HoGW BK III, CH 5: The Tellurian Physique
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HoGW Special: A Day at the Arena II
A Day at the Arena II
Valerian followed his uncle as they found their way to their seats. the arena was well stratified, allowing people to see over the heads of those in the row in front of them without much issue. They were headed to one of the upper-class booths in the eastern quadrant and once there they took seats near the very front with Richard wordlessly greeting a tall man deck...
2017-03-30 23:51:39 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK III, CH 4: A Lesson in Lethality
Hello everyone, welcome to my special birthday release. I turned 22 today! Coincidentally, HogW also just broke through the 200 000 views mark on royalroadl so yay! To celebrate we are going to have a triple release, two regular chapters and a special. Additionally, we have a relaunch of my patreon page as well as a launch of my twitter page. It's my first time on social media since I was...
2017-03-30 23:30:00 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK III, CH 3: Fitting II
Author's note: Okay guys! We’re back. Thanks for being so patient and understanding whilst I took my midterms. I really appreciate it. The last two were yesterday. It was tough but I made it through. Methodology of Science was a major pain but that one I killed for sure.
In other matters, I had a bad run in with a pressure cooker nine days ago and ended up losing ...
2017-03-26 01:17:49 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: Midterms are Here!
Midterms are here!
Hello everyone,
Yes, midsems, midterms, interim assessments, whatever you wish to call them, have caught up with me. I have actually written two already (I killed the first one, don’t worry). We knew they’ll be coming sooner or later. Unfortunately, now that they are here, HoGW must go on hiatus (is it still a hiatus when it’s less than a month?). Re...
2017-03-11 23:34:10 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK III, CH 2: Fitting
We have a new entry into the Hall of Heroes! That's right, HoGW has a new patron. Ladies, Gentlemen and the otherwise gendered, please, join me in welcoming, thanking and praising;
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HoGW BK III, CH 1: Richard, Richard
Chapter One: Richard, Richard
Valerian purposefully looked away as his grandparents left his courtyard. There was nothing to say and even if there was, he didn’t trust himself to say it. A glance over at the patriarch caught the pleased smile still on the man’s face. Not wanting to look at that, he turned towards his uncle Richard instead. The scarred knight sensed his discomfort an...
2017-03-05 01:32:58 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 31: A Decision Made II
Chapter Thirty-one: A Decision Made II
Valerian spun around to face her in shock. That couldn’t be right. His grandmother’s family were plains folk who bred and sold horses. While quite wealthy and well known among the plains tribes, they weren’t some secret ancient clan.
“Do you know anything about this?” Avery whispered at Jonas.
Jonas shook his head slowly...
2017-02-26 02:14:50 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 30: A Decision Made I
Fore note:
Sorry about Thursday! Like I mentioned on the discord page, I had issues with my laptop. While not truly fixed, its manageable now. I'll release both Thursday's and today's chapter today.
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Chapter Thirty: A Decision Made I
“You seem to have forgotten just who you are speaking with. Endura...
2017-02-26 02:10:25 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 29: Strapping's
Chapter Twenty-nine: Strapping’s
Valerian stared at the laughing Vorm, unsure what the merriment was about. Was it because of the name of the school or did it have a certain ‘reputation’? he considered it carefully. ‘Strapping’s’. He’d never heard of it. However, Richard had said it was a school under the Royal Military Colleges and he trusted the man’s knowledge o...
2017-02-18 23:16:41 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 28: Schools and Objectives
Chapter Twenty-eight: Schools and Objectives
The next day, the family was gathered in the courtyard again. Only this time, the jovial atmosphere from the night before was nowhere to be found. Vorm was back to his usual stern self and the rest of the family lounged around, relaxed but focused on the matter at hand. This matter? Valerian’s schooling.
“We have delayed enoug...
2017-02-16 23:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW Valentine Special: Poems for Rebecca
Author's Notes:
I got caught up in the holiday spirit and wrote some love poems. The first time I've done so in a long while so I thought it would nice to post them for you guys to read as well. There are three poems. The first will be posted here but the other two will be on patreon. Don't worry! They will be public and thus, free for all to access and read but only ...
2017-02-15 01:19:11 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: An Uncertain Fate
HoGW: An Uncertain Fate
Hello everyone,
It’s been a while. I’m sorry for dropping off so suddenly but I have some stuff to deal with. It will be clear for those of you who frequent the HoGW discord channel what this announcement is about. For the others, I’ll make it quick.
The truth is that last semester’s results came in and I got a poor grade in one of them. It wa...
2017-02-10 00:10:08 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 27: Dinner with Family
Chapter Twenty-seven: Dinner with Family
Valerian looked out at his family. Everyone who mattered to him was gathered at the feast. A small private get-together in his courtyard to celebrate his success; his small family, Uncle Vorm’s family, Elder Foreson, Healer Brian and his assistant as well as a few others. His Uncle Vorm had taken to teasing Uncle Jonas and his kids ...
2017-02-03 05:13:24 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 26: Gifts of the Divine
Chapter Twenty-six: Gifts of the Divine
Valerian struggled to wrap his mind around the spirit’s words. ‘Failed! How did it fail?’ he asked mentally.
“It appears that the Golden winged peng is indeed worthy as of its title as Monarch of the Heavens. Even watered down to this extent, its will completely resists and disregards mine. To think even my divine will ...
2017-02-01 21:05:14 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 25: A Legacy In Doubt
Chapter Twenty-five: A Legacy In Doubt
“Do you truly believe yourself to be a peng?”
The question rang in Valerian’s mind. However, he could not understand why. This set alarm bells ringing because he knew there had to a reason behind the Stormhawk’s enquiry but at the same time he considered it dumb. It was obvious, wasn’t it? He was a Golden Wing...
2017-01-30 23:28:27 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 24: When Before Your God...
Chapter Twenty-four: When Before Your God...
Massive eyes, like polished, pastel sapphires shone down at them, their inner fire setting them off with a harsh light. They peered from the sides of a cruelly hooked beak that positively glinted with steely sharpness. Five feathers, long and elegant, stuck up at the front of its head, rising high into the air before falling over its ba...
2017-01-27 20:35:52 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 23: The Stormhawk Summons
Chapter Twenty-three: The Stormhawk Summons
Rather unceremoniously, Valerian was marched straight to a carriage and then carted to the clan compound right in front of several startled spectators. Once there, he was taken to the clan’s private temple in the Steel Heart and from there to a strange portal that supposedly lead to the Stormhawk’s abode. He was to go alone. His fami...
2017-01-25 19:56:37 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 22: ...Of Offers and the Lack Thereof
Chapter Twenty-two: ...Of Offers and the Lack Thereof
The ceremony was drawing to a close. The champions had been hailed, the prizes given and the speeches said. The spectators had cheered themselves tired and hoarse and even the music troupes were weary. A few pompous officials were still trying to get their say in, but the Steelborn Arena was fast empty...
2017-01-22 20:40:18 +0000 UTC View PostAnnouncement: Here We Go Again
Welcome to another year and another book of Heavenward on Golden Wings. It feels a little late to wish you a happy new year so I will simply wish you the best in the upcoming months.
And now, here are the first announcements of the year:
- Editing of Book One is going well. Finding the urge to work after the holidays was a little tough but we are making steady progress... 2017-01-21 19:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Message to all
A Message to all readers
Hello everyone,
The year is ending and there’s some stuff that I’d like us to go through before that happens. Before that, Yay! Book One has ended and all that's left is book Two. Well, that might not be the whole truth.
You see, what we have is what I'm calling the first draft. Hatchling was fun to write and it just might be my best work...
2016-12-31 03:53:47 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 21: Perspectives
Chapter Twenty-one: Perspectives
In one of DaleGuard’s many packed taverns
“DON’T YOU PEOPLE SEE?” one man was yelling.
He was drunk. Incredibly so. So drunk that he had trouble standing straight. Still, he tried to make his point. Fortunately for him, he was of those who got only more impassioned and loud rather than slurry and p...
2016-12-26 05:53:12 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 20: Overwhelming
Chapter Twenty: Overwhelming
When Valerian saw his opponent he could not help but think of the more stereotypical depictions of arcanists he had read growing up. Tireneal Reed fit them to his ‘t’. He was gaunt, sickly and pale. His eyes were red, appearing bloodshot at first but on closer inspection revealed a cruel, crimson light. His bony fingers ...
2016-12-26 05:45:29 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW BK II, CH 19: Grim Prospects
Happy Six Month Anniversary everyone and a Merry Christmas! This is the luncheon release. The Extras were in the morning. The final two chapters will come in the evening to finish off the celebration.
Thanks to Leafyeyes417 for reminding me about the side story.
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Chapter Nineteen: Grim Pr... 2016-12-25 16:24:13 +0000 UTC View Post
HoGW Special: The Free Ones
Falling leaves
Slipping loose,
Free from their moorings
Free from their allotted roles
Free from their bindings
From the structured order
That rigid frame
That suffocating mold
That rules our lives, our fates
I envy those falling leaves
So bold and so brave
They break loose, break free
Leap out ...
2016-12-25 10:42:53 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW Special: An Unwilling Departure
My eyelids are heavy
And beg to close
My breath hitches
Light are its blows
My side burns
My core grows cold
Am I dying?
My blood spills
Falling to the ground
My flesh grows numb
As I stumble about
My hands try vainly
But my wounds keep bleeding
Damn! I am dying.
My throat gargles blood
As I...
2016-12-25 00:40:58 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW Special: My Single Person
I am alone inside these walls
I am alone in this bone dome
It is my mind, my home
It is my place, my abode
But there aare things here
Not living things like me
In that sense I'm truly alone
But still, there are things here
Dark things, light things,
The deep and shallow
Sad things, happy things
The sweet and ...
2016-12-25 00:12:02 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW Special: Mind Adrift
Mind Adrift
Lost, at sea
Buoyant, floating
Healing in the mire
Of the primordial soup
Lost, at sea
Stewing, brewing
Cooking in the buffeting winds
The juices of the mind. Delicious!
Lost, at sea
Forgetting, discarding
Missing that train
That special mind train
<...
2016-12-25 00:00:54 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW Special: All We Ask
One or two!
One or two is all I need
One or two
One or two that’s all I ask
This or that or both
Some freedom to choose
To exert my will
To flex my autonomy
Yes or No!
Yes or no. That’s all I need
Yes or No
Yes or no. That’s all I ask
Affirm or deny
Accept or refuse
Simpl...
2016-12-25 00:00:49 +0000 UTC View PostHoGW Special: Righteousness of the Undying
I’ve been lost for a while
Confused and without goal
Hanging there in the void
Deprived of all I once was
I had forgotten my own form
I was left with no direction
Simply wandering through life
Going where wind and sea
Where breeze and wave take me
I’ve been lost for a while
With my conscience...
2016-12-25 00:00:48 +0000 UTC View Post