Whennewsofani□vadi□ga□myreach□dAld□r□a,Marcuswas□h□firsttovolu□teertode□end□isho□elan□□Withhis□w□rdi□ha□dan□armor□h□ninginthesu□l□ght,herodeout□□me□t□□eenemyonthebattlef□eld.Theoddswere□ga□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngr□solvegavehopetohiscomradesand□truck□earintot□ehear□sofhis□oe□. Wh□nnew□ofanin□adi□garmyreachedA□dor□□,M□rcuswasthefirs□tovolu□teerto□ef□ndhishomeland.Withh□s□wo□dinhandand□rmorshiningin□hesunlight,herodeouttomeetthee□e□yont□ebattlefi□□□.T□eodd□were□ga□n□th□m,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngresol□egavehope□ohi□comradesand□truckfearintotheheartsofh□sfoes□<□p>□p>Whenne□sofa□inva□ingarmyreachedAld□ri□,Marcuswasthefir□ttovolunteertod□fendhi□homel□nd.Withhisswordinh□n□anda□m□rshin□n□inthesunlight,h□r□de□u□tomeettheenemyonth□battlefi□ld.□heod□□wereagainsthim,butMa□c□s'sunwaveringre□o□v□gavehopetohiscomradesa□dstr□c□fearintoth□h□□rtsofhi□□oes. Whenn□wsof□ni□vadingarm□r□achedAldoria□Mar□uswasthefirstt□volu□teert□defe□dhishome□a□d.□ithhisswordin□an□□n□armorshin□nginth□s□nlight□her□deouttom□ettheen□myonthe□attlefield.□heoddsw□reagai□□thim,butM□rcus'su□waveri□gresolvegaveho□□t□□is□omrad□sandstruckfearintot□e□e□rt□□fhisfoes□<□p> □p□□henne□sofaninvadingarmyreache□A□dori□,Marcus□asthefirstto□olunteertode□□ndhis□omel□n□.Withhi□sword□nha□dandarmo□shin□ngint□e□unlight,herodeouttome□ttheene□yontheb□ttle□ield.Th□oddswereagainsthim,b□□M□rcus'□u□wav□rin□re□olvegavehope□o□i□com□adesa□dstruckfearintothehe□rtsofhi□foes.□/p>