Whe□n□wsofaninvadingarmyrea□hed□ldo□i□,Marcuswast□e□irsttov□lunteertodefendhis□□meland□Withhis□□ord□nhandan□armo□shininginthesunl□□ht,□□rodeouttome□tth□enemyo□thebat□l□field.Theoddswerea□ainsthim□butM□rcus'sunwav□ring□eso□vegaveh□petohiscomrades□ndst□□ckfe□rinto□hehearts□fh□□foes. Whe□newsofaninvadin□armyreache□□ldor□a,Marcuswa□thef□rstt□vo□unteertod□f□ndhishomel□nd.Withhisswordinha□□a□□arm□rshininginthesu□lig□t,herod□outtomeettheenemyonthe□attl□fi□ld.Theo□ds□e□ea□a□nsthim,butMarcus□s□nwav□ringr□solvegavehopetohiscom□□desandstr□ckfear□□tothe□e□rtso□h□sfo□s.<□p> Whennew□ofa□inva□ingarmyreac□edAldo□ia,□arcuswasthefirs□tovolunt□ertod□fendh□□h□m□l□nd.Wi□h□i□sw□rdinha□dandarmo□shininginthesu□l□ght,herod□□utt□□eett□eenemyo□theb□□□lefield.Theodd□wereagain□□□im,but□arc□s'sunwa□□□i□gresolvegav□hopet□hiscomradesandstruck□eari□tothehear□sofh□sfoes. When□ewso□aninvadingar□yre□ched□□do□ia,Ma□cuswasthefirstt□volunteertode□end□ishomeland.Withhisswor□inhanda□dar□orshi□inginthesunlight,herodeouttom□□□t□□□nemyonthebattlefi□ld□T□eoddswere□gains□him,b□tMarcus□sunwaveringre□ol□e□ave□op□tohisco□radesand□truckf□arintotheheart□ofhisfoes. W□en□e□□ofaninvad□n□armyre□c□edAldoria,Ma□cusw□sthefirstt□vo□□nteertodefendhisho□□la□d.W□thhisswor□inhandanda□morsh□□inginthesunlight□herodeouttome□□theenemy□□□hebattlefield□Theodd□wereagainsthim,butMarcus'□u□□averingresolv□□avehopet□□□scomrades□□ds□□uc□fe□□int□th□hear□sofhis□□es.