[Report This]Date: January 13 2024 8:09 PM Title: Advent
Wow, what an emotional chapter! Great to finally get back into this story, thanks for writing more!
Date: January 04 2024 5:03 AM Title: Advent
I really hope you continue this story someday. I really got into the plot, and I want to see what happens next!!
[Report This]Date: December 14 2022 5:53 AM Title: Advent
First of all, this story is incredible! Really makes you think!
Second, I wonder if Bridget will realize the truth of the pain she inflicted on Lexi.
The way I see it, the physical punishments were brutal, but the part that must hurt the most is how quickly Lexi’s family believed in her guilt. They never truly stood up for her. That hurts more than any physical pain, and can’t be made up for with this “eye for an eye” approach.
If anything, I would see Lexi getting more pissed at Bridget for this. Her actions are selfish and ultimately misguided.
[Report This]Date: October 05 2022 10:53 AM Title: Advent
Uff I forget rate. There are here
[Report This]Date: May 07 2022 1:31 PM Title: Advent
Wow, wow. I assumed that a meeting between Lexi and her mother would happen at some point in the story but I can't even imagine what Lexi would say to her mother after 12 years. Her mother taught her to carry out genocide against the Betas and Lexi was the victim of injustice because of one. Wow, that would kind of confirm in Alma's eyes what she told her daughter. And there are two fundamental facts, Alexandra's 'betrayal' of her mother and the fact that she has not visited in 12 years. Wow, I can't even imagine what those two would say except insults. We will see
Author's Response: It will most likely not be a lovey-dovey conversation
[Report This]Date: January 09 2022 10:44 PM Title: Advent
Hey! Really enjoying this story, and sorry to post here, but did you ever plan to continue ALBM now that Carley is a real giantess? I've always wanted to soon what she would do with a whole world of tinies to play with. It would be great if she kept growing bigger and bigger. I've always considered it your greatest work, and thanks for your consideration!
Author's Response: That one's probably going to stay dormant for the foreseeable future, but I won't say "never" either unless I have no choice for some reason.
[Report This]Date: December 03 2021 6:46 PM Title: Advent
It's great to see you continuing one of your old series.
Author's Response: Thanks for reading
Date: December 02 2021 5:46 AM Title: Advent
After having mulled over it it seems that one of the reviewers of Inheritance was right when he (or she) suspected that Bridget was done with being an Enforcer.
It even seems possible that she is done with believing in the dream of Kayla and thus her situation is all the more painful : her individuality doesn't believe that Betas are inherently good, that Omegas also are and that Alphas are an unpredictable variant... But the Fire in her does.
Sanctuary also seems to raise an important question : what do you do with immortal half-gods who have, for whatever reason, stopped believing in the Dream of Kayla ? And how many are there after barely a century or so of existence for the Omegas ?
Perhaps it's precisely their hability to still relate to humans around them (mostly Alphas but also Betas) in a human way which hurts and compromise them, in which case it means that the older and more detached they'll become, the less they will be prone to this sort of rejection of the Fire.
Which is worrying in itself of course. Both because even younger Omegas may have difficulties dealing with their older peers and because it'll make the world order more set in stone and unable to evolve as needed.
Author's Response: Interesting thoughts. Bridget has indeed not been doing any Enforcing since the incident.
[Report This]Date: November 14 2021 6:00 PM Title: Advent
I’m also intrigued to see how the “instant size change” tag will come into play. Some great ideas from other reviewers so far, but I also think the title of the story, “Animus”, is hinting at something. Anyone who’s played the assassin‘s creed games will know what I’m talking about.
In the assassin‘s creed lore, the Animus project aimed to create a machine that allowed a user to experience other peoples’ memories. However, during an initial test of the machine, something went wrong, causing both subjects To essentially swap bodies.
I’m probably reading into things way too much, but that sort of plot line feels like something out of the Omega universe to me.
Author's Response: Again I'll let the story speak for itself instead of confirming/denying things ahead of time, but I'll say the instant size change tag will have an important use or multiple uses in the story, and the Animus subtitle will definitely have more than one meaning.
[Report This]Date: November 09 2021 12:44 PM Title: Advent
Well now wasn't it worth the wait ?
There is something quite interesting in Bridget's guilt crafting this sort of nightmare because, in a sense, it could well be the way Omegas would go, down the line. If they live, say, ten thousand years, how will they see Alphas ?
Betas are protected by the Fire but Alphas aren't. I guess this story will be exploring what drives the Omegas and will force them to confront ugly truths about themselves. I do wonder how far you went just for the title alone, honestly !
I'll probably read this chapter several times over in the 'ext few days but I can say it was supremelly interesting to see that even after two years Bridget can still suffer so much from her guilt... And that she can still try to wring a martyr complex out of it.
Can't wait to see Lexin confronting her sister just to make her understand that her so called penance is just a way to avoid dealing with the consequences of her actions.
Also, quite intriguing that Bridget wasn't offered some excellent psychiatrists. I suspect a part of her do believe Alphas are impure and Betas are innocence. The Fire in her talking perhaps. But you'd expect her kind to want her back in good shape sooner rather than later. As it is, it's almost as if Omegas didn't know how to deal with that trauma and are thus loosing a previouy excellent Enforcer who is, clearly, not fit for the job right now.
Author's Response: Interesting thoughts. I do think it's likely that Bridget would've been offered help, but either refused it, or attempted and found it didn't help.
Date: November 06 2021 3:37 AM Title: Advent
Nice interaction with Lexi and Opal. Still hoping everyone that wronged Lexi to be suffering from guilt and not think they can just be friends again.
Was expecting two different routes from the sequel one Lexi tries to confront and try to start from square one to remake relationships but will never go beyond acquaintances or two Lexi comes back with a vengeance and becomes a true monster (one like the world has never seen before) like everyone treated her to be. Seems we are going with the first route which I do enjoy happier stories.
Cant wait for more, keep up the great work.
Author's Response: Thanks; I think people are going to be surprised by the events to come.
Date: October 22 2021 4:17 PM Title: Advent
What's great is that you know you're reading a Jacksmith story when you read an answer to a review and you can simultaneously "Don't you dare go that road!" and want to see it played out at the same time.
Yeah, I'd be done for a vengeful Lexi a little, if only because seeing a Omega squirming to try and get forgiven would be interesting !
Keep up the good work Sir, you're an inspiration to many here :) !
Author's Response:
Thanks very much
Date: October 21 2021 4:01 PM Title: Advent
Woo! It's great to see this series continuing and this is sequal to one of my favorite stories in it! Inheritance was amazing because it took the Omegas' "we're always right" mentality and shattered it. Hard. The fact that they turned on such a close friend, a sister, albeit reluctantly, without being suspicious of anything really sold the idea that: while Omegas mean well, they are also kind of high on their rightousness and it took ruining a wonderful relationship for them to realize that and snap out of it. I rather like stories where the giantess act so high and mighty and self rightous but then realize they were wrong all along and feel guilt from it.
And for the betas, it showed that now that some are not so willing to just move on from their horrible treatement by alphas. There is pain and trauma and a desire for justice or vengence. Now that they have the omegas on their side, some might get bolder in taking the fight to the alphas, to socio-politcially squeeze them as a form of retribtuion.
And now we have Lexi returning to her "family" It was nice that, while she was hurt and her trust broken by Bridget, she still didn't regret all the good times they had together. I'm excited to read this story and see how the two handle meeting each other and trying to rekindle some form of positive reltionship again. I don't expect there will be total forgivness or complete trust this time given that last time, Bridged automatically accepted that Lexi had done the crime despite knowing her so well and only seemed sad that Lexi wasn't "admitting" to it. There will definitely be some permanent walls between the two, a safe distance of sorts. Close enough for friendliness, but far away enough that it won't hurt Lexi as much if she gets betrayed again.
Author's Response:
It's safe to say there's a lot of guilt and emotional damage which will be dealt with somehow or other in this story. Thanks for reading
Date: October 21 2021 12:27 PM Title: Advent
@Sovereign
Maybe I'm just a big softy, but I don't see Alexandra wanting payback for Bridget. The poor girl also adored her and I think lacking Evelyn and Bridget in her life also hurt her a lot.
However I suspect she won't be the one desperate to rekindle what they had (which is, by the way, impossible I suspect). Can't wait to see how Bridget will react to the return of Lexi owever. It should be very interesting !
Author's Response:
Can neither confirm nor deny, but at least in this first chapter, I'd say this isn't a vengeful Lexi we're seeing
[Report This]Date: October 21 2021 5:10 AM Title: Advent
It's alive. ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE !
Joke aside, I'm really happy to see a direct follow-up of Inheritance, which is by far my favorite tell of the Omega-verse (with which I only have one small problem, I don't like my super-sized class citizens to be immortals, but that's not really important when the stories are so well written).
I'm also super-happy to see Bridged and Lexi back because I think there is a lot of tension left to explore, especially from Bridget side. I haven't read Inheritance and Hostage in a long while, but I always felt that bridget's sisterly love had evolved into simply love from Lexi, even if the Omega hadn't realized it yet.
I wonder how the two of them will be able to interact now : Lexi will have a lot of traumas with her "sister" now and it'll be especially hard toà deal with it now, since she flew away and I don't think that in a year and a half she'll have dealt with it at all, instead burying it. It'd be a tough game for Bridget to actually try and repair their relationship.
Can't wait to read more !
Author's Response:
We will definitely see those tensions and traumas explored in this. Thanks for reviewing
[Report This]Date: October 21 2021 3:04 AM Title: Advent
I like the Omega Universe and read all the other Omega Universe stories.
It inspired me to start writing a GTS story and creating a size difference universe of my own.
Glad we get to see a follow up story. Lexi's position in this world is unique and interesting
Author's Response:
Thanks very much!
[Report This]Date: October 21 2021 2:12 AM Title: Advent
I haven't read yet but plan to. But I just want to quickly say that I am SO excited for this story. In my opinion the original was the best in the Omega series. So impactful, sad and left so many implications about this universe. So a sequel to that specific story is gonna be excellent!
Author's Response:
Much appreciated!
[Report This]Date: October 21 2021 12:37 AM Title: Advent
Im excited for the new series, and hopefully some payback for bridgett. May she go through some of what she put poor lexi through.
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading!