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"I am not a god; I'm just a worker who leaves on time." "I will help you as much as I can during work hours, but after I clock out… you’re on your own." Workplace + Agriculture + Science Popularization + Deity + a little romance. Probably~ haha

In a world where divine energy reigns supreme, Elara, a gifted sorceress from a long-lost lineage, discovers a hidden prophecy that could reshape the balance of power. But to unlock her true potential, she must harness a forbidden force—demonic energy. As she plunges into the Abyss to train, dark secrets surface, and a mysterious stranger, Kael, warns her of the dangers lurking ahead. The divine energy users, led by the ruthless Lord Seraphiel, will stop at nothing to eradicate her kind. With enemies closing in, Elara must confront the question: can she control the power that might save her world, or will it consume her? The clock is ticking. The Abyss awakens. And Elara’s choices may lead to her destruction—or the world’s salvation.

After losing his parents, Arslan stumbles upon a weird floating screen that shows off his stats and abilities. Totally confused but kind of excited by this new power, he quickly finds himself in hot water when some shady loan sharks come knocking for repayment on his parents’ debts. With the clock ticking, Arslan gets pulled into a dangerous world of crime, where he has to deal with all sorts of sketchy characters. To make it out alive, he realizes he might need to tap into his darker side and step up as a crime lord, turning his tough situation into a chance to take control. ============ Please leave a review and add the story to your Collections. Use your power stones to support the story. Thanks for reading

The smelly hearse stopped at the door, the sound of marbles crashing from the ceiling, someone pacing back and forth in the corridor, and the next room seemed to be cutting something. The door lock in the bedroom vibrated slightly, and the faucet in the bathroom was tightened, but it was still ticking. There seemed to be a ball rolling under the bed. The footprints stained with water are constantly emerging on the floor and are slowly approaching. At three o'clock in the morning, Chen Ge hid beside the radiator with a kitchen knife, and the phone in his hand had just been dialed. "Landlord!"! This is the night you said.A little lively?! "

Fate Moren was forced to become a god. Torn from his reality, Fate finds himself transmigrated into a world where gods walk among mortals. But godhood is no gift – it's a death sentence. His very existence makes him a target, a rival to the established deities. With only basic powers and a single, brutal objective – be the last god standing – Fate must master his newfound abilities and outmaneuver his divine enemies. The clock is ticking, and the pantheon is closing in. Can Fate defy the odds and carve his own destiny, or will he become another fallen god in this deadly game of survival?

This novel tells the poignant tale of two souls bound by fate: a devout Muslim girl and an agnostic young man. Their paths cross in the most unexpected of ways, drawing them into a love neither could have anticipated. Yet, despite the intensity of their feelings, invisible walls keep them apart. Their love is forbidden not by their hearts, but by their faith, their upbringing, and the growing doubts that plague their consciences. Religion becomes a formidable barrier, one that neither can seem to fully overcome. As time slips through their fingers, they are left with the painful reality that they may not have much time to explore what they could become together. With the clock ticking, their love hangs in the balance. Will they finally confess the depth of their emotions? Or will this become yet another unfinished love story, lost to the winds of doubt and circumstance?

Belle Villanueva is a simple high school girl who's also an arnis athlete, she secretly likes Nalliek Hellfire, also an arnisador, she's totally into him, though she just pushes him away because there's a rule "no arnisador can have any type of romantic relationship with a fellow arnisador", and she knows that if she breaks that rule it would be the end for her career as an athlete, but the problem gets way worse when she finds out that she can manipulate the time, will she break the rule?, and where does her power really originated?, we'll find out.

For Aarav, life is a blur of monotony—endless days at his desk, chasing a theory that may be nothing more than a wild guess. But everything changes when an infection, one that’s been silently spreading, erupts into chaos. The newsroom becomes ground zero as the outbreak tears through the city, forcing Aarav and his colleague to flee for their lives. Trapped in a building now overrun with the infected, left with no escape and no certainty. The clock is ticking, and the horrors outside threaten to consume him at every turn. Will he survive long enough to find a way out, or will the relentless spread of the infection be the end of him?

Officer Alex Jones is simply enjoying his every day, lonely life. When an unexpected figure inserts himself into his life. Trojan. A world class mystery. The biggest mystery. The biggest criminal, yet the biggest hero. Able to erase debt with a single click of a button, and able to crash the market with the same button. As Trojan inserts himself into Alex’s life, the hunt for his identity makes him become obsessed.

Under the threat of getting destroyed, Ark(a planet near the asteroid belt) sends a messenger to Earth to ask for help and possibly form an alliance. Ark holds Earth in high regard yet when the Arkian messenger arrives, her whole view of Earth is shattered. With no way to return to her planet as her ship has been damaged beyond repair, and no way to contact home, she is forced to adapt to whatever Earth throws at her while trying to figure things out. However, the clock is ticking. Unknown to the Earthlings, the inhabitants of the planet threatening Ark are known to be greedy and will not stop at Ark. Earth will have to enter the fray one way or another.

After going under for a surgery, a disabled young man is given a chance to go on an alt-chain jumpchain. Protagonist is a Self-Insert. First jumps are: Generic Bard, Generic Healer, and Generic Explorer. This is also being published on ScribbleHub.

The sky shattered like glass, raining down shards of time that forever altered Aethoria. In the aftermath of this cosmic cataclysm, known as the Shattering, a select few were cursed—or blessed—with the ability to manipulate time itself. Among them is Elden Vortis, who never sought such power. Caught in the tangled threads of time, Elden must learn to harness his abilities while navigating a reality teetering on the edge of collapse. But Elden isn't alone. A sinister force is hunting those with temporal powers, their motives hidden in the shadows. As visions of possible futures plague him, Elden finds himself at the center of a cosmic game, pursued by enemies he barely comprehends. With the clock ticking—and sometimes stopping—he must uncover the truth about his abilities and his family's mysterious past. With unlikely allies by his side—each harboring secrets of their own—Elden races against a clock that doesn't always tick forward.

Naoto, a weary Tokyo man, arrives late to a party after working to exhaustion. However, as the night unfolds, he experiences a strange, disorienting shift, finding himself in a medieval town that feels foreign and unreal. Surrounded by surreal sights and cryptic warnings from a mysterious figure, Naoto struggles to tell whether he’s caught in a drunken hallucination or something far more sinister. Hoping to wake up from this bizarre dream. Naoto is left questioning if he will ever return to his old life, or if this unsettling new world has become his reality. What mysteries are laying ahead of him? [Dark Fantasy]

In a bustling town filled with mysteries, aging detective James navigates through a web of deceit, betrayal, and murder. He finds only more mysteries and clues no matter where he turns to look. The clock ticks down as the situation grows more dire by the day. As the truth unfolds, James must race against time to uncover the identity of the real killer before they strike again.

In a distorted reality, Frecitannia's Empire conquered Japan entirely, depriving its people of their values and heritage. The nation and its citizens were stripped of their pride and are viewed as disposable slaves trimmed down to second class citizens. Lucius Von Imperius, the offspring of the Japanese princess and the Empire's ruler, unexpectedly acquires a Nanomachine that gives him the power to manipulate time to some extent. Using his power, he becomes the notorious terrorist and criminal called Eon, determined to bring an end to the oppressive Frecitannian regime through his intelligence and strategic smarts. Engaged in warfare, deceit, politics and brutality, he struggles as a teenage boy balancing an ordinary life with friends, family, school and the need to conceal his true identity for the safety of the people he cares for. (This novel draws a lot of inspiration from the popular anime and manga series Code Geass. I decided to create it because I couldn't find another work of fiction that captured the essence of the anime, so I wanted to be the first to do so. While there may be similarities, I aim to bring my own unique perspective to the story, as a masterpiece like Code Geass cannot be replicated.) I am only a novice writer, so I don't anticipate producing anything above exceptional.

For nine years, he’s been the king of awkward side-glances and silent admiration, hopelessly crushing on her, Mabel Dorothea, from afar. Now, with just nine days before school ends, this socially anxious high schooler, Eric Russel, has to do the unthinkable: actually talk to her. Armed with sweaty palms, zero experience, and a ticking clock, he’s about to embark on the most nerve-wracking mission of his life. Will he find the guts to confess, or will his inner monologue keep roasting him into silence? "Thinking of her... She would either become my wife or my biggest heartbreak"

On a seemingly ordinary night, Aileen's life takes a terrifying turn when a mysterious news alert predicts the brutal murder of her family—set to occur at midnight, just 30 minutes away. Trapped in a nightmarish loop of death and resurrection, she must race against time to unravel the truth behind the prophecy. As supernatural forces manipulate her every move, the lines between reality and illusion blur. Each return to the starting point brings new horrors: a malfunctioning elevator, a sinister figure in the shadows, and haunting glimpses of a drenched old woman, Granny Wong. But who—or what—is Granny Wong? And why does she seem both a threat and a protector? As Aileen confronts her traumatic family past, buried secrets, and an impossible cycle of events, she realizes that more than just her life is at stake. With every passing moment, the clock ticks closer to midnight, and the cost of failure grows graver. Dark, gripping, and emotionally charged, *The Death Prophecy* is a tale of survival, love, and redemption. Perfect for fans of psychological thrillers and supernatural mysteries, this story will keep you guessing until the very last second. Will Aileen break free—or will the prophecy claim her soul?

[One female protagonist, one-to-one romance with a White-Haired Sword Immortal junior sister]+[MC is Smart, Witty, and Full of Tricks] Through a twist of fate, Lu Bingxuan found himself reborn into a new life ---- stuck with a quirky, stubborn, and utterly unreliable system. The system's first checkpoint: The Changsheng Dao Sect, where Lu earned the Heavenly Spirit Root after spending five years wandering to reach it. The second checkpoint: Inside the bath barrel of a stunning junior sister, with the Xuanming Dao Body as the reward. By this point, Lu's mental state started to crack. The third checkpoint: Convince the junior sister to enter his bath barrel, for the Xuanming True Manual. Left with no choice, Lu had to rely on his silver tongue. The fourth checkpoint: The grave of the junior sister’s fiancé, where the reward... left Lu in stunned silence. “Wait, is this system even serious?” Years later, that junior sister had become the world’s greatest Sword Immortal, her cold and peerless beauty matched only by her ability to wield a sword that could topple the sun and moon with a single strike. As for Lu Bingxuan? Well, he wasn’t one to boast, but he could certainly show her what "toppling the heavens and the earth" really meant.

New Year’s Eve in Times Square: a countdown to a new beginning, a new year. But when the clock hits zero, nothing is as it seems. A mysterious cube, a voice from nowhere, and a dangerous game of fate threaten everything Damian knows. What will you do, to live? Every choice, no matter how small, is already a gamble.

Desperate to save his universe, UNCE Agent James Logan goes rogue by activating "The Last Resort" and is reincarnated into another world. Working against the clock and other obstacles, he faces his greatest challenge to fulfill what could be his final mission. A mission that he cannot fail.

The sound of the wheel turning echoed through the full-moon night, each rotation carrying the scent of damp earth into his lungs. The wind crept over his skin like worms as eyes appeared on the walls, watching him. The road narrowed to almost nothing, and a voice whispered his name. In the thick silence, the clock’s hand began to tick again, each beat slow and foreboding, as if something awaited him at the next stop. 'When will this stop moving?'

In a world teetering on the edge of collapse, one man will stop at nothing to save it. Explosive battles, high-stakes chases, and a love that defies the odds—this is the story of a hero who risks everything for a planet on the brink. But what happens when the line between reality and fiction begins to blur? The clock is ticking, the stakes are higher than ever, and the truth might just shatter everything you thought you knew. Echoes Beyond the Horizon begins with a pulse-pounding journey of courage, love, and impossible choices. Some stories aren’t what they seem.

In this seemingly ordinary street, there is an unremarkable grocery store. But stepping into it, it is creepy, and the shelves are full of bizarre and extremely cold goods. What is even more frightening is that every 12 o 'clock in the morning, the owner has to go alone to a mysterious place to stock up. The place was thick with fog, as if there were countless pairs of eyes peering in, and a strange sound was faintly heard in the ear, as if from the nine ghosts of hell. Each purchase, the owner is like walking on the edge of Yin and Yang, a little careless, will be swallowed by the unknown in the dark, never come back, what kind of terrible secret is hidden behind this grocery store?

A thousand years ago, the Great Clock rang its final bells to commemorate the world's devastating catastrophe that wiped out all life. There were no plants, no animals, no humans left. However, seven beings descended upon the world of darkness, brought back to life by layers of magic, and succeeded in creating an entirely new world. The world of clocks where the structure of the world changes every 10 years. A sad yet beautiful story about a boy who wanders the world in search of his own identity.

Jin has spent 15 years as an unnoticed extra in the acting world, his talents and potential overlooked. When a freak accident occurs while filming in a remote desert in South Korea, he is unexpectedly transported into the world of his scene. Each role becomes real—every fight, every challenge, every emotion feels as though it’s happening to him. But there’s a catch: Jin can’t escape the scene until he delivers the perfect take. If he fails, the scene resets, and he must relive the experience, feeling everything again. With each role he masters, Jin gains new skills and powers. But the clock is ticking, and the only way to return to the real world is to perfect every take.

▪︎The necklace is the key to all the questions' doors... Is it too late to find out that? After all, the magic in our souls will answer that

Sam’s life has been marked by bad luck and missed opportunities—until an unexpected encounter leaves him with a strange, powerful gift: an ornate clock that can manipulate time. Tentatively, Sam begins to use it, making small adjustments to fix his missteps. But as he delves deeper, he finds himself entangled in a mysterious world where others can sense the disturbances he creates, though none can wield time as he can. Guided by a cryptic stranger, Sam discovers that hidden factions with their own powers have been watching him closely, and not all of them have good intentions. With each turn of the clock, he becomes more enmeshed in a dangerous game where forces beyond his control will stop at nothing to influence the future—and the balance of time itself. In a race against powerful adversaries, Sam must decide whom to trust as he learns that every decision he makes pulls him further into the shadows.

Jun, junto a sus amigos, se dirigen a una tienda de segunda mano para ver que podrian comprar, consiguiendo un reloj sin saber que este le cambiaria la vida por completo, cambiando a Jun y a sus amigos.

In the light of day, Evan is an ordinary high school student striving to build a successful future to provide for his family. But as the clock strikes midnight, he undergoes a profound transformation, becoming a courageous hunter who aids benevolent spirits, hunts down malevolent entities, and confronts sinister individuals bent on exploiting the enigmatic powers of these spirits for nefarious purposes. In the presence of him, heroes of the past, all-powerful gods, and demons who once wreaked havoc on this world are all entirely insignificant. Follow Evan Belmont's journey as he conquers the numerous spirits of this world to forge a new salvation. https://www.royalroad.com/profile/583657/fictions

Veronik is a doctor from the 21st century, but while resuscitating a psychiatric patient, he kills her, and she wakes up in a completely different world. A strange man inserts a library into her soul, and she finds out that she is no longer a human, but a strange creature that is neither animal nor a monster. She knows that if someone finds out, she will get killed as a witch or a monster, so she sets off on a journey to live as a human, while hiding her identity. She decides to become a healer in this new world, but she doesn't know that it gains the attention of a dangerous man, who is at first only interested in her medical skills, but that is only at first, as he later wants to get closer to her.