This should be set after the Tiga and Dyna movie as well as around the middle of Dyna's episode 50.

Passing the Light

By Izzu

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He had a feeling after all, to try looking out for the person in the sudden Mars sandstorm that started without warning. And it was also due to Captain Iruma's call as well as the rumours of a battle he heard happened near the area earlier that day. A voice inside his head, told him that he had to go find him.

So when he saw the fallen figure, he knew that he'd found him.

Asuka Shin's life force felt weak but his life was not in immediate danger. His injuries had been minor. What else for him to do but bring him home and nurse him back to health?

But suppose, the way he came home with Asuka on his back... must have looked alarming. Rena was shocked to hear that someone has collapsed at the nearby dunes and Hikari, the poor child must have worried that the young man he was carrying was hurt badly. It amused him to see Hikari fuss over Asuka's unconscious form.

"Ne, Daigo... is this person going to be okay?" Rena asked, before taking note of the Super GUTS uniform. As well as the nametag. "That name... is that really—?"

Daigo nodded. "Yes, this really is that Asuka," he said before frowning. "Captain Iruma told me that something happened to him. She also said that there were still people in TPC that continued the research to try creating their own giants of light. So when he went missing alongside another female officer who worked with him in Super GUTS; well, she couldn't help but inform me."

"Plus," Daigo added, smiling weakly. "Yazumi also called saying that there was something weird heading towards Earth. In that case, if something happened to Asuka... it would really be bad."

He could see Rena started to worry again as he sighed. Well, perhaps she would have thought that he would instead try to stop whatever it was that's coming to harm Earth now. And perhaps he would too. But he knew that his time had long past, and it was Asuka's task to overcome this obstacle. He shouldn't be interfering.

Also, he still have his own responsibilities and obligations. There're still Rena and Hikari for him to look after, he shouldn't do anything that might worry them. Despite that...

Daigo placed a hand on Asuka's shoulder as Hikari came over to take a closer look on him.

"Papa!" she cried, looking worried. "Will big brother be okay?"

Daigo smiled as he lifted the young girl up. "Yes. This big brother would be fine. He just needed to have a good rest. Then he could go back to his home."

"Will he really be... fine, Daigo?" Rena asked again. "We don't even... know how hurt he has been,"

"Asuka would be fine, aside from that right arm of his... his injuries weren't so bad. Right now, all he needed was to rest. He should be fine after he regained his strengths."

He was about to head towards Hikari's bedroom before Rena spoke again. "I guess, it's the same for him... isn't it?" Daigo turned around.

"Like Daigo, this person would have fought as an Ultraman alone without the rest of his team knowing about it. Even when he's hurt, he had to keep it to himself without telling anyone."

She turned to face Daigo. "Will this person be alright? I've also been looking into the happenings on Earth, I've heard of the entities that kept coming to attack on Earth and here to try stopping us from continuing to advance technologically. It's a whole different enemy than the ones Tiga has fought. Will we survive this time?"

Daigo walked closer to her, still carrying Hikari on his arms. "We will, as long as all of us never give up. And Rena, try not to worry so much. You'll alarm our guest when he wakes up later. Even Hikari started to get scared..."

Rena immediately turned to look at their daughter as Hikari wrapped her arms around Daigo's neck. "Ah, Hikari! Did I scare you? I'm so sorry, let me tuck you to bed," Rena exclaimed as she took Hikari from him and gone to the bedroom.

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Watching Rena and Hikari go, Daigo turned to look at Asuka's sleeping form. Seeing that Asuka has finally sleept comfortably, Daigo walked up to his desk nearby. He picked up the old picture frame on the desk as he stared at the old picture, taken shortly after he finally defeated Gatanozoa. All of them had smiled happily then, but it's mostly because the grave danger had past.

Daigo put the frame down and pulled out one of the desk drawers to take out an old familiar relic. His Spark Lens, turned back into the form he was used to after he was able to convert Dahram, Hyudra and Kamilla's powers into light. At first he thought the Dark Lens Kamilla gave him would remain black, but after he defeated Demonzoa and returned to human form he saw that the Dark Lens has also changed.

He destroyed the other devices as well as Kamilla's Lens before he left Ruruya, but didn't have the heart to destroy the Spark Lens. Perhaps because a part of him didn't want to forget that he was also a being of light.

He never thought of wanting to fight again as a being of light, but perhaps because he still kept this Spark Lens... Rena had that lingering worry.

"Daigo... you are light, but you are also human..."

"You must know that you don't have to fight a battle you're not sure that you can win!"

Daigo smiled weakly as he put the Spark Lens inside the desk drawer.

"It was that time for you too... isn't it, Asuka?" Daigo spoke softly, before turning towards Asuka. He smiled weakly again.

It was indeed Dyna's time to determine the fate of the Earth and the Earthlings residing on Mars now. Tiga's duty was only to watch over from afar. As a being of light, he knows that that was the answer for him. But for Asuka...

Perhaps as another being of light who is also a human, he should provide the last light to guide Asuka to overcoming this obstacle. As the one who have fought before, it was only natural for him to provide guidance to the ones after him. At least, that was the last remaining duty for him as a being of light.