Whenn□w□ofaninvad□□garmyre□chedA□dori□,Ma□cuswas□hefi□sttov□□u□□eertodefendhi□homel□nd□Wit□hisswor□inhandan□□rmorshining□n□hesunlight,herod□outtomeett□□enemyont□ebattlefield.Theo□dswereag□insth□m,butM□rc□s'sunwaver□ngres□lveg□□e□opetohiscomradesan□s□r□□kfearint□th□hear□so□h□sfoes. Whennewsofani□vadin□armyre□ch□dA□doria,Marcuswast□e□irsttovolu□□eertodefendhishomel□nd.W□th□i□s□ordi□handandarmor□hiningin□hesunli□h□,her□d□outt□meettheenemyont□ebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,b□tMarcus'sunwaver□ngreso□vegav□hopet□hiscom□ades□ndstruckfear□ntoth□heart□ofhis□oes. Whennew□ofa□inv□dingar□yreach□□Aldoria,M□rcusw□sth□fi□□t□ovol□nteertodefe□d□isho□el□n□.Withhisswordinha□dandar□□rshin□ngi□□h□sunl□g□t,herodeout□om□et□heenem□onth□battlefi□ld.Theo□dswe□ea□ainsthi□,butMarc□□'sunwa□e□i□gr□so□vegavehopet□hisc□m□ades□ndstruckfearint□t□eheartsofhisfoes. W□□nn□wsof□n□nvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Ma□cuswasthefirst□ovo□unt□ertodefendhishomeland.□i□hhisswor□inhandandarmors□i□□ngin□hes□nli□ht,□erodeou□to□eettheenemyonth□battlefield.Theod□swereag□i□sthim,butM□□cus'sunwaveringreso□veg□v□□opetohis□□mra□esa□dstru□kf□□r□ntothehea□ts□fhis□oes.<□p>