As the wheel of time continued to turn, the events at the Underworld now became far behind the minds of the everyday people of S Prime city, and yet for those that partook in the very first expedition, the memories were vivid and alive.
Being cut off from it due to the complete shutdown of all of the portals on both the underworld end and the S Prime city end meant that all that Ally, Pethant, Jon, and the others can do is to prepare for the impending battle in their own way.
After what has happened with the Ghost at the training compound in Zone 3, the Professional fighter's association promptly investigated into his dealings with Red before suspending him indefinitely. The legislation promised for the total prohibition of Red across the city turned out to be an extremely slow grind with little signs of progression over the weeks.