Ultraman's legendary journey begins in the Land of Light

Time flows again. In the past month, Qi Yao would see the mysterious boy again in her dreams from time to time.

And the mysterious boy whose face could not be seen clearly would turn his head to look at Qi Yao every time and say something with a smile on his face.

However, I couldn't hear it clearly every time, as if what was said was not a language that I could understand.

After that, the boy will turn around and point to the sky, where two giants who have turned into meteors are fighting, one representing light and the other representing darkness.

In the end...darkness crushes light!

Whenever this happened, Qi Yao would wake up suddenly.

It was the same today. Qi Yao suddenly sat up from the bed, his forehead covered with sweat.

But deep down inside, I felt an inexplicable chill.

"It's this dream again!"

Qi Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead with some distress. Even though a month had passed, he still couldn't understand the meaning of this nightmare.

For this reason, Qi Yao also went to see a psychologist, but did not get any useful advice. The doctor just told her to pay more attention to rest.

If this continued, Qi Yao felt like she was going crazy.

Qi Yao covered her chest, took a few deep breaths, calmed her excited mood, and then prepared to go to the bathroom to take a bath.

Because I had a nightmare, my pajamas were soaked with sweat and stuck to my body, making me feel very uncomfortable.

However, just as Qi Yao walked out of the room, holding her clothes and heading towards the bathroom, she suddenly felt a chilly breeze blowing past, taking away some of her sweat.

Qi Yao turned around and saw that the window on the balcony had been opened at some point. Under the bright moonlight, Qi Yao saw a tall man lying on the windowsill smoking a cigarette.

"dad?"

Although she only saw the man's back, Qi Yao still recognized the man's identity. It was her father.

Qi Yao was a little surprised that her father was still smoking on the balcony so late.

Because in Qi Yao's impression, Qi Fan did not have a very serious smoking addiction.

"Oh? Yaoyao, you haven't slept yet?"

Qi Fan also noticed his daughter, put out his half-smoked cigarette, and asked.

"I just had a nightmare and I'm sweating a little. I want to take a shower."

Qi Yao answered truthfully.

"is it?"

Qi Fan did not ask too much about the details of the specific nightmare.

"Dad, why are you still smoking on the balcony at this time?"

Qi Yao asked Qi Fan with a puzzled look on her face.

"I have some things to think about."

Qi Fan replied.

"Is it a work thing?"

Qi Yao asked.

Qi Fan was silent for a while and nodded.

"I think so!"

After hearing Qi Fan's answer, Qi Yao didn't ask any more questions.

Because Qi Yao had noticed that her father didn't seem to want to talk to her about this topic.

Although still a student, Qi Yao has already begun to understand the hard work of her parents' work and life.

However, just as Qi Yao continued to walk towards the bathroom, she was suddenly stopped by Qi Fan.

"Yaoyao, wait a minute!"

Qi Fan seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"Dad, is there anything else?"

Qi Yao stopped in confusion.

Qi Fan was silent for a moment before he spoke again: "Yaoyao, are you satisfied with your current life?"

"what?"

Qi Yao was stunned for a moment, unable to understand what Qi Fan meant.

So I wanted to continue asking Qi Fan.

However, Qi Fan just shook his head.

"never mind……"

Qi Fan didn't seem to want to say anything more, so he left the balcony and walked towards the bedroom.

But when he walked to the door of the room, Qi Fan suddenly turned around with some guilt and said to Qi Yao: "Yaoyao, please forgive me for being a selfish father!"

Then, Qi Fan closed the door, leaving Qi Yao alone standing in the dim corridor.

Under the bright moonlight, Qi Yao seemed to see the mysterious young man again in a trance.

Under the moonlight, the boy seemed to have walked into reality from a dream.

The young man who appeared on the balcony walked towards Qi Yao step by step, and seemed to be saying something.

However, it is still difficult to hear clearly.

It was not until... the young man walked in front of Qi Yao that he was finally able to barely understand a few words.

“…Trust your heart!”

At this moment, it was as if a flash of lightning flashed through Qi Yao's spiritual world, and there seemed to be a sound like glass breaking.

In Qi Yao's mind, a picture suddenly appeared. She was sitting on the roof of a skyscraper with a young man, looking at the sunset in the distance.

Under the afterglow of the beautiful sunset, the young man said to Qi Yao with a smile: "Believe in your heart, because any powerful force must have a strong heart to match it. Believe in your strength, because the strong heart of the Ultra Warrior will definitely bring powerful strength!"

At this moment, Qi Yao's heart was confused because she suddenly remembered the boy's words.

"Who am I? And why am I here?"

For a moment, Qi Yao couldn't tell which side was the dream and which side was reality.

At this moment, the young man disappeared again. Qi Yao could only walk into the bathroom in a daze and wash off the sweat on his body.

But after returning to bed, Qi Yao couldn't fall asleep anymore.

In his mind, Qi Yao kept recalling the scene he saw in a trance.

In the newly emerged illusion, the figure of the mysterious young man was no longer blurry, but it was still difficult to see his face clearly.

And from the other person, Qi Yao could also feel a mysterious temperament that was attracting her invisibly.

In this way, Qi Yao did not sleep all night, and on the next day, she quickly told Gu Peixin about the new scene that she saw in a trance yesterday.

"Eh? Isn't that love at first sight? Yaoyao, you actually fell in love with someone you imagined? And he's younger than you!"

Gu Peixin looked at Qi Yao in shock.

"No... not!"

Qi Yao blushed and tried to explain.

However, Gu Peixin did not give Qi Yao a chance to explain herself. She just patted Qi Yao's shoulder with some ill intention.

"It's okay, Yaoyao. Everyone has their own preferences. Even if you like younger guys, I won't tell everyone about it."

Gu Peixin seemed to have misunderstood Qi Yao's meaning.

Then, just when Qi Yao wanted to continue explaining, Gu Peixin suddenly folded her hands across her chest in a serious manner.

"But... then again, Yaoyao, you've been having the same dream for a month straight, which is indeed a little unusual, especially that inner power thing, how can it be so 'idealistic'? It's not scientific at all!"

"I also think it's a bit too metaphysical!"

Qi Yao nodded, seeming to agree with Gu Peixin's statement.

However, there was one thing Qi Yao did not say, which was that since yesterday, she had been feeling as if there was a force flowing out of her body continuously.

But when he wanted to find the source of power, he suddenly couldn't feel the existence of power.

Qi Yao was completely confused. Could it be that she really had a mental illness?

Delusion? Or...

Qi Yao felt that she should really go to the mental hospital again when she had time.

When Qi Yao returned home after school, she only saw her father sitting on the sofa, seemingly waiting for her.

"Dad, where's Mom?"

Qi Yao asked with some confusion.

"I'm still working overtime at the company." Qi Fan answered, waved at Qi Yao, and said, "I have something I want to talk to you about."

Qi Yao noticed that her father looked a little haggard.

So I walked over with some concern and asked, "Dad, are you feeling unwell?"

"I just have some things that have been on my mind for a long time, and I want to talk to you about it."

Qi Fan said this, and stretched out his hand, motioning Qi Yao to sit next to him.

"What's matter?"

Qi Yao had a look of confusion on his face, and then at this moment, he suddenly remembered what his father had said last night.

"I..." Qi Fan was silent for a moment, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he asked Qi Yao: "Are you satisfied with your current life?"

"Very satisfied!" Qi Yao couldn't understand what her father meant, so she continued, "There are dad and mom, and Xinxin..."

But he was interrupted by Qi Fan.

"I'm asking you what's in your heart!"

"heart?"

At this moment, Qi Yao's spiritual world seemed to be impacted once again, and a memory reappeared in his mind. It was his own...

"Dad, you're not..."

In Qi Yao's memory, his father was a hero who sacrificed his life in the battle against the demon star Gross who tried to invade the Earth in order to protect the Earth and mankind. He was also...

“…Ultraman…?”

"Yes!" Qi Fan nodded and continued, "I am a selfish father!"

Qi Yao widened her glasses, looked at Qi Fan in disbelief, and asked in a trembling voice: "Didn't you already..."

"That brat did more than necessary!"

Qi Fan looked at Qi Yao and replied.

"Student Hao Ren?"

In Qi Yao's mind, countless sealed memories emerged from the opened gaps.

"Did you actually use such a funny name?"

Qi Fan smiled and said.

"you……"

Qi Yao still couldn't believe that one day she would be able to see her father again, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"I am now just an illusion created by your thoughts. You can also call it a 'thought body', which is somewhat similar to 'Tsukimiya Ayu'."

A name that is very retro came out of Qi Fan's mouth.

Tsukimiya Ayu is one of the heroines appearing in the game produced by Key and its adapted animation "Kanon". The main arranger of the story is the legendary Kumijea!

As for the reason why Qi Fan was able to appear in front of Qi Yao again, it was not only because Qi Yao missed her father, but there were two other important factors.

One of them was that after Qi Yao was born, Qi Fan gave part of his own light to Qi Yao in order to protect his daughter.

As for the other factor, it was Helis. In the battle with the demon star Gross, Helis obtained the remaining light of Qi Fan.

It is somewhat similar to how Gaia was upgraded from V1 to V2 after receiving the light from Aguru.

It was just that Qi Fan's strength at that time was already very limited, so even if Helis obtained the remaining strength, his own strength could not be improved qualitatively. He only obtained a Holy Sword Hero similar to Gaia SV under the blessing of the "Light of Miracle".

Therefore, not long ago, when Helis mixed his own light with the energy of the "life solidification device" and injected it into Qi Yao's body, he deliberately gave Qi Yao the remaining light from Qi Fan that still remained in his body.

So, under the influence of Qi Yao's longing for her father, the consciousness of Qi Fan, which had already dissipated, emerged from Qi Fan's light.

So from the very beginning, Qi Fan was actually very aware of his existence and Qi Yao's current situation.

It was just because of a father's selfishness. After all, Qi Fan only lived with Qi Yao for a very short time after his daughter was born.

That's why Qi Fan never told Qi Yao the truth.

However, Qi Fan is not only a father, he is also an Ultraman.

"dad……"

After understanding the cause and effect of the incident, Qi Yao, who had regained her memory, threw herself into Qi Fan's arms, crying.

"I'm sorry, Yaoyao, I'm not a qualified father. I was absent from your childhood, the most important period of your life, for 15 years, and I will continue to be absent in the future."

Qi Fan said with great guilt.

The 'thought body' is ultimately just an existence similar to a 'ghost'.

The real Qi Fan had already disappeared from the world along with the death of the demon star Gross.

Qi Fan let Qi Yao cry in pain in his arms. After a while, he spoke again: "That little ghost still needs your help. Go back to your own world!"

"But……"

Qi Yao raised her head and stared at her father with her red and swollen eyes.

"My light will always be by your side."

Qi Fan stretched out his hand and gently touched Qi Yao's head. He suppressed the pain in his heart and said with a smile.

"Ok!"

Qi Yao nodded very sensibly.

"Go back to your world! Daddy is already very satisfied just to see you grow up. Go back!"

Qi Fan said this and gently patted the back of Qi Yao who was still hugging him tightly.

"By the way, there is something else that Dad hopes you can help pass on to that little devil, which is..."

They didn't know when, but Qi Yao and Qi Fan were no longer in the living room in their memories, but a white world entangled with countless vine-like tentacles.

After Qi Fan finished explaining everything to Qi Yao, he gently pushed Qi Yao away, then turned around and walked away.

Qi Yao looked at her father's departing back, wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, and clenched her right fist.

At this moment, Qi Yao could feel that the light energy in his body suddenly became more active than ever before, as if the power hidden in his body had been completely awakened.

Qi Yao closed his eyes tightly, feeling the surging light energy in his body, and then suddenly opened his eyes.

Just like that, Qi Yao's consciousness returned to her real body, the body that was bound by the tentacles of the demon star Gross's clone.