Whenne□sofani□vad□ngarmyreache□□ldoria□Mar□u□was□he□□rstt□volunteertod□fendhis□o□eland.W□□hhi□sw□rdi□handan□a□morshinin□i□thesunligh□□□erodeoutto□eettheenemyo□t□ebattle□ie□d.Theoddswere□gainsthi□,butMarcus'sunwa□eringreso□v□gavehopetohiscomradesa□d□truckfea□□ntoth□hear□so□hisf□e□. Whennewsof□n□nvadingarmy□eac□edAl□oria,Marc□□wast□efirsttovolunteertodef□n□h□shomeland.□ithhisswordinha□dandarmorshiningi□□hesu□ligh□,he□□deouttomeettheenem□o□□h□ba□tlefield□Theoddswereag□in□th□m,butMa□c□s's□nwave□ingresol□egavehopetoh□scomrades□ndstru□kf□arintothehe□r□sofhisfoes. Whe□newsofan□nvading□rmyreached□ldoria,Mar□u□wasthefi□s□□ovolun□ee□to□efend□ishom□land.Wi□hh□ssw□□di□ha□dandar□orshi□□nginth□sunlight□her□deoutto□eetth□enemyont□ebatt□efi□l□.T□eoddswereagainsth□□,□utMa□cus□s□nwaveringreso□vega□e□opet□□□s□□mra□esandstruck□eari□□otheh□artsofhisfoes. □hennewsofan□n□□dingarmyreachedA□□or□a,M□rcu□w□sthefirsttovolun□eer□odefend□ishomeland.Wit□hi□swordinha□□□ndarmor□hinin□inthesunlight□herode□□□to□□e□theenemyontheb□ttlefield□Theoddswe□eagains□him,butMar□us'sunwaveringresol□□gavehopetoh□scomradesandstruckfear□□tothehea□tso□his□oes.