General Saint Marcus

General Marcus or after his death General Saint Marcus is a major character from Fantasy Wars. He was a legendary hero, a general of the Eolian Empire, the man how defeated Farrakh the demon, and he becam a saint for his heroism and great deed.
== Biography ==
Almost nothing can be known about Marcus' past, it is certain that he was one of the generals of the Eolian Empire, who led the armies of humans together with dwarves and elves against a demon, Farrakh, who wanted to conquer the world The demon had a terrifying power and killed all the soldiers, only the general was still able to fight against him. Farrahk, on the other hand, was stronger, he smashed his shield with his sword, then with a spinning movie he wounded Marcus, who fell to the ground, but when he wanted to kill him, he pierced the demon's belly with his last strength and thus saved the world from the chaotic monster, but not for good. The demon collapsed and his power was drained from its body by its sword, and Marcus was no longer able to destroy the artifact, because succumbed to his injury.
After his death, his name was surrounded by great respect and esteem, many of the people believed that he had done something with the defeat of Farrakh, which is unique and deserves that posterity remember him and his heroism in a dignified and clear way. A statue was built for him in Verson, the capital of the kingdom of Leranse, many sacred and holy spells were named after him, the calculation of time was also based on his victory in the world of Illis. An order of knights was also created, whose soldiers were called Knights of Marcus or Champions of Marcus, and among them it was a rule that only highly disciplined soldiers who behaved with true faith, honor and respect and used their fighting skills to help others and the church could join them. The difference between the two groups was that while almost all of the champions remained faithful to their oaths and fought for truly good causes, there were knights who broke their oaths and went astray.
However, Farrakh wanted to return, so he possessed the head of Quendaylon's elven council through his sword,Glenderin and with an orc hexer, Ash-hoon, they decided to bring back the demon whose goal was to destroy Marcus' legacy. The goblin, orc and troll hordes of the Verk Wastes destroyed Verson's mighty capital, killed most of Marcus' knights and champions, and the two evil minions managed to find the demon's sarcophagus. The hope of the humans was a mercenary named Derrick Pfeil, who now leaded his own army as a general and marshal, and was assisted by his friend Master Alfred Brennok, a mage of the free city of Sylent, Father Dexter, high priest of the Inquisition, Teya Essente, the last dragontalker of the elves and Dwarnrock, a dwarven thane. Farrakh had only one weak point, namely the sword of Marcus, which was kept on the island of Ticsus, but the fanatical grand master of the order wanted to keep the sword for himself and most of the knights followed him. Teya used a portal to transport Derrick, Dexter and Alfred to the island, where they were met by a champion of the order, Seneshal, who led the true followers of Marcus, who kept their oath and helped the three heroes. The grand master did not want to hand over the artifact and incited the knights against the foreigners, but the Seneshal was outraged, because according to the oath no one can own the sword, he only guard it among the knights, and the sword serves to protect the lifes of others and belongs to the living, who want to use it for good to protect others. The champions and the three heroes then defeated the treacherous grandmaster and the many knights who had gone astray, and Seneshal dignified and respectfully handed over to them the mighty and holy weapon that could be used to defeat the demon. When they returned, the situation was horrible, because As-hoon's minions completely destroyed Verson and Glenderin created the demon's dark citadel, Sumgan, which meant an evil place, and since Ugraum Grableg, the former leader of the horde, destroyed the key and defeat As-hoon, so Glenderin with his own magic he wanted to free his master and broke the first seal. The followers and champions of Marcus and the united army had to fight the damned, who were possessed elves and humans, but unfortunately they arrived too late at the gates of Sumgan, because Farrakh returned in his original body and acquired new abilities in addition to his full strength. He killed a flame guard captain, a dragon and Glenderin as well, enclosing their bodies and souls in crystal totems and thereby acquiring their abilities. Farrakh then killed some of the combined army and Dexter tried to pull the holy sword from its sheath, but was unsuccessful, but Derrick realized that if the crystal totems were destroyed, the demon could be weakened. This was confirmed, because they had no chance against Farrakh, but after all three crystals were destroyed and the souls were freed, the demon really weakened but was still too strong, but there was already a chance to defeat him. After killing most of the possessed warriors, Derrick, Alfred, Dexter and Teya confronted the demon together, but they were unable to defeat it, and he injured the father, the elf and the general with his fiery breath, and paralyzed Alfred. Derrick, on the other hand, still had some strength left and managed to pull Marcus's sword out of its sheath and the final battle began, in which Farrakh wanted to kill him with the same move he used to kill Marcus, but the hero unexpectedly bent down, avoided the cut and was pierced by the demon’s belly. Farrakh collapsed with a great roar and his sword absorbed his power again, but the hero did it, which Marcus no longer had the strength for and with a decisive step broke the demon's sword in two, from which his essence flowed out and was he destroyed for good, so Derrick fulfilled Marcus's mission and thus gave the legendary general a worthy end and peace.
== Personality ==
What is certain is that Marcus was extremely brave, heroic, stubborn, determined and persistent. When all his soldiers and comrades were dead, he alone dared to face the strongest and most terrifying evil demon in the known world and at the cost of his life, but he succeeded in defeating him, and with his actions he showed others that a persistent and heroic struggle can be at the cost of losses, but can have good results.
== Powers and abilities ==
What is certain is that Marcus was a strong, skilled, disciplined warrior with great physical strength and endurance.
== Trivia ==
*It is quite likely that Derrick Pfeil is a descendant of Marcus, which is supported by several things.
** Even though little of Marcus's face is visible, he and Derrick look alike.
**Farrakh fought against Derrick as if Marcus was his opponent again, that is, as if he felt that they were similar.
** Both became famous for their heroism and were the only ones able to defeat Farrakh.
** Both became famous and well-known through military ways, and both were generals.
** Derrick was the only person who could use Marcus's sword, even Father Dexter, who was a high priest and very strong in holy spells, could not draw the holy blade from its sheath.
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