**DISCLAMER the character Jasper is NOT based off of Jasper from Twilight**
In a city caught between centuries, where neon towers rise beside ancient spires, Lilith arrives at Elaris Academy searching for the truth about her mother's mysterious disappearance. But the moment she steps onto the cobblestone streets, fate begins to pull her into a world of shadows, prophecies, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.
Haunted by visions, a pulsing sigil, and a prophecy that names her the Keeper, Lilith finds an unexpected ally - Jasper, a quiet, haunted boy with a past that stretches beyond memory. Together, they navigate labyrinthine corridors, masked enemies, and the fragile, electric tension that binds them.
As danger escalates and the city itself bends under the weight of a temporal curse, Lilith and Jasper must confront the threads of destiny that entwine them, risking everything for each other - and discovering that some bonds, and some hearts, can't be broken.
When the Clock Struck Ashes is a slow-burn, emotional teen romance full of mystery, magic, and danger - a story of love and courage in a world suspended between the medieval and the modern.
After 10,000 years perfecting a single pill, Bai Fanxian emerges from seclusion to find the world has moved on without her.
Cultivation is now rare and weak, True Alchemy have faded into legend, and the modern world has no idea what masters of the past could achieve.
Armed with ancient mastery and unmatched power, she'll remind everyone why "Alchemy Empress" was once the most revered title in the cultivation world.
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