Wh□□□ewsofa□in□□dingarmyreachedAl□oria,Marcus□a□th□□□rs□tovol□nteertode□endhishomel□nd.Withhisswordin□and□□darmors□i□inginth□sunli□□t,herodeo□ttom□e□theenemyo□thebattlefield.The□ddswe□eagainsthi□,□utMarc□s□sunwaveringresolv□gavehopeto□□s□omradesa□d□truckf□a□in□otheheartsofhisfoes. □h□nn□wsofaninvadinga□myreached□ldori□,Marcus□asthe□i□□t□ovolu□tee□tode□endh□shomelan□.Withhi□□wo□dinhandandarmo□□hini□g□nthesun□ight,□erodeou□tomeettheenemyonthebat□lefield.Theoddswere□g□insthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringresol□egaveho□et□his□omr□desands□□uckfear□ntothehe□rt□o□hisfoes. Wh□nn□wsofan□nvadi□garmy□eached□□doria,□arcuswast□□□irstto□olunt□er□□□efendh□shomeland.Withhisswordin□□n□a□darmorsh□ninginth□sunlig□t□he□□deouttom□ettheenemyont□eb□tt□ef□el□.Theoddswe□eaga□nsthim,but□arcus'sunwavering□esolvegavehopetoh□scomradesandstruckf□arintotheheartso□hisfo□s.<□p□□p>Whenn□□sofaninva□ingarmyre□chedAl□ori□,Marcusw□sthefirsttov□lunte□□tode□endh□shomeland.Withhisswordi□handandarm□r□hininginthesunlight,herodeouttomeett□eenemyonthebat□l□fi□□d□T□□odd□we□eaga□□□□him,□□tM□rc□s'□□n□averingr□□ol□ega□ehopetohisc□m□ad□sand□tru□kfearintothehe□rtso□hi□foe□. □p>Wh□nne□sofaninva□i□g□rmyr□ache□Aldoria,M□rcu□wasthefir□ttov□lunteertodefen□□ish□melan□□Withhissw□rd□nhandan□armorshinin□inthesunlight,her□d□outto□eettheenemyonthebattl□□ield.The□ddswere□gain□th□m,□utMa□cus'sunwaver□n□r□□ol□egavehopetohi□comradesandst□uckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes□