Chronostasis

Chronostasis is an EP ability in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. By consuming a single unit of EP, Lightning can temporarily stop the flow of time. The effects of Chronostasis end when the player performs certain actions, such as boarding a monorail or sleeping at an inn. It has no effect on people or most objects and only stops the in-game clock, allowing extensions of time for time-sensitive quests.
Chronostasis freezes the clock for one minute and fifteen seconds of real-time, or thirty in-game minutes. The world will continue to move normally, so the player can speak with other characters, continue with quests, and so on. Activating Chronostasis will place a distortion effect over the clock seen on the HUD, and this effect will gradually move faster until Chronostasis runs out. Using Chronostasis can mess up the monorail schedules, as using it after the train has arrived does not prevent it from leaving, setting the player back until the next one. In the Temple of the Goddess, using Chronostasis freezes the platforms Paddra Nsu-Yeul conjures in place for the ability's duration, allowing the player more time to make their way across. If the player stops time at the top of an hour, the announcements that play in Luxerion and Yusnaan's intercom may play repeatedly.
Chronostasis cannot be used in the Ultimate Lair—where time flows continuously even in battles)—or on the world's final day where the time mechanic is no longer used.
Chronostasis is obtained automatically in Luxerion on Day 1 after Lightning has gathered enough information for the Inquisitor to lift the lockdown of North Station area. Hope Estheim explains that Chronostasis is Lightning being able to use the power of God to temporarily halt the flow of time.
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