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Kevin Ref WIP

I've got a present for you guys! Snow sent this to me just this morning! Or maybe it was last night. Either way, she gave me some updates on the character sheets for the American Kitsune manga adaptation we plan on creating! I figured I'd show you guys Kevin's ref sheet first since he is the protagonist. You'll probably get a reference sheet a day for this.

This is just the base colors. Snow said she'd ...

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 11

 

My return to consciousness was slow. Peeling my eyes open just a crack, I stared at the blood-colored sky for several seconds without comprehension. Was it sunset? Sunrise? I’d never seen the sky this color before. It was as if someone lopped off a person’s arm or leg and used it as a paintbrush to color the sky crimson.

Forcing my sore muscles to move, I groaned as I pushed myself into a sitting position. Dizziness struck me. My body tilted to one side. Ho...

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 10

 

Zadram lifted the massive sword over his head and brought it down so hard and so fast the very atmosphere seemed to shriek in agony as it was cut. Erica and Tungsten could do nothing but stare at the descending blade of darkness with wide eyes, perhaps because they weren’t used to moving at high speed, but Kari and I could, at the very least, see the blade’s trajectory as it sliced through the air.

That meant we could react.

We grabbed the tw...

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 9

 I wouldn’t say battling through Vahn was more difficult than I assumed it would be, but I wouldn’t lie and say I didn’t think the task would be so tiring either.

The inside of the city was swarming with Grunts. They were literally everywhere. They covered the plazas, ran along the roofs, and poured out of the buildings in droves. It was truly was a never ending horde that we found ourselves being forced to cut through.

While members of the Battlin...

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Fay Valstine Ref Sheet

And here is the final reference sheet for now. It's Fay Valstine! I feel like SnowMishibari went all out on her design. She looks gorgeous.

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Christine Artwork

I nearly forgot to mention this month's Patreon art reward!

This month, I hired Keshi-Gomu to create SFW and NSFW artwork of Christine! I think everyone's favorite tsundere Yuki-Onna has not been getting enough love.

SFW and NSFW art will be delivered at the end of the month!

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 8

 

The next morning, our forces gathered together and set off toward Vhan. Most of us walked. A few rode on Struts, those bird-like Demon Beasts with fluffy feathers, gangly legs, and long necks. However, they weren’t the only mounts people were riding on.

I glanced at a large reptile as it passed by me, its four long legs granting it a swift stride despite how slow it looked. This one had green scales that glistened in the light. Yellow eyes with no whites star...

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Harem Gamelit Cover

After much debating and screwing around, I've finally decided on a title for my harem gamelit series. I'm calling it Swordsman of the Rift. This series will be published in September.

Lonwa A has sent me the finished artwork, and I've gone ahead and added the title and fonts to it. I hope you all like the cover. I tried my best to make something that feels very harem gamelit-y.

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Lin Ref Sheet

SnowMIshibari sent me the reference sheet for Lin last night! Doesn't she look amazing?! I just love her design so much. Dark-skinned Lamia are super exotic.

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Journey of a Betrayed Hero vol. 2

I forgot, did I show you all the next cover for Journey of a Betrayed Hero?

The artwork is by Aisoretto.

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 7

It took several days to reach the encampment where over one hundred members of the Battling Valkyries and the Paladin Sect were milling about. The temporary base of operations was located on a flat grassland several dozen kilometers from Vahn, which we could see in the distance. I counted at least two hundred tents and huts of various sizes. All of them were simple accomodations made of animal skin. Arrayed around the huts were burning fires where people cooked, sat around, and ate.<...

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Lin WIP

SnowMishibari has done it! She's created a beautiful Lamia waifu. And now I can finally introduce the third member of Eryk's harem.

I don't see too many dark skinned Lamia, so I thought it would be nice to give Lin and the rest of her species darker skin in WIEDERGEBURT.

What do you all think?

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Arcadia's Ignoble Knight 6 WIP Cover

Even though Arcadia's Ignoble Knight vol. 5 isn't out yet, Claparo is already working on the cover for volume 6.

I'm not sure how many of volumes I'll make of this series. I have enough content for 11-13, but it doesn't seem very popular. I'll try to keep going until I start losing money. Here's to hoping I don't have to ax the series.

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 6

 

After Fay was successfully retrieved, the Nevarian Spiritualists were forced to dispose of the bodies of the two mercenaries and Grant Leucht. They couldn’t leave them as they were. Hellen made the decision to hide the fact that Grant was dead. She mentioned that she would inform Dante of what happened, but that it would be best if no one else discovered this, especially not the Head of the Leucht Family.

One of the Nevarian Spiritualists had a powerful earth affinity. Sh...

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Lin Ref Sheet WIP

Can anyone guess which character is having a character sheet made for her next?

The art is being done by SnowMishibari.

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Act I Finished

Now that WIEDERGEBURT: Legend of the Reincarnated Warrior Act 1 is finished, I figured I'd write a bit about my plans for this series.

I'm honestly not very good at this sort of thing. Because I am a discovery writer and generally do not know what I will write until it's already been written, it's hard for me to make plans. That said, I do have a few ideas in the work.

I'm sure everyone who has read the last chapter of act 1 has realized that Kari is a bit more cunning than she at...

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 5

 

I’d never ridden on a Mare before. It wasn’t just because Mares were only located on the western side of the continent; the fact was that outside of carriages, the only thing I’d ridden on was a flying Demon Beast and that was more just me hanging on for dear life. That said, riding on a Mare was a rather interesting experience. I was sure my butt would remember the pain of being bounced against hard leather for years to come.

Of course, it wasn’t all bad. If nothin...

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 4

 

My first stop after learning that Fay was missing was the south gate, which was the gate Fay and I used to reach our training ground. Even our latest training ground was more easily accessible via this gate than the north or west gates.

It sucked that it took so long to reach. Nevaria was a massive city that spanned who knew how many dozens of kilometers. I had no idea of the actual length, but it took at least 6 hours to get from one side to other by walking. It was nearly...

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Arcadia's Ignoble Knight 5

 Does Arcadia's Ignoble Knight vol. 5: Sorceré Investigation have yuri baiting?

Yes. Yes, it does.

Caspian x Elincia is still the OTP. I'm calling the ship Calencia.

Currently on pre order: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NSP7DDD

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WIP - Harem Gamelit

This is an update I received this morning from Lonwa A on my harem gamelit cover. I think it's looking good so far.

What do you all think?

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Good News!

Hey everyone! I've got some great news! The proofed copy of American Kitsune: A Fox's Alliance has been delivered! I'm currently checking it for mistakes and formatting errors, but barring any unforeseen incidents, I'm hoping to have the paperback published soon. If that happens, I can deliver signed copies to my Alien and Kitsune-tier patrons!

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 3

 

Fay didn’t really think about where she was going. She walked through Nevaria without a care for where she was, simply letting her feet take her wherever they willed. People passed her by on both sides. However, she wasn’t any paying attention. Her mind was elsewhere.

Eryk…

She thought about Eryk, the boy she had fallen in love with. Their meeting could have been considered one of good fortune. Fay had been suffering from a spiritual malady that no one ...

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Did someone ask for art prints?

I have four new art prints on my Storenvy. Two of them are the SFW and NSFW version of Kotohime from the artist Liremi, and the other two are the SFW and NSFW of Erica Demonica de Angelo from the artist Orendi Laran! All four are sexy as hell!

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Teen Eryk Ref Sheet

I know. I know! Most of my readers are dudes, and no straight dude wants to stare at another straight dude's junk, but fair is fair. If Kari and the other ladies are gonna be naked in these reference sheets, then so is Eryk.

As always, my artwork for WIEDERGEBURT is made by SnowMishibari.

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 2

After the tournament had ended, Grant had recovered enough of his mental faculties that he could walk around, talk, and do everything he used to. However, he didn’t feel the same anymore.

Every time he closed his eyes, that peasant’s face would fill his mind.

Every time he saw that peasant’s face, an indescribable feeling of fear washed over him.

He hated this feeling. He hated the fact that he was afraid of some stupid peasant. That blasted Eryk Veiger haunted his dre...

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Publishing Schedule

I was asked if I could create a publishing schedule so everyone knows when I plan on publishing what books.

So last night I made a publishing sheet.

This is a list of all the books I plan to publish and what months they will be released.

Without further ado, here it is:
American Kitsune: A Fox's Alliance - April
Arcadia's Ignoble Knight 5 - May
Grigori - June
Journey of a Betrayed Hero 2 - July
A Most Unlikely Hero 6 - August
Untitled Harem Gamelit story - ...

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WIP Cover

I've got another story that's going to be published eventually. This one is for a Gamelit harem series. I still do not have a name for it yet. The artwork is by Lonwa A, who I found on Art Station.

This is what I've written for the description so far:

 Bryan Jenson is an ex-Marine with a haunted past. When an acquaintance comes offering him a job, he takes it. He doesn’t care about the pay or job spe...

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WIEDERGEBURT Act II: Chapter 1

 

All members of the Explorers Guild not only had their own bedroom, but they also had their own private bathing room.

Bathing rooms in the Northern Plain were different from those in Nevaria. While they still had a bath, of course, a lot of bathing rooms also had this thing called a shower. It was a place in which a person bathed under a spray of typically warm or hot water. The water came out of this object called a showerhead, which was just a metal nozzle jut...

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WIP Teen Eryk Veiger

This is another WIP from SnowMishibari. It's Eryk after he gets sent back in time.

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WIEDERGEBURT Chapter 46

 

The Flash Step wasn’t just something that could only be used when standing on the ground. When someone had enough Spiritual Power and skill, they could activate it in mid-air, which was what I did as I traveled toward where I sensed Lin’s Spiritual Power coming from.

Nevaria passed beneath me in a blur as I moved through the air, never staying in one spot for any longer than half a second. I narrowed my eyes and kept Spiritual Perception active. The red and yellow Spiri...

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