When□ew□o□an□n□a□inga□myreachedAl□oria□Marcuswasthefirsttov□lunte□r□□defend□ishom□l□nd.With□is□w□rdi□ha□d□ndarmors□ininginthe□unlight,herodeouttomeettheenem□onthebattlefield.Theoddswereag□□nsthim,butMarc□s's□nwaveringreso□□eg□vehop□to□isco□rad□sands□ruckfearintothehe□rtsofhis□oes. W□ennewsofaninvadin□a□myr□achedAl□□ria,Marcuswa□thefir□□tovol□nt□□rtode□endhishom□□and.Withhisswor□inha□dandarmorshining□nthesun□ight,herodeoutto□e□tth□en□□yo□thebatt□e□ield.Theoddswereaga□ns□him,□□tMarcus'sunw□veringresolvegavehopetohiscomradesan□struckfea□intotheh□a□tsofhisfoes. Whennewsofaninv□□ingarmyreachedAl□□ria,□ar□uswasthefirs□tovolu□teertodef□ndhishom□land.Withhisswo□dinh□ndan□□rmorshini□□inthesunlig□t,herodeouttome□tth□□nem□ontheba□tle□□eld□Theoddswereaga□n□□him□butM□r□us's□nwaveringr□sol□egavehopet□h□scomradesandstruc□fearint□theheartsofhisf□□s.<□p> W□ennewsof□nin□a□ingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcuswa□thefirsttovol□n□e□r□od□fe□dh□shomela□d.W□□hhisswor□inhandandarmorsh□ningint□esu□l□g□t□herod□outto□eettheenemyo□th□□□□tlefield.The□d□swerea□a□nst□im,b□tMarc□s'sunwaver□ngreso□vegavehopetohi□c□mradesandstr□ckfearinto□he□eart□o□□□sfoes.