Second Epoch

1307 years after the 1st Epoch mortals had disobeyed almost every aspect of the will of Nesidth. Countries meant to be one broke apart, new crowns were forged, gifts in nature had been ignored or marred, and her covenants forgotten. During this time She withdrew from the world as consequence, leaving her faith only to those dedicated enough to find and follow it. As always ambition brings conflict trouble and in time men with malicious intent found the legends of the forgotten goddess and they sought the power to again usurp heaven. They sought the collusion of another deity and found one who would bless them and open the sacred path to the Amethyst Castle in the clouds, for gods walked the earth in those days. Men made their assault on the holy keep of Nesidth and did battle with her 13 angels and came to stand before her throne bearing all the power and magics men could muster and bearing the blessing of a deity of the sky as colluder. Nesidth drew Xarxes, her black sword forged in sacred virgin blood, and tore apart the very souls of the heretics and then returned to the world that had forgotten her and this she said:
"Mortals! You were given my blessings and in return I asked not for worship, or sacrifice, or tithe, but only to have my processes of your salvation be uninterrupted. You spit on my works and upon my throne and break your covenants, the ones you sign by being alive, and so I withdrew from your mortal world to leave you to the fates you drew for yourselves. But this still was not enough for you and today men march upon my holy castle and attempt to take my blood and my throne, to spit upon all that you have been given and then try to take control for yourselves. It is clear you have gone mad with what little power you have and so you shall be stripped of it and all these blessings. No more shall you grow strong without the bloodiest of tribulations. No more shall have power over magic through mortal flesh. No more shall the gods save you. No more shall I be forgotten. And no more shall you know peace... Until you know respect."
With that great quakes shook the land and each continent received a great fracture. Fires went out and darkness filled the night. The skies rained blood for 7 days and 8 nights. The sun went dark and reemerged a new color. Worst of all the gods were banished from the mortal realm that they could not alleviate the righteous punishment or ever help heretics overthrow one another again. Out of fear, or confusion, or respect we began keeping time anew, not simply as a new era of an old world but as a new beginning for us all. For with the passing of a million lives and the dawning of a crimson sun none could deny the world had a new order.