Clockwork Princess Novels & Stories

And though his state of surprise had faded, he was still very much interested in what he was seeing. “And this,” Cronos pointed at the clock in his chest before taking a small pause. “Well, you know what this is, don’t you?” Cronos smirked and Mane nodded his head. The grey clock that reeked of time and ticked several seconds into minutes and minutes into seconds was one that Mane had never seen before. Yet he didn’t need to be told what it was. “The Clock of Eternity,” Mane croaked, his voice patchy and broken like a man who had known no food nor wine for decades.

she inquired, reaching out with her senses. Across realms and dimensions, each guardian felt the ripples of a looming threat. Their instincts, honed over time, screamed of an impending danger, its epicenter rooted in the clock tower. Sasha, in her tranquil meadow, was the first to act. Conjuring a portal, she stepped into the heart of the clock tower. The pulsating aura of the bleeding hourglass greeted her, its menace palpable. "By the stars," she breathed, "What has happened here?"

Mira touched her chest. “And mine.” The leaf inside her locket flashed in perfect time. --- Within days, everything synchronized. Waterfalls poured in rhythm; wind gusted like measured breath. Birds paused mid-flight, gliding between beats, as though time itself had learned discipline. The echoes called it The Great Alignment. They built clocks that had no hands—circles of light counting each pulse in silent worship. But Adrian saw the pattern behind it: Every day, the rhythm quickened by one beat. At this rate, it would reach infinity in less than a month.

The stillness of the night still echoed through the crack of his bedroom window, along with moonlight that crept in through the thin glass—it was not hard to note that the township was still asleep, and as should the pair be. "Yes, Princess?" Jasper replied, watching as the girl before him slowly sat up, tucking her feet underneath herself as the sheets fell away from her- and her body was instantly exposed to a tremor of cold, a wave of goosebumps that crashed along the shore of the icy early morning air. An analogue clock beside his bed only confirmed the suspicion of such an early hour- proud, red LED letters spelt the clear time of 'One, Dot Dot, Seventeen', beaming across the room and r

’ Alex held the Sword of the Universe in one hand and the Requiem Clock in the other hand before rushing to Jade’s location from the tall building. Bong! The Requiem Clock made a loud, shocking sound. It contained a supreme intention that made people repent and be absolved of their crimes. Almost instantly, all of the people and demons who heard the bell lost their ability to move for a short while. However, to Aesop, whose cultivation level was really high, the pause was only for a brief moment. He got out of the dazed state very quickly. When he got a clearer look of Alex, he was not shocked but rejoiced. “Brat, it’s you! I’ve been looking for you for a long time now! You’re truly a man of

As I begin to read, my eyes go wide. When the Winter Solstice Princess has completed 20 cycles around the sun, a great threat will bear down upon the realm. This Solstice Princess will have powers to stop the threat, being of three equal species: a wolf, an elf, and a spell caster. The Solstice Princess will come into her powers after meeting her beloved and marking them as her own. The tipping of the scales will be in favor of the Solstice Princess, with ice in her heart for those who would harm her loved ones, she will cover the corpses of her enemies in ice. Well, shit, Calida is NOT going to be happy about this, and this seriously fucks with our plans now.

“It’s a forgery. A convincing one, but fake nonetheless.” Jackie looked to Marian, who stood frozen, eyes darting like a trapped animal. Jackie forced a laugh, brittle and thin. “That’s absurd. Marian bought it from a respected dealer—” Marian's face flushed. She pointed at Eva and shouted. "Stop talking nonsense. What do you know about antiques? This clock is worth five million dollars! How dare you say it's fake?" "For your information, I have some knowledge about antiques." Eva flipped her hair back and flashed a proud smile. "It seems this bronze clock is modeled according to the French clocks made during the reign of King Louis XVI."

As we entered, the sound of ticking filled the room—a rhythmic, mechanical heartbeat that made my skin crawl. My mother was sitting in the center of the room, her hair a wild mane of white and copper. She was holding the handless clock, her eyes fixed on the empty glass. "You saved the girl," my mother spoke, her voice sounding like sand shifting in an hourglass. She didn't look up. "But the girl was the only thing that could kill the King. Now, the King is the clock, and the clock is the world". "Mother, how do we break it?" I asked, kneeling beside her.

And from within came another whisper: “The game begins.” The walls trembled, and a sound rang through the silence—a deep, dragging tick. On the opposite wall, a large clock appeared. Its hands were long, sharp, and black. It ticked once more, sending a rattling sound through their bones. Camela breathes hitch. “What…what happens when it strikes?” she asked. The double’s voice purred again. “When the clock makes one full turn, one of you will disappear…unless the bride obeys.”

Baby adrian gently opened the box, and for a moment, his lips slightly parted and his big eyes were filled with astonishment. It was so beautiful. The stars dotted the surface, creating a shimmering mosaic. Clockwise, they formed an exquisite and magnificent gear, while counterclockwise, they formed a slightly smaller rotating gear. The minute hand was a tiny globe, intricately crafted and unimaginably complex, slowly rotating along with the gears. Baby adrian stared at it without blinking, completely captivated. No man could refuse such a watch. Sitting in the passenger seat, alex thought to himself, even little boys are still boys.