Editing Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick (section)

==Story==

After the defeat of [[Zoma]] two descendants of [[Erdrick]] left [[Alefgard]] and founded two kingdoms, the kingdom of [[Carmen]], and the kingdom of [[Loran]], each taking half of the [[Mark of Erdrick]] with them. The rulers of both kingdoms would wear necklaces with their half of the mark to protect themselves from evil forces. 100 years after the defeat of Zoma, the king of [[Carmen]] leads a campaign against brigands of evil-worshipers who are starting to gather around the land, while his pregnant wife -Lady Rosa- stays in the castle. Upon reaching the hideout of the monsters, the king comes across a horrific idol, and tries to destroy it. The moment he takes his sword, the evil idol glares at his necklace and breaks it, making the mark of Erdrick fall to the ground. Without the holy protection offered by the mark, an evil spirit serving the evil forces quickly takes over his body. Meanwhile, priest Tarkin announces the goddess-given name for the unborn prince: Arus.

In the following days, the king becomes irascible and worships the demonic statue in secret, using it to communicate with his master: the [[Dragonlord]], who tells him to give the child the demonic name of [[Jagan]] instead of the holy name of [[Arus]].  When the queen gives birth, the king tries to take the child by force and hold a ceremony to name the prince Jagan, but lady Rosa is begging him to stop. Then the evil spirit taking the body of her husband decides to kill her. Bolgoy, a veteran knight, unmasks the monster pretending to be his monarch and starts figthing him. Then, his daughter Lunafrea tries to aid him using a light ring, but it unable to channel enough power. It's then when prince's Arus's holy powers first appear, greatly boosting the ring's power. With this boost, the monster who took over the king's body is dead. Lunafrea then takes the infant and the mark of Erdrick, and leave the castle while her dying father stays back to protect her. Outside the castle, she meets the Tarkin, who aids her.

After the plan to turn the prince of Carmen into a Fiendlord fails, Dragonlord takes aim at the other descendant of Erdrick: the prince of Loran. Meanwhile, Lunafrea, Tarkin and infant Arus travel the Ibis desert until their forces start to fail. Then, they are saved by a sandsailor, Ghiran, and his son Kira. 10 years later [[Arus]] begins his journey along with [[Lunafrea]], Tarkin, and Ghiran and his son [[Kira]]. Soon after, the group meets Sage Quadal, who aided hero Erdrick in his journey to slay the Master Archfiend Zoma in the past.