Comic #7 "And this...is my name." Levi's origins.
I got rate limited.
That's not my fault!
I think cause I tried upload all at once, then I couldn't upload anything And then I was panicking like WHATS I DO AHHH.
Turns out you shouldn't upload over 300 4k pics at once. Whoops!
But fixt. Here now. Learned a lesson!
So, as I said before, it's not a sex comic. And it's reaaaaaaaaalllly long lmfao.
So first, to make up for that. I'm going to focus on NSFW packs for a while. I've been experimenting and testing and learning a lot. I need to meat and potatoes just some yuri and maleXfemale. Appreciate all of you being patient with me wanting to try and tell the ACTUAL stories of my friends and pals. <3
And this is one is special to me, because it's my OC, because it's Levi's story. 100% Canon to our rp, pulled straight from it without alterations. I had to skip a lot of material, obviously. But I tried to hit major turning points for her , events, stuff that was important and I STILL had to sacrifice so much.
But I had a blast with doing this. Who she really is, who she really was. Who she is now, the way she was meant to be.
So, grab a snack. Grab a drink. Do this in multiple sittings probably. Or don't at all if you just like the NSFW stuff, which is fine.
Tomorrow is her animated NSFW video. That was LESS of a chore than this was, believe it or not.
So, the story of Levi. Without whom none of any of this exists, as she was the precursor for me messing around with any AI stuff in the first place. <3
I hope you like it.
Comments (32)
I finally finished it and I have to say, I was quite surprised by how moving Chapter 8 was, the 'transformation' from Siren to Levi was very touching and memorable. I came to your Patreon for the boobs (and butts, no one does them like you), but I'm staying for the characters. Congratulations! Can't wait for the sequel.
Thx for liking my butts and muh stories. >3
I liked it. Was fine reading it all in one sitting, keept me engaged. I am in favour of including NSFW elements in stories, but I am all for using adult themes when it fits in regards to the characters and the story being told. Great art as always, looking forward to more stories in the Levi-verse.
Hi Levi. Just finished reading this and I just wanted to say thank for sharing this amazing story with us. We know this story has been growing throughout the years and the fact that you wanted to share it with us is meaningful. Hope we get more content like this, I personally enjoy it as not everything has to be nsfw and forcing it on something isn’t the same as when it is designed that way. Keep up the great work!!!
Absolutely loved reading this. The background, the evolution and mystery now solved.
You know I am not a manga/comic fan at all but your comics has something thats makes me read it and want more and more and once again it lived up to the hype. In short it was fuckin awesome. The artstyle the characters the story every little piece sticks together perfectly I hope we can see more Trinity she was my fav cant wait to see more.
Okay! proper review time! I apologise once more! it's a fucking big one! =D “And this… is my name” - Levi’s Origin comic review. NOW you see her, when you couldn’t before! I apologise for the pun, but that’s how I felt after reading this mega comic! Just like I did with “Let it burn” I’m going to split the review into different sections: 1. Art 2. Plot 3. Dialogue 4. Cameos 5. Spice – aka SEX!!!!! NO! NO SEX HERE!!! 5. Best moments 6. Critic mode. 7. final/overall thoughts As this is one mother of a comic, I’m going to do a chapter by chapter…. Chapters… you know what I meant! XD -------- 1. Art -------- Across the board, there’s nothing I can’t say that HASN’T been said already, Levi’s hybrid of AI genning and PS editing is a feat that still hasn’t been matched. Each character is detailed, fleshed out and looks fucking amazing! Especially in chapter 8, where Siren becoming Levi is off the fuckin scale! The backgrounds/environments are that detailed, I had to scroll in to see if I could see any error, and to my surprise, none! -------- 2. Plot -------- Chapter 1 – The Cascade A great intro into the “birth” of Levi, we got insight on what the cascade was and how the Leviathans were created, how they lived and how they evolve as a species. It was weird seeing a demure Levi/Siren, but we saw glimpses of the trash talking, speedy electrical girl we all know and love! -------- Chapter 2 - Gaia -------- 40 years after leaving the cascade, we’re introduced to Tobi and Miho! Loved the interaction between them, shows that they’re besties through and through! Siren befriending them and finding her bonded with Tobi (two people with lighting affinity becoming bonded! Who’dve thunk it? =D) -------- Chapter 3 – first steps -------- The anniversary of Rave’s creation! Trinity attacks which leads to a slight “oopsie” on her part that gives us the comic’s only battle scene. Seeing the members of Rave work together to destroy the Orc trio put a smile on my face. From Shaz’s banter, to Tobi’s shout of “Hooooooneeeeeeey!!!!!” (but actually shouts out “Siiiiiiiiiiiireeeeenn!” XD) and Siren’s “finger poke of doom” shows how much power she holds! We also see the first appearance of Lilith Also, big props to Tobi for declining Trinity’s advances, you’ve gained my respect there bro! =D -------- Chapter 4 – All grown up -------- Holy shit! 20 years! O.O our cast of misfits look amazing as they’re heading towards their 40’s! We’re introduced to Dr Cain (who somehow manages to make a doctor’s robe and shorts combo work!) and his students that are trying to help save Lilith’s race of Sanguine Elves. Love the cameo appearances of Juliet and Avalon, slowly showing each character we know and love being connected. Now! We’re off to Diconia to retrieve something called a “Fabricator” The tension and haste for saving Lilith’s race is shown really well via the amount of sleeping college students of Nova. (This chapter btw, Has one of the best one liners/excuses for someone to tag along on a dangerous mission – more below in the cameo section!) -------- Chapter 5 – The Bill comes due -------- Holy lore drop for Lilith! O.O I feel for her, no really, I do! The ruby she was encased in back in chapter 3 was moonlighting as a monkey paw, and the backlash of a single second of dark thoughts is serious shit. We also get the first cracks in Siren’s goddess shell as she realised how many people had perished, even to the point where she started to doubt herself as a Leviathan, this was the point where Siren just wants to be the same as everyone around her, a simple human living life freely. -------- Chapter 6 – The Gift of Lightning -------- This chapter sent chills down my fucking spine… like legit! But that wasn’t until much later! Love the never-ending banter between Tobi and Miho. Its that kind of dialogue that makes me believe these are real characters. The planet, Diconia seems mysteriously void of life, I dunno if it was due to watching pitch black the night before, but I had a bad feeling that something BIG was waiting in the wings for the Rave crew. We didn’t have to wait long, as an all too familiar banner was shown (well… familiar to those who keep up with the lore prior to reading this!), the banner of the Tetran empire! HO-LY SHIT! Even a one panel image showing the backs of Selena, Seleone, and Sabine in front of their people was enough to send the afore-mentioned chills down my spine as how serious shit just got! The ending of this chapter, with how each character placed their faith, hopes, dreams and future onto Siren, allowed her to Shatter through the ceiling of the building that was housing the Tetran made bomb and off to save the galaxy. -------- Chapter 7 – Too Bright To Touch -------- This whole chapter was one love letter towards Siren, and I fucking loved each panel and moment that showed all the people in the Diconian galaxy, despair at seeing the blood red sky, turning into hope as a bright blue line parts the red sky. I love moments like this as it shows that even when all seems bleak, there is one slither of hope that’ll make the difference in the end. Siren’s power shone that bright that it was felt and resonated in the cascade, it was as if two hearts had synchronised and began beating as one, maybe I’m looking too much into this (and feel free to correct me on this Levi!), but I feel that for those minutes where Siren was zipping to the boundary to destroy it, she became one with the cascade, she was the cascade! Also Loved the double team of Tobi and Alexander by shooting the bomb into a blackhole where it would detonate without any casualties. -------- Chapter 8 – And this… Is my name. -------- We see the gang relax in Rave, and with that, Siren finally deciding she just wants to be a normal run of the mill girl, without having fingers pointing her way or people staring at her. Seeing her slowing change her clothing, her hair style and eventual colour, I couldn’t help but smile and whisper out “you go girl! Be the kind of girl you want to be” With a new appearance and a new name to be known as – Levi – now steps forward into her future, and samples what it’s like to live like a normal person. -------- Epilogue – The Leviathan Oath -------- – While not an official chapter by Levi, those last few pages after the blank page felt like it was an epilogue/after credits scene. Seeing Levi/Siren back at the Cascade to welcome a new sister to the Leviathan family is the whole story going full circle, the cascade bestowing the oath in physical form for the deeds that Levi had done was heartwarming. -------- 3. Dialogue -------- – throughout the whole comic, we’re witnesses to something that’s very rarely pulled off, actual dialogue from the RP. Granted the comic itself IS Levi’s backstory that was created through said RP, but there are a few pieces of dialogue that were accompanied with small author notes that clued me in. -------- 4.Cameos -------- – Other than Levi we have so many characters from the RP, so in the interest of fairness each character will have a quick sentence and my overall thoughts on them The Elder - Her character was the most prominent character out of all the Leviathans (other than Levi ofc!) she showed her wisdom and how likable she is as a “defacto leader” Tobi – I really enjoyed watching him grow from a brash and cocky lad into a leader who still showed that he still knew how to have fun despite having much more mature side to him. Miho – wherever Tobi goes, Miho isn’t that far behind, loved her presence and how both she and Tobi worked together like a well oiled machine. Trinity – started off hating her but ended up loving her. As she’s a pirate, I hope we get to see more of her in the future, along with a hopeful interaction with a certain Tetran pirate princess =D Lillith – I’m always a sucker for elf characters, her tragic backstory and plot was roughly half the comic, but it was done where it didn’t feel like she was taking over the story. Alexander – I’ll always look at him as what I would expect a literal time lord to be (sorry Doctor! While he may be based off of you, at least Alexander actually has abilities and shit that deals with time!) Shaz – one of my favourite characters in this comic! Her quick wit, snarky humour, and the forever rememberable line of: “Ineedtogettthefuckoutofmyhouse before I become a serial Killer” legit made me spit out my drink! Dr Cain – Never have I had a character who’s accent changed mid read in my mind after finding out he was from the same universe as the Tetrans! Ket – for the few times Ket showed up, she really took control of the pages she was there, great to see her original form before shifting into the form we know her currently =) (trying to do all those tails must’ve been a pain!) Avalon – the quiet witch makes an appearance! I’m presuming that this is pre-god-take over as she seemed mouseyer and shyer than usual. Juliet – love seeing the coffee head pouring doctor/therapist =D makes you wonder if by pouring the coffee on her head she gets a bigger effect through osmosis or something XD The Tetrans - (Minus Amina) making a quiet and impactful appearance without even a single text of dialogue! Fucking shivers down my spine when they were mentioned! -------- 5. Best Moments – -------- I would normally point out which images are my favourite, but that could go on for hours! So for my own sanity! I’m whittling it down to the best moment from each chapter. Chapter 1 – The Cascade. Seeing the breathtaking and colourful view of the cascade itself takes the spot for best moment of chapter 1. Chapter 2 - Gaia Siren “attacking” Tobi, and Tobi defending himself against her was a great 2 panel moment! The electrical charge surrounding the future bonded pair was amazing! Chapter 3 – first steps Tobi calling upon Siren, seeing that electrical infused water tornado stop what would’ve destroyed Rave in its infancy was an amazing image that deserved its own image. Chapter 4 – All grown up Shaz, Shaz, and even more Shaz! Her page with Tobi where she gripped his head and point blank told him she’d rather go on a dangerous adventure on pain of becoming a serial killer Chapter 5 – The Bill comes due Lilith’s one second of weakness, that rang the death knell of all 30 million Callidian’s. Those glaring red eyes high in the sky, I couldn’t help but get castlevania vibes. Chapter 6 – The Gift of Lightning You all know which moment from this chapter is the best! “Ex Tenebris Venimus!!!!” That’s right! As I mentioned back in the Chapter 6 section, the reveal of the Tetran banner sent shivers down my fucking spine! Even so that the song “Ex Tenebris Venimus” began playing in the back of my mind throughout the whole scene until the bomb activated! Chapter 7 – Too Bright To Touch That fucking railgun scene! Tobi using his lightning and Alexander’s time lord magic shooting that bomb into the black hole was fucking epic! Chapter 8 – And this… Is my name. Siren becoming Levi, a powerful moment and statement for anyone feeling trapped and wanted to break free to become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Epilogue – The Leviathan Oath Levi giving the Scroll back to the Cascade. At one point very early on she wanted to know what the Leviathan Oath was, but this shows Levi’s growth that perhaps knowing everything isn’t the best way to go about things. Just let the days come one at a time. -------- 6. Critical mode! -------- 1 - This might seem REALLY DUMB considering how long the comic is… The moment I got to the last page where Levi was sprinting down the streets, I literally screamed out: “WAIT! IS THAT IT???? MOTHERFUCKER NO!!!! I WANT MORE!” 2 - I really thought we’d get to see where Levi learned Spanish =D 3- No Amina appearing? But all’s good! We got Miho instead! (IYKYK!) -------- 7. overall thoughts – -------- Origin stories are my favourite parts of a story, it worked with Iron man and that kicked off the whole MCU. I’m comparing this comic to that moment, so ladies and gens! I’m gonna go and call it right here and now! If you all thought that Levi’s origin story is the best that Levi can get? I don’t think we’ve even scratched the surface of what Levi is capable of. Thank you Levi for another excellent addition to your ever expanding comic list! I very much look forward for the next project =) -Adam Sephenson. Aka. 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I am going to do my best to address your questions and other things haha. and as always, the effort into ur reviews is well appreciated! The only battle scene was what i was hung up on for a LONG time. I got so frustrated with it because it was taking so long that I had to put the comic down. And then when you actually read it, its over in like 30 seconds. But I'm glad I went through the process at the end of the day, because It taught me a LOT of valueable lessons and efficiencies for the next OC comic I want to do. :) I almost cut the scene with Trinity, because it is the ONLY nsfw scene in the entire comic, and I didnt want to set this expectation that there was more. THe problem was that it is absolutely pivotal to the question of why Tobi versus any other bro ninja dude. And Tobi turning down Trinity was too important in showing why Siren chose him. Dr cain is funny to me in the RP because everyone reacts to him the same wya when they are newbies. They think he's ridiculous, and then you interact with him and you forgot about the outfit after a few posts in. Its this weird ability his author has to play a completely straight face with such a fucking RIDICULOUS outfit that makes it work haha. The fabricator wasn't a mcguffin I made up. Like everything else it happened int he RP. Nova, the rave's college, needed it to synthesize the necessary components to make the cure. I explained originally this in more detail the way Dr. Cain did in the rp, but it felt really "flux capacitor" type of lingo and I was doing that waaaaay too much. So I cut it, i figured "we need thing, thing is here, go get thing" was enough. in hindsight, I maybe shoulda included the explanation haha. Regarding Tetra. I am very excited to translate them 1:1. Because I think people are going to be surprised with how they come across at first. I'm glad people recognize the bannner. :) It is purposely ambiguous as to what role the Cascade played in Levi's flight. :) Alexander is very time-lord inspired and we make fun of him constantly for it. The power scaling in the RP is just dialed up to 11 because its been going on for so long, but he was much more subdued when we were younger haha. Shaz and what she says has been a fan favorite, and her author is very happy about that haha. Her actual author is the sweetest girl in the world so it's very funny that she plays Shaz the way she does. It is pre-witch Avalon! Current Avalon still works at Nova, but she was well past being a student by the time she was a witch. The Tetran girls didnt make a true appearance because im following the RP and they didnt appear until after the events of the comic. Miho is open about the fact that she is Amina but yeh not everyone knows that. :D ( For anyone reading this, NOT LITERALLY IN CANON. She just plays both characters in the RP, they are not literally the same person in canon. ) As always, I appreciate the long reviews. <3 I am so over the moon that so many people are liking this so much!
I usually have the words to describe the beautiful things I see but everything good and right and written and worthy of being seen is already in every page. You took a lot of pieces and wove them together into an amazing story, thank you so much. I read history because I don’t ever want to forget the worst and best parts of our world. I read fiction because there are worlds within all of us and those talented enough to articulate them give us a view into something truly magical. Thank you for your talent and patience and giving us a looking glass into your world.
I dont know what to say other than i didnt expect a SFW comic to do this well. >.< Thank you all so much!
Fantastic and wonderful story Levi. Loved the pacing. Didn't feel like I read over 300 pages. Well worth the wait.
I am just utterly speechless. Cover to cover I found moments I caught myself saying 'holy shit' and 'wow' at 5:30am This is everything I was hoping it was, but it was so much MORE! The depths to the cast, the character growth from all of them, letting us know what kinda person they are: their strengths, weaknesses, showing their vulnerabilities and how each member covers for each other. The out of pocket silliness and the levity and tone of each scene is far, far more than I anticipated and just blew me away. I knew going into this I was ready for something big, but I didn't anticipate how big some set pieces were gonna be, even the small ones, everything had so much weight to it. (Autistic brain took over when I felt I had so much more to say so may come back to edit once I put myself together.) I know that I'm gonna keep reading this so many times over because I just absorb this stuff, so my praise towards you now will only escalate from here. But what you have done here, Levi, is nothing short of remarkable, outstanding, fantastic, astonishing, phenomenal, whatever praise words I can't think of, you are ALL of it. Your efforts are completely unmatched in this space and it's been an absolute privilege watching you grow in this space. Thank you Levi. I know you don't need a throne or crown, but you dropped this, Queen. 👑
i really really felt that this thing was probably going to bomb. but I was at least going to be happy that who Levi is and where she come from was out in the atmosphere. I did what I wanted to do, telling her story. I don't mind doing NSFW, very obviously. But she didnt have sex at all in the RP in canon for a veeeeery long time. So, I really agonized over doing this. Because I said in a previous post, I didnt wanna make shit up for the sake of NSFW. and I was hellbent and telling the story AS IS. And I had resiged myself to like, 1-2 people would be ok with it. Everyone else would brush it off. And then and read something like what you type here and see how much everyone liked it and i feel stupid. For underestimating my people, as I call all of you. Liking sex is fine, nothing wrong with that. I was just so sure I was gonna tank on this but at least feel good I got her story out. I was not expecting what you said, or what everyone else is saying, or the engagement, or the likes. It's..really something. I probably should put what im saying here as a standalone post, but Im going through after posting the animation and trying to be present and it's hard because I feel overwhelmed and head spinny like a new world has opened up for me. I *can* do NSFW and ALSO tell the real stories of Levi and my friends. I'm just very grateful.
This one is a tome. So good tho. The art, the story, the background. Everything is so good on this. Worth the time and effort to read through and just admire.
man this was a really fun read and seeing the other characters from the rp is really cool (personally alexander is my favorite) but you did a damn good job and hopefully we potentially see more
Whoaaaaa. :0
Why am I looking forward to this more than any big screen production this summer? I'm planning a marathon with scotch and popcorn after the video hits, so looking forward to it after sneaking peeks into the first 5 frames! Thanks Levi!
I read the whole thing and I was glued to the story now I want more lol 🥰❤️🔥💯💥💫🤌
This was suuuuch an incredible read! I loved every part about it! The crew is amazing, and i loved every single one of them! Shaz is my favorite cause i love gremlin energy 😂 i was so excited when i saw the OG OC's enter in the comic! I really hope we see more of the group! Especially trinity 😏. There were sooo many out of pocket jokes they just made you say "ayo" 😂. Levi you really did something incredible here, you made sure we had a understanding of each character we met even with how much you can put in the slide we understood how these characters think and the energy they give off. You really could make this into something huge if you go full time with this! There is a reason you are the GOAT when it comes to this you put your heart and soul into this and you prove it with every story and i know it meant the world to you to bring your roleplay sessions to live like this 🫰🏽🫰🏽🫰🏽
It did, it meant a lot to me to be able to translate 1:1 what the RP is for the first time in 3 years. It meant everything.
Wonderful story, the character growth we get to see in Levi and the growth of Rave/ how it began, the world building without diving too deep into each thing so we see the highlights of the story. It was beautifully told and showed so much of the Levi-verse without taking the focus off Levi. Personally loved to see the reality behind the goddess, the isolation, the accidental trust that people had in her abilities without knowing the bottom line of them. It was nice to see a tale told with a passion and one that was continuously telling the story. Bravo to you Levi! Can't wait for the animation, and future comics. Was a good read that helped pass the time and experience the Levi-verse more in depth to the story.
Hey high praise from you. : D I'm glad you picked up the parts of what I was trying to lay out in why Levi felt the way she did. It wasn't about rejecting divinity so much as it was about trying to understand her limitations and what she wanted. I feel its a lot more interesting of a story than just I REJECT MY GODNESS. haha.
Ok finally finished it (took my sweet time 🤷) and what a story to be told. Thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to the end. It was great learning even more about Levi and the journey she had from goddess to electric girl. Love the use of your song title and lyrics in there as well 😜
I had to do it because it was too perfect for chapter 7. xP Very fortuitous of much younger me to lay the groundwork.
I think you’ve created your magnum opus, Levi. This was so good. 😭 I can’t believe the visual feast we were just served. Every page was beautiful, and I can feel the love you put into it. YOU are a goddess, istg, and a benevolent one, for sharing this with us all. ❤️
Of course! And I am delighted you like it. : D
Parts are reminding me of the arts Tyler from Masamune Shirows Intron Depot/GalGrease comics.
*Art Style, fucking hell autocorrect......
Was a bit skint for time (had 45 mins before I drove to do an IKEA run!) so I fast read it and I’m blown away by what I saw! Gonna sit down later tonight, properly read it all and then give my honest and detailed review on this epic lore/backstory!
This isn't a comic. It's a graphic novel! You're talent and drive are amazing! I'm so jealous I could crack in half!!
Oh my god, what anime incredible story, I laughed ib my head, cried at the sappy moments. Just genuinely tugged my heart strings. Truly just and impeccable comic. Amazing, 1billion/10. Just gahh. Levi, thank you so much with this incredible story. The time and effort put in, the story, everything just chief's kiss. 😍😭🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
You are a great hypeman here and on X knight. I hope you never go away lol