Wh□nnewsofan□nvadi□garmyr□ac□edAldoria,Marcu□wasthefirsttov□lunteertodefendhishomel□nd□With□isswordinha□□a□da□mors□ininginthesu□light,herod□ou□tomee□theenemyo□theba□tl□f□□□d.Theoddswereaga□nst□im,butMarcus□□unwaveringr□so□vegaveho□et□□□scomradesands□ruckfearintothehea□tsofhisfo□s.□> Whennewsofani□va□□□garm□rea□hedAld□ria,M□rcusw□sthefi□sttov□l□nte□rtod□f□ndhis□omelan□.With□issw□rdinhandand□rm□□□hinin□i□thes□n□ight,herodeouttomeetthe□nemyon□h□□att□ef□□ld.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,b□tMarcus'sunwaveri□gre□olvega□ehopetohiscomradesa□dstr□□kfea□intothehe□rtsofhisfoes.<□p> W□ennewsof□ni□vad□ngarmyreachedAldo□□a,Ma□cuswasthefi□sttovolunteer□□def□n□his□omeland.Withhisswo□dinhandan□a□mors□inin□in□h□su□ligh□□herodeouttom□etth□e□emyontheb□t□□ef□e□d□Theodd□wereagainsthim,but□a□□us'sunwave□i□gresolveg□veho□□t□his□omradesandstruckfear□ntotheheartsofhisfo□□. When□ewso□aninv□di□g□□my□e□ched□□doria,Mar□uswast□e□irst□ov□□unteert□defe□dhisho□eland.Withhiss□or□□nhandandarmorshiningint□e□unlight□h□ro□eouttomeetthee□emyont□ebattlefi□ld.T□eoddswerea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwave□ingresolvegavehopetoh□scomrades□ndstruckfear□ntothe□e□□ts□fhisfoes. Wh□nnewsof□ninvadi□garmyreachedAld□ria□Marc□s□asthefirst□ovolu□teertodefe□dhishom□land.With□isswordinhan□andarmors□i□inginthe□unlight,herodeouttomee□□heene□□on□hebattl□field.Theodd□we□e□g□ins□□im,but□arcu□□sun□averin□□esolvegavehope□ohiscomra□esa□dstruckfearint□th□heart□ofhisfoes.<□p> Whenn□ws□f□nin□ad□ng□rmyreachedAl□□r□a,Marcusw□sth□f□rst□ovolu□teertode□en□hisho□el□nd.□ithhiss□□□di□□andandarmorshi□i□ginthesunlight,herodeout□omeett□□e□emyonthebatt□□field.Theoddswerea□□□nst□□m,butMa□c□□'sunwaveringresolve□□veh□peto□i□co□radesandstru□kfearintotheheart□ofhisfoes□