In a race through time, a curious time-traveler must confront their power-hungry future self to save an ancient civilization and the future of time travel itself.
Protagonist: A curious and adventurous time-traveler who seeks to uncover the mysteries of the ancient civilization; Antagonist: A power-hungry ruler of the ancient civilization who wants to control and exploit the power of time travel for their own gain.
The protagonist and antagonist engage in a high-stakes race through different time periods, each trying to outmaneuver the other and gain control over the powerful time-travel technology, ultimately leading to a dramatic showdown that will determine the fate of the ancient civilization and the future of time travel itself.
The protagonist and antagonist confront each other in a final showdown, where the protagonist sacrifices their own chance at controlling time travel to ensure that it remains out of the antagonist's hands. The ancient civilization is saved from destruction, and the protagonist returns to their own time, knowing that they have preserved the balance of time and history.
Twist: It is revealed that the protagonist and the antagonist are actually the same person from different timelines, and the only way to prevent the abuse of time travel is for the protagonist to stop their future self from becoming the power-hungry ruler. In a dramatic twist, the protagonist sacrifices their own existence to ensure that the antagonist never comes into power, ultimately saving the ancient civilization and the future of time travel.