□p>Aft□r the dus□□of battle had□settled, Aldoria emerged □ict□ri□us thanks to Marcus's he□□ism□ T□□□king□om r□joice□ in the□streets,□celeb□a□ing th□ir c□ampion and sa□io□. A□ □□e victo□y□feast, Mar□u□ was□hai□ed □s a□tr□e her□, his name□fore□e□ etched in the □nnals of □istory. □ut amidst the□revelry, Marcus□remai□ed □umble, k□□wing that his gr□atest □eward was the knowle□ge □h□t he □□d protecte□ his□homeland and its□p□ople□