Whennewsofaninva□in□a□myreached□ld□ria,M□rcus□□sthefir□tt□v□lu□tee□□odefendhishomel□□d.□ithhisswordi□handa□da□mor□hini□g□nthes□nlight,□erodeou□tomeetthe□nemyo□t□ebattlefield.Theod□swereagainsthim□but□a□cus'su□wav□ringres□lve□□vehopetohi□comra□e□andstruckfearintothehearts□f□□□fo□s.□/p> □hennews□faninvadingarmyreached□ldoria,□arc□swasthefirsttovolun□□ertod□□□ndhishomel□nd.Withhissword□nhandandarmor□hiningi□thesunl□ght,her□de□utto□eetth□enemyo□t□ebattlefi□ld.Theoddswereagains□him,butMarc□s'□unwa□ering□es□lve□avehopetohisc□mradesands□ruckf□ari□totheh□artso□h□sfoes□<□p> □hennewsofan□nvad□ng□r□y□ea□hed□ld□□ia,Mar□uswasthefirsttov□lunteertode□endhishom□land.Withh□sswo□dinhandandarm□rshininginth□sunli□ht,her□deout□o□eettheenemy□ntheb□ttlefield.□heoddswerea□ai□s□him,butMarcus□s□nwa□ering□e□□lvega□ehop□tohis□omrades□ndstruckfearintoth□heartso□hisfoes.<□p> Whennew□of□ninv□d□ngarmyr□ac□□dAldor□a□Marcuswasthefirsttovolu□teertodefendhi□homeland.Wit□hisswordinha□dandarmo□s□inin□□nthesunlight,h□r□deouttomeet□heenemyon□hebattle□□e□□.The□dd□wereag□in□th□m,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringr□so□vegave□op□□ohis□□mr□desand□tr□c□fearintotheh□artsofhisfo□s. Whenn□wsofanin□adingarmy□eachedAldoria,Ma□cuswasthe□irsttovolun□eer□odef□□d□ishom□land.Withhisswordinh□ndan□armorsh□□ingin□hesunlight□hero□eouttomeet□□eenemyonthebat□lefield.Theoddswerea□□i□□thim,□utMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegaveho□etohis□□mrade□andstr□ckfearinto□he□eartso□□isf□□s.