Whennews□f□ninvadin□□rm□reachedA□doria,□ar□u□wasthefi□stto□□lu□teert□defendhis□□m□land.Wi□hhi□sw□rdinhandand□rmorsh□ninginthesunl□g□t,h□ro□eouttomeet□□een□□yo□t□ebatt□e□ie□d.The□ddswe□eagai□sth□m,but□arcus'sunw□veringres□lveg□□eh□petohiscomr□desan□struc□□eari□tothehe□rtso□hisfoes.□> Whennews□□aninvadin□army□eached□l□ori□,Marcuswasthefirs□tovolunteer□□defendhishomeland.Withhi□swordi□handandar□orshininginthesu□light,herodeo□□tomeetthe□n□my□nthebattlefield.Theod□swer□agai□sthim,bu□Mar□us'sunwaver□ng□esolve□ave□o□etoh□scomradesands□ruckfea□i□t□thehear□sofhisfoes.□/p> Whennewsofa□invadi□gar□yrea□hedA□doria,Marcuswa□thef□rsttovolunte□rtodefen□h□□homeland□Withhisswordinh□ndand□□morshininginth□s□nlight,herodeout□om□e□th□e□□myontheb□t□le□ie□d.Theoddswereagainsthi□□butMarcus'sunw□veringre□□lvega□ehopetohiscomrade□a□dstruckf□arint□□heheartsofhi□f□es. Wh□n□ewsofaninvadi□ga□myre□chedAldoria,Marcuswas□he□□r□□t□volunteert□□efendhish□meland.Wit□hisswor□inha□dandarmorshi□in□inthe□un□i□□t,□er□□eou□□omeett□eene□yonthebattlef□□l□.The□d□swereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwave□□ngre□olvegavehopetohisco□radesandstruckfearin□□theh□art□ofhi□foe□. Whenne□sofaninvadin□armyreac□□dAldoria,Ma□cuswast□e□i□sttovolunteertodefend□i□ho□eland.W□thhis□wordinhanda□da□mor□hi□inginthesunl□ght,herodeoutto□eettheenemyonthebattlefiel□□Th□oddswereagain□□hi□,b□tMarcus's□nwave□ingresolv□gav□□opetohis□□mradesands□ru□k□e□ri□□othe□ear□sofhisfoes□□/p>