Millennium City Star Issue 8

ON WINGS OF BLOOD

- Harbor shootout underscores VIP hostage crisis at the Galleria MILLENNIUM CITY. Red Banner Cultists and Garibaldi family hitmen traded gunfire at Westside Harbor last night. Both groups converged on a series of cargo crates and both groups were found dead by responding police officers and agents identified as members of an FBI-PRIMUS task force. This shootout was followed by a hostage situation at the Galleria, during the closing ceremonies of the 2011 Modern Art Gala.

These unidentified attackers - black-clad and wielding bladed weapons with ruthless efficiency - were led by a masked figure known only as "Bloodwing". These attackers - tentatively identified as Red Banner assassins - seemed to be planning a mass execution of the hostage VIP's, which included city officials, board members of Croix Corp and suspected members of the Garibaldi family. They were, fortunately, thwarted by the legendary Phoenix and an unidentified masked figure.

They were, however, unable to prevent the escape of Bloodwing, who managed to abscond with one of the artifacts on display. The artifact - an ancient sword on loan from the New Delhi Museum of Art and War - was recently discovered at a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, the God of Destruction.

The fallout of these events remain to be seen, but it is all but inevitable now that a state of war exists between the Garibaldi family and the Cult of the Red Banner. When we know more, so will you, dear readers! / Scott McReady



OUT OF LUCK - Three found dead in condemned building

LAS VEGAS. Wrecking crew workers discovered the dead bodies of three security guards in the basement of the condemned building that once housed the Three Aces Casino. While details are being withheld, sources confirm that the guards were slain by precise headshots, dumped at the location and remained there for several weeks. Anyone aware of suspicious activity in the area are asked to step forward. / Brett Ellis