Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

"Are you kidding me? What else can disguise itself as a human and even be in a relationship?"

"Okay, so let's go check it out tonight."

"??!"

"Use your internal network to find out her address and go check it out tonight."

"Samuel..."

"Ok?"

"I thought you were a proper 'monster'."

"..."

"I misjudged you."

"?"

Chapter Eight: Hollow Eyes

Jun Sakuma used to love the night.

He likes to watch

After watching a movie, stroll with your loved one along a bustling commercial street adorned with colorful light bulbs, and chat about the interesting things that have happened recently.

The neon lights that once shimmered along the long street now transform into a colorful dream in my memory.

He wished that street would never end and that he could never finish talking.

He hates the night now.

Because now it means clandestine work, alien beasts, and death.

During the day he still had the mind to joke, but when night fell and Samuel urged his body to bypass the surveillance and head to the destination, he remained silent in his consciousness space.

"That's too cruel," he thought.

Samuel became suspicious of the girl named Riko. When he went back to check Riko's background using the MP internal database, Jun Sakuma discovered that Riko's family had already died.

Shocked, his first reaction was to tell the kid from the Night Raid team who had been fooled.

But after calming down, I didn't know what to do. Those two young people seemed so happy, didn't they?

Who could have known that the girl who quietly depicted the giraffe family was actually dead?

A man in black, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, moved through the shadows.

"Samuel."

"Ok?"

“Riko,” Jun Sakuma really wanted a cigarette right now, “what exactly is this Riko?”

Eyes gleaming with silver light spotted a figure peering out from the balcony.

There are no stars or moon tonight, only dense and heavy cumulus clouds.

What is she looking at?

When I saw her during the day, she was still a gentle, smiling girl sketching the beauty she saw with charcoal. She had delicate features and smooth skin, and seemed to exude a warm fragrance even in winter.

She still has the same face and short, slightly wavy hair. She came out wearing pajamas, the silk dress blending with the dim light in the room, her skin taking on a hazy, warm hue.

However, her eyes, like the vast, boundless night, were completely empty.

“I don’t know either. Maybe it’s a monster that has taken over Riko’s body, or maybe it’s a creation that imitates Riko’s existence.” Samuel said the last thing Jun Sakuma wanted to hear.

The empty pupils merged with the silvery eyes.

Through Samuel's vision, Jun Sakuma saw the truth behind the emptiness—"You're not simple to see through my puppet, but... did you come here to see hell?"

The soft face of a young woman has cracked, and eyes as black as an abyss have replaced human eyeballs.

The human part was slowly eroded, like a drop of water dissolving grease on a plate; the living were excluded, and the dark giant offered a curse upon the impetuous visitor.

……

Newspaper.

Although it was late at night, Shinzo Negi, a reporter pursuing the truth, was still awake.

For him, nighttime is the best time to organize his thoughts and write interview notes.

“Tunnel collapse, toxic gas leak, entire family disappears…” Genlai Shenzang stared at a series of bizarre case reports, cutting them out one by one and carefully putting them into a special plastic bag.

"There are so many 'accidents,' like the recent 'rockfall from the cliff,' and who exactly was in the car that the police put in after the road was blocked?"

They were clearly not from any rescue organization; they seemed more like agents from a secret agency.

With his keen journalistic instincts, Genrai Jinzō always felt that the city was shrouded in an inexplicable shadow.

All of that was bad enough, but his colleague, Jun Himeya, a renowned photographer, had been missing for days without a trace.

He finally found Jun Himeya, but accidentally lost him in front of the mountain where the road was blocked off, supposedly due to "falling rocks from the cliff".

Perhaps Jun Himeya, like him, is investigating something.

Perhaps what Jun Himeya was investigating was so dangerous that he chose to conceal everything and face it alone.

"Is the organization blocking intelligence...?"

Genrai Jinzang felt like he was dancing on a cliff in the dark, unable to see the way, unsure whether his feet were on rocks or already on the edge of danger.

This feeling of facing the unknown excited him.

The bus plunged off a cliff, killing all passengers.

With the last piece of the puzzle in place, Genrai Jinzang tilted his head back and took a swig of dark beer. The bubbles and coolness exploded in his mouth, and the reporter, who wouldn't give up until he got to the truth, let out a heavy sigh.

……

"Area 9, coordinates 374, has detected a vibration wave from a different beast!"

"Night raid team, move out!"

Three Chromium Chesters took off from Freedom Fortress, their optical camouflage activated, concealing their fuselages in the night.

"I'm glad the alien beasts have returned to their nocturnal habits, but... we can't deprive people of rest," a clear female voice complained.

“Then you can question them later with Wolffire missiles,” Mitsuhiko Ishibori stared at the two dots, one dark red and one light blue, on the radar screen: “Is this the second giant we discovered last time?”

“That’s right,” Kira Sawa’s voice came through the communication: “Just like the last Ultra Warrior, we’ll prioritize confirming his position.”

Upon hearing this, Kazuki Komon opened his mouth to say something, but the vice-captain, Nagi Saijo, sitting in front, interrupted him first: "Don't hesitate this time."

"But in that factory, he saved me and two children." The young Night Raid member couldn't understand why his vice-captain had listed all the alien beasts as targets, even though the Ultra Warriors were protecting them!

I've already said it.

"Perhaps they're just fighting over food," Saijo Nagi said, equally dismissive of the young team members' naiveté. "Don't project your thoughts onto the monsters. No matter how similar they may look, a monster is a monster. They are completely different from humans!"

Area 9, coordinates 374, is located in the mountains on the outskirts of the city.

When Samuel sensed that the man with the repulsive aura was about to attack, he immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the city to prevent damage.

The other party simply chuckled and followed closely behind.

Nobody wants to see a good girl suddenly turn into a terrifying dark giant.

Especially when that dark giant grinned sinisterly and asked them, "Faust, remember my name... You and Nexus do look somewhat alike, where are you from?"

"Who is Nexus?" Jun Sakuma asked Samuel in his consciousness space. "Is he talking about another giant?"

“I don’t know him either.” Samuel rolled to the ground, and before he could even steady himself, he immediately used his ankle to pull back. The dark feather struck the spot where he had just landed, startling Jun Sakuma so much that he let out a loud “ow!”

Dark Faust missed his first attack, but immediately unleashed another Dark Feather, followed by a surge of deep purple light as he charged forward, gathering energy in one hand and blasting it toward the head of the silver giant opposite him.

As the fist slammed into his face, Jun Sakuma instinctively tried to close his eyes, but Samuel's shout of "Don't dodge!" snapped him back to reality.

Knowing that his cowardice would affect Samuel's combat, he ordered himself to stay in place and keep his eyes wide open to see clearly no matter what kind of attack he encountered!

"boom"!

The silver palm blocked Dark Faust's heavy punch.

“Not bad.” After praising the human form, Samuel flipped his right hand, and the exploding light blade emitted a sharp whistling sound, instantly pressing against Dark Faust’s chin.

The latter hurriedly retreated, the light blade exploded, and the intense flash almost filled his entire field of vision.

In the white expanse, Samuel traversed the air heated by the explosion, feigning an attack with his fist while stepping on silver flames. As his opponent hastily parried, he spun and delivered a side kick, accompanied by Dark Faust's cry of pain, sending the towering dark giant flying over a hundred meters through the air.

Jun Sakuma clenched his fists, but Samuel showed no sign of joy.

His injuries had not fully healed, and his speed had slowed down considerably. Otherwise, Dark Faust would not have had the chance to react in time and let him fly backward to dissipate the force at the last moment.

Moreover, after only a few exchanges, Samuel felt a dull ache in several wounds that had been cut deeper by the spatial turbulence.

"I need to be careful," he thought.

Chapter Nine: The Night Raid Team (Bonus Chapter 5)

Dark Faust had already re-established his stance. Samuel gave a soft shout and, during his sprint, conjured a lightsaber in his right hand, slashing at Dark Faust's arm, which was gathering energy.

Interrupted from charging up, the dark giant snorted, dodged the lightsaber, and punched the center gate with one fist.

But this was exactly what Samuel wanted.