□henn□wsofa□□nvadingarmy□eachedAl□oria,Marc□swasthefirstt□voluntee□□odefendhis□omelan□.Withhissword□□□and□ndarmors□i□ingin□hesunl□□ht□herod□outt□meetthe□ne□yontheb□ttle□i□ld.T□eoddswe□eagainsthi□,butMa□c□s's□n□ave□ingresolvegav□hop□□□hiscom□adesandst□uck□e□rintothe□eartso□hisfoes. Whennewsofanin□a□ingarmy□e□c□□dAldori□,Marcuswasthef□□sttov□lun□eertode□endh□shomeland.Withhisswordinha□dan□armorshinin□in□□esunlight,herod□out□omeet□he□□emyonthe□□tt□efiel□□Th□oddsw□□eaga□n□thim,bu□□arcus'sunwaveringresolveg□vehopetohi□comradesandstru□kfearint□thehe□rtsofh□sfoe□. Whennewsofan□n□adingarmyreachedAldoria□Marcusw□sthe□irsttovolun□eertod□fen□□□s□omeland.Wi□hhisswordinh□□dan□armorshininginthesunlig□t,□ero□eouttomeett□□enem□onthe□□ttlefield.□heoddswereagainsthim,butMa□cus'sunwaveringresolvegav□hop□t□his□omrades□nds□□uckfearintotheh□artsofhisfoes. Wh□□newsof□ninvadingarm□reac□□□Aldoria,□□□cuswasthefirstto□olunteertod□fendh□shomeland.□ithhisswordinhandand□rmor□hin□n□inthes□□light,herodeouttome□ttheen□myonthe□□□tl□fi□□d.Theod□swereag□i□sthim,□□tMarcus'sunwave□ingre□o□vegav□hopetohi□c□mrad□sandstruckfea□intotheh□art□ofhi□□oes. Whenne□sof□ni□□adingarmy□eachedAld□ria□□□□cu□w□sthefir□ttovolun□□er□odefendhishomel□□d.□i□hhissw□rd□nhandandarmorshin□ngi□thesunlight,h□rod□outtomee□the□n□myon□hebattlefie□d.Theoddswer□a□□i□sth□m,b□tMarcus'su□w□vering□eso□vegave□opetohisc□mr□desand□truc□fe□ri□□othe□eartsofhisfoes.