The skies over France burned red. Clouds split apart as the Space Herald descended like a god of ruin, his shadow blanketing the ruins of Paris in shimmering violet light. The Eiffel Tower, cracked and scorched, stood as the last monument of defiance beneath the storm of stars swirling behind him. Energy flared from his core like galaxies twisting in motion. "You have assembled your army…" the Herald's distorted voice echoed through the broken city, "but tell me—what is an army to the void?"
"Everyone, get ready!" the Teacher shouted through the comms, standing on top of the command platform as the fortress walls opened. Thousands of Masked Chargers ignited their belts at once—Charge Up!—and the world was filled with color, energy, and the echoes of countless transformations. Every type of Charger stood side by side: knights with glowing swords, gunners armed with relic cannons, assassins cloaked in light, and aerial units soaring through the clouds like burning meteors.
Haruto, Kenta, Elyra, Airi, Lilith, and the Teacher stood at the front, wind rushing through the battlefield as rubble lifted around them.
Haruto's voice was steady, though his hands trembled. "We fight… for Airi. For the world."
Elyra smirked beside him, her Saber armor shining gold under the flaming sky. "And for style points, obviously."
Kenta revved his Chainsaw Arm, sparks lighting the ground beneath his feet. "Let's make this count."
The Teacher loaded ink cartridges into his Printer Belt, colors shifting with mechanical precision. "Print the future… erase the despair."
Lilith, in her Cartoon Charger form, spun her hammer on her shoulder. "Let's turn this horror show into slapstick."
"MOVE OUT!" the Teacher commanded.
Thousands of Masked Chargers surged forward as the Herald's army poured out of the cosmic portal—a tidal wave of black and violet creatures, armored horrors stitched from star matter. The first collision was apocalyptic.
Explosions erupted across the Champs-Élysées as the Masked Chargers met the Herald's legion. Laser fire, elemental blasts, and sword strikes filled the chaos. The ground cracked apart, glowing with fissures of energy as the two forces clashed.
Haruto darted through a group of void soldiers, his Seven Samurai form slicing through their limbs in a blur of ancient precision. "Fall back to the second line!" he shouted, blocking an incoming energy spear before cutting his enemy in half.
Elyra dashed past him, her Saber sword shining with blinding radiance. "Ex—CALIBUR!" she screamed, unleashing a golden beam that vaporized dozens of Herald's minions. The explosion shook the air, her cloak whipping as debris scattered.
Kenta roared, chainsaws spinning from both arms. "Let's make some noise!" He leapt into the air, carving through a massive beast's neck in a shower of glowing blood. The creature's body fell, crushing buildings beneath it. Kenta landed hard, armor sparking. "That's one down!"
Lilith slammed her hammer to the ground, sending out a cartoonish—but deadly—shockwave that distorted reality, flattening the minions like drawings before they exploded into cosmic dust. "Never mess with the classics!"
Meanwhile, the Teacher was coordinating hundreds of Chargers from above. He printed holographic duplicates—copies of Chargers that joined the fray. "Keep the formation! Focus fire on his lieutenants!"
But then the Herald moved.
Raising one arm, he unleashed a cosmic wave that erased an entire section of the battlefield. Dozens of Chargers disintegrated mid-charge, their armors fading into light. The survivors fell back, screams filling the comms.
"He's too strong!" one yelled.
"Don't give up!" another shouted. "We're Masked Chargers—we fight till the end!"
Haruto looked up, eyes blazing. "I'll distract him—Kenta, Elyra, hit his core!"
The two nodded and sprinted forward as Haruto charged. He leapt onto falling debris, using it as stepping stones before slashing down at the Herald's chest. Sparks flew—his blade barely cut the armor. The Herald's hand swatted him like a fly, sending him crashing into a ruined cathedral.
"Haruto!" Elyra screamed, her eyes wide. She lunged forward, slashing at the Herald's leg with Saber's sword. "You're not touching him again!"
Kenta joined, chainsaws roaring as he leapt onto the Herald's back, carving deep into the cosmic armor. "Take this, you overgrown meteor!"
The Herald grabbed Kenta midair and slammed him into the ground, cracking the pavement. Elyra tried to help, but a beam of energy hit her side and sent her tumbling through the rubble.
The Teacher gritted his teeth. "We need backup—now!"
Suddenly, reinforcements arrived through portals—Masked Chargers from Japan, America, Egypt, and more. Each one shouted their transformation phrase before charging into the fight. The battlefield reignited with hope and fury.
"LET'S GO!"
Explosions filled the sky again as aerial Chargers engaged the Herald's winged beasts. The sound of weapons clashing echoed through the dying city.
Haruto staggered up, blood dripping down his face. "Not… yet…" He drew his katana again. "Not while I still stand!"
The Herald turned his glowing gaze toward him. "You defy inevitability."
"Damn right I do!" Haruto yelled, his armor cracking with energy. "You took Airi from us! You'll pay!"
He dashed forward faster than before, sword clashing against the Herald's arm, sparks illuminating his tear-streaked face. "FOR EVERYONE WHO DIED!"
The Herald raised his other hand, summoning a black hole. The suction ripped Chargers off the ground, screaming as they were pulled into the void. Lilith shouted through the comms, "Everyone—anchor yourselves!"
Elyra slammed her sword into the ground, golden energy rooting her in place. She reached out, grabbing Kenta's arm before he could be dragged away. "You idiot, hold still!"
"Don't call me idiot while saving me!" he yelled, pulling himself closer. "Thanks though."
She blushed briefly before turning serious again. "We can't let him open another one!"
The Teacher activated his Printer Belt, summoning massive copies of anti-gravity emitters. "Deploying stabilizers!" he shouted. The field stabilized slightly, giving the army time to regroup.
The Herald roared, "It doesn't matter. I am infinity!" He charged a cosmic beam from his chest, firing it down into the ground. It vaporized hundreds of Chargers instantly—only a blinding white flash remained.
Silence.
Then screams.
Bodies fell from the smoke, armors shattered. Some crawled, some didn't move at all. Elyra dropped to her knees, staring at the countless fallen. "No… there's too many…"
Haruto clenched his sword tighter, shaking. "He's killing them all…"
Kenta stood beside him, teeth gritted, tears forming. "We're not done… we can't be done!"
The Teacher limped forward, half his armor missing, blood running from his temple. "Everyone… listen to me… even if we fall… he cannot take the final DVD… understand?"
Lilith nodded, her hammer cracked but still in her grip. "Then let's make him bleed."
They charged once more—five warriors against a god.
Haruto's blade met the Herald's claws; Kenta's chainsaws tore at the armor; Elyra struck with light itself; Lilith smashed cosmic matter; and the Teacher unleashed waves of copies to buy them seconds of survival.
"CHAARGE—UP!" Haruto screamed, pushing his suit to the limit. His katana glowed, fueled by rage and sorrow. "Seven Blades—Heavenly Cut!" He slashed upward, a beam of light piercing the sky. The Herald staggered, blood—black and starry—pouring from the wound.
Kenta followed with his final move. "CHAINSAW—INFERNO!" His arms spun faster than ever, carving deep into the Herald's torso. Elyra finished with a golden strike—"EX—CALIBUR!"—the explosion lighting the night sky like a second sun.
For a moment… silence again.
Then the Herald laughed. Low. Echoing. Terrifying. "You've made progress… admirable… but you cannot kill what is eternal." His chest wound healed instantly. "Now… despair."
He raised both hands, tearing open a massive portal in the sky—stars bent and broke apart as the black hole widened. The ground began to crumble.
Haruto fell to his knees, exhausted. "We… we failed…"
The Teacher, barely standing, whispered, "No. Not failed. Delayed." He activated his belt one last time, creating a dome around the remaining Chargers. "Fall back!"
The battlefield vanished in light.
When the light faded, the fortress reappeared far from Paris. Many Chargers were gone. The survivors looked back—the city of Paris had vanished into the void.
Elyra trembled, falling beside Kenta. "All those people…"
Lilith stared at the horizon. "He's unstoppable…"
Haruto clenched his fists, eyes burning. "Then we'll find a way."
The Teacher, now barely conscious, whispered, "The war isn't over… but tonight… we lost a thousand heroes."
And above the world, the Space Herald floated among the stars—grinning. "Five down. Two to go."
The sky wept meteors that night.
The earth shook beneath their feet. Smoke and starlight twisted together as the last of the surviving Masked Chargers regrouped behind the fractured walls of the fortress, their armor cracked, their energy nearly gone. The Space Herald hovered above the battlefield, wings of cosmic flame unfolding behind him. His laughter echoed through the shattered sky.
"Pathetic mortals," his voice reverberated like thunder, "you defy inevitability, yet all you do is prolong extinction!"
But among the ranks of the battered heroes, one voice rose above the chaos.
"Not yet… we're not done yet!" shouted a Charger wearing golden circuitry across his chest, his belt glowing with runes. "All summoner-class Chargers—on me!"
One by one, belts across the battlefield lit up again. Circles of energy flared across the ground, glowing symbols forming in the air as the summoners raised their hands.
"SUMMON PROTOCOL—ACTIVATE!"
Reality itself cracked open.
From a swirling dimensional rift, a colossal roar shook the world. Godzilla emerged, scales glistening with molten light, his dorsal fins glowing an atomic blue. He slammed his tail into the ground, crushing dozens of Herald's minions beneath its weight.
A blinding flash followed as Ultraman descended from the clouds, landing beside Godzilla with a seismic impact. His red and silver armor gleamed under the burning sky, and he turned toward the Herald, raising his hand in salute.
"Let's show him what real heroes look like," Haruto muttered, tightening his grip on his katana.
Then the earth trembled again—Ant-Man, towering in his giant form, stomped onto the battlefield, grabbing one of the Herald's cosmic beasts and hurling it into the horizon. "Hope you like the view from orbit!"
Another portal split open high above, and Waybig from Ben 10's universe dove through it, landing with a thunderous boom beside the other titans. His voice echoed like thunder: "Let's make it quick!"
The ground split as Gipsy Danger, the legendary Jaeger, rose from beneath the rubble, its engines flaring to life. It locked eyes on the Herald, plasma cannons humming.
From a spectral flame, Ninetails materialized—massive, divine, each tail flickering with blinding chakra light. It let out a roar that sent waves of raw energy through the Herald's forces.
And then, from a rift of red, white, and blue light, Liberty Prime strode forward, eyes glowing crimson. "DEMOCRACY IS NON-NEGOTIABLE!" it bellowed as its massive fists ignited with nuclear energy.
The battlefield was reborn.
"NOW!" shouted the Teacher, raising his arm. "ALL UNITS—ADVANCE!"
The army surged forward once again, this time with titans leading the charge.
Godzilla unleashed his atomic breath, a searing beam of blue energy cutting across the field, annihilating rows of cosmic beasts. Ultraman dashed forward, grappling with one of the Herald's lieutenants—a six-armed creature forged from starlight—before blasting it into dust.
Gipsy Danger charged beside Waybig, the two giants striking the Herald's minions with coordinated punches that caused shockwaves for miles. Liberty Prime launched mini-nukes, lighting the battlefield in bursts of nuclear fire.
Ninetails unleashed a storm of chakra orbs, spinning them around her tails before detonating them across the cosmic horde.
For the first time, the Herald staggered.
Elyra, her Saber armor shining through the dust, smirked. "What's wrong, god-boy? Feeling the heat?"
Haruto leapt onto Gipsy Danger's shoulder, sword glowing. "Kenta, Elyra—let's finish this together!"
Kenta revved his chainsaws, leaping from a debris pile. "You got it!"
They charged as the titans struck together—Godzilla's atomic breath, Ultraman's Specium Ray, and Liberty Prime's rockets all converging on the Herald in a single blinding explosion. The world went white.
When the smoke cleared, the Herald floated in the sky—his armor cracked, his breathing uneven. For a moment, it seemed they had won.
Then he laughed.
"Impressive… but your defiance only makes my ascension sweeter."
From his hand, the sixth DVD hovered, spinning rapidly as cosmic energy spiraled around him. The disk shattered into light, merging with his chest. His armor reformed—sleek, divine, glowing with galaxies embedded in the metal.
He opened his arms, and the sky tore apart.
"Oh no…" Lilith whispered. "He's fully awakened."
The Herald raised his palm, and a massive gravitational wave blasted outward. Waybig and Ant-Man stumbled, their footing ripped apart. Godzilla tried to brace himself, roaring as the energy pushed him back.
"Not good!" Kenta yelled, gripping debris as the world warped around them. "He's pulling us in like a black hole!"
"STAY FOCUSED!" the Teacher shouted, activating his Printer Belt. He created energy shields, holographic duplicates of barriers holding the Chargers in place. "Keep fighting!"
Ultraman flew forward, punching the Herald across the face, sending stars scattering from the impact. Godzilla roared and unleashed another atomic beam—this time directly at the Herald's chest.
But the Herald caught the beam with his bare hand, energy swirling around him before redirecting it back at the monster. Godzilla staggered, crashing into the ruins of the city.
"GODZILLA'S DOWN!" someone screamed through the comms.
Elyra leapt forward, her sword blazing. "Then I'll cut through this god myself!" She struck the Herald's arm, cutting deep—but the cosmic armor instantly began to repair.
Haruto dashed in to cover her, slashing upward with the Seven Samurai form. Sparks flew, but the Herald grabbed him mid-air and hurled him across the battlefield.
Lilith rushed in with her Cartoon Hammer, slamming the Herald's foot, creating a shockwave that sent dozens of debris flying. "Get your glowing butt off my friend!"
Kenta leapt from a collapsing structure, both chainsaws blazing red. "Take this!" He cut deep into the Herald's torso, sparks raining like shooting stars.
The Herald roared in fury, swatting Kenta away before unleashing a blast that vaporized a line of Chargers.
The battlefield was chaos again—giants clashing, humans screaming, the sky tearing open as the Herald's energy warped reality itself.
Liberty Prime fired its final missile. "COMMUNISM TERMINATED." The explosion engulfed the Herald in blinding fire.
For a moment, silence.
Then, the Herald emerged from the flames—untouched.
He raised his hand to the heavens. "You summon gods… but I am the void between them."
He summoned a cosmic spear and hurled it toward the titans. It pierced through Gipsy Danger's chest, the Jaeger collapsing to its knees as sparks and fire erupted from its reactor. Ultraman caught the falling mech, struggling to hold it up. "Stay with me!"
Kenta yelled, "NO! GIPSY!"
Elyra screamed in fury, her sword igniting again. "I won't let another one fall!" She lunged, swinging Excalibur with all her might, cutting through the Herald's spear arm.
Haruto, back on his feet, charged beside her. "Now, Kenta!"
Kenta roared, "CHAINSAW—INFERNO BREAKER!" The twin saws ignited with plasma, cutting through the Herald's torso in a shower of energy and light.
The Herald fell to one knee, snarling, stars leaking from his wounds.
The Teacher activated his final sequence, printing a massive energy cannon behind them. "Everyone—focus all your power here!"
They did. Every surviving Charger poured their remaining energy into the cannon. Elyra's golden light, Kenta's burning rage, Haruto's samurai aura, Lilith's chaotic force—all fused into a single blinding beam.
The Teacher fired.
The beam struck the Herald dead center. The explosion expanded across the battlefield, swallowing everything in light.
When the light faded, the Herald was gone.
The heroes stood amidst ruin, trembling, breathing heavily.
"We… we did it," Kenta whispered, lowering his arms.
Haruto collapsed to his knees, sword buried in the rubble. "Finally…"
Elyra sheathed her sword and smiled faintly. "Told you we'd win."
The Teacher exhaled, exhausted. "Don't celebrate yet…"
A deep rumble echoed through the sky.
Everyone looked up.
From the torn remains of the portal, a shape emerged—massive, coiling through the cosmos. Scales shimmered with the light of dying stars. Its eyes burned like twin suns. Fangs the size of towers gleamed with celestial fire.
A voice, older than the universe itself, whispered through the air:
"The Herald has awoken me."
The cosmic serpent uncoiled, its body spanning continents. Celestial armor glistened as its roar shattered the clouds, echoing across the heavens.
Haruto's eyes widened in horror. "What… what is that?"
The Teacher's expression went pale. "That… is the Devourer of Worlds."
The Space Herald's laughter echoed from the heavens. "My ascension… is complete."
And as the serpent's shadow consumed the planet, the chapter ended—setting the stage for the final war to decide the fate of every world.