STORY

STORY

DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate > Story

This paradise will face judgement in its dreams.

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END OF HALLUCINATIONS

The clock strikes midnight,
and Hal returns to Astrum Close
on the brink of destruction.

With the help of Maia,
who has awoken from her slumber,
he lays out his plans to stop
the appalling incident at the Bureau.

The city sinks into illusion,
and the boundary between dream
and reality fades.

As the clocktower door opens,
and the truth of 12 years ago is unveiled,
the time for final judgement arrives.

THE ELEVENTH HOUR

The trial to bring the Professor’s murderer
to justice has only just drawn
to a close when
the indicted marionette Systelia
appears before you.
Fugitive and Supervisor—you make
an unlikely team as you hunt down the truth.

In the Institute’s sealed-off
experimental sector,
you discover evidence of a past experiment
and the mysterious figure holding
the city’s secrets.

The truth may be closer than ever,
but the never-ending string of incidents is pushing Astrum Close to the point of no return.

When the sound of gunfire shatters
the last semblance of tranquility in the city,
one question remains:
who or what lies in the sights?

WORLD VIEW

WORLD VIEW

The Clocktower
The Clocktower

Astrum Close’s oldest building. Had lain still ever since the keys went missing 12 years ago.
On the morning the city’s founder, Professor Rumford, was murdered, the Clocktower bell rang out once again.

Two Keys
Two Key

The pair of keys used to control the Clocktower.
Previously under Quantum Interference Research Institute jurisdiction.
It is said that when the keys were lost 12 years ago, the Clocktower ceased to function.

The Memory Room
The Memory Room

A space in which the user can interfere with time and reattempt certain past choices.
A white-haired girl who looks a lot like Maia when she was younger is often found standing beside the room’s giant celestial globe.
Who is she? Why is she there? A cloak of mystery veils everything in sight.

The Professor’s Marionette
The Professor’s Marionette

Systelia, the humanoid created by Professor Albert Rumford.
They were spotted fleeing the crime scene on the morning he was killed...

FALSE AWAKENING

Artificial marine city, Astrum Close.
Crime rate: 0.001%.
In this idyllic metropolis, dreams are utilized to ensure crime is
prevented before it even happens.

The founder of this so-called paradise, Professor Albert Rumford, is killed
in an unprecedented, theoretically impossible incident.

Special Supervisor Hal is assigned to this extraordinary case and
ordered to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Why was the Professor murdered?
What is going on in this perfect metropolis?

Perceive past memories with the ability that lies in your left hand.
As you get closer to the truth, you will plunge deeper into danger.

The Clocktower that has lain still for 12 years.
When the closing bell rings, the final seven days will begin.

WORLD VIEW

WORLD VIEW

Astrum Close
Astrum Close

An artificial marine city sealed off from the outside world under a vast dome.
Its collective mentoring system predicts and prevents crimes before they even happen.
This safe haven is seen as the last paradise for humanity as it stands on the brink of destruction.

Augmented Dreaming
Augmented Dreaming

The collective mentoring system that makes the idyllic paradise of Astrum Close possible.
All citizens are host to bionic nanomachines—collectively known as KaiROS—that integrate
and synthesize the population's dreams while administering the necessary care to maintain their mental well-being.
The system preemptively roots out and eliminates dark thoughts and discord, preventing criminal acts.

The Nightfall Catastrophe
The Nightfall Catastrophe

A major disaster of unknown origin that occurred 12 years earlier.
Seeking shelter from the hazardous orange particles that flooded the surface of the earth after the catastrophe,
normal human beings are forced to live out their lives in dome cities—unable to venture out without protective gear.

Quantum Interference Capable Variants
Quantum Interference Capable Variants

When a colossal meteorite collided with the Earth hundreds of years ago,
humans underwent sudden mutations that endowed them with time manipulation abilities.
These people became known as "variant humans" or, more colloquially, "variants."
Across the world, they faced harsh persecution, and save for a few individuals currently living in protective facilities in Astrum Close,
there are no traces of any survivors.