A week later after the war…
The aftermath of the inter-region war was immediate, without a doubt, every single individual, both civilian and mystic warrior in the Red Zone knew that they were about to experience the herald of a new era.
By defeating the enemy who was manipulating things behind the scenes, the Gandalf Gang, the Berserk Gang ushered themselves into a prosperous era.
Rex's incredible display of strength was already stuff of legends.
After entering his Ultimate Rage State and eliminating Arthur Holmes and his companion, he fell into a coma. Fighting back to back wars for days and capping it off with such an epic showdown took its toil on his body.
The Ultimate Rage State did the most damage to him. Entering the Overload state had its aftereffects which was being weakened for a whole month.
When Rex entered the Ultimate Rage State, his body suffered even more damage, no one knew how long he would stay in a coma before recovering.
Despite his absence, the Berserk Gang experienced no difficulties, Rex's display was just too dominating to bring any doubts within the gang.
Apart from killing Arthur, Rex's rampage left Max Fury at a near-death state, the fearsome conqueror Gang Leader of the Axe Gang was also left in a coma.
Apart from Max Fury, Walker the Gang Leader of the Kong Gang also sacrificed himself during the ultimate showdown.
This left Rex as the only standing Gang Leader since the Gang Leader of the Godzilla and Exquisite Gangs were already dead courtesy of both Max and Rex himself. The age of conquest in the Red Zone was a short-lived one.
Despite it being short-lived, the aftermath of the conquest was massive.
With Rex out, Aragorn took command as the interim Gang Leader of the Berserk Gang. Under Rex's will, Aragorn integrated the remaining warriors of the Axe and Kong Gang under the banner of the Berserk Gang.
The 30,000 mystic warriors that were mobilized by the Gandalf Gang did not escape the wrath of the rod, they were also integrated into the Berserk Gang.
With their Gang Leader, Gandalf captured and incapacitated, they had no choice but to surrender and give in to the demands of their captors.
Since Rex left the both of them alive, Aragorn also decided to leave Gandalf and Scorpion, content with locking them in a secure prison alongside Max Fury. Their fate would be decided when Rex eventually woke up.
Within the period of a week that followed after the war, significant changes took place all over the Red Zone. Apart from recovering from the effects of war, the Berserk Gang also focused on swallowing and digesting all their new territory.
For the first time in the history of the Gundam Shelter, a single gang became the sole ruler of the expansive territory of the Red Zone.
With the big dogs having surrendered, every other gang in the Red Zone also succumbed to the era of the Berserk Gang. Even those that escaped during the war found their way back to integrate into the banner of the new behemoth.
Within the week, under Aragorn's leadership, the Berserk Gang digested all their gains and set foot on a path of stability for themselves and the civilians.
Rex's wish of a stable life for the civilians was finally accomplished.
The only problem that hindered Aragorn from achieving a perfect score in his works was the new hierarchy in the gang. With the Axe and Kong gang being integrated, a new batch of Advanced mystic warriors were introduced.
To appease them, Aragorn gave them random roles in the gang, the real shuffle of the hierarchy would be done by Rex after he woke up from his coma.
With everything stabilizing, time finally came for the heroes of the war to be honored. Aragorn organized a mass burial that would take place today to honor all the dead warriors of the previous war, with emphasis on Walker.
Despite them being the victors, the Berserk Gang did not overlook the heroic sacrifice of the previous Gang Leader of the Kong Gang.
Like Rex would have wanted, Aragorn organized a befitting burial worthy of a hero to him. He took the podium to address the warriors that were gathered.
"Today, we send home the heroes of the previous war".
"Like us, they stood strong in faith for different reasons but all to embody the wish of our leader to build a unified Red Zone under one banner".
"We spilled blood, sacrificing a lot of them but their sacrifice was not in vain. Their sacrifice is the reason why we are able to see the shining new sun today".
"They died to pave the way to our greatness".
"They died to pave the way to our unity".
Aragorn clenched his right fist and raised it high. "Gang Leader Walker died for this exact moment, for unity!"
"Let us take a moment to pray for all their souls to rest in perfect peace".
The procedures after this were not complicated, it was a military burial. Gunshots reverberated across the graveyard as the bodies were laid to rest.
Once they were laid to rest, Aragorn revealed a surprise. After days of thinking about it since Rex revealed his ambition to unify the Red Zone, after surviving the war, Elanor finally got inspiration to create an anthem for the gang.
It was a short but inspiring anthem.
"Fight along, sing our song, with the gang of the free".
"Divided we come, with different motives, but all for freedom".
"In chaos we met, but in unity we merged".
"In our differences, we'll fight for the same cause, freedom".
"Together, we'll fight for our rights and a better future".
"Even in obstacles, we shall not waver, cause we are the Berserk Gang!"
"Even in blood, in death, we shall not waver, cause we are the Berserk Gang!"
It was unusual to all the warriors who were in attendance, even to Elanor who wrote it herself but she felt that it was a good change to welcome the future.
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