Kairos
Ultimately, curiosity gets the better of you, and you walk right toward the ticking sound. As you continue walking, you faintly see a shred of light down a corridor. Any light is better than nothing at this point, so you persist. As you reach the lit area in the corridor, you feel a gust of wind and hear footsteps. Alarmed, you whirl around to see a mysterious figure who wears a dark cloak. Strewn throughout his cloak are clocks, and you notice his irises resemble liquid gold, reminiscent of metal surrounding a clock.
“Hello, mortal,” the mysterious figure says, “I am known as Kairos.”
Shocked, you struggle to speak for a moment.
“Hello, Kairos,” you nervously say.
Kairos tells you that he is from a land called Xylian, the world of Time, where time is not the enemy but is worshipped.
Kairos then asks,
“Would you care to accompany me on my journey?”
Are you curious enough to join him?
Or would you rather continue on, as you do not know him and Kairos strikes you as untrustworthy?