Erich watched as his homeland burned in the flames of war. As much as Emrys may have tried to rally his people in the face of a "foreign aggressor" it did not matter when they were fighting against the Silber Enclave whose technology was on par with the galactic powers.
The Enclave's navy tore through the Germanic fleets, while the worlds were pounded by assault troops which were a mixture of Orcish warriors, enclave star marines, and LEGION series combat droids. One by one, the worlds of the Germanic Star-Empire fell. Their defenses were wholly incapable of stopping the suicidal charge of the advanced robots.
Those soldiers who were capable of fleeing the carnage did so. As the Germanic Navy kept falling back light year by light year. And yet the Enclave's Navy was hot in pursuit, following them every step of the way, and attacking the Germanic ships with superior weapons and engines.
