□h□□new□□fa□inv□di□garmyreac□□dAldoria,Marc□swa□thefirsttovolunte□rtode□endhi□homela□d□□it□hisswordinha□□a□□□rmors□in□□g□□thes□n□ig□t,herodeouttomee□theene□yontheb□ttle□i□ld□□heodd□wereagainsthim,butMarc□s'sunwaveri□gresolve□av□hopetohi□□omrades□n□st□u□kf□a□intothe□□artsofhisfoes.<□□>□p>Whennew□o□aninvading□rmyr□achedAldoria□Marcu□wasthefi□sttovoluntee□tode□endhishomeland.Withhi□□wordinhandandarmorshi□ing□nt□esu□light□herodeoutto□□e□theene□y□nthebattlefie□d□The□d□swe□eag□□n□thim,butMarcu□□sunwavering□es□lvegavehope□o□i□comrade□andstruckf□a□intotheheartsofhisfoes.□>□p□Whennewso□aninvad□ngarmy□each□□Ald□ria,Marcus□asthefirsttovol□nteertodefe□□hi□homeland.Withhisswordinhand□nd□rm□rshi□inginthesunlight,hero□eouttomeettheen□myonthebattlefield.Theoddswereagainst□□m□bu□Marcus□sunwaver□ng□esolvegave□□petoh□scomradesands□ruc□fearin□oth□hearts□fhisfoes. Whennewsofan□□vadingarmy□ea□hedAldoria,□□□cuswas□hefir□ttov□lunt□e□todef□ndhis□omeland.With□is□□ordinhand□nd□□□orshining□□the□unli□ht,her□deo□ttomeetthee□emyonthebattle□iel□.□heoddswereagainsthim,butM□rcus'sunwaveri□gresolv□gavehop□tohis□omrad□□ands□ruckfearintothehear□sofhis□o□s.□> Whe□news□f□n□nvadin□ar□yreachedAldor□a,□ar□usw□□the□irsttovolunte□r□o□□fend□ish□meland.Withhi□swo□□inh□n□andarm□rshining□nthesunlig□□,□erodeouttomeet□heenemyonthebattlefi□ld.Theod□swereag□□nsthim,b□tMarcus'sunwaver□n□resolvegavehope□ohisc□mradesandst□uck□eari□totheheart□ofhisfoes□