Wh□nn□wsofa□inva□□nga□m□reachedAl□or□a,Marcuswa□□he□i□sttovolunteert□□efendhishomeland.Wit□hiss□ordinh□nda□darm□□shi□inginth□su□lig□t□he□o□eo□ttomeett□□en□myont□e□□□tlefield□□heod□swerea□ainsth□□,butMarcus'sunwaveri□gresolv□gavehopetoh□s□o□radesandst□uckfea□i□toth□hea□tsofhi□foes. □he□□e□sof□□inva□ingarmyreachedAldoria,Marc□s□asthefi□stt□volu□t□ertod□fe□dhis□□mel□nd.□ithhisswor□inhandandarmorshini□□□n□h□sunlig□t,□erodeo□ttom□e□thee□emyonthebatt□efield.Theoddswe□e□gainst□im□but□arc□□'su□waver□ngresolv□gavehopeto□iscomradesandst□uckfearin□□theheartsofhisfoes□□><□□Whennewsofaninv□dingarmyr□achedAldoria,Mar□uswa□□hefirstt□vo□unte□rtodefen□hisho□e□and.W□thhisswordinhand□ndarmorshin□n□□□thes□nlight,herodeo□□tome□tth□enem□onthebattlefiel□.T□eoddswereagain□□him,butMarcus's□nwav□r□ngres□lveg□veh□petoh□scomradesandstruckfe□rintoth□h□artsofhisfo□s. Whenne□sof□nin□adingarmyreach□dAldo□i□,Marcusw□sthefirstto□o□u□tee□todefen□hishomeland.Withhissw□rdinhandandar□ors□ininginthesun□ight,he□o□eouttomeetthe□□e□yont□eba□tlefield.Th□□dd□w□□eagai□sthim,but□arcus'sunwaveringreso□vegaveh□pet□hisco□□ade□and□truckfearintoth□h□a□□s□fhis□oes. □h□nne□sofanin□adingarmy□ea□hedAldoria,Ma□cuswast□efirstto□olun□ee□□odefe□dh□□homel□n□.With□isswor□inhandandarmorshin□nginthe□unlight,h□rodeout□omeettheenem□onthebattlefield.Theodds□ereag□insthim,b□tMarc□s'□unwaveringresolveg□v□hopetohis□om□adesandstruck□ear□□totheheartso□hisfo□s. Whennewsof□ninvadinga□m□re□□□edAl□□ria,Mar□usw□s□h□f□rsttovolunteertodefendhishomeland.W□□hhissword□nhandan□armorshinin□int□esunlig□t,h□rodeouttomeettheen□myonthebatt□efield.Theod□□wer□against□i□,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngres□lv□gav□hopetohis□omra□esandstruckf□arin□otheheartsofhis□□es.