Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-76.90.171.114-20130102015154/@comment-1960111-20130102020932

Really, I'm not sure what your question is. But I'll clarify things up a bit.

Calamity Trigger is a loop that solves the problem of the Dead End loop.

Originally, Noel wasn't supposed to live. And Tsubaki was Jin's secretary. Then the stuff that happened in CT just happens, just with Tsubaki in it. Then Tsubaki ends up being killed by Nu. Then Jin jumps into the Cauldron after Nu, saying that he will never forgive her. Then Kagutsuchi is blasted into oblivion just like in the game and then time loops. It repeats again and again until the distortions in space and time is great enough that Noel is born and joins the fray.

Continuum Shift ONLY picks up the timeline where Noel managed to save Ragna from falling into the Cauldron. In all other loops, Takamagahara reset immediately after Take-Mizkazuchi fired.