Wh□□ne□s□fani□vadingarm□reachedAldor□a,Marcuswasth□fi□sttovolun□□□rtod□fendhis□omeland.W□t□h□□sw□□din□anda□darm□rshi□i□ginthesunlight,□erodeout□omee□□heene□yo□theb□tt□efield.Theo□dswereagai□sth□m□□utMarc□s□s□nwa□□ringresolvegavehopetohi□comradesa□dstruckfea□intothehe□□tsofhi□foes.<□p□ □□enn□wsofaninvading□rmyre□ch□□Aldor□□□□ar□uswas□hefirsttovolu□teer□odef□ndhi□home□and.Withhisswordin□andandarmor□□in□nginthe□un□ight□hero□eou□tome□ttheene□yonthebattlefield.Theod□swere□gainsthi□,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringres□lvega□ehopetoh□scomr□d□san□s□ru□kf□arintotheheartsofh□sfoes.<□p> Whennewsofani□vadingarmy□eache□Aldoria□Marcu□was□hefirsttov□lu□□eert□defen□h□shomeland.Withhi□sw□rdinhan□andarmorshi□inginth□sunlig□t□herodeout□o□□et□h□enemy□nthe□□tt□efi□ld.Theod□swerea□ainsthim,butMarcus'su□□averingresol□egavehope□ohis□omr□desa□□□truckfe□rintothehe□rtsofhisfoes. □hennews□fan□nvadingarmyre□chedAldori□,Ma□c□swas□hef□rsttovolun□ee□to□e□endhishomel□nd.W□thhis□word□nhan□andarmor□hininginthesun□ight,he□odeouttome□ttheene□□onthebattlefi□ld□T□□oddsw□reagainsthim,butM□r□us'sunwave□ing□esolve□□v□hopeto□iscomr□des□ndstr□ckfea□in□otheheartso□hisfoes.□> Wh□nnews□faninvading□rmyrea□hedAldor□a,□arcus□asthefi□sttovo□unteer□ode□e□dhishom□lan□.□ithhisswor□inh□ndandar□orshiningi□thesu□li□ht,he□odeoutto□eettheen□□□□nthebatt□ef□e□d□Theoddswereaga□nsth□m□butMarcus'sunw□□eringresolvega□□ho□e□oh□s□omradesan□□truckfearintotheheartsof□isfoes.