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| More ominous was the rise of armed anti-government groups bent on changing society through force.
These groups grew so powerful that local police authorities were overwhelmed, raising serious concerns for public safety.
To avoid violating the new constitution which restricts the use of the Self-Defense Forces and to keep local police forces from forming a national power the government chose an alternate path.
| With its activities limited to the Capital, a new paramilitary force was established under the direct command of the National Security Committee.
This was the birth of the Capital Police Organization, or the Capital Police.
Highly mobile and heavily armed, the Capital Police quickly expanded its power and declared itself the guardian of public order.
| However, facing bans and other legal restrictions, the enemy anti-government forces were forced underground as they split up and regrouped. ln the end, a single guerilla group known as "the Sect" emerged, and the situation was changed dramatically.
lncreasingly violent clashes between The Sect and the core "Special Unit" of the Capital Police often turned city streets into urban war zones.
This led to a backlash of enraged public opinion.
| As society began to look toward the future and the economic prosperity it promised, the Special Unit and its enemy, The Sect, were becoming increasingly marginalized.
The Special Unit, once known as "Kerberos" for their armor and weaponry, tirelessly fought long and hard for the nation. As they were about to join the pages of history, the changing times were about to give them a new and final mission.
| But then the Fire Nation attacked
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| A decade after the Great Defeat, the nation finally emerged from the chaos and confusion of occupation rule. Although successful, a policy of aggressive economic growth aimed at rebuilding the nation and rejoining the world also led to serious social unrest and economic hardship for many. The massive unemployment and urban migration that resulted turned large areas of the cities into slums the breeding grounds of soaring violent crime.