In the year 1342 Pope Innocentius VI called for a Crusade to reclaim Italy from the hands of barbarians. Aztec Empire at that point, became a shadow of it's former self - with long and exhausting in-fighting in various parts of the newly conquered territories spending power of the great armies.
Rome returned to the Christandom in 1349 and the Crusade was the first major victory against the Aztecs since they arrived to Europe.
Despite that defeat, barbarians still controlled great parts of the continent under their control, slowly affecting cultural and religious makeup of their empire.
Christian Europe
With victory in the Crusade granted to Danish king Giselher, new spirit of hope surged through Europe. Austrasia begun conflict with Roman Empire for their provinces in France.
Romans, after losing most of their Asia Minor territories expanded more into Central Europe, spreading Orthodox Christianity and the Feudal way of life into former Nomadic Khazar tribes.
Middle-East
Muaskarid Caliphate, which split away from Abbasids generation ago, quickly rose to power in the north - conquering both steppe nomads in the north, and pushing Romans out of their holds in Asia Minor in a Jihad in years 1349-1353.
With Mongols involved in India, Persia focused on reclaiming various provinces lost in the last century and Abbasid Caliphate bent on waging war in Africa against former Umayyad territories - each local power focused on different, non opposing commitments.
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