Whennew□of□ni□vadingarm□reachedAl□oria,Marcuswasthefirstt□volu□teertodef□ndhis□omeland.Wi□hhisswordinhan□andarm□rs□in□nginthesunligh□□hero□□□ut□om□e□t□een□myont□ebattlefield.Th□oddswereagainst□□□,butMar□us'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetohiscomra□esa□dst□□ckfeari□toth□hea□tso□hi□f□es.□/p> Whennewsofanin□adin□a□myr□ache□Ald□□ia,Marcusw□sthefi□st□ovolunt□ertodefend□i□homeland.□it□hisswo□d□nhandanda□morshiningi□t□esunlight,h□r□deouttomeetthe□nemyontheba□tlefield.Th□oddswereaga□nst□im,butM□rcus'□unwaveringresolv□g□vehop□toh□sco□radesandstruckfearin□oth□h□a□tso□hisfoes. Whennewso□a□inva□in□armyreachedAldo□□a,Mar□us□asthefirsttov□luntee□todefendhis□omelan□.□□thh□ssword□n□andanda□morshininginth□sun□ight□he□odeo□tto□e□tthee□□myo□thebattle□iel□.The□d□swe□eagainsthi□,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegavehop□tohiscomra□es□n□st□uck□eari□tothehea□tsofhi□□oe□. Whenne□sofan□□vadin□armyre□che□Aldori□,Mar□us□asthe□i□□tto□olunteertodefendhish□meland.Wi□hhisswordin□□ndanda□morshin□n□□nthesunl□g□t,herodeoutto□ee□thee□emyonthebattlefi□ld□□□eod□swerea□□insthim,bu□Marcus□sunwave□ingre□olvegaveho□eto□isc□□radesand□tru□kfear□ntot□□heartsofhisfoes.<□p□ □hennew□ofaninvadingarmyreachedA□□oria,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovolunteert□defe□dhish□me□and□Withhisswordi□handan□armorshinin□int□esu□light,□erodeouttomeet□h□enemyo□the□attl□field.Theoddswer□againsthi□,but□a□cus'sunwaveringre□o□v□gave□□□et□hisco□radesa□□struckfea□□ntotheheartsofhisfoes.