Clockwork Planet Novels & Stories

“…that looks familiar.” Leo finished the sentence quietly. “It’s another EMP grid.” Inside the vault Marcus laughed in disbelief. “You’re building a planetary one.” Ethan nodded calmly. “Yes.” Zero’s voice cut in sharply. “You would black out the entire planet.” Ethan shrugged. “Temporarily.” Inside the penthouse Daniel whispered, “This guy really hates electricity.” The satellite timer appeared. Planetary pulse readiness: 18 minutes. Olivia whispered, “That would destroy everything.” Leo nodded slowly. “Power.”

She waited for hours and decided to take a bath before the clock strikes to seven. Although she couldn’t guess the time in the realm, but she found out that the big round clock was the guide for their time. Every city has their own clocks and all of them were the same. Nevertheless, Diamond is a king so he has a personal clock inside his room that is full with diamond crystals. It was just so amazing to see that their sky was closer than the human world and they have two moons yet without a single sun. There were also stars that shines brightly outside the window.

She kept the watch on a drawer beside her bed, staring at the time periodically, as well as the button she was supposed to click. The time finally came. It was around 9:01 pm. She wasn't feeling sleepy at all, but still she laid in bed and clicked on the button. The watch made a gentle whoosh sound and a hologram was projected from it. The hologram comprised of a planetary system having about seven planets revolving around a central star. It was unusually beautiful that she thought what was meant to call her up from sleep early might be the cause of her waking up late in the morning, because, definitely, she could stay up all night watching it.

They were the inhabitants of a new world. But as the howl faded, I looked up at the sky. The white doors of the Hunters were gone, but a new shape was forming in the high atmosphere. It was a massive, golden **Clock**. The hands were moving fast. Too fast. the clock announced, its voice echoing across the entire planet. "They aren't just trying to delete the mountain," I realized, my violet eyes narrowing. "They're 'Sunset-ing' the entire universe. They’re closing the 'Project' forever."

But the warmth was a lie, or at least, it felt like one. He reached into his pocket and his fingers brushed the cold, shattered face of the pocket watch. **Tick. Tick. Tick.** The sound wasn't coming from gears or springs. It was coming from the air itself. It was a countdown that had no visible numbers, a heartbeat of a machine that refused to stay dead. "Rowan?"

"They wanted the Clock of First Causes. And they’ve already set it to the day the North fell." The ground began to shake. The stars in the sky started to move in reverse. "Elara," Kaelen said, his grip on my hand tightening. "The world is rewinding."

"Time is the only debt that cannot be repaid in gold. But in the Aeolian Isles, we have conquered time through Harmonic Stasis. Panni, Jinyan—bring the Key. The midnight hour approaches." They were led through the marble streets of the colony. It was a masterpiece of 18th-century luxury and psychological horror. Every building was shaped like a component of a watch; the streets were paved in obsidian and copper. As they passed, the Chorus turned in unison, their movements dictated by a central, subsonic hum that Panni could feel deep in her marrow. Inside the Clockwork Mansion, the air was pressurized and heavy. They were brought to a central chamber where a massive pendulum swung from a hei

I was humming a tune while putting on the outfit I chose for the day. Thanks to the digital watch with built-in apps, I now knew what day it was and whether it was morning or evening. It was set to Earth’s timezone, specifically to my place back home, which I was thrilled about. Izar bought it while he was outside Pollux, from a shop that sold all sorts of vintage items, and this was one of them. Can you believe it? It’s just like an Apple Watch back on Earth, which is ridiculously expensive, yet here it's considered vintage. Their technology really is far more advanced, and Earth has clearly been left behind. Maybe that’s why other species belittle humans… or maybe it’s also why they haven’

I could dream forever and never run out of nightmare material. I look to the clock and see that it is almost 5am. My alarm will go off soon. I really don’t want to get up. Do I have to? That’s a stupid question. I do if I don’t want extra beatings from Krono. I found out Krono wasn’t actually a human years ago. Krono is a warlock and a damn good one too.

Bernice informed her. Her eyes darted in confusion, she looked to the big antique clock in the living room, just under the number of six, there was a tiny box indicating date for today. "What was today's date in our world before you came?" She asked. "Today's date is the 7th of May 2024," Bernice answered. Candice peered at the clock, it read the 3rd of March,2024. Something was not right. The earth plane's time and this plane's time did not tally. Time seemed to move slower here than her world. The days seemed normal, the clock making its trip around 24hrs. However, they were not orbiting in the same timeframe as the Earth.