Weeks turned to months, and months turned into years following Erich's escapades in the past. He had continued to develop his abilities, and in the mean time Tia had done everything she could to not only build the Empire's strength, but put a swift end to the Crusades it was waging across the Galaxy.
In the span of a decade, things had fallen into place for Erich. The Naraku within the Milky Way, and their Insectoid collaborators, were all but exterminated. The Orcs had been unified beneath Erich's banner, or more specifically that of the Ironhand Clan which he now ruled, and his allies were developing their militaries as swiftly as possible with the intent of holding the line for when the Naraku finally invaded.