Broken-Time

In the year 2570 A.D, time travel has become a tremendous power withhold. To safeguard the fabric of reality, a secretive league known as "The League of Travelers" pursues, apprehends, and neutralizes any unvetted individuals who receive unwarranted access to the heavily guarded time travel abilities. At the league's helm sits Olivia Bonham, a fear inducing leader descended from the physicist who initially discovered time travel many years prior. Frank Accettola, a renowned astrophysicist and high-ranking league official, is haunted by the suicide of his beloved wife, Cecilia. Desperate to revisit the past, he risks everything by traveling back in time to be with her. However, such actions are strictly forbidden and punishable by death. New recruit Liam McCulligan is tasked with retrieving Frank and escorting him back to Olivia’s attention. Upon Frank's return, the league faces an unprecedented threat. A mysterious figure known as "The Shadow," wields a stolen time-travel device that he uses to unleash chaos across history. Abraham Lincoln surviving assassination, Genghis Khan being slain before his regional conquest, and the holy Jesus Christ being freed from the cross are only a few examples of the paradoxes he creates. Amidst the guise of a romantic dinner, tension grows between them as Olivia confronts Frank about his past actions. But just before judgment can be made upon Frank, Olivia's focus shifts around completely as she is made aware of the heinous actions of The Shadow. Without any other alternative available, she enlists Frank and Liam, making Frank a reluctant mentor and Liam an ambitious apprentice in a perilous hunt spanning millennia. Together, Frank and Liam traverse throughout history, witnessing altered timelines created by The Shadow as they also face the realities of their own flaws. Their pursuit transforms into a psychological battle, revealing the inconceivable complexity of time manipulation. A climactic confrontation between Frank and The Shadow reveals a shocking truth: it's Cecilia, alive, well and driven entirely by vengeance. With her cunning resilience and brilliant mind making her capable to accomplish the plot masterminded alongside the rogue Liam, Cecilia successfully causes Frank to face the consequences of his malicious actions that initially led to her downfall. In a final showdown, Frank battles Cecilia across time and space, thus leading to the shattering of all reality. As space-time collapses, Frank finds himself floating in a void for eons. Until after billions of years being left with nothing but his thoughts, he is suddenly rescued from the infinite void by an alternate reality (parallel universe) where he encounters the alternate versions of Olivia, Everardo, and himself, and the brilliant mastermind of the solution that saved him, Cecilia. The two Frank’s now present in the same place and time created a potentially devastating paradox. Leaving the two of them to decide which Frank will be the one to correct it. "Broken-Time" is a mind-bending psychological thriller that explores the intricacies of time travel as well as human emotions and psychosis. As Frank navigates a web of consequences of his own secrets, betrayals, and neuroticism, Frank is forced to confront the sins of his past while also paying the ultimate price of his tampering with time. The story weaves great suspense, fiery emotion, and unique philosophy into a tapestry of intrigue that is sure to leave readers questioning the very nature of reality. .