Led by Synite and Amethyst, THE VANGUARD is forged! New friendships are built as well as they travel around the octadecaverse and as tensions rise in Atlan. Conflict arises amid the peaceful times they are experiencing and an unlikely partnership becomes a necessity for the Vanguard to complete the task at hand: imparting the revolution and destroying the Enslaver's reign.Driven becomes an integral part of the Vanguard as his past comes into play for the future of everything. He is the bridge between what used to be the most powerful organization in the octodecaverse - the 18 Thorns of the Rose - and what is now a thorn in the side of the Vanguard.Will Driven continue with Synite despite the pressure? Will Psilos be able to help his old friends complete their task? Will the help of Castra Nim, Proximity & Desha, Kraa-Nuve and Captain Grujek be enough for everyone to get past the Enslaver and his dangerous force of Sukayishiru?TO THE END