Whennewso□aninvading□rmyrea□□edAl□oria□Mar□uswa□thefir□□tovol□ntee□todefend□isho□elan□.Withh□sswor□inhandand□r□orshi□in□int□esunlig□□,herod□□utt□meet□heenemyonthebattl□fi□□□.□□eoddswer□again□thim,butMar□us'□□n□aver□ngresol□e□av□hopet□hiscomr□des□ndstruc□f□arint□theheartso□h□sfoes. Whennewsof□ni□vadin□□rmy□eached□ldo□ia,Marcuswas□hefirst□ov□l□□teerto□ef□nd□□shom□l□nd.Wit□hisswo□□□nhandanda□morshinin□inthe□u□light,herod□outto□eetthe□ne□yonthebattlefield.Theoddsw□reagainsthim,butMar□us□s□nwaveri□gresolveg□□□hopetoh□scomradesa□dstruc□fearintotheheartsofh□sfoe□. W□ennews□fan□nvading□□m□rea□he□A□doria,Marcuswas□hefirsttovolunteertodefendhis□omeland.Withhisswordinhanda□darmorshininginthe□u□lig□t,hero□eouttomeettheenemyonthebat□□□f□eld.The□ddswerea□□□n□thim,but□arcus'sun□aver□ngres□□ve□av□hopetohi□comradesands□ruckfearin□□theh□ar□s□fhisfoes.□/p><□□□hennew□ofa□invadingarmy□eachedAldor□a,Mar□uswasthefir□ttovol□nteertode□en□hish□me□and.Wi□hhiss□ord□□handand□rmorshininginthesu□lig□t,h□rodeouttom□etthee□emyonthe□attle□i□ld.T□eod□□wereagai□sthim,butMa□□us'sunwa□e□in□reso□□eg□vehopetohi□comr□desandstruckfe□rin□oth□h□artsofhisf□es. □hen□ewso□□□invadingarmyre□chedAldoria,Ma□□uswasth□fi□st□ovol□nteertodefe□□hish□mel□□d.W□thhi□□wordi□□andand□rm□rs□ining□nthesunlight,h□rode□utto□eettheenemyonthebat□lefi□□d.Theoddswereag□insthim,but□arcus'sunwave□ingr□solvegav□□□□etohiscomra□esand□truckfearintotheh□arts□fhi□fo□s.□><□>Whennew□ofani□vadinga□myreachedAld□ria□Marcusw□sthefirsttovolunteertodefend□ishomeland.Withhisswor□inhan□andarmo□sh□ninginthesunlight,her□deouttom□e□theenemyonthe□a□tlefie□d.Theod□swereagainsthim,butMarcus□su□waveri□gre□olve□ave□opetohiscom□adesandstruckf□arintotheheartsof□□□foe□.