mc-med Chapter 101 That Year We Became Light
Chapter 101 That Year We Became Light
The live stream room was deathly silent.
That despair wasn't just brought about by the plot, but also by a sense of powerlessness, as if faith had collapsed.
On the screen, the once dense barrage of comments was now so sparse it was unsettling, with only a few scattered "It's over," "It's hopeless," and "It's been sent" floating by.
Meanwhile, the scene shifts slowly from the pitch-black Pacific Ocean to an underground temporary shelter.
Under the dim emergency lights, the air was filled with the smell of dust and despair.
The adults either buried their heads in their hands and wept bitterly, or stared blankly at the ground.
Only in the corner, an old television set, barely functioning on backup power, flickered with static, playing the last images of TPC.
A boy, still holding a laptop, was staring intently at the screen.
If Megumi Kijima were here, she would definitely recognize that this is her son, Pu Zhishu.
When the Kirieloids appeared, he was the first to bring light to Tiga.
"Tiga..."
He muttered to himself.
The voice was very soft, with a slight tremor, but it sounded exceptionally clear in the deathly silent shelter where only the sound of breathing could be heard, like a needle piercing the stifling air.
A middle-aged man with a full beard sighed and reached out to pull him back: "Stop looking, kid. It's no use. They even lost to TPC, and even that giant turned to stone..."
"No!"
Zhi Shu suddenly turned her head and shook off the uncle's hand.
That young face was covered in tears, yet it was filled with a stubbornness and anger that didn't belong to someone that age.
"Tiga won't lose! As long as we don't give up, the light will never go out!"
The man was stunned.
The next second, Zhishu made a move that made all the viewers' hearts stop.
He wiped away his tears, faced the television screen, and stood ramrod straight.
Clench your left fist and place it at your waist, clench your right fist and raise it sharply towards the sky, then bend your left arm and place your fist on the right side of your head—
That was Daigo's transformation move.
He prayed to heaven amidst the ruins...
And what responded to him was the first ray of light from Orion.
"Tiga—!!!"
Chiki's hysterical screams pierced through the thick concrete walls of the shelter, as if penetrating the screen and striking the soul of every viewer.
At that very moment, the instant that shout rang out, the previously silent and oppressive background music suddenly changed!
A female voice began to chant.
That's the melody that all viewers are most familiar with—"Ultraman Forever"!
"Our unwavering devotion is to this blue planet!"
"Looking forward to seeing you, Ultraman forever!"
The moment those lyrics started playing, Lao Tang jumped up from his chair, his scalp tingling and goosebumps erupting all over his body in an instant!
Holy crap!!!
He even forgot he was live-streaming, his entire body pressed against the monitor, his nose almost touching the screen, his pupils trembling.
At that moment, the previously silent live stream chat exploded with comments!
It wasn't a sporadic recovery, but rather like a nuclear bomb being detonated!
[This background music!]
[He's calling out for Ultraman Tiga! He's transforming!]
【!!! This is high-energy content!!!】
[Waaaaah, I can't take it anymore, this child!]
Ultraman Tiga!!!
【Aaaaaah! Ultraman Tiga!!!】
In the story, a miracle occurs.
Immediately afterwards, the camera switched quickly.
It's not just this shelter.
As if sensing something, children all over the world seemed to be on the same wavelength.
At this moment, whether in Tokyo amidst ruins, in New York across the ocean, or in the Middle East shrouded in yellow sand.
White people, Black people, and Asian people.
Children of different skin colors, languages, and regions made the same gesture and shouted the same name at this moment!
"TIGA!"
"Ultraman Tiga!"
Their beliefs materialized at that moment.
These children transformed into tiny specks of golden light!
That is the light in the hearts of children.
That is humanity's purest, most primal, and most indomitable belief.
What started as a tiny firefly quickly grew into a raging inferno!
Countless golden points of light rose from the city ruins, like awakened stars, trailing wispy tails of light across the inky night sky.
As they soared over broken skyscrapers, skimmed snow-covered mountain peaks, and pierced through rolling dark clouds, they tore fleeting slits of light through the thick cloud layer.
These points of light chased and converged with each other, gradually condensing from scattered starlight into a surging river of light, rushing towards the pitch-black depths of the Pacific Ocean with a silent roar!
Beneath the surface of the sea, it seemed as if a giant whirlpool was absorbing every ray of golden light, even the surging waves were tinged with a hazy golden halo, weaving a magnificent picture of light and darkness at the edge of the world.
On the Dolphin, Horii and Shinjo, who had already given up hope, stared wide-eyed at the unbelievable scene outside the window.
Lina, standing on the Victory Swallow, was also moved to tears.
"Radiance...so much radiance..."
"This is……"
"Light? It's everyone's light!"
Meanwhile, deep beneath the sea...
Inside the cold stone statue of Ultraman Tiga, in that diamond-shaped crystal core space.
Daigo, whose consciousness had been swallowed by darkness, suddenly opened his eyes at this moment.
He saw it.
In that endless darkness, countless lights drifted in.
The light before him materialized and then transformed into the shapes of children.
An endless number, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions!
They laughed and shouted as they ran toward Daigo.
"Ultraman Tiga!"
"Tiga! Go for it!"
Tears welled up in Daigo's eyes instantly. He reached out his hand to the children, his voice trembling but firm:
"This is...this is true light!"
outside world.
The converging light continued to surge, eventually flowing like a golden galaxy into Tiga's gray stone statue!
In the video, the surface of the gray stone statue begins to crack.
"Click—"
A crisp cracking sound, transmitted clearly across the globe through top-of-the-line Dolby audio.
It's not broken.
It is breaking free from the cocoon.
A beam of golden light shot out from the crack, followed by a second, a third...
It was more dazzling than the midday sun, and more brilliant than the purest diamond.
"boom--!!!"
The deep sea trembled!
A dazzling white light burst forth from the seabed thousands of meters deep, like a sharp sword, piercing the dark night sky that had shrouded the Earth for days!
The beam of light shot straight into the sky, then transformed into a golden waterfall that cascaded down, merging into the ancient ruins of R'lyeh and becoming a dazzling aurora borealis.
Immediately afterwards, amidst the golden and purple light, countless points of light danced and converged like stardust.
In the sacred chanting of a female voice!
As the light swirled, a gigantic figure slowly emerged from the pillar of light.
His eyes shone, his posture was upright, and he exuded an aura of holiness and inviolability.
That's Ultraman Tiga.
But it's not the Ultraman Tiga that everyone is familiar with.
At first, the red, purple, and silver patterns on his body were still there.
But then, the light flashed.
All the colors on Tiga's body seemed to be plated with a layer of sacred golden light, turning into fluid gold of varying shades!
Moreover, his figure rapidly increased in size amidst the light!
Sixty meters, one hundred meters, two hundred meters...
Until it grew to the same height as the giant evil god Gatanothor!
Shining Ultraman Tiga, descend!
At this moment, audiences around the world went crazy.
The comments section completely disappeared.
Because there wasn't even time to type, everyone stared wide-eyed at this miraculous scene.
It wasn't until several seconds later that the first comment shakily appeared:
God... has descended.
Immediately following was an eruption as powerful as a tsunami!
[Everyone stand up!!!]
Holy crap!!!
[Golden! All gold! This is so cool!]
I cried, brothers, I really cried. This is your light!
Yes! I too have become light!
We have all become light!
[Gu Nan is awesome! The special effects are absolutely amazing! I'll remember this scene for the rest of my life!]
In the live stream, Lao Tang was already incoherent, grabbing the microphone and shouting.
"See that! See that! This is hope! This is light! Brothers, type 'That year I became light' in the chat!"
The climax of the plot continues.
Faced with the suddenly appearing golden giant, Gatanothor's scarlet eyes seemed to flash with a hint of fear, but more so with anger.
"roar--!!!"
It swung its enormous pincers and tentacles, smashing them down fiercely towards Tiga.
Gatanothor was clearly unwilling to accept being overturned like this.
Dozens of enormous tentacles, carrying earth-shattering power, slammed down on Shining Tiga.
In previous battles, even a single hit would have caused Tiga's red light to flash.
But this time...
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The tentacles lashed hard at Shining Tiga.
However, Tiga remained completely still!
Not even a spark flew!
That layer of golden light was like an absolute defensive barrier, turning all attacks into nothingness.
Shining Tiga simply waved his hand lightly.
"collapse--!"
Those incredibly hard tentacles, like fragile withered branches, were instantly shattered, turning into black powder and dissipating into the seawater.
At that moment, a breathtaking scene unfolded.
Within the golden space of consciousness!
All the children saw that immense darkness from a first-person perspective.
They showed no fear, but instead shouted.
"I am Ultraman Tiga!"
"I am Ultraman Tiga!"
"I'm Ultraman Tiga too!"
"I've become Ultraman Tiga!"
Their intentions transformed into the purest power.
All the children threw a punch in unison, facing the darkness ahead!
"ha!"
outside world.
Shining Tiga did not dodge, but instead met Gatanothor's attack head-on and threw a heavy punch!
Even though their fists hadn't made direct contact yet, the golden light emanating from Tiga's fist seemed to carry immense power, directly blasting Gatanothor's massive body away!
"BOOM!!!"
Giant waves thousands of meters high erupted from the sea surface.
That was so satisfying! That punch!
[This impact! Is this the punch that all of humanity delivers?!]
Get lost!
Immediately afterwards, the children in the consciousness space kicked out in unison.
Outside, Tiga also unleashed a powerful spinning kick!
Golden light swept out like a storm, and Gatanothor's indestructible carapace shattered under its foot!
Just then, an original storyline meticulously designed by Gu Nan propelled the entire episode's theme to its climax.
Within Tiga's radiant inner space, there are not only children.
As the light grew brighter, more and more familiar figures appeared beside Daigo.
That's Lina.
She was wearing the GUTS uniform, bathed in a soft glow, and walked step by step toward Daigo.
Daigo turned around, looked at the person he loved so deeply, and showed the gentlest smile on his face.
He stood beside Lina and said softly:
"Yes... as long as there is light in your heart, everyone can become light."
He reached out and gently took Lina's hand.
"You're the same, aren't you?"
Lina, with tears in her eyes, nodded heavily: "Yes!"
The two held hands tightly, and the camera slowly zoomed out, freezing on their profiles as they looked at each other with tears in their eyes.
This scene was so beautiful it broke my heart.
But this is not the end.
The camera continues to zoom out.
One by one, figures appeared beside Daigo and Rena.
The members of the GUTS team—Munakata, Shinjo, Horii, and Nozue—walked into this light, just like Daigo.
"command!"
"Dagu!"
"We absolutely have to win!"
The group exchanged smiles and then stood side by side.
They are comrades-in-arms who share life and death.
Behind them, more figures slowly began to walk into the frame.
The first two people to walk in were two elderly people with hair.
Director Sawai stood up straight.
Looking at the light before him, he was filled with satisfaction: "It seems that humanity no longer needs us old folks to worry about them."
Director Ji snorted. Although he was still holding his signature folding fan, the fierce look on his face had long since disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented gentleness: "Hmph, this light... is quite warm."
The close-up shot lingered on the faces of the two elderly people, representing humanity's most steadfast will and legacy.
Next, there was a man wearing a protective suit.
Zheng Jingwu.
He walked over with his hands in his pockets, seemingly nonchalant, but his eyes were fixed on Ultraman Tiga in front of him.
"Although I'm very annoyed..."
His inner monologue echoed, "But since I'm part of this light, I shouldn't lose too badly, Daigo!"
He was extremely arrogant, and also extremely handsome.
Then there's Mu Tongye, who pushed up his glasses with a relieved smile: "Is this the future I could never have predicted... How beautiful."
And then there was Maya, who seemed to see her brother in the light, her face filled with tears of happiness.
And Jiang Qianhe, Mayumi...
Even every passerby and supporting character who was saved in the previous episodes.
Countless people, countless faces.
They all turned into light.
They were all in this body, fighting alongside Daigo.
[Tears welling up! This is a family photo!]
【Jung Kyung-oh, you tsundere! You clearly want to become light too!】
[This is so touching, Gu Nan, you really know how to make people cry!]
This is what it means to unite as one! This is the light of humanity!
This is humanity! This is light!
Everyone's here! Not a single one is missing!
Going back to reality.
Feeling the vast, ocean-like power within him, Tiga nodded, as if responding to everyone's expectations.
He crossed his arms over his chest and then slowly pulled them apart.
Within the consciousness space, everyone assumed the same posture.
The most classic starting stance!
Zeperion Ray!
But this time, it wasn't white light.
It's pure gold!
The light seemed to contain the shouts of countless people, carrying a sacred power to purify all darkness, and shot out with a roar!
"boom--!!!"
The golden light instantly engulfed everything, directly striking Gatanothor's massive body.
There is no suspense.
Gatanothor let out a shrill scream as its hard shell shattered instantly, and half of its body was blasted into dust by the terrifying energy!
We won?!
[Instant kill! This is the real Shining Tiga!]
Is that all?
Old Tang stared at the screen, then suddenly frowned: "Wait a minute... the progress bar is still a long way off! That old scoundrel Gu isn't that kind!"
really!
Just as the audience was preparing to cheer for victory, a sudden change occurred!
Gatanothor, who was left with only half a body, did not die.
It emitted an ancient and eerie growl.
"Hoo... Uh..."
Then, something truly chilling happened.
In the sky, those Zoga who had been wandering around the world and escaped the net seemed to be summoned by some force and flew back frantically.
Like moths, they flew one after another toward Gatanjee's mangled body.
It's not an attack, it's a fusion!
Countless Zorghasts transformed into grotesque biomass, frantically filling Gatanothor's wounds.
"It's regenerating!" Old Tang shouted in terror.
It's not just about regeneration.
The black mist surged, and Gatanothor's body began to undergo violent distortion.
Its arms suddenly stretched forward, becoming longer, sharper, and full of aggression.
The ugly head, which had been tucked inside its shell, was now forced out completely with a tearing sound. Its neck was covered with eerie eyes, making it look extremely intimidating!
The tail, which was originally hidden underwater, has transformed into a thick and flexible giant tentacle that dances wildly in the air, each lash creating a sonic boom!
Gatanothor - Second Form!
Coming!
This was specially made by Gu Nan and his prop team.
In the original world, it is said that during the preparation stage of the final episode of the "Ultraman Tiga" TV series, designer Hiroshi Maruyama proposed that Gatanothor's second form appear in the series.
However, due to the tight filming schedule, the difficulty of special effects production, and budget constraints, the idea ultimately failed to materialize, and Gatanothor's second form was abandoned, becoming an indelible regret in Maruyama Hiroshi's heart.
In other words, although the concept was conceived as early as the Ultraman Tiga era, the visual design of Gatanothor's second form was not officially revealed until 2021.
Furthermore, Gatanothor's second form is not limited to flat design drafts; in stage plays related to "Triga," this form appears as the ultimate villain.
However, due to insufficient funding, and because the stage version's suits were inherently slightly rougher than those in the main show, the Gatanothor second form suit there was simply made from an inflatable model, which is quite similar to the stage version's Devastator suits...
On the screen, this evolved behemoth was even larger than Shining Tiga. Its terrifying aura seemed to extinguish the nascent hope once more.
It roared, and countless tentacles pierced towards Tiga like javelins, attempting a final counterattack.
but.
Faced with this even more terrifying and powerful ultimate evil god.
The golden Ultraman Tiga stood on the sea, without taking a single step back.
They didn't even make a defensive move.
He simply stared silently at the approaching darkness, his eyes showing not a trace of emotion.
That was God looking down upon the ants.
That was the absolute suppression of darkness by light.
"it's useless."
Daigo's voice resonated in my heart; it was also the voice of all humanity.
"I am not alone now."
Faced with the onslaught of tentacles.
Ultraman Tiga raised his hand and placed it on his chest.
There were no fancy moves.
The color timer on his chest suddenly burst out with an unprecedentedly bright light!
It's not light.
It's pure light!
Shining Timer Flash!
"Buzz—!!!"
Centered on Ultraman Tiga, a ring-shaped golden shockwave instantly spread outwards.
There was no earth-shattering explosion.
For just that one instant, the world turned pure white.
The grotesque tentacles vaporized instantly upon contact with the golden light, leaving not even ashes behind.
Gatanothor's once invincible body after its evolution was like ice and snow meeting the blazing sun before this divine light.
Its roar abruptly stopped.
Its shell, its flesh, its darkness.
In that instant, everything was completely purified and dissolved into endless light.
The light dissipated.
The sea was empty.
The dark ruler who brought despair to the world has vanished completely.
Not a single cell remained.
Won.
This time we really won.
[Fuck...]
This is what it means to be invincible! This is what it means to be a god!
[No need for fancy moves, just purify directly!]
[Too powerful! Ultraman Tiga is too powerful!]
This is the kind of ending we've been waiting for!
[Everyone rise! Respectfully bidding farewell to the Lord of Darkness!]
With Gatanothor's complete demise, the black fog that had shrouded the Earth for days finally began to dissipate.
The first ray of sunlight pierced through the clouds and shone on the shimmering sea.
It was sprinkled on that huge, golden figure.
Tiga slowly turned around, looking at the distant Atlas, at the sky, and at everyone in front of the screen.
At that moment, although he was a giant of light, everyone seemed to see Daigo's warm smiling face.
He was saying goodbye.
But it also seems to say:
The light will always be there.