"Oh? So, you can change forms?"
Etelgar looked on with amusement as Yu Zhou transformed into Tiga's Sky Type.
Yu Zhou ignored Etelgar's mocking tone. As soon as his form shifted, he unleashed a Freeze Beam straight at his opponent.
Etelgar, caught off guard by his own arrogance, was struck directly by the icy blast. In an instant, he was engulfed in a cloud of frost and frozen solid, turned into a towering ice sculpture.
"Etelgar?!"
From atop a nearby meteorite, Arena gasped when she saw Etelgar frozen.
But she quickly regained her composure when cracks began to appear across the icy statue.
With a loud crack, the ice shattered, and Etelgar emerged unharmed.
"It seems you've got some skill after all," Etelgar muttered, brushing shards of ice off his body.
Yu Zhou said nothing in response. Gathering light energy within himself, he shot upward with a sharp swish, positioning himself high above Etelgar's head.
"Fast, I'll give you that," Etelgar commented dryly. Then, kicking off with both feet, he soared upward as well, intent on engaging Yu Zhou in close combat.
From Etelgar's analysis, this silver-violet Sky Type of Tiga's emphasized speed over strength—certainly weaker than the silver-red Power Type from before.
He figured that if he forced close-quarters combat, he could easily overwhelm this form.
But Etelgar was wrong.
As soon as Yu Zhou reached the space above him, he dove straight down like a falling comet.
Etelgar expected him to evade. Instead, Yu Zhou plunged head-on into the clash.
At that moment, the Colour Timer on his chest flashed brilliantly—unleashing the immense strength of the Power Type stored within his core even after his form change.
Combined with the Sky Type's unmatched speed, the impact was devastatingly one-sided.
BOOM!
Like two high-speed trains colliding, their bodies slammed together with an explosive shockwave.
"Impossible?!"
Etelgar's eyes widened in disbelief as he felt the raw force behind Yu Zhou's strike before being sent hurtling downward through space.
His calculations didn't make sense—Tiga's Sky Type was supposed to favour agility, not raw power.
So why did this one possess both speed and the immense strength of the Power Type?!
Yu Zhou, his Power energy fading, didn't waste the opening. He quickly gathered energy into a blazing blue orb and fired it downward.
Rampart Beam!
The light bullet shot forth at incredible speed. Etelgar, still reeling, couldn't react in time. The projectile struck his chest dead centre with a thunderous bang, filling the void with smoke.
"Figures… that probably did nothing," Yu Zhou muttered, watching the cloud dissipate. Based on experience, small fry like this never went down that easily.
Sure enough, when the dust cleared, Etelgar stood completely unharmed.
On his chest, the yellow armour embedded in his body glimmered with a metallic sheen.
"Man, this guy's hide is really thick."
For a moment, Yu Zhou didn't know how to deal with such an absurd defence.
If his attacks couldn't even pierce the armour, then what was the point?
"These little tickles won't work on me," Etelgar sneered and suddenly accelerated, lunging straight at him.
Yu Zhou refused to just sit and take it. Channelling the light within his body, he darted away into the vastness of space.
Etelgar pursued relentlessly. Neither of them slowed.
A streak of violet and a streak of gold raced through the cosmos, colliding and weaving between asteroids.
As they passed, meteors shattered into fragments, and explosions echoed strangely in the vacuum—defying the laws of sound in space.
Boom! Boom!
"Hey, bro, did you just see two shooting stars fly by?"
At the TPC base on the Moon, one technician pointed toward the dark void outside the observation window.
"We're on the Moon, man. Seeing a few meteors is normal," the other replied casually.
"Yeah… guess you're right."
…
They streaked past the Moon, swept by Mars, left Jupiter behind…
Yu Zhou realized this might be the longest aerial battle he'd ever fought since becoming Tiga.
But even now, he could feel the strain—it was too much to handle Etelgar alone.
What now?
Let himself get sealed and wait for Zero and the Galaxy team to save him?
No way.
"Should I… use the power of darkness?"
The thought surfaced in his mind—but he immediately rejected it.
That power was meant for resolving the crisis in his original world. If he lost control here, who knew what disaster might follow?
"Then… what about the Shining Power?"
He clenched his fists but again decided against it.
Like the darkness, the shining power wasn't something to use lightly.
It was rare—something that could only be awakened by destiny itself.
Besides, his Colour Timer hadn't even started blinking red yet. Activating it now would be premature.
"You can't escape me!"
Etelgar shouted from behind, firing a barrage of red energy blasts.
Yu Zhou zigzagged, dodging desperately while trying to think of a countermeasure.
"This is insane… if only I could just pop over to the Land of Light and call for backup!"
He swore under his breath.
Sure, Hikari had given him a dimensional travel bracelet—but he didn't even know the Land of Light's coordinates!
BOOM!
Despite his evasive manoeuvres, one of the light bullets finally struck him.
Yu Zhou's speed faltered instantly.
Etelgar seized the chance, closing the distance rapidly.
"You think I'm that easy to bully?!"
Yu Zhou had had enough. Rather than run, he'd gamble everything on one strike.
If worst came to worst, he'd go Shining—or even Dark.
"What's wrong?" Etelgar mocked as Yu Zhou stopped moving. "Too tired to keep running?"
"Etelgar… you've forced my hand."
Yu Zhou crossed his arms before his face, then swept them outward as his body shone with silver and blue light—transforming into the Miracle Type, the form he'd inherited from Asuka.
Revolium Light Stream!
Without hesitation, Yu Zhou unleashed the brilliant wave of energy straight at the charging Etelgar.
Judging by its glow, Etelgar assumed it was just another beam attack—nothing that could harm him. He didn't even bother dodging.
Instead, he puffed out his chest and took the hit head-on.
"Got him!"
It was Yu Zhou's first time using the Revolium Light Stream in battle, and he didn't know exactly what effect to expect.
But in the original story, when Ultraman Dyna—Asuka—used it, the enemy would be struck and then pulled into a sudden black hole forming behind them.
"What—what is this?!"
Etelgar felt the beam hit but strangely, felt no pain at all. Then, suddenly, a powerful suction force tugged at his back.
He turned to look—
—and was horrified to see a massive black hole materializing out of nowhere behind him!