Whenne□sofaninvadin□armyreached□ldori□,Mar□uswasthefirs□tovolun□eertodefendhishome□and.With□isswordinhandanda□mo□shining□nt□e□u□□ight,herodeouttome□tth□e□em□ontheba□tle□i□ld.The□ddswereagainst□im,butMarcus'su□waver□□g□□solvegaveho□etohisco□rad□sandstruckfearintothehearts□f□□sf□e□□□□□><□>Whennewsofani□vadingarmyre□ched□ld□ria,□arcuswasthe□□□sttovolunteer□odefen□□ishomeland.Withhisswor□inhandandarm□□shininginthesu□lig□t,□erodeouttome□t□heenem□ont□ebatt□efield.Theod□swereagainsthim,butM□r□us'sunwav□ringr□solvegavehope□□hiscomradesan□str□□□fearint□thehear□□ofhisfo□s. Whe□newso□a□invadingarm□□eachedAldor□a□□ar□u□□asthefirsttovo□unteertodefen□hishomeland.Withhisswo□di□h□nd□ndarmorshiningin□hesun□ight□herodeo□tto□eetthe□nemyon□hebattlefield.Theoddsw□r□□□ainst□□m,bu□Ma□cus□sunwave□ingreso□□eg□ve□□□et□hi□comr□desa□ds□ruckfearintot□eh□□rtso□hisf□e□.□/p> Whennewsofaninva□ing□rmyreach□□Aldoria□Marcusw□st□efirstt□volunteerto□efend□is□o□eland.Withhis□wordinhanda□darmorshin□n□inthe□u□li□ht,he□od□o□ttomeettheenemyo□□heb□□tlefie□d.Theoddswer□□gain□thim,□utM□rc□s□□unwa□eringr□solveg□veho□□tohisco□□ad□sa□dstr□ckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes□ When□ewsofan□□va□ingarmyreache□Aldoria,Mar□usw□s□he□irstt□vo□un□eertod□□e□dhishom□land.□i□hhissw□rdinhandandarmor□hininginthesunlight,he□□deouttom□etthe□nemyon□heb□ttl□field.Theoddswereaga□n□□him,butMar□us□sunwaveringr□solvegavehopet□hi□comra□esands□ruc□fearintotheheartsofhisfo□s.<□p>□p>Wh□nnewsofaninvadingar□□r□achedAldor□a,□arcuswasthe□irstt□volu□teer□odefendhis□omeland.With□□sswo□dinhanda□da□mors□ining□nthesu□ligh□,herodeout□om□□ttheenemyont□□battle□ield.Theoddswereagainsth□m,bu□Mar□us'sunwa□eri□gre□ol□□gavehopetohis□□□rad□sand□truckfear□ntothehea□tsofhisfoes.