Special effects: Starting with Ultraman Tiga

A dark fog obscured the sky, and the burning city ruins cast an ominous dark red glow upon it.

New York, Manhattan.

The area has been reduced to ruins, with all sorts of buildings engulfed in flames.

Zoga seems to have set his sights on densely populated urban areas, turning once-prosperous cities into ruins.

Lower Manhattan.

A Black child hugs a Tiga doll, gazing at the dark red sky and calling out Tiga's name.

"Ultraman Tiga!"

"Ultraman Tiga is dead!" his brother said as he came out.

"I don't believe it!" The child holding the Ultraman Tiga doll gazed towards the South Pacific Ocean.

Greenland.

Although this harsh land was not attacked by Zoga, the sky here was still stained dark red.

The sunlight seemed to have lost its power to reach this land.

Several conical animal-skin tents, unique to the Inuit people, stand on this desolate ice sheet.

Inside the tent, a dim yellow light shone, and the whole family huddled inside.

Reports say that inhaling dark red smog can be fatal.

A young girl holds a handmade Ultraman Tiga doll in her hand and looks up at the ceiling.

Suddenly, her father came to her side, snatched the doll from her hand, and said, "Keqiu, Ultraman Tiga is dead."

"He's not dead! Ultraman Tiga is not dead!" Kecho snatched the Tiga doll back from her father's hands and exclaimed.

"If only that were the case..."

"He's not dead! He's still alive! Inside the statue!"

……

Yokosuka Peninsula.

On the bridge of the Atlas, everyone discussed how to rescue Ultraman Tiga.

So far, the Victory Team has received help from Tiga and Daigo countless times.

Initially, Ultraman Tiga appeared as a stone statue.

Now, we must rely on our own strength to revive Ultraman Tiga once again!

Although Shen Yun knew very well that Ultraman Tiga would likely be revived by the Light of Hope in the end, he still actively made the proposal.

"I think the key to reviving Tiga lies in light."

"Light...?" Yoshioka frowned slightly, displeased. "Doctor, can't you be a little clearer?"

"Kirieloid II!" Megumi couldn't help but exclaim.

Although nearly two years have passed, she still remembers it vividly.

Under the gates of hell, Tiga, trapped in darkness, is saved by the light of humanity.

The light was real, even if each beam was tiny, but when they came together, Tiga was resurrected.

Light is not merely a physical phenomenon.

What brought Tiga back to life was everyone's burning desire for him to stand up again.

"That's right." Shen Yun nodded slightly and said, "Using the Megas power system developed by Dr. Yamata to shine light energy onto the Ultraman statue might be useful."

Dr. Yaoyu frowned and said, "So, simply irradiating with physical light particles is enough to work? I'm afraid it's not that simple..."

Lina looked at Dr. Yamata and said, "We have to do everything we can! Otherwise, Daigo..."

"That's right, we absolutely cannot give up."

A certain person's voice entered her brain directly.

Eh? !

Lina looked around; everyone was still looking down, considering Shen Yun's proposal.

So what exactly happened just now...?

Sawai thought for a moment, then said, "But the mechanism behind the stone statue hasn't been figured out yet..."

Ye Rui denied it, saying, "No, there is someone who knows how to use light to transform a stone statue into Ultraman."

Upon hearing this, Munakata understood and asked, "You mean Masaki Keigo?"

"Yes."

"Will Keigo Masaki help?" Megumi frowned slightly.

"He will. He definitely will," Shen Yun affirmed.

Although Masaki Keigo took the wrong path, his original intention was to save this Earth from destruction.

"Then it's decided. I'll send someone to Masaki Keigo to bring it over right now," Yoshioka said.

"Leave this to me," Shen Yun said.

"Doctor, please be careful on the road," Sawai said.

"Yes." Shen Yun smiled, picked up his helmet, and quickly left the bridge, heading to the cargo hold of the Atlas.

Several aircraft were parked in the cargo hold of the Atlas.

Shen Yun quickly boarded the Flying Swallow No. 1, and then the cargo hold of the Atlas slowly opened.

Shen Yun piloted the Flying Swallow No. 1 out of the cargo hold and flew towards the prison where Masaki Keigo was being held.

……

TPC prison.

Inside a single cell.

Masaki Keigo sat on the bed, looking up at the dark red sky through the lattice window.

Even though he didn't know exactly what had happened, he understood that the end he had been waiting for had arrived.

"It's exactly like a dream..." Masaki Keigo murmured in a dreamlike voice.

At the same time, Gale was piloting the Carloa airship toward the metropolis.

"It seems satellite communication is no longer working. Does that mean only VHF is feasible...?" Hayate Shin frowned as he looked at the satellite communication system, which was completely devoid of signal.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from Hayate's mind.

"Can I ride on your plane?"

"Who are you?" Hayate asked, frowning.

He remembered that the radio should be broken, so where was the sound coming from?

"I want to communicate directly with your mind. Please take me somewhere."

"What did you say?" Hayate was shocked.

……

South Pacific waters.

Gatanjah appeared on the mound of the temple, which now covers several hundred hectares and is still underwater.

The petrified Ultraman Tiga lies horizontally at a depth of 90 meters in the ocean.

However, the two people on Dolphin 202, who were locked in a stalemate several kilometers away, were completely unaware of this.

"I really want to float up and see the beautiful blue sky." Xincheng was sweating profusely from the heat, and his voice had become much weaker.

"Yes." Horii nodded, took his wedding photo down from the wall, stared at Ezaki Chizuru in the photo, and said earnestly, "There will definitely be a way."

"Mayumi, are you alright...?" Shinjo was very worried about Mayumi's safety.

Shen Yun piloted the Flying Swallow No. 1 to the prison where Masaki Keigo and Dr. Dango were being held.

He was lucky; he didn't encounter the destructive Zoga on his way there.

The Flying Swallow No. 1 landed slowly outside the prison, and Shen Yun got out of the cockpit and entered the prison.

Masaki Keigo and Tango were treated quite well, both receiving single rooms.

Shen Yun first released Dan Hou, and then went to the cell where Masaki Keigo was located.

The door to Masaki Keigo's cell opened, and a burly TPC police officer said to him, "Masaki, someone has come to see you."

Shen Yun entered the prison cell, with Empress Dan following closely behind.

Masaki Keigo looked at Shen Yun, who had come before him, and smiled, saying, "Tell me, if you hadn't stopped me back then, wouldn't things have turned out differently? If humanity had enough Giants of Light..."

"You're wrong, Masaki Keigo." Shen Yun interrupted Masaki Keigo, saying seriously, "Without a strong mind that matches the power of the Titans, you will only end up as a slave to their power."

"Even if I hadn't stopped you, the final outcome wouldn't have been any different from now."

Masaki Keigo sneered and asked, "You think I'm no match for that guy?"

"good."

Dr. Tango pleaded earnestly, "Mr. Masaki Keigo, please pull yourself together! This is a golden opportunity to atone for your sins!"

Masaki Keigo looked up at the window and replied in a dramatic tone, "In a world shrouded in darkness, someone needs to guide them with light..."

"That person could absolutely not be you!"

"Hahahaha, hahahaha!" Masaki Keigo suddenly burst into wild laughter. After laughing, he turned his head and smiled in agreement, "That's right, you're right."

He is indeed not as good as Daigo.

……

Yokosuka coast.

Lina stood on the coastline, gazing at the sea.

"Daigo, you're still alive, right? You know what? I have so much to tell you..." Rena murmured to herself, gazing towards the South Pacific.

In the darkness, Daigo seemed to hear Rena's voice.

"I'll come pick you up right away..."

Daigo, who was unconscious with his eyes closed, gradually woke up at the sound of Rena's voice.

"Rena..." Daigo slowly opened his eyes.

He discovered that he was inside a multifaceted crystalline body.

The cramped space left Daigo unable to move.

Even though he struggled, the crystal did not budge.

"Damn it!" Daigo said, somewhat annoyed.

"Hehehehehehehehe."

Within this space of consciousness, Daigo suddenly heard laughter.

Daigo looked in the direction of the sound and saw two familiar figures.

A prophet named Mitsuo Itabashi and a shrine maiden named Keiko Onuma float in the darkness.

Mitsuo Itabashi: "If it weren't for you, we Kirieloids would have rescued the foolish humans long before the Dark Monster was resurrected!"

Daigo shouted, "You mean, everything will be fine if I obey you?!"

Keiko Onuma: "It's too late. The god Kirieloid has abandoned this Earth. And it was humanity that made that choice."

Mitsuo Itabashi: "I've said it before, don't even think about being the guardian of this planet, you're simply not worthy!"

"Hahahaha!"

The two disappeared, laughing and joking.

"hateful!!!"

Daigo, still trapped in the crystal, was unable to move and trembled with frustration.

……

Shen Yun led Masaki Keigo and Dr. Dango out of the prison.

A Carloa airship slowly flew in from the sky and landed in front of the prison.

Hayate Shin and Kirino stepped out of the cockpit of the Carola airship.

"Looks like we're a bit late." Kirino looked at Masaki Keigo and Dango following behind Shen Yun, pushed up his glasses, and laughed.

"No, you've come at the right time. There's no room left on the Flying Swallow One." Shen Yun smiled, then his gaze fell on the somewhat unruly man, and he said, "Captain Gale, I'll trouble you to escort Masaki Keigo and Dr. Dango to the Atlas."

"no problem."

After watching Masaki Keigo and Dr. Dango board the Carloa airship, Shen Yun also turned around and went to the front of the Flying Swallow No. 1, intending to board the cockpit and return to the Atdis.

"Woof woof woof!" A small white dog ran over and barked at Shen Yun a few times.

Shen Yun was also taken aback when he saw the little white dog.

This dog... looks familiar.

Seeing that Shen Yun was still standing there in a daze, Gaddy hurriedly ran to Shen Yun's feet, grabbed Shen Yun's trouser leg, and dragged him forward.

"Are you telling me to keep up with you?" Shen Yun asked tentatively.

"Woof!" Gedi nodded.

Shen Yun looked up at the Carloa airship that had already flown far away, then his gaze fell on Gedi, and he said:

"You lead the way."

He wanted to see what Gedi wanted from him.

Anyway, it doesn't matter to TPC whether he's there or not.

……

The Carloa airship flew toward the side of the Atedis, which was landing on the coast, and landed there.

With his helmet on his shoulder, Gale climbed onto the bridge.

"Swift Wind!" Megumi ran forward.

"The warriors who have fallen to the bottom..."

Despite the sarcasm from Jifeng, Yoshioka managed to control his emotions.

How could you say that...?

"Where are the others?" Hayate looked around and noticed that there seemed to be fewer people.

"Horii and Shinjo have sailed to R'lyeh in the Dolphin," Nori replied.

"Where's Daigo?" Hayate asked again.

Hayate's words silenced everyone on the bridge.

Lina lowered her gaze.

Megumi pointed to Tiga, who was already petrified on the monitor: "That's Daigo, Hayate."

Hayate Shin made no attempt to hide his astonishment: "He's Ultraman Tiga..."

"How did you know we were here?" Munakata asked Hayate Shin.

Just as Gale came to his senses, he laughed and said, "A strange fellow brought me here. I brought him with me."

After saying that, Hayate Shin called out to the outside of the bridge, "Come in."

Subsequently, police officers brought in Keigo Masaki and Dr. Tango.

"Masaki Keigo!" Nozue exclaimed in surprise.

"Hayate, where's the doctor?" Megumi asked hurriedly.

"After he handed Masaki Keigo and Dr. Tango over to me, he didn't seem to follow us," Hayate Makoto shrugged and said.

Upon seeing Masaki Keigo, Dr. Yao couldn't wait to walk up to the bowing Masaki Keigo and ask, "I'm asking you, about that machine you made in the Kumamoto cave..."

"Optical genetic converter?"

"I want to know how it works. We want to revive Ultraman Tiga, who has been turned into a stone statue. We have the energy supply system."

"Huh? Energy supply device? Do we have one?" Dr. Tango was quite shocked.

"Of course it is, right under our feet." Dr. Yaoko slapped the floor with his shoes.

Far below the floor lies the Magus power system, capable of generating the greatest light that humankind can possess.

South Pacific waters.

The Dolphin 202, adrift on the seabed, has very little oxygen left in its cabin.

"Is this darkness really going to destroy humanity?" Shinjo looked up at the Dolphin's cabin ceiling and said helplessly.

"Speaking of darkness, everyone has a dark side in their heart. But what's important is that in addition to darkness, there is also a light side in our hearts," Horii said.

"That's a famous quote. Where did you copy it from?" Shinjo turned his head, looked at Horii, and grinned.

"Do we still need to copy it?" Horii said, dissatisfied.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in their minds.

"Don't give up. It's not time to despair yet."

"An angel?!" Shinjo exclaimed in surprise.

"Idiot!" Horii cursed at Shinjo before shouting, "Who are you?"

"An unknown person doing what they can. Listen, something will be delivered to you soon. Execute it carefully once you receive it."

"What are we being asked to operate?" Horii asked again.

"It might be a device that transmits light to Ultraman Tiga, who has turned into a stone statue."

"Tiga has turned into a stone statue..." Horii was somewhat taken aback.

But he quickly cheered up and replied, "I understand! Let's go!"