Novel & Cerita Ante Meridiem

Definite ly not at 5:30 in the morning.

Nobody knows what is happening last night in the secluded area of the most important place in Aeternum. The Morning in Fantasma comes naturally, and In Aeternum, unlike the many other country in Central Continent, For Aeternums their morning did not start when the suns were about to go up, instead the started their morning at 5 in the morning, quite early to be said. But In Aeternum is was a common knowledge that for some people if you wake up later than 5, it was already too late, in the Commercial district, stall owners, in the market, the market workers, butchers and vegetable hawkers already started their days.

said Ayla. Godefray said nothing as he stood. He looked at the sky for a few seconds. “Tell me, how many hours do you think there are left until noon?” No one had taken the time to teach her how Nordmarian calculated the hours based on the position of the Sun. “Three hours?” she tried to guess. “When the Sun is above us, it is noon. If it is more to the east—” Godefray said and used his hands to show Ayla the distance “—it is around 9AM.”

Day 1~6 - 12 and three quarters;1 -6; 6 and a half hour - 8 and half. Day 2~ 5 and half hour - 12;12 and quarter - 3 and half; 4 - 6; 6 and three quarter- 8 and three quarter Day 3 ~ 5 and half hour - 12; 12 and quarter - 3 and half; 4 - 5 and half; 6 - 8 and three quarter Day 4 ~ 6 – 12; 12 and quarter - 3 and quarter; 3 and three quarter - 5 and three quarter; 6 – 8 and half hour;9-11.

“But Dada’s here. And Mama’s here. And we don’t let bad men win. Remember Chapter 47? In the courtroom?” Alex nodded. Slow. “You said ‘3 AM means always.’” “That’s right,” Adrian said. Stood. Looked at Valeria. “And it’s 3:04 PM. Which means always.” *3:07 PM. [SFX: SIRENS. THEN RUNNING. THEN DOORS.]* Sirens. Far. PCH. Getting closer. Valeria heard them. Smiled again.

I’ve done this to myself… Thankfully, I fall asleep quickly. I’m exhausted, with all that has happened today. When I wake, Time isn’t in the bed, instead standing at the balcony. I suppose immortals like him are above sleeping. He’s shirtless, the rising sun casting a mix of orange and pink across him. It takes me a moment to muster up enough courage to get out of bed. We leave for the next time frame at midday. Time doesn’t seem anxious anymore, just focused. Just as we were about to leave, standing in the middle of the room with Time’s hand on my arm, he hesitates, turning to look at me.

"Well, out you go now. It's past 1in the midnight." "1:30." Navaeh corrected as if to let them know she was still there. "It's morning, you dummy." "So when is midnight then, genius?" "Obviously, from the name midnight means middle of the night... By 12AM." "You said am. AM is used for morning." "So?" "So, midnight is the same as morning, fool." "No, you– are not wrong. Morning is midnight?" "You'll be fine, my dummy. See you." Ashley said yanking the door open and she pushed her dazed brother out of the room.

My head lulled to the side, the filtered rays of sunlight piercing through the shutters. Fuck. It was morning already. “Sebastian?” “Hm?” He said absent-mindedly as he rubbed my hand. “Did you mean AM or PM?” I asked cautiously, bile rising in my throat. “What's am? As in I am a man?” His brows knitted in confusion and I knew he wasn't joking. “Is it morning or evening?” I repeated slowly and more articulately for him to hear. “Oh, it's morning, you've been out for a while.”

O N E W E E K A G O, B E F O R E T H E P A R T Y. P A S A Y, M A N I L A, 1300 S A N L U I S S T R E E T. In an alley in San Luis, a woman in black is walking quietly and with her head bowed. Medium height, wearing All-Star shoes and both hands are inside her pocket. It was past three-thirty in the morning, and only she and a few stray dogs and cats were on the road.

I stared down at the food as my stomach grumbled lightly. “Wait!” She turned back to face me, and so I continued, “I’m sorry to bother you, but I have no idea what time it is right now. I honestly can't tell whether it's morning or nighttime.” “It's currently 9:38 a.m. We're in the morning now.” “Oh, I…”