Through the Hourglass
A romance fantasy sci-fi novel

Some love stories survive the flow of time. Others are buried beneath it.

In a fractured future where time is no longer linear, Kael Thorne is a Timewalker—trained to seal anomalies, erase echoes, and restore order. Emotionless. Disciplined. Alone.

Until he meets Elira, the last Oracle of a forgotten realm. She’s ageless, powerful, and impossible. And somehow, she remembers him. All the versions of him.

Drawn together by a destiny neither understands, Kael and Elira must step through a sacred hourglass—into a world beyond time, hunted by those who would erase them both.

As the sands slip faster, they must choose:

Save the timelines… or save their love.

Through the Hourglass is a sweeping tale of lost futures, forbidden memory, and a love that refuses to be forgotten.

Age: 27 (but has lived through fractured timelines)


Origin: A crumbling futuristic empire (Earth, Year 2420)


Traits: Stoic, loyal, emotionally repressed, haunted by alternate versions of himself.


Manipulates time for brief periods, using the Chronos Edge, a sword forged to cut between fractured timelines.


Carries scars—literal and emotional—from the timelines he's had to erase.


Trained to destroy time anomalies, but begins to fall for one.


Struggles with his identity—what if he's not just a tool of the system, but someone meant for something more?


Age: Unknown (appears early 20s, but exists outside time)


Origin: The Eon Veil — a timeless magical realm hidden between timelines.


Traits: Serene, intuitive, deeply emotional, mysterious, quietly brave.


Has seen countless timelines where she and Kael meet, fall in love, or fall apart.


Her voice can alter the flow of time (at the cost of her lifespan)


Guardian of the Eonroot, a sentient tree that anchors all possible futures.


Knows Kael is both her salvation and her undoing in most timelines.


Must decide whether to follow fate… or defy it for the one version that feels real.


Cold, calculating, believes free will is chaos.


Wants to destroy the Eonroot and "lock" time into one perfect timeline.


Once Kael's mentor — now his opposite.


A glowing, starlit sentient creature bonded to Elira.


Appears small (cat-like or fox-like), but holds forgotten truths from ancient timelines.


Loyal, cryptic, occasionally playful — light comic relief and deep lore guide.


A massive, luminous tree at the heart of the Eon Veil.


Semi-sentient — holds memories of every path time could've taken.


Glows stronger when Kael and Elira are near each other.


Its destruction would collapse all timelines into oblivion.


Chapter 1 - Characters