Whennew□ofan□n□ad□ngarmyrea□hedAldoria,Marcus□asthe□irsttov□□unteertodef□n□hishomela□d.Wi□hhisswor□in□□ndandarmorsh□ninginth□sunlight,herodeou□□omeet□heenemyonthebattle□iel□.□h□o□dswereagainst□im□b□tMarcus'sunwave□ingres□l□egavehop□tohiscom□ade□andstruckf□arinto□□ehea□ts□fhisfoes□□□ □hennewsofaninv□dingar□□reachedAldoria,Ma□c□s□asthefirsttovolunteertod□fen□h□sh□meland.Wi□hh□□swordin□andandar□orshiningint□es□nlight,h□rodeout□omeet□hee□emyon□hebattl□□ield□Theo□dswereagainsth□m,butMa□cus'sunwaveringreso□□ega□ehop□t□hiscomra□esa□dstruckf□arintothehearts□fhisfoes. W□enne□so□□ninvadi□gar□yre□□hed□ld□ri□,Marcusw□sthefirs□to□olunt□ert□defendhi□□omeland.Withhisswor□inhan□an□□rm□□shining□nthe□un□□□ht,herodeouttomeet□he□nemyonthe□a□tle□ield.T□eodd□were□gai□sthim,□utMarcus'sun□averingr□so□vegavehop□toh□scomr□des□ndstruckfearinto□hehea□tsofhisfo□s. When□ewsofaninvading□rmyre□ch□dA□doria,□□rc□□wasthefi□stt□□olun□eert□□efendh□sho□el□nd□W□th□issw□□din□a□d□ndarmors□inin□inthesunl□gh□□herodeo□ttomeet□heenemyonthebatt□□field.□he□□dswereaga□nsthim,□utMar□us'sun□a□er□n□□eso□□egavehopetohis□omradesandstruckfe□rintothehear□so□hisfoes.<□p> Wh□n□ewsofaninvadi□garmy□each□dAldor□a□Marcus□as□h□firsttovolunteerto□efen□hishome□and.Withhiss□ord□nha□d□□d□rmorshiningi□thes□nlig□t□herodeouttomee□th□□nemyo□thebattl□field□Theoddsw□r□again□thim,butMarcus's□nw□v□ringr□s□lvegavehopetoh□s□omradesa□dstruckfearin□ot□eh□artsofhisfoes.□/p> Whennewsofani□vadingarmyreachedAldor□□,Marcuswasthefirsttovolu□teer□od□f□ndhishomelan□.□ith□isswor□inhanda□darmorshiningi□thesunligh□,□ero□□outtomeetthee□emyonthebatt□efiel□.Th□od□swerea□ainsthim,bu□Marcus□sunwave□ingreso□vegav□hop□tohiscomradesands□ruc□□earinto□heheartsofhisfoes.