Rise of Qliphoth era

"What I remember about the rise of the Astaroth Empire... is how quiet it was. No fireworks, no celebrations, parties, shootings or screams of happiness... . It was a silent trip; We all knew what was about to happen, what we were about to do. Did we have any doubts? Any private traitorous thoughts? Perhaps, but no one said a word. Not on the flight to Paradise, not when Great Purge came down, and not when we marched into the Reality Council HQ. Not a word. And the days later, rest assured, the infinite universes and planets became a giant concentration camp of pain and senseless torture."

- Abyss Zurg in Madness Sub Arc prelude

The Rise of Qliphoth era is an alternative timeline in LOTM: Sword of Kings and the most heartless events of the story.

The era took place from the beginning of World War III in c. 47,000,000,000,000,000,040 AAY—the transition of the democratic Global Pact Defense into autocratic Imperial rule controled by Ara Astaroth—until 47,000,000,000,000,020,000 AYY in an alternative timeline of Sword of Kings Timeline where Leohart's Cult won. The era was characterized by the beginning and later rule of the Astaroth Empire ,giving the period its name. It was also known by such nicknames as the Astaroth era, The Era of Apocalypse, the Dark Times, or the End.

The Qliphoth era consisted of isolated conflicts and events that occurred on certain rebellious universe which attempted to fight against the new Astaroth's reign. It also included the last weeks of the World War III, the destruction of Aldegyr Kingdom, and the early years of the Omniversal Civil War.

The Astarot Period brought about the pre-eminence of The Revelation of Qliphoth's Fist, Knights of Astaroth, who were responsible for suppressing many of the planetary revolts against the Qliphoth Imperial regime. This age was when the omniverse was completely controlled by Astaroth Empire, with every single planet and dimensions under its control. The Astaroth Empire gained control of all races and lives and ruled the entire existence for 2,000 years.

This age also showcased the fearsome Aryana Westcott as the epitome of the Astaroth Empire's dark rule on at least half of the Multi-Universes. Many demonic citizens of the Astaroth Empire were encouraged to believe that an era of "peace" and "prosperity" had finally been achieved, and news of rebellions, great and small, was generally squelched, before it could encourage further conflict. However, the fight increased through the centuries, causing billions of non-demonic beings to declare war to Astaroth Empire that was destroying all life and creation for no reason; for the sake of death itself.

Trivia

 * In Rise of Qliphoth era, beautiful operas were often sang by Astaroth generals during military operations of termination; operas became a symbol of evil at this time.
 * The Rise of Qliphoth era timeline ended with defeat of Past Ara Astaroth who was defeated by Katarina Couteau and Tomas Sev, putting an end to this timeline before Astaroth Empire could rise.