Scala ad Caelum

Scala ad Caelum
Japanese	スカラ・アド・カエルム
Romaji	Sukara ado Kaerumu
Game	Kingdom Hearts III
Other worlds
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts
	Dive to the Heart \| Destiny Islands \| Disney Castle; Traverse Town \| Wonderland \| Olympus Coliseum; Deep Jungle \| Agrabah \| Monstro; Atlantica \| Halloween Town \| Neverland; 100 Acre Wood \| Hollow Bastion; End of the World \| Realm of Darkness
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
	Castle Oblivion \| Twilight Town
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts II
	Mysterious Tower \| Radiant Garden; The Land of Dragons \| Beast's Castle \| Timeless River; Port Royal \| Pride Lands \| Space Paranoids; The World That Never Was \| End of Sea \| Keyblade Graveyard
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts coded
	Datascape
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
	Land of Departure \| Mirage Arena; Dwarf Woodlands \| Enchanted Dominion \| Castle of Dreams; Disney Town \| Deep Space
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
	La Cité des Cloches \| The Grid \| Symphony of Sorcery; Country of the Musketeers \| Prankster's Paradise
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts χ[chi]
	Daybreak Town
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts Union χ[Cross]
	Game Central Station \| Niceland \| Cy-Bug Sector \| Candy Kingdom
Introduced in Kingdom Hearts III
	The Final World \| Secret Forest \| Olympus; Toy Box \| Kingdom of Corona \| Monstropolis; Arendelle \| The Caribbean \| San Fransokyo; Scala ad Caelum \| Quadratum

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Scala ad Caelum is an original world in Kingdom Hearts III.

Settings and Areas

The ruins of Daybreak Town.

"Scala ad Caelum" is Latin for "Stairway to Heaven".

During the Age of Fairy Tales, Scala ad Caelum was the world known as Daybreak Town.

The world is perpetually sunny and clear and considered breathtakingly beautiful, consisting of a nearly infinite number of mountain towns suspended on a body of water - stretching out as far as the horizon, though the "mountains" are composed entirely of glistening white and gold buildings - with a large citadel on the top of each mountain. Nearly every building in Scala ad Caelum has at least one windmill fixed atop it. Travel between the mountains is apparently achieved through numerous inter-connected cable cars.

The explorable section of Scala ad Caelum is divided into two areas, the first of which is the Stairway to the Sky, a pier located directly beneath the central citadel. Scattered throughout the town are various market stands, leisure areas domiciles. At the north-most point is a large golden fence which hosts a number of larger manors and stately homes, which are inaccessible.

By going through the western keyhole-shaped gate, players will arrive at the Breezy Quarter, a massive urban area populated by many homes, apartment buildings, shops, and vendor stands that appear to sell books, scrolls and various scientific instruments. In the northern center of the Quarter, players will find an unusual gold, mechanical contraption with a mural at the top, a globe in the center and three colored levers to operate it - red, blue and green. By smacking the levers, players are able to manipulate the rings surrounding the globe to line up the lights - each time it is successfully lined up, the mural changed. It appears to tell the story of how Daybreak Town eventually became Scala ad Caelum. Similarly, the ground surrounding the machine bears the cobblestone and purple star-shaped motif of Daybreak Town. Going west, there is a large though non-functional water fountain - by hitting the five spiral pylons surrounding the fountain, it will begin to spew water once more. Underneath the Breeze Quarter is a large waterway - by reaching the end of the waterway and manipulating the chain gate, players can Autorun up to inside the tallest windmill in the Quarter.

Submerged beneath the water of the main mountain town are the upside-down ruins of Daybreak Town. The battle against the Armored Master Xehanort partially takes place around the dilapidated remains of Daybreak Town's iconic clock tower.

Development

Scala ad Caelum was first unveiled in a teaser trailer at a Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix fan event in Los Angeles in 2014, with the working name "Cable Town."^[1][?] Template:Section-stub

Story

Before Kingdom Hearts III

In their youth, a young Xehanort plays a chess-like game with a young Eraqus in the middle tower.

On one day, while playing, Xehanort asks Eraqus about the ancient Keyblade War, which Eraqus claims is their master's favorite story. However, when Xehanort mentions the "Lost Masters" who actually started the war, Eraqus feigns ignorance, and Xehanort remains unconvinced. Xehanort muses on how on the land where the Keyblade War was fought, darkness will prevail and light expire, looking up at No Name, while Eraqus counters him by claiming that the light might surprise Xehanort and prevail, and Xehanort expresses interest in this possibility.

After their last game, Eraqus and Xehanort begin a new game of enacting a battle between seven dark pieces and one white piece.

Kingdom Hearts III

After forming the χ-blade at the Keyblade Graveyard and ascending to Kingdom Hearts, Riku says to Sora that because Master Xehanort exists outside of time and space, he can be used as a portal to trap himself in. Volunteering to defeat Xehanort, Sora, alongside Donald Duck and Goofy, decides to enter the portal, which is opened by the rest of the guardians of light using their Keyblades on Xehanort. This transports the four to Scala ad Caelum.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy start at the front of the empty town and walk into it. They notice Xehanort appearing seemly in multiple places at once, walking around. They try to pursue him, later to be confronted by remnants of the real Organization XIII. After defeating them, Master Xehanort reappears, describing Scala ad Caelum to Sora as a former seat of power for all Keyblade wielders, and announcing he will become one with his other-selves. Xehanort and the Remnants all combine together, and Xehanort clads himself in a new Keyblade Armor. Xehanort fights Sora and his allies while bending space to his will, causing them to fight in an enclosed room, the walls folded upland, underwater, and then at the original location, although heavily damaged by the fighting. However, Sora manages to break the armor, but Xehanort then teleports to the tower in the middle of the island they are on.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy follow him to the top of the tower, where he wields the χ-blade in one final battle. Sora fights Xehanort but is defeated by Xehanort using the power of Kingdom Hearts. He is then revived by Donald and Goofy, who together defeat Xehanort.

In the aftermath of the final battle, Xehanort is insistent on his goals until Eraqus projects his spirit through Terra and beckons him to surrender. Finally admitting defeat, Xehanort congratulates Sora on his victory and hands him the χ-blade before passing away.