Zorv and the Clockwork Tide
In a sky where time flows like water, a lonely cloud-keeper named Zorv watches the hours dissolve into mist. When he discovers a pocket of frozen time hidden in the folds of the wind, he must decide whether to hold onto the past—or let it drift into the endless blue.
Meet Zorv
A lonely cloud-keeper who guards the river of time
He can see moments that have already passed, but not hold onto them
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[GENTLE] One day, Zorv said to the wind—
The sky was a vast canvas of shifting blues, striped with the silver trails of passing clouds. Zorv floated there, a small being made of mist and starlight, his edges flickering like candle flames. He was the keeper of the Clockwork Tide, a river of time that flowed through the sky, carrying moments like leaves on water. But today, the tide felt heavier than usual. The hours slipped through his fingers, dissolving into nothing before he could even name them.
[MYSTERIOUS] Below him, the world stretched out in patches of green and gold, but Zorv barely glanced at it. His gaze was fixed on the empty space where yesterday had been. He had tried to catch it, of course—reaching out with his misty hands, whispering the old words his grandmother had taught him. But the past was slippery, and no matter how tightly he clenched his fists, it always slipped away.
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