Prelude to Armor Hunters: Part 2-Who - or what - is the man called Malgam? Aric of Dacia, a fifth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars! The march toward X-O Manowar #25 - and the coming of the Armor Hunters - continues here in an essential prelude to the Valiant Universe event of 2014!