It is hopeless. So many lives to save, so many hearts to rescue. What has he become?

He can do nothing but rewind time over, and over…

And over…

And over…

And over…

He can't save them all. Again and again he's tried, and again and again lives are lost. Ruined. Ignored. It is driving him insane.

He's caught in a trap that he can't get out of. He can't leave Anju and Kafei to die alone and scared, he can't leave Pamela all alone, keeping her dying father locked in a closet until his mind has completely deteriorated. He can't leave Lulu, childless and mute upon the shore. He can't leave the Gorons trapped in a land of ice and snow until they freeze or starve to death. He can't let Termina, filled with so many hopeless, innocent people be crushed under the weight of a moon filled with rage, and a lonely, forgotten imp…

But no-one can save them. Nobody has the power, except for him. And he only has seventy-two measly hours to do it all. Three days.

Each time he desperately tries to save everyone, and each time he fails. He is stuck in a trap: unable to save everyone, but unable to not. If he fails, game over, try again. He can't let go. He can't stop. He just rewinds time again and again, and each time the hole in his heart grows. He is addicted. Addicted to time and to healing souls. But the more he does it, the more his misery expands, taking over his very being. He can't even remember what it feels like to be happy, or the last time he truly smiled. How long has he been stuck in this trap? Maybe if he tries again he can save him from himself. Just one more time... If he can save only one more person, maybe his heart will be finally be appeased... The familiar melody rings in his ears and his vision turns to white. Please, if he can just…

Dawn of the first day. 72 hours remain.

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Inspired by Theophany: Time's End, track two: The Clockworks. A bit influenced by the anime Stein's Gate.