Knights of the Universe

Knights of the Universe is a web-exclusive manga series based on the original plot of Magical Vacation 2, which would later become Magical Starsign.

New issues were uploaded to the official Brownie Brown website once a month, beginning in May of 2008. By October of that same year, the serialization of Knights of the Universe was discontinued after six issues were published, effectively ending the story on a cliffhanger. However, Shinichi Kameoka has stated on Twitter that the plot of Knights of the Universe – or rather Magical Vacation 2 – was fully developed before its discontinuation.

The story takes place in an alternate continuity, as it makes several changes to established characters and plot points from both games in the Magical Vacation series. Based on what is featured in Knights of the Universe, it can be determined that Magical Starsign was originally going to be a direct sequel to Magical Vacation. In the current continuity, the games' events are separated by around 800 years.

Plot
One night, a large meteorite crash landed in the Kingdom of Kovomaka. A unit of magicians lead by Vanilla Nighthawk were dispatched from the royal palace the next morning, wondering if this meteorite was The "Sheep" mentioned in an ancient prophecy, who was said to bring destruction upon the land after awaking.

In a nearby field, six students from Will-o'-Wisp Academy rode high-tech bikes to the crash site, intending on joining Vanilla and her group in their investigation. Ahead of everyone else was Mash Blanc, whose reckless driving annoyed his cohorts. Sorbet Ronsard scolded her classmate for being careless, as did Cider Rainbow and Pistachio Maplewood. Cider was sharing a bike with his younger cousin, Souffle Sherbet, and Arancia Scorenote drove up to ask Souffle if she could telepathically detect Vanilla's voice. Souffle took a moment to concentrate her powers, but for some odd reason, she could no longer hear Vanilla. The students were slightly concerned by her response, but Pistachio alerted them of how quickly they were approaching the site.

Meanwhile at the royal palace near Castle Town, King Geasshigaou Oden demanded to know if the meteorite had been destroyed. Before him was a magician in bloodstained robes being held up by two others, all of whom fled the crash site. The king's aide, Khao Yam, was confident that the meteorite was the prophesized "Sheep", judging by how quickly it dealt with the twelve soldiers that were deployed. King Oden was shocked to hear that Vanilla of all people may have been killed by the entity, then assured the three magicians that their return to the palace was honorable. When his soldiers were dismissed from the throne room, King Oden looked down in grief. He sent Vanilla out with the group of magicians because she fused with an enigma in the past, which gave her incredible powers. If The "Sheep" really did kill her, there was likely no other wizard in the country who could take it down. Just then, Madeleine of Will-o'-Wisp Academy entered the room and courageously saluted King Oden.

The six students arrived at Eldile Plains where The "Sheep" had landed, and Mash was scared beyond words. Sorbet rushed in to tell her classmate to focus, but she was stopped when The "Sheep" fired a laser beam at her with a mechanical appendage. Mash hopped off his bike to check on Sorbet, who sustained minor injures after being launched off her vehicle, though she quickly recovered. The duo watched as Cider, Arancia, and Pistachio summoned their elemental spirits before unleashing powerful magic in unison. Once the dust cleared, it seemed that none of their attacks were effective in the slightest, even with the added strength of a three-way spirit combo. The "Sheep" retaliated by firing off even more lasers at the students, but Mash and Sorbet were left unharmed. Mash held his classmate back from running to the others, who feared that they may have been killed in the attack. As he and Sorbet argued, Souffle walked up and told her friends to run, then suddenly shouted Kerendu's name. She looked up at The "Sheep" with a cold stare as Kerendu, the enigma who once threatened to conquer the Material Realm, appeared behind her.

Issues
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six