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Manhwa series

is a manhwa series created and drawn by Lee Kang woo, writing under the pen name of Woo. It has been published in serialized format in the Korean weekly comic magazine Comic Champ since 1998. The series was completed in 2010 with twenty six volumes in Korea. Rebirth is the story of a 17th century vampire named Deshwitat L. Rudbich. It follows his adventures after he is cast into a 300 year limbo by his enemies. Rebirth is published in English by Tokyopop, with adaptation by Bryce P. Coleman and Aaron Sparrow. As of February 2009, twenty two volumes have been published in English. Rebirth is published in Swedish by Wahlströms. The Swedish release started in summer 2005,
with three volumes in the series released by the end of the year. Rebirth is published in Italy by Flashbook.

In the 17th century, the God of Light, Kalutika Maybus, began his epic battle against the vampire Deshwitat L. Rudbich. Once the closest of friends, Kalutika killed Deshwitat's fiancée, Lilith and sealed Deshwitat in limbo. In the 21st century a band of spiritual investigators led by Sang Ho Do, uncovers a band of demons. Engaging in combat, most of the party is quickly killed, leaving only Sang Ho, his daughter Remi, and an exorcist, Millenear Shephield. They are about to be defeated when Remi bleeds onto a pile of dust. Her blood inadvertently breaks the seal that binds Deshwitat, releasing him. Deshwitat is too weak after having been trapped in isolation for so long to fight the demons. Sang Ho decides to sacrifice himself to Deshwitat to give him enough power to save his daughter and Millenear. After Deshwitat metamorphoses Sang Do's body into resurrection dust, he reassures Remi that upon his death, her father would return to life as a human being. Thinking the power of Light is the only way to defeat Kalutika, he the enlists Millenear's help to learn it. Millenear tells him that she is unable to teach light magic herself, but she does know of a Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong that could be able to instruct him. The three arrive at the monastery only to be attacked by a swordsman and his companion. Deshwitat discovers that the swordsman is his old friend Rett Butler, who should have died over 300 years ago & his fighting companion Beryun. Deshwitat discovers that Beryun can use both light and dark magic. Millenear discovers that she is not human. He then meets Tae, Master of the temple, that goes on to reveal that Deshwitat is prophesied to be the key to humanity's salvation. a

Rett was supposed to help Deshwitat during his battle against Kalutika. He was too late to help, and tried to avenge his friend, but was severely wounded, and his men were killed. Kalutika made Rett immortal so that he could see the coming Armageddon. Deshwitat is told that he may be able to learn this at the Vatican. The group goes to the Vatican. Deshwitat learns that a priest wishes to meet him. He is ambushed by a large group of priests, which also include the elite special forces unit of the Catholic Church, the Order of St. Michael. He soon succumbs to his injuries and is about to be destroyed when Lilith appears to him in a vision. She reawakens his thirst for vengeance, and he devastates the party, taking one of the Order of St. Michael, a girl named Erica, hostage. Deshwitat soon reunites with everyone and confronts the Bishop, who reveals that he wanted Deshwitat murdered because he could not accept the truth that a being of darkness would be the savior. He instructs Millenear to kill Deshwitat, giving her back her standing in the church. Millenear turns on the Bishop and blasts him with light magic, causing him to shapeshift into a creature of light magic. With the Order quickly unlocking the seal, Deshwitat regains his magical power. However, even Deshwitat's full strength is not enough to stop the creature. Only by teaming up with Erica to combine their attacks is the creature destroyed. Deshwitat and the others return to Asia. It is discovered that Lilith is still alive. Deshwitat is encouraged by the fact that he managed to defeat Millenear in their fight, as it means that dark magic can defeat light magic. Master Tae tells them that Kalutika has begun his apocalypse. She introduces their newest companion, Eiji Inaba, a ninja. Deshwitat decides to test him along with Millenear and Remi. Should they land a single scratch on him within a ten minute time limit, they can stay. None of the three can harm him, and he rejects them all. Master Tae insists that they take Eiji since he is vital to contacting the New York ninja sect. In New York, Grey, a mysterious yet powerful vampire, kidnaps Millenear. They open a box Deshwitat was given and find a vampire's sand of the dead. Remi uses her blood to revive it, and Draistail appears. Draistail offers to train Deshwitat to becomethe Vampire Lord, but Deshwitat refuses, insisting that he has to go save Millenear. Draistail traps him, saying that he is not yet ready to face Grey. Meanwhile, Rett and Beryun decide to go save Millenear themselves, but are beaten. Deswhitat escapes from Draistail, and goes to aid Rett and Beryun, who are near death. He begins to battle Grey, who stops the fight, saying they will continue it at the Vampire Lord Tournament. At the tournament, Deshwitat faces off against Millenear, who while held captive, was turned into a vampire herself by Rang. Millenear admits to Deshwitat that she is in love with him. He seemingly scorns her and promises to give her a quick death. Millenear uses this to her advantage by wearing him out. When it seems that Deshwitat is too tired to fight, Millenear says that she will not only kill him, but herself too. Deshwitat stops her and embraces her, telling her that in another time, perhaps he could have loved her, and that he had failed to protect her just as he failed to protect Lilith. He is able to beat her and advance to battle Grey. Draistail leads Rett, Beryun, Remi, and the Order of St. Michael into a trap that he along with Grey and the Council of 6 had set up. Grey calls the Elder vampire to let them go, and he allows Deshwitat to strike him in the chest, severely wounding him. After that, Lilith arrives and destroys the vampire race along with the five of the Council of 6. Under Kalutika's influence, she moves to kill him but he is saved by the Elder Vampire, who teleports them to safety. Deshwitat is elevated to Vampire Lord, whose role in the world is to lead the vampires against the gods. The Elder dies, leaving Deshwitat charged with somehow reviving their race. While Deshwitat trains, Rett and the others go to meet Rang. She has gained power by drinking Millenear's blood. She has little control over her new found powers and Rett and his companions kill her. In Hong Kong, before reviving Millenear, Rett and the others question Master Tae about Millenear's origin. She explains to them that Millenear is indeed a "god seed" and when her human life ends, Millenear will become a god. They decide to keep this information from Millenear and revive her. The groups prepare for a battle in Tibet, which will decide the fate of the world.

Millenear Shephield's last name is derived from American baseball player, Gary Sheffield. Woo depicted Deshwitat to be a 28 year old demon because he is "sick of the 13 17 year old other pretty boys that seem to populate every other manhwa title out there right now." He also wanted a "manly man" for a lead character. Millenear was planned to be a "useless sidekick hanging around the main character". However, due to the fun in drawing her, Woo hinted that she might be the female heroine.