Theme: "The more you rewrite your past… the less real you become."
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Aren stepped into the next layer of Spiral.
This zone wasn't loud.
No cracks. No voices. No chaos.
Just… silence.
And a strange loop — like time itself was stuck, repeating.
> Tomo (serious, alert):
"Broo… this zone isn't attacking us…"
"It's repeating us."
Aren stared ahead —
a road he knew. A broken house. A door that shouldn't be here.
> Aren (soft):
"This… is my old street."
"The day my father left me."
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The Loop Begins
The air went still.
The door stood tall before him.
> Father's Voice (from inside):
"Aren… I have to go. For the future."
> Aren (angry):
"No! You can't leave me again!"
The door slammed shut.
The scene dissolved.
…And then restarted.
Same street. Same door. Same silence.
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The Loop Rewinds — Slightly Changed
This time, his father didn't say a word.
Just looked at him… cold and empty…
Then vanished.
> Tomo (nervous):
"Broo… the memory is changing!"
"Spiral is playing your pain in variations!"
The loop restarted again.
Now, his father's voice was sharp — cruel.
> Father:
"I never had a son."
The door slammed harder.
> Aren (shaken):
"What is this…? Why is it changing?!"
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Spiral Speaks — For Real
A crack tore through the sky.
And for the first time —
Spiral spoke clearly.
> Spiral (calm but bone-chilling):
"You keep changing your memories…"
> "And so… your self keeps changing too."
> Aren (furious):
"You're twisting my past!"
> Spiral:
"No. You did."
"Every time you tried to undo pain…"
"You broke the truth a little more."
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Spiral's Vision
Three different versions of Aren appeared before him:
1. One where he never touched the Time Core — stayed normal.
2. One who took revenge on his father — dark, ruthless.
3. One who joined Spiral — a soldier of time.
> Tomo (quietly):
"Bro… these are all you."
"Different choices. Different paths. Different truths."
> "Spiral doesn't kill you…
It splits you."
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Aren's Identity Fracture
Aren collapsed to his knees.
His hand trembled.
His voice cracked:
> Aren (broken):
"Who even am I now?"
"The boy who missed his mom?"
"The version Spiral twisted?"
"Or the future's failed Timekeeper?"
He was losing himself.
Until —
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The Flash of Truth
One memory flashed bright —
The first time he heard Tomo's voice.
It wasn't loud.
It wasn't painful.
Just… human.
> Tomo (memory voice):
"You're not here to fix time…
You're here to feel it."
Aren's eyes glowed.
He whispered:
> Aren (firm, centered):
"I won't erase the past anymore."
"I'll understand it."
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The Loop Breaks
The memory shattered.
Time stopped rewinding.
A glowing memory stone rolled to his feet —
pulled from Spiral's core.
> Tomo (in awe):
"Brooo… you broke Spiral's rewind trap…"
"Not with logic… but emotion."
Aren touched the stone gently.
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Chapter Ends With:
> Aren (to himself):
"The past isn't meant to be fixed…"
"It's meant to be held — even if it hurts."
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Chapter 4 Complete,