"You're not the Timekeeper yet…
You've just felt the first crack in that path."
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Aren's dream isn't simple.
He doesn't just want to walk through time —
He wants to understand it.
Speak to it.
Maybe… even change it.
But bro…
Right now, he's none of that.
He's just a confused guy who accidentally fell into the past —
and the way back home is hidden in a world
where time itself is the enemy.
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So what does it mean to become the Timekeeper?
It means being the one…
not who follows fate — but rewrites it.
It means carrying not just your own burden…
but the future of everyone else.
But right now, Aren has:
No power
No knowledge
No control
He has only one thing:
> Stubbornness.
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He's felt the Spiral's vibrations.
He's seen Echo's pain.
He's even caught a glimpse of his own future self.
But truth is —
he hasn't even earned the mark yet.
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His journey has just begun.
He's learning that:
Time is an emotion.
Spiral isn't a person — it's a system.
And to become the Timekeeper…
you need more than power — you need humanity.
So far, he's only done one thing:
> He didn't ignore time.
He finally saw it —
Time isn't just ticking…
It's screaming.
And to hear that scream…
you have to become the Timekeeper.
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Right now, what is he?
Just a traveler.
A lost rebel.
Someone who just realized…
his true enemy isn't an army.
It's Time itself.
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Final line:
> "Aren still doesn't know how to become the Timekeeper…
But for the first time,
he knows why he must."