Omnixius

Heather news, relationship retcon incoming.

I am just going to open and say I am retconning the relationship out.

Royal road voted in favor of having the relationship, but keeping it in the background which is what I wanted. However, if you read the comments it is a different story. This chapter got a lot more comments than I usually get and the VAST majority of them want the relationship, but they want it to develop more slowly over the chapters. This means I have to put some focus on the relationship in order to develop it. Whi...

DKP 6-15 A glimmer of hope

“How many?” Gersius asked as Thayle arrived with the final count of those lost from her army.

“One hundred and seven,” she said in a pained tone. “His men fought desperatelyand took many by surprise.”

Gersius took her into his arms as she struggled not to cry. She had already been told about Duncan's words and the price that would be paid if he didn't resist. To save the women of Ulustrah from this city, he was forced to kill those from elsewhere. It was a crime, no ma...

Dragon Knight news

Chapter is written I just need to edit it and make a final decision on the ending. I feel like it might be giving too much away too soon. 

HOWEVER!.. I managed to injure myself at work today again. I am fine but I have crippled myself good. My arms are both badly bruised and my right leg doesn't like to bend at the knee anymore. All of the injuries are superficial, but painful and when  I sit at my desk to write I put pressure on the arm bruises. So I am still going to shoot f...

Heather relationship poll on royalroad

So the relationship chapter finally hit royal road and I gave them the friend ending and the combined relationship ending then asked which they preferred.

with 84 votes in 57% are in favor of the relationship while 26% think a relationship could work but it should happen later. 16% don't want it at all. 

I think the two latter numbers should be combined to say 57% are in favor and 43% are against. This puts me in a tricky spot. I don't want to upset my readers and...

HTN 5-11 Chapter Snippet

Removed from main chapter because I wasn't sure it was "right" for the story. I include it here because I love you all! So enjoy.,

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“Also I got to see you butt,” Quinny added as she held up the hammer.

Heather raised a brow as she looked to Frank for an explanation. He cleared his throat while throwing Quinny a hateful glance that even his helmet couldn’t hide.

“How did she manage to see my butt?” ...

HTN 5-11 The forest nightmare

“And the plan has gone awry already,” Breanne scolded as Heather stared down Umtha.

“You can’t bring thirty goblins with,” Heather insisted. “We are trying not to draw attention.”

“Need escort!” Umtha insisted with hands on hips. “What if dangerous?”

Heather threw her head back in frustration. The sun was up, the group was ready, and Umtha arrived with half her village armed for war. Now she was insistent they bring her warriors with to help protect the...

DKP 6-14 A crime of mercy

Gersius stood on Lilly's back with Thayle at his side, looking over the landscape as his advance force shifted right while the enemy forces retreated. Thayle wanted to call up the second company eager to put the speed of the light cavalry to use. However, Gersius didn't think that was wise. They were fresh out of a long, arduous chain of battles to link up and didn't want to press them immediately into another.

He ordered two divisions of the regular infantry to the front, lining them u...

Dragon Knight news

Book 6 chapter 15

The chapter is being rewritten. I have been hard pressed to work on a chapter this week and while I finished one I am not happy with it. It is fragmented and broken well beyond my normal levels. I have started rewriting it from scratch and I am much happier with the results so far.

As of right now I have 2.5k words done, and expect another 2-3k to finish. So expect the chapter early to mid day tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. 

HTN 5-10 Why are you so afraid?

The sun was at the noon position as the clear mountain air blew with a cool kiss. Frank, Legeis, Heather, Quinny, and Breanne stood in the yard before Heather's tower as Legeis presented his work.

“Now I'm Jealous,” Heather remarked as she looked over the palanquin. It was a beautiful thing of sandalwood inlaid with golden trims. It was large enough to carry six people with a plush bed of purple fabric and a dozen small pillows. It was completely enclosed by a frame designed to look...

DKP 6-13 A blessing gone wrong.

Gersius lay awake, the dragon gifts denying him the need for sleep. Sarah lay curled into his side, her head pressed against his with an arm thrown over his chest. The night had been a beautiful moment of love and passion, but behind it all lurked a dark truth. Not only was their foe far more dangerous than originally anticipated, but a second unknown player was moving. Were these divines? Were they ancient dragons? Perhaps something else lost from ages passed?

Sarah shifted her head wi...

HTN 5-9 I break the rules.

The blowing wind ruffled Heather’s yellow dress as they all stood in silence. The glaring gaze of the goblin queen showed no emotion save contempt as Quinny cleared her throat nervously. The silence was deafening as they waited for the inevitable break of the storm.

“Why you no take egg?” Umtha demanded with a pointed finger. “You must take home!”

Heather was almost relieved the silence was over and wondered why she was afraid of an NPC. She realized it wasn't from any t...

DKP 6-12 Awake and alone

Gersius spoke in detail with Thayle and Lilly as they reported on their findings. He was grateful that both the second company and Jessivel were still alive but more than a little disturbed by the battle's account. Lilly was insistent that neither weapons nor blessing had anything to do with the dragon's death but could offer no reasonable explanation.

The account of the dark clouds overhead and the massive shape seen in a flash of lightning left more questions than answers. He wondered...

Dragon Knight news

Sorry for the delay but I am still working on the chapter. I have just now been able to sit down and focus on it. I am hoping to have it ready in three to four hours, otherwise it will be mid afternoon tomorrow as I am working tomorrow as well.

I hate posting delay messages, but I like to keep you informed as to what is going on.

Again, sorry for the delay.

HTN 5-8 Frank's new lair

Heather stood on the edge of her grand balcony looking over the graveyard below.  Behind her the waterfall fell into the channels cut into the rock, flowing under the stone of the walkway. It came out at the ledge, falling in three graceful channels to the perfectly round pool twenty meters below. The balconly itself was ten meters wide with marble benches and raised beds of roses in red and yellow. The railing was made of gently curved stone pillars holding up a band of white marble rou...

DKP 6-11 Dragons and dreams.

“I knew something like this was going to happen!” Thayle roared as she cradled the weeping Lilly in her arms.

“My wives, please be strong,” Gersius urged as they watched the two sleeping dragons. Both Numidel and Sarah were unconscious from the severity of their wounds. The priests of Vellis arrived just as their aurae began to flicker and pulled them back from the brink, but it was close. Had the priestesses of Ulustrah not pushed themselves to exhaustion, they would not have m...

HTN 5-7 You deserve it.

“Will you please relax,” Heather sighed as they walked down the city street.

“How can I relax? You and Gwen sat through all of dinner planning our wedding,” Frank cried as he shook his head.

“I was humoring her and playing along. She only brought it up to make you uncomfortable; she didn't honestly mean we should get married.”

Frank’s shoulders slumped as he trudged along, his mood soured by the stress of the day.

“Oh, Frank,” Heather began when she n...

my xmas gift!

I don't have a published address or PO box but a reader in discord asked if they could send me something so I dared to give them my address. This is what came for Christmas!  I absolutely love it. I can't thank you enough and I am pretty sure you don't donate to patreon so you will never see this unless I link it to royal road.

DKP 6-10 To face the enemy

The day's march went unopposed as his army traveled into the empire. As expected, the enemy put all his strength at the river and had nothing left to throw at them. The few towns and villages they crossed were all made to pay the tithe and grow his war chest. One wagon was already being used exclusively to carry the treasure, something that made the men of Astikar unhappy.

Gersius called an assembly to speak to them as men. He assured them that no harm was meant to the local populations...

HTN 5-6 Painful Truth

They stepped into the shimmering surface of the portal together as Heather closed her eyes and gritted her teeth. She wasn't sure what to expect from the experience. Would it be like Breanne pulling her through a wall, or would they arrive in some dark space that had to be traversed? When nothing felt different, she dared to peek and saw the cave under the city tower.

“We’re here already?” she exclaimed and looked about. “I didn’t feel anything.”

“We walked right thr...

Heather the necromancer news

Chapter is written and I am editing it now. I am tossing over some decisions I made and it is slowing the process down. Changing the nature of Heather and Franks relationship also changes the dynamic of the dialog and their interactions with one another. This will take a little time to get used to. Regardless I will have it out ASAP, tonight or afternoon tomorrow after work.

On a side note I may keep their "relationship" light as they grow and adapt to the idea. This is what is slowin...

DKP 6-9 Confusion and pain

Lilly ran a hand down his chest before getting out of bed. The sun was still low, and the camp about to begin its ritual of breaking down and preparing to move. The battle was firm in her mind, as was the pain of the loss her followers suffered. Two of the faithful of Balisha had fallen, leaving her with a sense of remorse. She tried to justify why a dragon would care about the lives of humans but couldn't come to a conclusion. She was grateful for the ones who survived, especially the young ...

HTN 5-5 Combined ending.

What about?” he asked, his voice sounding more nervous with every word.

Heather wondered where to begin. Certainly she was to blame for some of this. She had grown so accustomed to his look that she no longer reacted to it, and began to treat him like a close friend. She came to him with all her problems, and had even begun to touch him playfully. Even know she wondered what her own feelings were, was Quinny right, did she and Frank have a relationship?

“How do you feel about ...

Heather book 5 chapter 5 ending poll.

This poll will run for a few weeks to allow the chapter to reach all the patreon levels. 

The question is do you like the ending where Heather and Frank decide to go back to the Gwens city to see her bookstore, the the ending where they have a serious conversation about their relationship?

HTN 5-5 Alternate ending

Ok, a word before I post this. Read the actual chapter posting first. Then read this or it wont make any sense in context. I also didn't bother to do any editing on this posting so forgive me.  

This picks up right after Frank finishes the changes in Heather's garden. It is the original ending as I wrote it and then was afraid to use. 

“There,” he said after a period so long her arm was getting tired. She opened her eye...

HTN 5-5 A surprise for you

“Oh my gosh!” Heather yelled as they walked through the swamp.

“What?” Frank said in alarm as the others turned to look.

“We never asked Gwen what the name of the city was,” Heather groaned as she adjusted the strap of her backpack.

“Why do we keep forgetting to ask that?” Breanne pondered as

“I swear she told us before,” Quinny added.

“All she ever told us was the kingdoms name was Ellowshire," Heather remarked, feeling rather foolish to be...

Heather, more news!

So I wrote a Heather chapter and sort of let it go where I felt it would go. Then I sat back and went, wait, is that right?

I took two hours to edit out what I just wrote because I couldn't think of what to do with the chapter if I removed the offending segment.

Anyway, I have it written and I think I might just post both versions. Maybe I can put up a vote and let my patreons tell me which version they like best. Anyway, let me finish the edit and get these up. Sorry for the d...

Heather update

Sorry I am running a little behind on Heather. I should have it up in the next day. I am really looking forward to exploring what she can do as a princess, and the story opportunities that opens. Anyway, It is coming, I have it mostly written but I just couldn't think of a good ending, and I got tired. 

DKP 6-8 An Evil place.

The trees rustled in the wind making the men hidden underneath apprehensive. It was morning on the third day since parting with Gersius, and Jessivel was growing frustrated. He traveled south, following the river, assuming he would find Alayse coming north, but instead, found cause for alarm. Now he hid in the trees with the bulk of his force, waiting for scouts like Myers to report in.

"Anything?" Jessivel asked as Myers stood at attention to give his report.

"No sign of Alayse o...

Dragon knight update

I have the dragon knight written but today at work I had a sudden idea that requires a significant rewrite if I want to use it. I like this new path better and I want to go with it. So I am in the process of that right now, and should have tomorrow off work to finish it IF I don't get it up tonight.

Anyway, I have also developed a slight hand injury. I have very stiff fingers when I wake up in the morning. I suspect this is because I write 5k+ chapters for both heather and the drag...

HTN 5-4 A Queen, a king, and a princess.

Heather, Frank, Quinny, Breanne, Legeis, and Finneous stood before the gates of Gwen's city.

"Did she ever tell us the name of this city?”" Heather asked.

"Ellowshire," Frank replied as she cautiously looked into the streets.

"That was the name of her kingdom," Breanne corrected. "I don't recall if she ever named the city."

"You two are really planning on walking right into a city?" Finneous asked with a smile as he nodded to Frank and Quinny."

"What choice do ...