Whennewsofan□nvadingarmyreachedA□do□ia,Marcus□ast□e□irs□tovolun□eerto□efendhishom□l□nd.W□t□hissw□r□in□andand□r□orshin□n□□nthes□nlight,herodeo□ttomeet□heenem□on□□eba□tlefield.Theodds□erea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwavering□esolvegavehopetohiscomra□esandstru□□□□arint□thehe□r□sofh□sfoes.<□p> Whenne□□of□□invadinga□myre□chedAldoria,Marcuswa□thefirst□ovolunteertodef□ndhishomel□nd.Withhi□s□□rdinhandandarmo□s□in□nginthesun□ight,he□od□outt□me□ttheenem□ont□□b□□tlefi□ld□T□□o□dswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□□veringr□solv□□□□eh□petoh□sc□mradesa□□str□ckf□arintothehe□rtsof□i□foe□. W□enne□□□fan□nvadingarmyrea□hed□ld□ria,Ma□cusw□sthefirsttovol□nteertodefendhisho□□land.W□th□isswor□inhand□n□armorshini□gin□□esunligh□□herodeouttomeettheenemyonthebattl□fie□d□Theodds□□reagains□him,butMarc□□'sunwav□ringre□olv□gavehopetohisc□mrad□s□□dstruc□fea□intot□eheartsofh□□f□es.<□p□□p>Whennewsofaninvading□rm□reach□dAldo□i□,M□r□uswasthefir□ttovolunteertod□fen□hishomela□d.Withh□sswordinhandandarmorshi□□ngi□thesunlight,herodeout□omeetth□en□my□□□hebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarc□s's□nwavering□esolvegaveh□petohiscomr□desandstruckfearintot□eheartsofhisfoes.