"I'll let Nadriina answer that one. She's been keeping in touch with everything far more than I have."<br/><br/>The drow nodded, and took a seat, letting her hands move as she spoke, drawing images in the air along with her words. "Almost immediately after he left, the enemy began his work. The worlds were in ruins, and the Beyonders, seeing an opportunity, began to launch attacks on the disorganized worlds. He moved in, and began fighting back, protecting the worlds, and uniting the shattered people, under his rule. At first, it seemed... good. Everything was orderly, in control, and protected. People were safe, and worlds weren't burning with war and invasion. Then, he built the shields. An interconnected network, of virtually impenetrable defenses, spiraling outward from his central world. It took the better part of a century to complete, but, when it was done, the attacks simply... ended. But his vigilance did not diminish. Surveillance and security, in nearly every city across the planes. His spies, flying across every world, watching for 'threats', draconian laws, enforced everywhere, with alarming success. It has been... difficult. We have been working to observe, and study his network, map it, infiltrate it, and be in key positions, for when our champion returns. When he is back, he will have an army, at the ready, with the ability to destabilize the enemy's network, in a single, solid blow."