This is a brief introduction to the world and its rules.
You can skip it… but in this world, not understanding the rules can be dangerous.
# Introduction
Time is no longer perfect.
It doesn't move as it should.
Sometimes it repeats.
Sometimes it breaks.
Sometimes… it simply refuses to obey.
These phenomena are known as Temporal Distortions.
When they occur, reality becomes unstable… and the human brain cannot withstand it.
Most people collapse.
But not all.
A small number survive.
And those who survive… change.
### Chronobearers
Those who awaken after a distortion are called:
Chronobearers
They are humans capable of manipulating time through their own brains.
They can:
Alter the speed of moments
React beyond human limits
Interfere with the flow of the world
But this power is not natural.
Each use demands 100% of their brain's capacity.
And that… comes with a cost.
### Temporal Flow
The power of a Chronobearer depends on something known as:
Temporal Flow
It is an energy that circulates through their nervous system, allowing them to use their abilities.
It is consumed when using power
It drains during combat
It recovers through rest and sleep
It can also be restored using artificial injections, though these are dangerous.
When the flow is depleted…
the user becomes completely defenseless.
### Risk: Brain Collapse
The human brain was not made to control time.
Overusing this power can cause:
Intense pain
Bleeding
Loss of control
Fainting
And in the worst case:
##Brain hemorrhage and instant death
Every use of power is a risk.
Every second matters.
### Dark Echoes
When time distorts too much, reality responds.
From those fractures emerge the:
Dark Echoes
Abnormal entities with no fixed form and no consciousness.
They are not living beings.
They are errors.
## Characteristics:
Cannot be damaged by normal means
Attack anything that exists
Are attracted to the use of temporal power
## Levels:
Grade 4 → Weak
Grade 3 → Aggressive
Grade 2 → Resistant
Grade 1 → Extremely dangerous
Special Grade → Living disasters
### Time Enforcers
Time does not remain passive.
When it is manipulated excessively…
it responds.
The Time Enforcers are entities created by time itself.
They stand around 3 meters tall
They are covered in full armor
They radiate overwhelming presence
##Absolute Rule:
They cannot be killed.
When one appears…
the only option is to survive until it disappears.
### Chronobearer Abilities
Chronobearers can develop different ways to use their power:
🔹 Basic Temporal Techniques
Alter speed
React faster
Modify moments
🔹 Chrono Coating
Cover the body with temporal flow
Allows them to damage Echoes without weapons
Consumes energy continuously
## Alternative: Reality Daggers
Weapons created by the organization
Can damage Echoes without using flow
The safest method
### Temporal Domain
The most advanced technique.
And the most dangerous.
A Temporal Domain is a space where the user imposes absolute control over time.
Inside it:
The user has total advantage
Time follows their rules
### Rules:
Maximum duration: 1 minute
Exceeding the limit = death
Each type can only be used once per week
### Consequence:
Activating a Domain drastically increases the chances of attracting a Time Enforcer.
### Types of Temporal Domains
There are seven known types of Temporal Domains.
Each represents a different way of controlling time.
Their names are:
Repetition Chamber
Instant Fracture
Chronological Void
Temporal Inversion
Absolute Anchor
Temporal Overload
Reality Collapse
Few can master them.
And even fewer… survive using them.
### The Association
There is an organization that operates in the shadows.
Its purpose is to:
Control Chronobearers
Eliminate Dark Echoes
Develop weapons and injections
Maintain balance
Most of humanity is unaware of its existence.
But they…
see everything.
### Final Rule
In this world:
Power has limits
Time always responds
And survival… matters more than victory
If time has chosen you…
then it's already too late to turn back.
Chapter 1: When Time Breaks
The sound of the scanner was steady.
Beep.Beep.Beep.
Kikoshin Suyo placed the bottle on the conveyor with a slow, almost automatic movement. The air conditioning in the small minimarket barely managed to cool the place, and the murmur of people blended with the mechanical rhythm of the register.
Everything was normal.
Too normal.
"Anything else?" the cashier asked without looking at him, scanning another item.
"No… that's all."
Beep.
The sound repeated.
But this time…
Kikoshin frowned.
Something felt off.
Not the place.
Not the people.
The air.
As if something… had stopped for a moment.
Beep.
The cashier froze.
"…Huh?"
Beep.
The scanner sounded again.
But no one was using it.
The silence grew heavy.
A man behind Kikoshin dropped his bag.
"What… is happening…?"
Another customer grabbed his head.
"No… no… this already happened…"
His breathing became uneven.
"This… already happened…"
His eyes widened.
"IT ALREADY HAPPENED!!"
He lunged at the shelves, knocking everything over, glass shattering, products scattering, screaming as if trying to escape something unseen.
The chaos began in an instant.
A woman collapsed to the floor, her body convulsing violently. Blood started to stream from her nose. She tried to speak—but no sound came out.
Her eyes remained open.
Empty.
A man started laughing.
It wasn't normal laughter.
It was broken.
"HAHAHAHA… I SEE IT!! I SEE EVERYTHING!!"
He slammed his head against the wall.
Once.
Twice.
Again.
Until the sound stopped being a thud… and became something wet.
Kikoshin couldn't move.
His body wouldn't respond.
His hands trembled.
"…this…"
The world around him was falling apart.
A sharp sound.
A burst.
Someone… lost their head.
Literally.
Blood splattered across the floor, the walls, the people.
The screams multiplied.
"RUN!!""HELP!!""WHAT IS HAPPENING?!!"
People began attacking each other without reason.
A man shattered a bottle and stabbed another.
A woman clawed at someone's face while screaming incoherently.
Everything was noise.
Everything was chaos.
And in the middle of it all…
Kikoshin dropped to his knees.
"…no…"
His breathing was uneven.
His eyes were wide, locked on the scene, unable to look away.
"This… can't be real…"
Then he felt it.
A single instant.
Just one.
Where everything stopped.
The sound vanished.
The chaos froze.
People were suspended mid-motion, like the world itself had been paused.
Kikoshin breathed.
The air felt different.
Heavy.
As if something… was watching him.
Time didn't move.
And for the first time…
he noticed it.
A second that never passed.
An instant that never existed.
Then—
everything snapped back.
The sound returned all at once.
The screams.
The violence.
The madness.
Stronger than before.
Kikoshin grabbed his head.
"…what… was that…?"
There was no answer.
Only chaos.
Only fear.
And a feeling he couldn't explain.
Something had changed.
Inside him.
Far from that place, in a room filled with glowing screens and streams of data, the atmosphere was completely different—silent, controlled, cold.
A man placed a report on the table.
"Incident reported five minutes ago. Temporal Distortion confirmed."
One of the leaders, seated at the far end, didn't look up from the screen.
"Location."
"Urban minimarket. Multiple casualties."
Another man exhaled in annoyance.
"I thought Rioyin was out of that area."
"So did we," the first replied. "But the pattern matches."
The silence turned tense.
"Then there's an active Chronobearer," the leader said at last.
"Most likely."
A brief pause followed.
"Survivors?"
The man holding the report hesitated for a second.
"One."
That was enough to shift the atmosphere.
The leader raised his gaze.
"Name."
"Kikoshin… Suyo."
A faint glimmer appeared in his eyes.
"…Interesting."
Meanwhile, in another part of the city, reality was breaking as well.
A punch tore through the air with brutal force.
"DIE!!"
The impact connected.
But there was no resistance.
The creature distorted.
Its body wasn't solid.
It was a shifting, fragmented mass of darkness.
An error.
A Dark Echo.
The Chronobearer breathed heavily, blood running down his face.
"Damn it… stay still…"
The Echo emitted a sound that should not exist, something that seemed to tear at reality itself.
Its form expanded.
Twisted.
Became more violent.
The man clenched his teeth.
His veins bulged.
An invisible force wrapped around his arm.
"Chrono Coating…"
He lunged forward.
The strike connected.
This time, the Echo cracked.
Like black glass.
Fragments scattered through the air.
But it didn't disappear.
It reformed.
Larger.
More aggressive.
"…of course," he spat blood. "Wasn't going to be that easy."
The ground trembled.
The air grew heavy.
The Echo attacked.
A mass of darkness shot toward him.
Direct hit.
The Chronobearer was launched into a wall.
The impact echoed violently.
"—GHK!!"
He fell, coughing blood.
His body trembled.
"…shit…"
He forced himself up.
His hand shook.
"I don't have time…"
His eyes locked onto the creature.
"If I use it…"
He knew what would come.
What always came.
Still…
he smiled.
"Then come."
His eyes gleamed.
"Temporal Domain."
The world shattered.
Sound vanished.
Reality fragmented into silence and darkness.
The Echo moved.
Slowly.
Too slowly.
"I already lost once to something like you…"
The man walked forward.
Calm.
"I won't make that mistake again."
The Echo attacked.
But the strike never reached him.
Because it had already happened.
And already failed.
"Here…"
He raised his hand.
"I decide when things happen."
Impact.
The Echo fractured completely.
Its form collapsed.
Disappeared.
The Domain broke.
The world returned.
The man dropped to his knees.
Breathing heavily.
Blood running down his face.
"…one minute…"
His vision trembled.
"…no more…"
Then he felt it.
A sound.
Slow.
Heavy.
Metallic.
The air split apart.
The Chronobearer didn't look up.
He just let out a weak laugh.
"…you're here."
A figure descended.
Three meters tall.
Fully armored.
An overwhelming presence.
A Time Enforcer.
And this time…
there was no escape.