Chapter 21

The Sky, the Earth, and the Light Core Human  is the 21st chapter of the Dai Dark manga series.

Characters

 * Big Pikas
 * Zaha Sanko
 * Shimada Death
 * Hajime Damemaru
 * Nagurun

Summary
The group flies over the abandoned cityscape on Galezath and discuss the environment they now find themselves in. During their flight, they find that Damermaru has already died due to the planet's pernicious nature. Little concern is shown, however, as it's clear that he would soon adapt to the harsh surroundings and resurrect himself.

A gargantuan structure stands out among the rest of ruins dotting the planet. Everybody spots it and proceeds to fly down to investigate. It revealed to be the statue of the founder Light A'len, however, the head has come off. The head is of special interest as Shimada senses that there is death contained within and offers to break in with Sanko and Avakian promptly concurring.

The three are immediately stopped by Damemaru who has mostly recovered his vitality by this point. He explains that they must enter carefully or else the equipment inside will be rendered useless. He orders Nagurun to open instead which they do by easily deactivating a locking mechanism. Damemaru, wishing for the others to stop calling him by that name, abashedly suggests a nickname: "Hellmaster".

Sanko is ebullient at the prospect but Shimada is dismissive and even makes a scathing remark causing the self-proclaimed Hellmaster to scarper into the entrance. There, many corpses are found which draws varied reactions from those who see it.

In the domain of The Lighthead Order, Big Pikas is informed that the preparations for the new weapon against The Hateful Four are finished. The new being attacks one of his compatriots as a display of strength but Pikas reminds him that he has an important mission to undertake. The new name "Magma Ride-On" is bestowed upon this being as an aptly-timed report is presented. The location of The Hateful Four is revealed and Magma Ride-On is sent off on his way to deal with them. The one who Magma attacked warns Pikas that he is not be trusted but Pikas brushes these concerns aside.

Back on Galezath, Sanko and Shimada are enjoying themselves collecting loot to their hearts content while Damemaru realizes that their location has been compromised. The merriment is regrettably cut short as a spaceship is heard landing nearby with Damemaru once again getting himself killed when he leaves to investigate.