Boom!
With the sound of a blunt object striking, a figure wrapped in golden afterimages slammed into Radion's jaw. A golden halo erupted from the Kaiju's chin as the black giant staggered and collapsed to the ground, shaking the earth.
The blinding golden light gradually dissipated, revealing a brand new hero in mid-air.
His body was silver-white with red stripes, and the round blue crystal on his chest seemed like a lively eye.
A new warrior, the cosmic superman from beyond the stars—
—Elemental Hero Neos!
Yuki Judai jumped down from where the red light sphere disappeared, landing on the lawn. He excitedly waved his arms toward the sky, "Neos~ Please!"
Dimensional Kaiju Radion regrouped and stood up again, his scarlet gaze flickering, but a trace of ferocity was evident in his eyes.
Clearly, he had come to Earth chasing Neos. They represented the forces of good and evil, light and dark, two absolutely opposing factions, irreconcilable in conflict.
Although he looked like a ghostly black shadow, he actually represented light. And while Neos appeared in dazzling golden light that blinded the eyes, he actually represented darkness.
Enemies meeting face to face, tension flared, leaving no room for words—just action.
Radion flipped his palm, and some sort of eerie wave blasted out. Neos's figure turned into an afterimage, sidestepping swiftly in mid-air. Almost simultaneously, the space he had just occupied was swept by the wave, folding dimensions and twisting reality.
Neos's figure suddenly vanished, the air rippling with a muffled "boom," and a milky-white hemispherical barrier erupted—an explosive sound of breaking the sound barrier!
The silver-white afterimage charged in a straight line. Radion's massive palm, trailing powerful wind pressure, attempted to block him, but Neos dexterously evaded.
Neos appeared in front of Radion as if by flash fusion, delivering a series of combo uppercuts that struck the Kaiju's cheek.
The dimensional Kaiju's body became even more illusory, as if the flurry of heavy punches had almost severed its already poor signal source. The dark body blurred into a mosaic, staggering back, its massive feet uprooting the trees behind it.
Neos pressed the advantage, yet the Kaiju's counterattack was swifter than he anticipated, with its giant palm swinging as if from nowhere.
Unable to dodge in time, he could only raise his arm in a high guard to protect his head. The Kaiju's huge palm landed on his arm, and a transparent shockwave exploded with a roar.
Neos's body swayed slightly, but he tenaciously held on. However, before he could counterattack, Radion's next punch landed directly on his chest. A transparent shockwave exploded in mid-air, sending the white afterimage flying diagonally downward, crashing into the ground as if launched from a cannon.
"Neos!"
Judai quickly approached.
The cosmic superman shook his head, appearing to have taken a hard fall, but seemed otherwise unharmed.
"In this state, I can't beat him. I must use all my power, Judai!" He stood up and said seriously, "Lend me your 'strength', Judai!"
"Eh?" Judai blinked, "Ah, I don't mind, but how should I…"
"Leave it to me."
Neos took a deep breath, stepped forward again, and folded his hands in front of his chest.
Suddenly, his entire body was enveloped in a dazzling golden glow that shone so brightly it seemed to pierce the sky.
He kept growing until he reached the same size as Radion before he stopped.
Judai looked on with wide eyes, bursting out a sentence after a long pause: "Oh oh oh, awesome!!!"
"But this state can't be maintained for long." Neos clenched his fist, explaining to his master, "In this form, I can only last about three minutes. It must be a quick battle."
"Oh, I see." Judai nodded, "Then, go for it!"
Sulky, Yubel floated behind Judai, commenting on the giant Neos: "Hmph, all show and no substance, big size doesn't equate to strength.
Though as a monster spirit, this guy does have some skill..."
Sadly, Judai seemed not to hear anything she said, still punching the air and cheering like a supportive crew: "Neos, go for it!"
Yubel: "..."
Yubel fell silent, but her gaze at the battling Neos displayed newfound dissatisfaction.
For many years, she had always been by Judai's side, and she knew full well that Judai had personally designed Neos and sent him deep into the cosmos.
She could see that this new Elemental Hero was no ordinary being, harboring limitless potential. She was happy that Judai had such a powerful ally. But...
... her position must not be threatened!
Yubel had resolved. Tonight, she would set some ground rules with this newcomer, making sure this cosmic entity knew who was Judai's number one spirit!
But faced with Neos's sudden surge to the same weight class, Dimensional Kaiju Radion was overwhelmed.
Taking a series of heavy uppercuts to the chest and abdomen, followed by a "Twin-Peak Strike" to the forehead, the Kaiju was disoriented, losing his sense of direction.
Neos immediately grabbed its head, delivering powerful knee strikes accompanied by thunderous roars to the Kaiju's face. Finally, he grabbed the Kaiju's head, executing a perfect over-the-shoulder throw that slammed it onto the ground.
The entire island trembled, a large section of trees collapsing, and the raised dust formed a tsunami-like wall.
Dimensional Kaiju Radion lay on its back, seemingly without any strength left to struggle. Its body grew blurry, flickering intensely as the surrounding space began to warp and twist.
The entire massive body of the Kaiju was compressed into a point, turning into a small black sphere, pulled by an invisible force and flying upwards.
Judai noticed a slight warp in the space above, initially thinking it was a trick of the eye. He rubbed his eyes but was surprised to find the distortion more pronounced.
A ship suddenly materialized in the sky. It seemed it had always been there, only now removing its optical camouflage, boldly appearing before them all.
The disappeared Radion had been absorbed within this ship.
"A UFO?" Judai was extremely excited and intrigued by the unexpected development, "Could there be aliens!?"
Indeed there were. The lower section of the spaceship opened a circular hatch, projecting a beam of light that lowered something between a machine and a living organism.
On its arm, it wore some kind of specialized alien gear. Although Judai had never seen alien technology, from the five slots and visible grooves, he had reason to believe it was an alien Duel Disc...
"This planet also has them? 'Cosmic Darkness' warriors." The alien spoke, raising its Duel Disc with a readiness to duel, "Come! Fight for the fate of this planet!"