Whennewsofaninvadingarmy□eachedAldoria□Marc□swa□thefirsttovolun□□ertod□fendhis□omeland□Wi□hhiss□o□dinhandandarmo□shininginthesunlig□t,her□□eo□ttomeett□eenem□onthebat□lefield.T□eo□□swereaga□nsth□m,butMarc□□'s□nwa□erin□re□olv□g□□eh□pet□hisc□mradesandstruck□ea□□n□ot□ehear□s□fhis□oes□□> Whennewsof□n□□□□□ingarmyreachedA□doria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolu□teertodef□□dhishomela□d.□ithhis□wo□din□□ndandarmor□h□ninginthes□nlight□herodeouttomeettheenemyont□□bat□lef□□ld□Theo□□swe□ea□□insthim,□utMarcus'sunwaveringres□lvegaveho□et□□isco□□ad□sa□dstruckfearinto□h□heart□ofhisfoes□ W□e□n□wsof□□i□vadin□□rmy□eachedAldoria,□a□cuswas□hefirsttovolu□teertodefendh□□homeland.Withhissword□nha□dandarmorshininginthesun□ight,□erodeouttomeettheene□yonthebattlefield.T□eoddswereagai□sthim,b□tMarcus'□□nwaver□n□resolve□aveh□pet□□iscomrade□□ndstruckfeari□totheheartsofhis□oe□.<□p> Whennews□fanin□adi□g□□myr□ached□ldoria□Marcuswas□hef□rs□□ovolunteerto□□fe□d□ishomelan□.Withhisswordinhanda□darmor□hi□inginthesunlight,□ero□e□u□t□□eett□eenemyon□heb□ttle□ield□Theodd□w□rea□ainsthim,butMar□us's□nwav□ri□gresol□egavehopetohi□comrades□nds□ruckfearintoth□heartsofhis□oes.<□p> □hennewsofani□□adingarmyreachedAldor□a,M□rcuswasthefirs□tovol□nt□ertodefendhish□me□a□d.□ithh□sswordinh□□dand□rmor□hi□i□gint□es□nlig□t,herodeout□omee□theene□yonthebatt□e□i□l□.Theoddswerea□ainsthi□,□utMar□□s'sunwavering□esol□ega□ehopet□hiscomra□es□ndstruckfearintothehear□sofhi□f□es.