Volume 1 – Rise of the Vanguard
Chapter 1: The Veil Begins to Tear
The skies trembled.
Across every world, the signs appeared—fractured suns, inverted moons, and clouds that whispered forgotten names. Something ancient had stirred from its slumber. Something powerful enough to bend time, space, and memory.
In the realm of the gods, alarms echoed through the cosmos. The balance between mortal and divine had ruptured.
From the far corners of existence, they came.
Chapter 2: Clash in the Hollow Nexus
The Hollow Nexus—a dimension of empty possibility—shook with the clash of cosmic titans. Goku met Jiren's silence with a blazing Ultra Instinct-powered charge. Gojo's Infinite Void pushed back Sukuna's domain as cursed energy fractured the plane itself. Naruto formed a Rasenshuriken infused with nature energy, throwing it at Madara, only to watch him deflect it with a smirk and his Susanoo.
Sung Jin-Woo unleashed shadows that battled Sasuke's Susanoo-wrapped flames. Zoro stood unfazed as Toji charged, blades singing death.
The Nexus fractured.
As reality warped, a floating red pen hovered above the battlefield. No one could reach it. Not yet. But it pulsed with power—calling to someone.
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Chapter 3: The Broken Divide
A pulse erupted from the Pen of Origin. The battlefield shattered.
Each hero and villain was flung into a different timeline—lost in dimensions where nothing made sense.
Gojo awoke in a Tokyo where curses ruled as gods. Goku faced an alternate Saiyan race still under Frieza's rule. Naruto found himself in a Konoha where Minato was the Hokage—and alive.
Each reality twisted their memories, blurred their goals. And all the while, the Pen rewrote more.
Madara appeared beside the cloaked Pen Holder.
> "Divide them. Confuse them. And when they forget who they are… we strike."
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Chapter 4: Madara vs. Vegeta
Vegeta tore through a desolate wasteland in a forgotten Saiyan timeline. But Madara was already waiting.
> "I've rewritten my chakra into something divine," Madara whispered.
Their clash echoed across dead worlds. Final Flash met Limbo Clones. Madara's Susanoo clashed against Vegeta's Galick Burst.
Vegeta landed a direct hit, but Madara used his Rinnegan to reverse time—rewriting the damage.
Only a collapsing dimension separated them.
> "This isn't over," Vegeta hissed.
> "It never is," Madara replied.
Chapter 5: The Summit of Destruction
As the gods watched from above, Kratos stepped forward.
Beerus, Whis, and the Grand Minister joined him in a Realm of Decisions—a plane where even gods must choose sides.
> "You think the mortals deserve this power?" Kratos challenged.
> "I think they already have it," Whis replied.
Jiren knelt before them.
> "We will cleanse the false gods. And write the truth."
The God War had begun.
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Chapter 6: The Grand Minister's Truth
The Grand Minister revealed the Pen's origin. It was not divine—it was mortal-made. A creation by an ancient race that once sought to write reality itself.
That race was destroyed. But one fragment remained: The Author—now cloaked, now hidden.
> "If they complete the rewrite… everything you know will cease to exist."
Naruto, hearing this from within his timeline, began to break free.
> "We're not stories. We're legacy."
Chapter 7: Gojo's Sacrifice
Gojo, trapped in a cursed timeline, faced Chrona—the devourer of time.
In a battle that twisted seconds into days, Gojo used everything. Hollow Purple. Infinity Reversal. And finally… he opened his domain and sealed them both in an eternal loop.
> "I'll keep you busy. You guys handle the rest."
His final smile faded into void.
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Chapter 8: The Rise of Sukuna
Sukuna discovered the Vault of Rewrite—a place only he could access.
He absorbed cursed knowledge, expanding beyond domain mastery. He unlocked Cursed Divinity.
With it, he rewrote his body, gaining wings made of script and fire. He challenged Naruto in a half-finished realm.
Naruto held him off with Kurama's dying power.
> "You're not rewriting me. Not today."
But he barely escaped.
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Chapter 9: Return of the Shadow King
In a castle of memories, Sung Jin-Woo faced corrupted versions of his own army.
To reclaim them, he fought Ashborn's memory—and won.
> "I am no one's successor. I am the Shadow King."
He returned through the Gate of Echoes—bringing his army to the real world.
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Chapter 10: Resurrection of Gojo
A breach opened in the Infinite Loop. A tear in time.
Gojo stepped out, wearing the Chrona Eye, his Six Eyes now fused with time's essence.
> "I told you I'd be back."
His arrival shook Sukuna.
The balance was restored—briefly.
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Chapter 11: The Final Stand Begins
The Vanguard reassembled: Goku, Naruto, Gojo, Jin-Woo, Zoro, and Vegeta.
They stormed the Cradle of Fate—the throne world of the Pen Holder.
The villains met them. Broly. Jiren. Sukuna. Madara. Itachi. Sasuke. Toji.
Each clash sent ripples through existence.
And then… the sky cracked.
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Chapter 12: The Pact of Fire and Ink
As reality neared collapse, Kratos stepped forward—beside Sukuna.
> "We've seen the truth. The gods are broken. Mortals are puppets."
Sukuna smiled.
> "Then we become the new authors."
The Pen rose.
Madara stepped beside them and whispered:
> "This was your dream, Vanguard Heroes. But dreams? They end."
And thus, Season 1 closed, as the Pen hovered, and the words appeared across the sky: