"So the Golden Army lay dormant, locked inside the earth, waiting. And there it is to this day, awaiting the day the Crown is made whole again, silent, still, and indestructible."
—Professor Broom, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
"Ten demons and a gajillion ninjas in one teeny-tiny mask? Cozy."
— Jade Chan, Jackie Chan Adventures "Ninja Twilight"
Unable to commit the resources to scouring the Slaughterhouse from the world, the Soviet government simply sealed it off with the majority of the workers and subjects still inside.
Time passes - first in years and then in decades.
The vile seeds sat under the dark earth for forty years. What fruit do you think bloomed, sweetling? Mara returned to look upon her harvest. She threw open the doors. What was left inside was a sub-race of her spawn, demi-vampires, easily dominated by her and her true blood.
—The Buzzing, The Secret World
