□□ennewsofanin□adingarmyreach□dAl□oria,Marcuswast□efi□sttovolun□eertod□f□ndhi□□ome□□nd.Withhisswordinha□dandarmo□shininginthesunlight,her□de□uttomeetth□enemyo□thebattle□i□ld.Theoddswer□agai□sthim,bu□M□rcus's□□□av□r□ng□esolvegaveho□et□hiscom□ad□sand□truck□earinto□he□□artsof□is□□es.□/p> □h□nne□sofani□vadinga□myreachedAl□□ria□Marcus□asthef□rsttovolunteer□odefe□dhi□homelan□.Withh□ss□or□inhandandarmorshininginthesunlig□t□□erodeou□tomee□t□eenemyonthebattlefi□l□.Theoddswereagainsthim,b□□Mar□us'sunwave□ing□esolv□gaveho□etohisc□mradesa□dstruckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes.<□p><□□Whe□□ewsofaninvadingarm□reachedAl□oria□Marcu□wasthefirsttovolunte□rtodefendhishomela□d.Withhisswordin□andand□rm□□s□in□□□□nthes□nlig□t,herod□out□ome□tthee□emy□nthebattlefield.Theo□dswer□a□ain□thim,butMarc□s'□□nwavering□esol□egavehopet□□iscomradesa□dst□uckfearint□th□he□rtsofhisf□es. Whe□newso□ani□va□inga□□yrea□hedAldoria,Mar□u□wasthefirsttovolunteert□defen□□is□om□lan□□With□i□swordinhandandar□orshininginthes□n□ig□t□he□o□eoutto□e□ttheen□myonthebattlefiel□.T□e□□d□we□eagai□st□im,butMarcus□s□n□av□ringresolvegavehop□to□iscomrades□ndstruckf□arintothehe□rt□o□hisfoes.□> □henne□sofaninvadinga□myr□ach□dAl□or□a□□arcuswasth□firsttovol□nteert□defendhishom□land.Withhisswordinhandandar□□□s□ininginthesunlight,□er□deouttomeetthee□emyonthebattlef□eld□Theodds□ere□□ainsthim,butMa□cus'sunw□v□r□ngre□□l□e□aveho□et□hiscomradesan□st□uckf□a□into□□e□ear□sofh□sfoes.