Brandon Varnell

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 23

Shadows rose up all around Kari. There were eight of them, spread out around her in a circle, blocking her path. They towered over her like ancient monoliths. She had never seen a technique like this before, but she knew the one controlling them was somewhere close by.

Taking a deep breath, Kari spun the light ranseur around in her hands, adopted a firm battle stance, and narrowed her eyes as she waited for her opponent to make the first move.

That move came when the monoliths, on...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 22

Kari had never been in a standoff before. Most of her battles always started off the same way they began, frantic and fast-paced, or they finished within a split second. Before she and her sisters had reached the Third State of Spiritualism, many of their enemies had seemed extremely strong. After they reached they reached the Third State, all of their enemies had seemed very weak.

Now she was about to fight two opponents whose powers seemed to exceed hers by a large margin, and she was...

Wiedergeburt 5 - Scene 05

This is the last scene of volume 5. You can probably guess, but it's from chapter 13.

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 21

“Roar!”

“Ah ha ha ha ha!”

“Roar!!!”

Girlish roars and peels of childish laughter echoed around the room as Kari and Siv played with Raul. Kari was crouched low and chasing after the little tyke, doing her best impression of a Demon Beast’s roar. Above them was Siv. She floated along silently, chasing Raul as well. She would occasionally swoop down and “attack” the little boy with tickles.

In her previous life, she had watched Eryk chase Kayli like thi...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 20

I was back in Alexis’ office, sitting on a couch alongside my wives, Alexis, and Erica. Raul was sitting on the floor and drawing something on a sheet of parchment. I didn’t know what he was drawing, but it was probably squiggles that only my wives would be able to figure out. For some reason, I could never tell what he was drawing…

“It looks like we’re going to have our work cut out for us,” I said at last.

“I take it the results of the meeting were not to your liki...

October 2020 Newsletter

It's the beginning of the month, so I have a few announcements to make.

WIEDERGEBURT has now reached Act V on Patreon, which means Eryk and his harem are traveling through the Northern Plains with the goal of strengthening ties between Nevaria and the Sects there to help them against the upcoming Sekbeist invasion. You'll notice a lot of characters in the present timeline that weren't in the past. There's a reason for that, though I'm keeping the reason to myself so readers can come to ...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 19

I wasn’t quite sure how many hours we spent having sex in the bathing room, but we were eventually interrupted when several members of the Battling Valkyries came in to take a bath. I don’t think I could ever forget the way they stared at me and my wives as the five of us had sex. Their cheeks had been so red I was worried they might catch fire.

After getting out of the bath, the five of us got dressed in our usual outfits and made our way down the hall. We were on our way to the be...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 18

It had been a long time since I’d used so much Spiritual Power. I felt listless, like all the power in my body had run dry, like my limbs were made of mountains. It was not a pleasant feeling, but I considered it a small price to pay for what I gained.

Fritz was dead.

I was lying on a large bed, surrounded by warm bodies.

Lin and Kari were on my left. Lin was cuddling with me, holding my torso like I was an oversized teddy bear. She was not wearing a stitch of clothing and...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 17

The moment I sensed the indescribable Spiritual Power emanating from the figure, I realized why something about Fritz felt off.

At the moment, Fritz was releasing a horrifying power that was terrifyingly familiar to me. It was the same power that Ask had been using when he led those Sekbeists to invade Nevaria. It was the same power the Sekbeist Warlords used in my previous life. It was the same power the Great Overlord of the Seventh Plain used to kill Kari and my daughter. This was a ...

Man Made God 003 Cover

I just made this tentative cover for MMG003. What do you all think?

American Kitsune Manga - Chapter 2 Sketches

Because I finished posting A Most Unlikely Hero 8 this week, I don't have any new story content to post, but I do have more sketches my artist for the American Kitsune manga sent me this month. These are the sketches for the first seven pages of chapter 2.

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WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 16

“Ladies and gentlemen! It is now time for the second round matches to start! I hope you are all excited! These fighters who have proven themselves are the best of the best, the greatest Spiritualists the Northern Plains has to offer, and they are here to fight for the right to claim the sixth seat on the Council of Six and join the Six Great Sects for their sect. If you’re all ready, then let’s get this showdown started!”

She had to admit, Silas was pretty talented at stirring u...

A Most Unlikely Hero 8 - Live

A Most Unlikely Hero 8 is now live on Amazon.

I hope everyone will grab a copy and give it a read. If you enjoy it, please consider helping the series reach more readers by leaving a review and sharing it with your friends. Every review will help my book live longer.

Next week, I'll begin posting chapters for Incubus 2. I hope you are all looking forward to it.

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 15

“Darling, do you really believe this commander guy will be willing to divulge the information on these killings to you?”

“I think he will. When you and Kari were talking with Alexis, he came to the Antiquity Inn and apologized to me. That’s when I learned about Fritz and how he originally possessed the lightning element.”

It was after the end of the first round of the tournament, and I was on my way with Lin to visit Commander Ashten, who I was told left the arena immedi...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 14

It was late at night and our group was back at our room in the Antiquity Inn. Alexis had offered us a room at her branch office, but I didn’t think any of us wanted to mooch off her kindness. Plus we wanted to enjoy time to ourselves.

“Eryk,” Fay suddenly said. “Can I ask why you acted so violently when you interfered with the battle today? I understand why Fritz’s actions would make you angry because I feel the same way myself, but I feel like there’s more to what happened ...

This Month's Art Reward

I've once again hired Patti to draw some art for me. Next month's artwork is more Lin. I think she looks rather gorgeous.

The artwork will be delivered near the beginning of next month after Pateon's payments go through.

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 13

The arena had gone more silent than a grave. The people in the stands were all staring at me as I stood on the platform, my eyes narrowed in anger. I was glaring into the now destroyed wall, through which Fritz had disappeared. His legs were currently sticking out of the rubble, but I knew he wasn’t dead.

“Wha… what is going on here?” Silas suddenly asked into his microphone. Judging by the look on his face, he probably had forgotten he was even holding it.

“Why did you ...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 12

Jonatan Gardner was a swordsman from the renowned Divine Sword Sect. They were not a large sect, but a small group of elites who trained only in sword techniques. Everything, from their Spiritualism to their Spiritual Techniques, dealt specifically with the sword and nothing else. Erica even heard a rumor once stating that none of the swordsman within the Divine Sword Sect were below the Second State of Spiritualism.

Erica held her claymore in front of her, gripping it with both hands a...

Wiedergeburt 5 - Scene 04

This is the scene in chapter 10 when Eryk, Fay, Kari, and Lin are shopping for weapons. 

Wiedegeburt 5 - Scene 03

The romantic moment where Fay and Eryk finally express their love for each other. I think I'm going to melt! This scene is just too fluffy and romantic!

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 11

Fritz was the first human I had seen aside from myself who could use the darkness element. However, my ability to use the darkness element came from my wife, not me. I could use it because Lin could use it and we were connected somehow through the mark on my hand and the one on her chest. I’d never seen or even heard of a human who wielded this element. It was even more rare than people who could wield light.

The preliminary rounds soon concluded. There had been a total of fifty-two r...

Wiedergeburt 5 - Scene 02

Here's the second scene for Wiedergeburt 5. This is the moment where Kari takes Lin shopping and everyone's favorite Lamia is turned into a certain crazy shopkeeper's dress up doll. XD

Wiedergeburt 5 - Scene 01

Probably my favorite illustration so far. I just think Mykel got all their expressions spot on here. 

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 10

After announcing the start of the tournament, Silas began speaking again. “Because there are over one hundred sects in this tournament and there are five representatives from each sect, we will first be holding a series of preliminary round. These preliminaries will be used to cull the competition, as it were. Each preliminary round will consist of ten people competing on this stage. The last person standing will be the winner.

If one hundred sects were competing and there were five p...

August 2020 Newsletter

Hey everyone,

I've got a lot of news to give out today.

First, Man Made God 002 is live. The paperback is currently not available because my publisher is having printing issues. I'm not sure when the paperback will be available. I hope everyone who already read this story on Patreon or decides to read it on Amazon will help the series continue to exist by writing a review on Amazon.

I'll also be releasing chapte...

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 9

“Want candy!”

“Nope.”

“Want candy!”

“Absolutely not.”

“WANT CANDY NOW!”

I remembered hearing once that children went through a phase called the Terrible Twos. I couldn’t remember who told this to me (I think it was Empress Hilda’s head maid), but I had not believed them at the time when they said that. Now I understood what they meant.

“CANDY NOW!!”

Raul and I were in the middle of the street, drawing a crowd of people, all...

Next Month's Patreon Reward

I wanted to go with something romantic for next month's art reward, so I hired Michiroon to draw this gorgeous artwork between Eryk and Fay.

The reward will be delivered to corresponding patrons near the beginning of the month, probably around the 3rd or 5th.

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 8

“A favor, you say?”

Alexis frowned at Kari. Her narrowed eyes made her seem far more mature than her childish figure would suggest. It really made me wonder how old this woman was.

“We have at least three favors we would like to ask of you,” Kari said, a benign smile on her lips. I knew that smile very well. It made me shudder, and I even felt a little bad for Alexis, now on the receiving end of that smile. “The first is that we would like your help establishing a sect h...

Wiedergeburt volume 4 - Scene 1

Here is some of the art from scene 1 of volume 5.

I'm sure you can figure out which scene this is. I really love how expressive these three are in this.

WIEDERGEBURT Act V: Chapter 7

As the largest city located in the very center of the Northern Plains, Midgard not only possessed the highest population, but there were more people coming and going than in any other city. That explained why there was a massive line of carriages, wagons, and groups standing around outside the gate. Every person present needed to be inspected by the Midgard Spiritual Knights before they could be let in.

Kari was driving the wagon the day they arrived in Midgard. It had taken around five...