Well, the purpose behind his abilities comes from the fact that he can open time portals , from a chronological standpoint, these events were grandiose, specifically in the time-line of Final Fantasy XIV and the Realm Reborn. *The Future Time-Lapses are of course made up, but seeing that Omega is on the loose and Ascian Overlord sort of orchestrating certain events, I added them to the mix.
His powers come from time manipulation, allowing him to control these events and use them as weapons. If I didn't implement these Chronological pieces, which was in the original concept, I would have still kept its original name.
Thus why it has a calamity from the past and the new one the Chronosguard who gave the player the powers, foresaw, from a vision of the future:
- The Lapse abilities are him manipulating time and sort of Rewinding it and Fast-Forwarding
Though I didn't add many Offensive Spells, only Demi and Banish, these Time-Lapses are spells conjured by his ability to control the flows of time.
As far as Blink being Rewind, I came up with an absolutely FUN way to incorporate Rewind! Check out my update and see for yourself =D