Whennewsofaninvadinga□myreachedAldoria□Marcuswasthef□r□tto□olunteer□od□fendh□□h□m□land□Withhisswordinhan□□ndarmors□ininginthesunligh□,herod□outtomeett□□enemyonthebattl□field.□heod□swe□eagainsth□m,butMarcus's□nwave□□n□res□□veg□ve□ope□□□iscomra□es□ndstru□k□earintotheheartsof□i□□□es. When□ewsof□ninva□i□gar□yreached□l□□r□a,Marcuswa□□□efirsttovoluntee□todefendhishomeland.□it□h□s□□ordinhandand□rmorshininginth□□□nl□g□t□herode□utt□meettheene□yo□thebattlefield.Theodd□were□gainst□im,b□tMarcus's□nw□ver□ngresolveg□vehopetohiscomrad□sa□dstr□ck□e□rintotheheartsof□is□oes. Whe□newsofaninvadin□a□m□reachedA□doria,□arcuswasthefirstt□volun□ee□todef□□dhishomela□d□Withhisswordinhandand□rmorsh□nin□i□thesunlig□t,her□d□out□omeetthe□nem□onth□□att□e□ield.T□eodd□we□□a□□□nst□im,butMarcus'sunwavering□esolvegaveho□etohiscomrade□andstru□□feari□tothehear□□of□isfo□s. Whenn□□sofaninv□dingarmyreache□Aldori□,□ar□□swasthef□rsttovolun□eerto□□f□ndhishomelan□.Wit□hisswordinh□n□an□arm□rshini□ginthesunligh□,he□□d□outtome□tthe□nem□on□h□battlefield.Theoddswer□□□ai□sthim,butMa□□□□'sunw□veringresolve□ave□opeto□i□comradesandst□uckfe□rintotheheart□ofhisfo□□.□/p□□□□Whennew□of□ninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Ma□cuswas□hefi□stt□volu□t□er□□□efendhi□h□mel□□□.Withhisswordinha□dandarmorsh□ni□ginthesunl□ght,her□deouttomee□□heene□yonthebattlef□e□d.T□□oddsw□□□againsthim,butMar□us'su□waveri□□resolve□□v□hope□ohiscomrade□andstruckfe□□intot□eheartsofhisf□es.