Dying World

A Dying World (死にゆく世界) is a location in Final Fantasy XIII-2, and the homeworld of Noel Kreiss. It used to be the home of numerous villagers, but they soon died off under unknown circumstances, leaving Noel as the only one left.

Story
Serah travels to the Dying World to save Noel from becoming trapped in the dream that Caius placed him in. She witnesses the events from Noel's past: Noel's lonesome hunt on a behemoth's meat for Yeul's birthday party, a conversation between Noel and Caius that to become the next Guardian one must kill the other. After saving him, his lost memories are restored, and Mog informs Serah and Noel what he learned from Lightning during their separation: how Caius was once a Pulse l'Cie charged with a Focus to protect Yeul, but was freed from his l'Cie fate by Etro and granted immortality to watch over the seeresses.

Areas

 * Abyssal Fissure
 * Beaten Path
 * The Black Sands
 * The Farseers' Settlement
 * The Farseers' Relic
 * The Border
 * The Dead Sands
 * The Sandy Highlands

Abyssal Fissure

 * Metallicactaur
 * Apotamkin x4

The Black Sands

 * Apotamkin x3
 * Apotamkin x4
 * Garganzola x2
 * Garganzola x3
 * Metallicactuar

The Dead Sands

 * Garganzola x3

The Sandy Highlands

 * Pantopoda x2, Pleuston x3
 * Gogmagog (Boss)

Music
Interestingly, the Dying World does not have a specific musical theme. "Noel's Theme ~Last Journey~", "Yeul's Theme", and "Countless Partings" play in the area, along with "Dust to Dust" from Final Fantasy XIII.