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Chapter 248 What is it like to become a giant of light?

light.

The purest, most pristine golden light, devoid of any impurities, completely engulfed Masaki Keigo's consciousness and body.

In this ocean of light, he felt himself being disintegrated, from the macroscopic flesh and blood to the microscopic cells, molecules, atoms... everything that constituted the human being "Masaki Keigo" was reduced to particles of light.

It is a wonderful process, without pain, but rather a warm and peaceful return to the womb.

Consciousness seemed to break free from the cage called "body," drifting forward with an unprecedented sense of freedom.

There, a huge stone statue of a giant stands silently.

hum-

The swarm of bees, which Masaki Keigo had transformed into, rushed into the body of the stone statue.

The cold, rocky surface began to transform, turning into a white skin...

The timers on his eyes and chest glowed...

Came alive.

Masaki Keigo, or rather, the "Giant of Light" at this moment, slowly lowered his head and raised his hands.

Masaki Keigo looked around, and the whole world seemed to have changed completely in his "eyes".

The human retina can only capture visible light with wavelengths between 400 and 760 nanometers, which means that what humans see is only a very narrow aspect of the real world.

However, at this moment, in his senses, the world was reduced to a more basic and more real structure.

He could "see" that the air was no longer empty, but filled with countless pulsating microscopic particles that vibrated at different frequencies, creating the flow of wind.

He could "see" the raging torrents of energy surging within the cold machines he had built with his own hands.

Light, electromagnetic waves, the flow of energy, the structure of matter... everything was presented to him with unprecedented clarity.

Not just observation...

Thinking this, Masaki Keigo slowly extended his huge right hand, his five fingers spread out, palm facing up.

hum!
The energy within his body began to gather along with his will.

The density of energy is climbing at a terrifying exponential rate, distorting the light and even the structure of spacetime.

Under the compression of this enormous amount of energy, enough to wipe the entire city of Kumamoto off the map.

Ripples began to appear in the spacetime structure at the giant's palm, and then, like a popped soap bubble, it collapsed inward.

An absolute "nothingness" has appeared.

It was a perfect sphere, only a few meters in diameter. It did not emit light or heat; it simply floated there quietly, yet it was more awe-inspiring than any star.

It frantically devoured everything around it, whether it was light, matter, or even space itself.

He created a miniature black hole so easily...

Much easier and more controllable than the world of the Booster Armor...

"So that's what it feels like to become a giant of light."

Looking at the deep emptiness in his palm, Masaki Keigo sighed.

At that moment, he completely understood why Masaki Keigo's mentality swelled so dramatically after he gained the power of the Titans in the original work.

When a three-dimensional being can pick up a paintbrush and draw a circle on a two-dimensional canvas, trapping a small figure in the drawing inside, how is this three-dimensional being any different from a "god" to that two-dimensional figure?
The Giant of Light is a being that is far closer to a god than the Beast God and EVA.

As a quantum life form, Ultraman's essence may have transcended a simple three-dimensional existence; it may be a projection of a higher-dimensional life form into the three-dimensional world.

Therefore, for higher-dimensional beings, everything that affects the lower-dimensional world is much like eating and drinking.

With such immense power, looking down upon insignificant humanity, how could one not call oneself a god?
Just as he was pondering, countless unfamiliar images suddenly flooded his mind.

It was a vast, ancient land, the sky was dim and yellow, and a white giant, exactly the same as he was now, was fighting a desperate battle with all kinds of ferocious monsters.

The giant in the image moves with sweeping, powerful movements, full of primal wildness and strength. He occasionally unleashes a fist imbued with terrifying power, forcing the mountain-sized monster to retreat in defeat;

At times, he would unleash energy blades from his arms that could cut through anything;

At other times, he gathers the energy of light in front of his chest and shoots out a deadly beam that can destroy everything...

Countless combat techniques and energy utilization methods, like a stream of data, were continuously imprinted into the depths of his consciousness.

"The battle memories carried within the ancient genes...?"

"It seems that as he fully activated the giant's body, the instincts and memories dormant deep within his genes have also awakened," Masaki Keigo murmured. He closed his eyes, quietly digesting this massive flow of information, and when he opened them again, a hint of understanding had appeared in his eyes.

He tried again to move his massive body, feeling the explosive power contained in every "muscle".

For a moment, the entire underground ruins echoed with the dull hum of the winds stirred up by the giants' movements.

until--

"Beep beep! Beep beep! Beep beep!"

A sudden alarm, accompanied by the flashing red light of the timer on his chest, jolted him out of his immersive experience.

Is this a warning sign of low energy?

Just like in the original story, it seems that he can only maintain this giant form for a short time on Earth.

The giant's figure rapidly shrank in the light, and the enormous particles of light decomposed and recombined again, eventually transforming into Masaki Keigo wearing a research suit.

"Interesting... Where did such a huge body go?"

Masaki Keigo looked at the original location of the stone statue and couldn't help but smile.

According to the law of conservation of mass-energy, energy and mass cannot be created or destroyed out of thin air.

Ultraman's body is not a pure energy body, but a physical entity with a specific mass.

Such a massive mass couldn't have simply vanished into thin air.

Was it compressed into some subspace? Or was it stored in its body in some unknown form?

Before he could figure out the mystery, a cheerful barking came from the side.

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

A golden Labrador puppy wagged its tail and ran out from behind a pile of machinery, happily circling around Masaki Keigo's feet and affectionately rubbing its little head against his trouser leg.

"Oh? Gedi?"

Seeing this, Masaki Keigo smiled and bent down to pick up the enthusiastic little dog.

If he remembered correctly, this little dog should be the human form of the monster named Geedi from the original story... or rather, the dog form.

It was originally a partner that fought alongside the giant, but later turned into a stone statue and slept in this ruin along with the giant statue.

Did it sense that it had become a giant, and thus awaken?
"Wang Wang!"

The little Labrador seemed to understand Masaki Keigo's words, barked twice more, and stuck out its tongue to lick his hand.

"Ah, what an interesting little fellow. From now on, he'll come with me."

Masaki Keigo smiled, held the docile Gedi in his arms, and turned to leave the ruins.

……

After completing the initial experiment of light particle conversion
He took Gedi back to his ground research facility, where the clever little guy quickly adapted to his new environment.

Meanwhile, Keigo Masaki plunged headlong into a new project—the miniaturization and portability of a light particle conversion device, which, in simple terms, is the creation of a transformation device.

The good news is that, because it has already become one with the giant's statue, subsequent transformations no longer require that huge and complex system to activate.

All he needed was something like a "switch" and a "key".

With just a slight but specific frequency of energy stimulation, the light genetic factor within him can be instantly unlocked, transforming him into Ultraman.

It took about three more weeks for a light particle switching device, which he had built himself, to lie quietly on the experimental table.

Its shape is inspired by the Spark Lens that Daigo used in my memory, and it also features a simple, streamlined design.

The only difference is in the details. The main color scheme is white, and the upper unfolding mechanism is designed to resemble the golden armor on the chest of the white giant he transforms into.

After doing all this, before Masaki Keigo could even test the new device, an encrypted communication from TPC headquarters interrupted his plans.

On the communications screen was a senior official from the TPC intelligence department, looking serious.

"Dr. Masaki, emergency."

We have discovered ancient capsules in Mongolia, a matter that has exceeded the scope of routine procedures. Director Sawai would like to hear your opinion as an expert.

Mongolia? Ancient capsules?

Has the story finally begun?
(End of this chapter)