MC Creative Mode: Wholesale Perpetual Motion Machine

Chapter 362 In a land shrouded in despair, the light of dreams ignites!
Above a spacetime beyond description, there exists a "dragon" with a thousand heads and a thousand tails, whose scales are the rise and fall of civilizations and whose flesh and blood are the distortions of the river of time. It continues its eternal battle and confrontation with the Land of Light and Ultraman Tiga.

Standing tall above time and space, Ultraman Tiga and the warriors of the Land of Light continuously fight against the power of the Time Dragon, and shower their own light upon the endless time and space within the "dragon's" body.

In the endless expanse of time and space, those despairing and painful times and those beautiful times and spaces also gave back similar light, breaking through the dragon's head from within and joining the battlefield.

Like a gathering of countless stars, Ultraman Tiga and the Land of Light, supported by the power of the Land of Light that is constantly being born and gathered in countless parallel timelines, are becoming increasingly magnificent. Similarly, the perpetual motion effect is also making its growth rate increasingly terrifying.

"Roar……"

In a wave that defies description and can only be likened to a roar, Tiga's body of light suddenly vanished, simultaneously exploding into countless possibilities.

All these possibilities were forcibly converged in two directions, transforming into a certain stage in the past, becoming countless gray stone statues falling into spacetime, and in the endless future, after an indescribable long period of time, even photons, and even more fundamental existences, decayed and returned to the deathly heat death.

Even the Kingdom of Light, spanning endless time and space, was simultaneously brought to the point of either never being born or entering destruction amidst the endless changes of time and the chaos of endless possibilities.

Yet at the same instant, in endless space and time, amidst the convergence of endless light, the gray stone statues that had fallen into countless spaces and timelines, experiencing long years and long stories, revived and leaped out, and endless light emerged again from the void of destruction.

At the same moment all of this happened, Ultraman Tiga and the Land of Light returned once again!
The “war,” or rather, an experiment conducted by the Land of Light, has been going on for a very, very long time.

The "dragon" is tearing at the "light".

Ultraman Tiga's gaze remained calm as ever.

Once again attacked, the history of the Land of Light was erased from all parallel universes, yet it was reborn and returned. Daigo recalled the moment when the Land of Light discovered the Time Dragon, thus triggering the origin of the conflict...

……

That's a story that takes place in a timeline of historical change, between the Land of Light and Earth where Ultraman Tiga was erased.

There, in the course of history, the TPC was not established, Earth was not ravaged by the awakening of monsters, nor was it threatened by evil aliens.

However, humanity in this historical period fell into a far more pervasive and mentally devastating catastrophe—the "spiritual erosion phenomenon."

Or it could be called—"The Mysterious Revival"

That was not a physical attack, but a collapse of rules and cognition, a bizarre phenomenon that could be described as the collapse of the physical world.

In short, it's unclear when it started, perhaps after the birth of humankind on Earth, or perhaps in the distant past before the birth of human civilization.

In short, "ghost realms," "subspaces," "hell," and "lands of demons" will appear on the earth without warning...

It has countless names in different cultures, but they all refer to the same thing.

Sometimes, when a person is walking at night, they may suddenly find that their surroundings have changed strangely. At this time, they may have entered the ghost realm.

Once inside, almost everyone dies; only a very small number survive and record this bizarre and terrifying phenomenon.

This phenomenon of disappearance without explanation is also known as "spirit disappearance."

In the ghost realm, within a certain area, the physical laws as understood by humans temporarily fail; light becomes distorted, sounds become eerie and inexplicable, and time and space become indescribable.

Those trapped inside will encounter terrifying phenomena that defy common sense—

The shadows suddenly moved, the corpses revived, strange things appeared, and familiar relatives suddenly became unrecognizable and filled with malice...

Throughout history, countless people have gone mad or disappeared because of this.

However, this phenomenon is extremely rare. Although there are folk tales about it in various countries, there is basically no official confirmation. And ordinary people will almost never encounter it in their lifetime, until the 21st century...

The 20th century was an era of frequent strange occurrences, with bizarre events that were once rare for decades or even centuries gradually increasing.

In the 21st century, the incidence of spirit erosion has begun to increase explosively, with more and more cases of death and disappearance.

To prevent certain bizarre phenomena that rely on information dissemination, the internet and news are strictly regulated.

But with the increasingly frequent occurrence of spiritual erosion, those who witnessed the death of their relatives and friends, and those who survived in despair, allowed the feeling of despair to spread like a plague.

The internet is filled with blurry, horrific videos that cannot be deleted or blocked, and some even automatically search for victims. These videos, along with vague survivor notes, have nearly paralyzed the nascent internet and exacerbated global collective anxiety.

Many people become neurotic, overreacting to any minor anomaly, social trust is on the verge of collapse, and the nation and any political system are facing collapse.

In this land of despair that permeates the world, a strange plant quietly sprouts.

A magical plant known as the Zigera Flower has begun to appear in various parts of the world.

It has been discovered that the pollen it emits has a mild calming effect, effectively relieving fear and anxiety, and immersing people in a warm, peaceful, and tranquil sense of happiness.

Even though this strange flower always blooms near survivors of the spirit erosion phenomenon, it is considered a new kind of spirit erosion phenomenon.

However, many people who have lost loved ones or suffered mental trauma in the spiritual erosion phenomenon can no longer care about such things. They begin to rely on the pollen of Zigera, regarding it as their only solace in despair.

They gathered in groups beside the zigela flowers, enjoying the overflowing happiness in their hearts and temporarily forgetting the terrors of the outside world.

They even forgot to eat and sleep, and in their overflowing happiness, they weakened and died.

……

In an ordinary elementary school classroom in Tokyo, Daigo Madoka, who was resting against the teacher's desk, is waking up wearily.

He is a primary school teacher, and in this increasingly oppressive world, the job of a teacher is very difficult.

Recently, there have been many missing persons cases in the town, causing widespread panic. Several children in his class have had accidents at home, and the school has been closed several times. Even after classes resumed, the children were still very scared.

Recently, he even heard the younger children say that tall, thin shadows were wandering around the town, but the adults couldn't see anything.

Daigo could do nothing about it. Besides informing his superiors, he could only try his best to remain calm in front of the children and reassure them as much as possible.

However, Daigo hasn't been sleeping well these past two days.

He had a strange and frightening dream.

In the dream, he was a member of the Victory Team, an organization under an organization called TPC.

He piloted advanced fighter jets to fight against terrifying giant monsters, and then transformed into an equally enormous giant to fight against giant monsters and evil aliens.

The dream felt so real—the determination to fight for what you want to protect, the anger when you see destruction, and the burning sensation when you turn into light…

Daigo got up from the table, rubbing his chest, seemingly still feeling the pain from the monster's tail whip. "It's probably numb from the impact."

Daigo rubbed his dark circles under his eyes again. "I'm under so much pressure, I'm having too many dreams and can't get any rest."

This class was supposed to be physical education, but since it was raining outside, it was changed to free time, and he took the opportunity to doze off.

Daigo glanced around the classroom and saw a thin, small child staring blankly at the two empty seats. He couldn't help but sigh. "Sigh, Masao's father has disappeared. What will become of his family?"

"And those two children..." Daigo fell silent. In the past six months, too many disappearances had occurred in the town. In his class alone, two children had vanished without a trace along with their families.

When he discovered that the two children hadn't come to school and couldn't be reached by phone, he called the police. The police, however, said that one of the missing people, as Daigo claimed, had died in a car accident three years ago, and the other family didn't even exist.

Rumble…

Amidst a muffled rumble of thunder, the sky suddenly darkened, not with dark clouds obscuring the sun, but with a lifeless, sickly yellow hue that quickly enveloped the entire campus.

The temperature in the classroom plummeted, and a strange smell of rust and decay filled the air.

"What?! What is this?!" Daigo sensed something was wrong and immediately looked out the window, his tired eyes widening instantly.

"Waaah..." The sound of a child crying came from somewhere.

Suddenly, countless watermarks, resembling the faces of crying children, began to appear on the classroom windowpanes.

"Could it be a paranormal event?" Daigo felt a chill run down his spine, but looking at the children, he immediately shouted, "Children, don't run around, come to your teacher right now!"

As the children were terrified, the eyes of the graffiti figures on the wall began to move, black tears flowed from their eyes, and blood-red maggots crawled from their cracked mouths.

Daigo's pupils contracted as he turned to look at the corridor, which was gradually being enveloped in darkness. From within the darkness came the dragging, sticky footsteps that no human could produce, approaching from afar.

"T-Teacher..." The children trembled with fear, huddled tightly around Daigo, their faces pale.

Daigo's heart pounded, and intense fear gripped his throat.

But looking into the children's desperate and helpless eyes, a surge of courage overcame his instinct to run away. He took a deep breath, trying to keep his voice from trembling: "Don't be afraid! Stay together and don't make a sound!"

He quickly locked the classroom door from the inside, barricaded it with desks and chairs, then picked up a heavy ruler and stood behind the door, listening to the approaching sound, his whole body tense.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The sticky footsteps stopped outside the door.

Immediately afterwards, a cold, malicious sense of being watched pierced through the door, making everyone feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

The doorknob, which was clearly locked, began to turn silently on its own.

"Waaah—" The girl, who was so frightened that she almost lost her voice, couldn't help but let out a suppressed sob.

The next second, the classroom door, along with the desks and chairs blocking it, vanished silently as if torn apart by an invisible giant jaws.

What stood outside the door was no longer the familiar corridor, but a swirling, filthy darkness.

An indescribable monster slowly "seeped" out from the darkness.

It is roughly humanoid, but its entire body is made up of twisted shadows and countless fragments of broken, crying children's faces. It has no eyes, only two constantly rotating black holes that devour light.

The monster let out a laugh that ripped through the soul, and stretched out claws made of darkness to grab at the nearest boy, Shin Kudo, who was already terrified and had wet himself.

Daigo recalled the terrifying events he had heard about from the internet a year ago, before it was forcibly shut down.

Once the spirit erosion phenomenon occurs, unless you are extremely lucky and the phenomenon stops just before you are killed by various anomalies, there is absolutely no chance of survival!

Everything in the spirit erosion phenomenon, whether it's something that looks like a monster or some kind of murderous phenomenon, completely ignores the laws of physics.

Swords are useless, bullets are useless, fire is useless, even...

Daigo once saw a blurry video, the authenticity of which is unknown. It was said that the military of a certain major country attempted to launch and detonate a nuclear bomb into a strange area.

Even when faced with a nuclear bomb exploding at point-blank range, the white paper figures that slaughtered an entire military camp did not have even a single scorch mark on their bodies.

Despair welled up from the bottom of his heart, and Daigo's reason told him that all resistance was futile.

But even in despair, looking at the terrified children behind him, his anger and desire to protect them surged even more intensely.

"You bastard! Don't touch my student!!!"

The instinct to protect the students completely overwhelmed the fear!

Daigo let out a beast-like roar, not out of courage, but out of extreme anger!
He forgot the vast difference in strength, forgot the fragility of humanity, and driven only by the most primal instinct to protect himself, he clenched his fists and charged futilely yet relentlessly toward the indescribable monster!

Just as his fist was about to touch that void of shadow—

Buzz! ! ! !

A dazzling, warm golden light, like the rising sun, surged forth from the depths of his soul without warning, like a volcanic eruption!

Thus, a huge, silver fist phantom, burning with a faint crimson flame, appeared in the void.

The light instantly filled the entire classroom, even breaking through the doors and windows, tearing a hole in the dim, ghostly sky outside!
Faced with the approaching giant fist, the terrifying shadow monster let out a scream so shrill it seemed to tear the soul apart.

boom!
In the light, it was like ice and snow encountering the blazing sun, violently twisting, evaporating, and dissipating, but before it could completely dissipate, it was directly blasted into dust!
Not only monsters, but a giant fist made of faint light slammed outwards, and the entire "Spirit Erosion Ghost Realm" that enveloped the whole school shattered under the impact of this pure and powerful light!
The distorted space began to return to normal, the eerie faces on the walls disappeared, the temperature rose, and the dim yellow filter outside the window peeled away like broken glass, revealing the afternoon sunlight once again!

Even so, the enormous fist phantom continued relentlessly, hurtling straight towards the sky with a deafening roar, growing faster and faster until it blasted a giant hole through the dark clouds in the sky!
The light from the giant fist slowly dissipated, and after the clouds were pierced, warm sunlight shone down.

In the classroom, the children stared at their teacher in disbelief.

Daigo himself stood there, stunned, staring at his hands in disbelief.

The warm and powerful feeling was slowly fading, but he could clearly sense that something that had been dormant... had awakened!

With a thought, specks of light gathered in his palm, forming a strange sword hilt with the luster of marble and crystal.

A dream... but not a dream!

Daigo Madoka and Ultraman Tiga fight to protect Earth.

His power, his memories, his will... The power of "himself" in another world transcended time and space, giving himself a response!

"Teacher...you...are the light..." Shin Kudo stammered, his eyes filled with shock and admiration.

Other children gathered around, their eyes sparkling.

The teacher glowed and unleashed a giant fist that shattered the evil spirit—a miraculous scene they would likely never forget.
Daigo looked at the renewed light in the children's eyes, then looked out the window.

In the distance, beyond the extremely distant horizon, one can still see the scattered, eerie, rainbow-colored phantoms of flowers rising from the earth.

I saw many people converging there as if on a pilgrimage, seeking a peaceful death.

He also saw countless dark and twisted things occupying the earth, the sky, and the depths of the earth.

He understood. "I'm going to do what I believe is right!"

A decision formed in his heart.

He took out his phone and found that the signal had been restored. He took a deep breath and dialed a number.

"Teacher Daigo! What just happened in your classroom? Why were all the monsters burned to death by the light?" The anxious and confused voice of the school's dean of students, Megumi Kijima, came from the other end of the phone.

Daigo took a deep breath, recalling the increasingly vivid memories from his dream, including the image of Megumi, the captain of the GUTS team. He subconsciously said, "Captain, we need an organization, an organization that can fight against 'Spirit Erosion,' protect the people, and bring true hope!"

"I remember... in my dream, it was TPC! (Earth Peace Alliance)."

"Captain... oh no, Dean of Students, would you be interested in becoming a member of the GUTS team?"

"Huh?" Headmistress Megumi asked, her mouth agape, looking completely bewildered.

From that day on, the wheel of history was forcibly turned in another direction.

With Daigo Madoka, who has gained the power of Ultraman, at the core, countries around the world are unified at an incredible speed, and research and countermeasures against the Spirit Erosion phenomenon begin to improve explosively.

Using the power he gained from his dream, Daigo led the first group of volunteers to blast through the Spirit Corruption Realm time and time again, using his increasingly proficient power of light to purify the pollution and rescue those trapped.

The legend of the Giant of Light began to circulate, and the repeated defeat of the Ghost Realm brought real hope, which spread like ripples.

Globally, more and more people are beginning to regain hope, leaving the flower garden of Zijra and choosing to join or support TPC.

Human courage and wisdom were rekindled, and technology and supernatural research began to combine, with weapons and protective devices for combating the phenomenon of spiritual erosion being continuously developed.

For some unknown reason, the Zigera flowers growing around the world began to wither and die at a rate visible to the naked eye.

It was not destroyed by force, but rather it retreated spontaneously because its meaning of existence was disappearing.

When humanity chooses to confront its fears and create its own future, this "gentle comfort" loses its fertile ground.

A year later, Daigo gazed at the drastically changed city and watched as the last glimpse of the flower, Zigela, slowly faded away in the sunlight.

He raised his hand, and warm golden light danced at his fingertips, condensing into a spark prism. Then it leaped into history, into the final days of the ancient extinction thirty million years ago, transforming into a ball of light that struck a source of pollution that had fallen from the sky.

After the source of pollution was burned to ashes, the ball of light, following the direction in which the source of pollution fell, once again pierced through space and time and leaped into space above space and time.

In that indescribable place, it transformed into a beacon, shining brightly!

Meanwhile, in that forgotten, overwritten timeline, Fang Zheng, strolling leisurely, looked at the light and smiled. "Hmm, it's about to begin."

Meanwhile, at the Science Research Institute of the Land of Light, alarms blared: "Alarm! Alarm! Timeline attack detected!"

Tiga also noticed the anomaly at the same time. Looking at the past and the future, he raised his fist, and boundless light exploded out.

"boom……"

Simultaneously, the fist, advancing towards the past and future, followed the trajectory indicated by the beacon, blasting beyond the boundaries of time and space, awakening the "Dragon."

(End of this chapter)