Magical Girl Vanguard

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"He stared at the ship and the ship stared back."Cosmic horrors, the Yabanchi, interrupt Liara's first day back at Magical Girl Academy, when they invade her city and begin their slaughter of its inhabitants. Stuck in an endless war between humanity and eldritch abominations, Liara has to navigate life as a new Magical Girl and face truths that will make her question the substance of her reality. Meanwhile on the other side of the universe, an Imperial Vanguard soldier named Tanlon is subjected to human wave tactics and forced into battles that he is not expected to survive. The commissars promise him a glorious retirement after he serves in ten battles, yet no one ever successfully completes their tenth jump and lives to tell about it.

Both of these main POV characters, connected by a twist of mercy and fate, have little more than shreds of hope to hold onto, as hands move behind the scenes and worlds are treated as pawns. Alongside multitudes of inhuman horrors, they will face immortal liches, insane artificial intelligences, and a hungering darkness that consumes the stars themselves. Can Liara and Tanlon make it to the end with their sanity intact?

This story is hugely inspired by Magical Girl Gunslinger, by Mikasane, with a point progression system that focuses on upgrading companions and mana skills. There are stats, but no levels, and expect a much darker tone with character deaths and a dystopian setting.

Cover art commissioned from/created by 狼Wølf

Chapter releases will take place weekly on Tuesdays

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Magical Girl Vanguard 50 Chapter Fifty: The Prince of Death's Tomb (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 49 Chapter Forty Nine: A Fate Worse Than Death (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 48 Chapter Forty Eight: Secret Contact (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 46 Chapter Forty Six: The Heart of a Dragon RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 45 Chapter Forty Five: Surrender Your Flesh To Us (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 44 Chapter Forty Four: The Delos Array (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 43 Chapter Forty Three: Reunion (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 42 Chapter Forty Two: The Decision (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 41 Chapter Forty One: Preparation (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 40 Chapter Forty: Regrets (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 40 Chapter Forty Something: Someone save me from this boredom (MG) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 39 Chapter Thirty Nine: The Promise of Power (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 38 Chapter Thirty Eight: A Name's Weight (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 37 Chapter Thirty Seven: A Noble Gambit (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 36 Chapter Thirty Six: The Second Jump (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 35 Chapter Thirty Five: Aftershock (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 34 Chapter Thirty Four: After the Tenth Jump (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 33 Chapter Thirty Three: After the Attack (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 32 Chapter Thirty Two: The Dark Council (???) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 31 Chapter Thirty One: Metamorphosis (Magical Girl/Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 30 Chapter Thirty: The Battle for Apophyllion Academy (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 29 Chapter Twenty Nine: The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 28 Chapter Twenty Eight: The Dark Cast Back (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 27 Chapter Twenty Seven: The Crawling Dark (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 26 Chapter Twenty Six: Madam President (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 25 Chapter Twenty Five: Magical Girl Strike Team (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 24 Chapter Twenty Four: Dragoon (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 23 Chapter Twenty-Three: Beholding the Destroyer (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 22 Chapter Twenty Two: The Mountain Awakes (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 21 Chapter Twenty One: Shadow of Death (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 20 Chapter Twenty: A Paladin's Bond (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 19 Chapter Nineteen: A Trail of Blood (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 18 Chapter Eighteen: Gargoyles and Huddled Masses (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 17 Chapter Seventeen: Barricade Breached (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 16 Chapter Sixteen: Difficult Purchases (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 15 Chapter Fifteen: Knee Deep in the Dead (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 14 Chapter Fourteen: The Price of Love (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 13 Chapter Thirteen: The Overwhelming Tide (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 12 Chapter Twelve: The Destroyer Cometh (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 11 Chapter Eleven: The Huntress (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 10 Chapter Ten: A Paladin's Oath (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 9 Chapter Nine: New Stars Blooming (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 8 Chapter Eight: A Harrowing Trek (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 7 Chapter Seven: The Safe Zone (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 6 Chapter Six: Upgrades (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 5 Chapter Five: Paradise (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 4 Chapter Four: Calm Before the Storm (Vanguard) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 3 Chapter Three: Beyond the Horizon (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 2 Chapter Two: Darkness and Light (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard 1 Chapter One: Pandora (Magical Girl) RoyalRoadL
Magical Girl Vanguard Story Update RoyalRoadL