Majesty has ordered you to oversee the incorporation of D60."

Edward: ...

Edward glanced at the documents in his hand, sighed, and then tidied himself up and got up.

This is unbearable! Looks like I need to train a few apprentices who can come up with ideas!

……

time flies.

Another thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Leo and Astra graduated from the Imperial Academy and came to the royal palace together.

This time, however, it wasn't in the main hall, but in the back garden where Norman usually rested.

"His Majesty."

"They're all here."

Norman tossed the food in his hand to the blue dragon, then turned back to look at Leo and Astra with a smile.

Meanwhile, Leo and Astra were staring in disbelief at the terrifying dragon that was several times larger than themselves.

"Your Majesty, this is..."

"This is a blue dragon, the first dragon I tamed back then, and the ancestor of all blue dragons today. Its strength has reached the star system level, but I never go out, so it stays with me."

Norman chuckled and patted the blue dragon on the head before turning and walking away in the other direction.

"Come with me."

Leo and Astra bowed to the blue dragon, who nodded slightly before lying down and closing its eyes.

The two then turned around and followed Norman into a room.

"This is the place. Recently, someone invented prophetic magic, which can use the power of magic to foresee some things in the future. It is a major category of a branch of time magic."

A mirror was floating in front of Norman, and he moved it in front of Leo and Astra.

The two looked into the mirror, but instead of reflecting their images, there was a misty haze that sent chills down their spines.

"I don't really like prophecy. After all, what good is knowing the future? Don't we still have to move forward and develop? Besides, we choose our own path, and prophecy can't determine anything."

"The road was developed by ourselves... Your Majesty is absolutely right."

Leo pondered Norman's point of view again and again, and strongly agreed with it.

Norman smiled and said, "However, the future I see is related to you, so I called you here to take a look and hear your thoughts."

"See for yourself."

"What does this have to do with us?"

Leo and Astra exchanged a glance, then looked in the mirror.

The mist in the mirror dissipated, and then the image within flickered—it was planet D60!

They saw that D60 had been hacked, but they couldn't see the intruders' appearance. At the end of the video, they saw the death of Master Lei Ting, the deaths of several Cosmic Beast Fist Masters, and an unknown golden light.

"How could this be!" Leo exclaimed in shock.

"Don't panic, this is just one possibility for the future."

Norman moved the mirror away and said in a deep voice, "Now you see, what do you want to do?"

"Your Majesty, I want to go to D60!"

Leo spoke, his tone very firm, "All of you masters are good people, and the Cosmic Beast Fist is very powerful; it will also be helpful to the Empire!"

"If we could get them to join the Empire, this future might not have happened, and we could have gained a lot of powerful fighting force."

"What do you think, Astra?"

"I agree. The Cosmic Beast Fist can make up for our lack of close combat skills and also allows us to communicate with cosmic beasts, which is a great help."

"Alright, then you can set off. You can write to Edward, and he will tell you what to do."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Leo and his companion hurriedly set off, not daring to delay for a moment, and piloted their spaceship to D60.

On the surface, they were there on behalf of the Baltan Trading Company to conduct exchanges and learning at D60.

Because of the previous Lionheart Emperor's mutual assistance agreement with D60, even though L77 already belonged to Baltan Trading Company, D60 was still willing to acknowledge the previous agreement.

Therefore, they are qualified and have the right to claim it.

Of course, this was also hinted at by the Baltan Trading Company.

In reality, they were going to stay here permanently to protect Master Raiting and the others, and to guide Regulos to join the Shadow Empire!

"It's been a long time since I've been here. I wonder how Master Lei Ting and the others are doing."

"They're all under the Empire's rule, so there shouldn't be any problems. Brother, don't worry."

Leo nodded, then looked at the new black and red markings on his body and laughed, "However, after receiving the bloodline of the Children of the Night, our appearance has changed quite a bit. We should still disguise ourselves so as not to scare them."

"Yes, His Majesty and Brother Ace also gave instructions."

Astra laughed and said, "However, I recently heard that the Cosmic Beast Fist Cult has split up, with some members wanting to join the Baltan Trading Company and spread the Cosmic Beast Fist throughout the universe."

"It's a pity they don't have a mentor to contract with their magical beasts, otherwise they would have joined the Empire by now."

"Indeed, if possible, I would like them to join, otherwise, the future Your Majesty spoke of..."

A hint of worry flashed in Leo's eyes, but he quickly concealed it.

After all, they came here to change that future!

"arrive."

The spaceship landed smoothly, and as the two stepped out of the hatch, they were greeted by Regulus and Linglan walking towards them.

"Long time no see, Leo! Astra!"

When Regulus saw the two of them, he went up to them and gave them a big hug.

"I thought I'd never see you again! Where have you been for the past thousand years?"

"I went to further my studies, and now I'm back to continue my training. You won't be too unhappy about that, will you?" Leo said with a smile.

"How could this be! They've come all this way to pick you up! Hurry up, Master Lei Ting is waiting for you."

"it is good."

Leo nodded, then looked at the people following behind the two.

"Who is this?"

Regulus slapped his forehead. "Look at my memory! He's my good friend, the ranger who came to D60 to study after you left."

"His name is Diaz, you two can definitely become friends!"

(End of this chapter)