Two Year Gap

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Overview

On the 8th of September of 2321 AE, the people of the New Epic Universe awoke one day to find that none of them could remember anything from the past two years. Everything from 1 November 2319 to 8 September of 2321 was just blank to them. Records of that time still existed, but no one could find any clues as to why they couldn't remember what they'd done in that time. This time has since been dubbed the Two Year Gap.

On a related note, a few people also found that they were in a different universe from the one they were from before the gap. They still don't know when or why this happened.


Origins

While the true origins of the Two Year Gap are known by few, they can be traced back to the Old Epic Universe. In that world, there was a man who went by the name of Seijun Zatenrai (Formerly Celice Anselm), who was a bit of a dick. He commonly went up against Aaron, Elentra, and Seth, who were actively seeking out ways to put a stop to him by 2319.

In early October of that year, Aaron and Seth went on a quest for an object known as the Philosopher's Stone, hoping to reach it before Zatenrai. While their quest was brought to an abrupt end due to the interference of Slade and Bahamut, it led them to discovering information relating to the New Epic Universe, a parallel world which once held objects with the potential to finally put an end to Zatenrai: Keystones.

Abandoning the quest for the Stone, Seth and Aaron went to enlist Elentra's aid. Just a few weeks prior, she had put a stop to a book with the power to control time, which she held onto the remains of. Agreeing to help Seth and Aaron, she repaired the book and used it to let them cross the gap between worlds, while also travelling back in time to 2318 in New Epic. This let them buy some time before Zatenrai could catch on to their plan. While Elentra went off to the Elves for information, Aaron and Seth set about establishing themselves in the Banivian court, and at some point even gained a Dukedom over the province of Cydonia.

After a year apart, Aaron and Elentra met up once more as Edjejre attempted to make a bridge between this universe and their own. After some assistance from the Manly Trio, they defeated Edjejre, and left to meet up with Seth to discuss what they had learned over the past year. Putting their notes together, they sought out their best possible lead on a source of Keystones.

Unfortunately, time was no longer on their side, as they had once again reached October 2319. Back in Old Epic, Zatenrai caught on to their plan. On 1 November 2319, he opened a gateway between Old and New Epic, drawing the attention of Seth, Aaron, and Elentra as they closed in on their lead. He attempted to enact his end game with a divine artifact which would wipe out the unworthy in both universes. Zatenrai hoped to do this to both universes before Seth, Aaron, and Elentra could do anything to stop him.

However, his plan backfired, and the artifact ended his life. The process sent shockwaves through Zatenrai's gateway, cracking the walls of New Epic. This sent over a number of people from Old Epic to New Epic. The after-effects of the artifact also activated the then-dormant Keystones of New Epic.

Whether the lost memories of the Two Year Gap were an effect of the artifact, or something outside the cracked walls of the universe, is yet-unclear. Regardless, the cracked walls were a problem for the universe's stability. A powerful barrier was enacted around the New Epic Universe, protecting the universe's fractured walls, but also preventing travel in and out of the universe.