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The second timeline was the second course of Nosgoth's history to be explored in the Legacy of Kain series. This timeline was created when Kain introduced a paradox by assassinating William the Just at his Stronghold during the history preceding Blood Omen, altering the first timeline. It was altered in turn when Raziel spared Kain at the Sarafan Stronghold during the same era, creating the third timeline.

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain's later events, the Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver comic, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and Soul Reaver 2's early events were set in the second timeline.

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"With William the Just dead, Moebius' plans have been thwarted. His pawn was removed from the game."
―Kain — Listen (file info)[src]
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The assassination of William the Just.

The second timeline was created when Kain assassinated William the Just in his Stronghold during the history preceding Blood Omen. Moebius had propelled William and Kain together – coercing Kain to travel back in history and assassinate William – but ensured first that both were armed with an incarnation of the Soul Reaver. The Reaver convergence enabled a paradox to be created, a temporal distortion powerful enough to derail history.[Blood Omen/10][Soul Reaver 2/5]

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  • Crystal Dynamics and Silicon Knights did not provide official names for the timelines explored in the series. This timeline is the only one to be specifically labeled by either developer – in the bonus materials version of "Historical Timeline", it is referred to as the "Altered Historical Timeline." However, because that document only reflects events up to the beginning of Soul Reaver 2, it does not refer to any historical timelines and paradoxes beyond the assassination of William the Just.[Soul Reaver 2] "Second timeline" is unofficial terminology original to the Legacy of Kain Wiki, used for ease of reference.

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Preceded by:
The first timeline
History Nosgoth's historical timelines
The second timeline
The assassination of William the Just
Followed by:
The third timeline
Raziel spares Kain
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