W□ennew□ofaninvadingar□□reach□dAldoria,Ma□c□swasth□fir□tto□□□□ntee□tod□fen□hishom□lan□□Wi□hhisswordinhand□n□ar□ors□□ningin□hesun□igh□,he□ode□uttom□ettheenemyo□t□ebat□□efield.Theod□swereagainsthim□b□□Marc□s'sunw□ve□ingresolvega□ehopet□hi□c□mrades□ndstr□ckfear□nt□th□heartsofhis□oes. Whennewsofanin□adingarm□reachedAldoria,Marc□swasthefirs□tovol□nteertodefendhi□ho□ela□d□□□thhissw□rd□□□andan□armo□shininginthe□un□ight,he□odeo□tt□meetth□□nemyonthe□attlefield.Th□o□dswere□□a□□st□im,butMarcus'sun□averingresolvegavehopetohi□co□rade□□nds□ruckfear□nt□theh□arts□□h□sfo□s. □h□nnew□ofaninvadingarm□reac□edA□□□ria,Marcus□asth□□irstt□volunteerto□efendhishomeland.□i□h□isswordinhandandar□ors□inin□in□he□□nli□ht,herodeouttome□tthe□nemyonthebattle□i□ld□Theoddswereagainsthim,butMar□□s'sunwaveri□gresol□□ga□ehopetohi□comr□desandstruckfearintotheheartsofh□sfoes. □h□nn□wsof□ni□vad□ng□rmyreachedAldo□ia,Marcuswasthefir□tt□v□lun□e□r□odefendhishomeland.□ithhisswordinhand□ndarmo□s□ininginthesu□light□herode□uttomeettheenemy□nthebattlefield.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,butM□□cus'sunwa□□ri□gre□olvega□ehopet□□iscomr□d□sandstruckf□arinto□heheartsof□isfoes. □henne□sofan□□va□ingarmyreachedAl□oria,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovol□□teertode□end□ishome□a□d.Withh□sswordinhandandarmorshininginthesunlight,h□r□deoutt□meetthee□□myo□the□a□tlefie□□□Theoddswere□gainsth□m,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolv□gaveh□peto□iscom□ade□a□dst□□ckfearintothehea□□so□□is□oes.