Whe□n□wsof□ni□vadingarmyrea□he□Aldoria,Marcuswa□thefirsttovolunt□ertod□fen□hishomeland□With□isswordinhandandarmors□in□ngi□thesunli□ht,□e□o□□out□□meettheen□myo□theba□□□ef□eld□Theodds□e□e□□a□nsthi□,b□tMarc□s'sun□ave□ingre□olvegavehopetohiscomradesandstruckfear□nt□the□eartsofhis□o□s. Whe□newsofa□invadin□armyreachedA□do□ia,Marcuswasthef□rsttovolunteer□odefendh□s□omeland.Wi□hhi□swo□dinhand□□darmorshiningi□thesunlight□herodeoutto□□ettheenemy□nthebat□le□ield.Th□oddswer□against□i□,butMarcus'sunwav□ringr□solvegavehopetohis□om□adesandstruckfe□rintothehea□t□ofhis□oes.□/p>□p>Whennews□□a□□nvadingar□yreachedAldoria,Marc□□□ast□efirs□tovolunte□r□od□fendh□shomelan□□Wi□hhissw□r□inhandandarmor□hiningin□he□□nl□g□t,herode□uttomeet□heenemyo□thebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthi□,butMarcus'sunwaveringre□olvegav□□opet□his□omradesandstruckfe□□i□□oth□heartsofhisfoes. Whe□newsofa□invadin□armyreachedAl□oria,□a□cuswas□hefirstt□v□lun□ee□todef□ndhish□meland.Wi□h□□□sw□□dinh□ndandarmorshinin□i□□□□sunlight,he□o□eou□tomee□theene□yonthebattlefiel□.The□ddsw□reagainst□i□,□u□M□r□us'sunwaveringre□□lvegav□hopetohisco□□a□es□□dstruckfeari□tothe□□art□ofhis□oes.