Scene: Glitching Multiverse Core
The world is tearing at its seams.
Mountains stutter between pixels and prose.
Characters glitch—half-drawn, half-written.
The Tree of Continuation has wilted, bleeding paragraphs into the void.
And standing before it—Ben, reborn, no longer just the Void Prince.
He is now the Meta-Quill Wielder.
The Meta-Quill
A weapon forged not from story…
…but from the rules of storytelling itself.
Its ink is authorial intent.
Its blade, editorial rejection.
Its hilt, the grip of self-awareness.
Ben lifts it, eyes burning with focus.
"Reader. You wanted the pen?
Let's see if you can handle the weight of meaning."
The Reader Responds
The sky flashes.
Across the glitching heavens, a screen appears.
The Reader takes form—an amorphous figure, draped in avatars, opinions, usernames.
It doesn't speak with a mouth, but with comments, scrolling like fire:
"Make Ben fall in love with Amara now."
"Naruto should've died in Chapter 17. Change it."
"We want more action. Less dialogue."
Ben narrows his eyes.
"You don't want a story.
You want control without consequence."
Battle of Realities Begins
The Reader hurls corrupted tropes:
"Overpowered MC with no flaws!"
"Instant romance subplots!"
"Random power-ups for plot convenience!"
Ben slashes them with the Meta-Quill.
Each strike rewrites a bad trope into purpose:
A hollow villain becomes a tragic one.
A forced romance becomes meaningful trust.
A plot armor moment turns into earned victory.
Amara and Naruto Rejoin
Amara charges in, wielding Chrono-Dialogue Threads, anchoring scenes to their rightful timelines.
Naruto summons his clones—each one a version of himself from every possible arc.
"Ben," Naruto grins, "don't hog the narrative."
Ben nods.
"Time to co-write this ending."
They Fight Within a Glitch-Storm
The battlefield becomes a forum post.
Replies turn into attacks.
Likes fuel power.
Dislikes form shields.
Ben reads a comment that says:
"Ben is too perfect. Make him flawed."
He lowers his weapon for a beat.
Then speaks:
"Fine. I am flawed.
But I'm real.
And I earned this."
That acceptance breaks the Reader's illusion.
Ben's True Power – Authorial Resonance
As Ben accepts both the praise and the criticism, something happens.
The Meta-Quill ignites—
Not in fire… but in balance.
Not too edgy.
Not too simple.
Just true.
Ben writes a single line into the air:
"The story belongs to everyone—
but it must be told by those who care."
It burns through the sky.
The Reader Shatters
The Reader screams—
A hundred voices at once:
"NO!
You can't take it back!
I own this!"
Ben points the Quill at him.
"You were part of it. But you forgot the rule:
Readers inspire. They don't dictate."
He slashes.
The Reader collapses into static.
Cliffhanger – One Final Comment Remains
As the multiverse begins to stabilize, a single comment remains, floating in the void:
"Loved the journey. I just hope he's happy in the end."
Ben stares at it.
And for the first time in ages…
He smiles.
But above him, in the farthest sky, a final Edit Request looms:
"Insert True Author?"
Ben's eyes widen.
"…What the hell does that mean?"
[CHAPTER END | NEXT: The True Author Revealed – Was This Ever Ben's Story?]