ZCN 5/26/2421: Victory, But at a Great Cost

This is a Zaphira City News publication from 5/26/2421.
== Victory, But at great Cost ==
Greetings Zephira Citizens 
Over the recent months ZNN has been quiet as the city has been put into a lock down of sorts in order to help combat against the terrorist organization known as The hand of Zarus. This resulted in a swift defeat of the organization that has been terrorizing the city for the past year and a half. The Final battle came to a head on 3 the waste outside the city, several places inside the city and MT seals itself the home of the organization. Though a collaborative effort and alliance started by counsel men satchi  effort of several organizations such as his own Purple lotus, Wayward industries, The Office, High Hall Mistyshores, The LeonHearts, Agis, The Church of saint Jerome, the Vatican the LZPD and Several other hired Mercenaries company. After a nearly 10 hour battle against the church's hordes of undead until the Hands command structure was Crippled by a Team of S class fighters gathered from the aforementioned organizations. Leading to the Hands' defeat. 
Throughout the war two agents from the Aegis and Purple lotus “Antherial and Michael” infiltrated the Hand as double agents in order to provide crucial information in the war effort. This left them branded as traitors in order to not compromise their cover. Their records and names have been cleared as of the publishing of this article and we thank them for their massive contrition in the war effort.
With the battles in the waste  being the biggest confrontations leading to the already desolate grounds to be even further destroyed, the battle of the market districts leaving it in complete ruin and uninhabitable, the estimated rebuilding cost is projected to be in the hundreds of millions of credits and mouths of labor ahead. The decisive actions of the Leon Hearts and their defense efforts there were very few casualties by the end of the conflict. However with the market district being in ruin it has been reported in recent days to have become a gathering ground for miscreants and gang activity leading to an increase in crime throughout the whole city. Last night's shoot out was an example of such. After the intervention of several people, most of whom were vigilantes form the Alliance created in these recent conflicts collaborating with the police, the casualties in the area were minimal.
Members of the Alliance have started providing relief for the affected citizens. Council member Satchi has provided the funding for several shelters, food and water to take in the affected residents of the market district and is now collaborating with the other organizations to begin reconstruction efforts as well as saving anyone who might have been trapped under the rubble. Sadly these efforts will no doubt be hindered by the recent rise in crime and chaos in the city.
Will these alliances remain going forward and lead in a new more prosperous era for the under-city or will we see the city return to how it was before the war.
This has been ZNN
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