Dissidia Calamitas Infinita NT/Fallen Cradle



Fallen Cradle is the Domain of the summon White bird. It is a chilly looking domain void of life, with wreckage of buildings scattered across the field.

Overview
At the border of Fallen Cradle, its edges are presented as incredibly clean-looking, as if the location is "cropped" into existence, and whatever used to be said location is erased or overwritten without a trace. At a bird's eye view, the Fallen Cradle covers the shape of a perfect circle, with small geometrical patterns jutting out of the shape. Thanks to its geographical formation, Fallen Cradle is one of the highest spot within the Dream.

Fallen Cradle is generally divided into 2 layers (or stratum), the first "outer" layer being a cold, dead looking area with various huge machines and destroyed constructions strewn across the field. Small patches of fine particles resembling snow can be seen on the walking surfaces.

Going past the first layer and proceeding into the 2nd "inner" Stratum, Fallen Cradle depicts a very different scenery; a snowy-landscape of a city buried in a field of white with only some of the buildings' top portion jutting out. Although there are shallow slopes here and there, there is no exact "ground floor" in the 2nd Stratum, as the walking surfaces are basically accumulated piles and piles of snowy particles. Contrary to its appearance, these particles' composition are that of Aether-based rather than ice crystals. The layer composition of these particles are incredibly packed, and are capable of supporting incredible weight thanks to its magical properties. At the same time, the particles will subtly readjust its composition for every footstep left on the surface, erasing any traces within seconds.

Hidden between the buildings are statues of humans half buried on the ground. These statues are made of the same light particles found in the atmosphere; most of them assuming idyllic poses or horror. The statues are incredibly fragile, and even the lightest touch will disperse them into the air.

Gameplay
Fallen Cradle/2nd Stratum is a playable stage for combat. In the Fallen Cradle, it is possible for characters to take cover/wall rush with the buildings jutting out of the snow pile, but some of them will simply crumble and reduce the momentum on impact.

During the stage transition, the Aether atmosphere becomes activated, sweeping up a snowstorm and the snowfall's intensity doubles. Within the snowstorm, the dash gauge depletes 1.5x faster than usual, and a nerf in targeting range. However, in the last 120 seconds of the match, the snowstorm will abruptly stop, and the sky will slowly fade into a monochromatic shade. Snowstorm will also activate prematurely if White bird is successfully summoned into the Fallen Cradle.

Main
TBA

Sub-stories
An assortment of short-stories/events that takes place within Fallen Cradle. They are not necessarily related to the main chapters, but provides occasional insight about the characters.
 * Dull & Glow