When□ewsofa□invad□ngarmyreachedAldoria,Marcu□wasthefi□sttovolunteertodefendhisho□eland.W□thhisswor□inhand□ndarmo□□hininginthesunl□ght,herod□ou□tomeetth□en□myonthe□attlefield.The□ddsw□□eagainsthim,butMarcus'□unwa□ering□□so□vegavehope□□h□sc□mra□esa□dstruckfearintotheh□arts□fhi□f□es.<□p□ Wh□nne□s□fanin□adingarmyreachedAldoria,M□rcu□wasthefirst□ovolunteert□□ef□□dhis□omeland□Withhissword□nhandan□armorshini□ginthesu□l□gh□,herodeout□□meettheene□yo□thebattl□field.Theod□swereagai□sthim,butMarcus'su□□averingr□solveg□veh□pe□ohiscomrade□andstr□ckf□a□i□toth□heartsofhi□foes.□> □henne□□ofani□vadingarmyreac□edA□doria,Mar□us□ast□efir□tto□o□unteertode□endhisho□eland.Withhis□wordinha□dandarmor□hiningint□esu□light,herodeouttomeett□eene□yontheba□tlefield.Theodd□w□reagain□th□m□but□arcus□su□wa□ering□eso□vegaveho□□to□□s□□mrad□sand□tr□□kfearintotheheartsofhisfoes.□/p><□>When□ew□ofani□v□dinga□myreac□edAld□□ia□Marcu□wa□□hef□□sttovo□unte□rtodefend□ishomela□□.□ith□iss□ordinhandand□r□ors□ining□n□hes□nl□gh□,herode□uttomeettheenemyonth□ba□tlefi□ld□Theodd□werea□ainsthim,□utM□□cu□'sunwa□eringresolveg□v□hope□ohiscomrad□sandstruckfearin□otheh□a□tso□his□oes□<□p> Whennew□of□ninvadingarmy□ea□hedA□□o□ia□Marcus□a□th□firsttovol□nt□□rt□defendhish□mel□nd.Withh□ssw□rdi□handandarmo□shininginthesunlight,herodeoutto□□etthe□n□myon□heb□ttlefi□ld.T□eoddswerea□ai□□thim,butMar□us□sunwa□eri□gr□solvegaveh□□et□h□sco□radesandstruckfearintotheheartsofhis□oes. Whennewsofaninva□□ngarmyreachedAldoria,Ma□cus□a□thefi□st□ov□lunteertodef□ndh□□hom□l□n□.Wit□h□□swordi□han□□ndarmo□sh□ning□nthesunligh□,hero□eout□omeetthe□nemyontheba□tle□ield.Th□oddswe□□agai□s□him,butMarcus'sunwa□eri□gresolvegavehope□ohiscomrade□andstruckfea□intothe□eartsofhis□□es.