Whe□n□wso□a□i□v□dingarmyreach□dAldoria,Marcuswast□efirsttovolunteertodefen□□ishomel□nd.Withhisswordinhandandarm□r□hinin□□□thesunlight□hero□eoutto□□et□heenemyon□hebattlefield.Theodds□ereagainst□im□bu□Marcus'sun□averi□□r□solvegavehopeto□iscomradesandstruck□□arint□thehea□tsofh□sfoe□□ □□enn□□sofaninv□d□ngarm□rea□hedAl□oria,Marcuswa□the□irs□tovolunteertode□endhishomeland□Wi□hh□sswordinhanda□darmor□hiningi□thesunlight,□er□deouttomeetth□enemyonthebattle□ield.Theo□dswere□ga□nsthim,butMarcu□'s□nwaveri□gresolvegave□□pet□hi□□□mradesand□t□uc□fe□ri□tot□ehe□rtso□his□o□s. Whenne□so□□ninvad□□□armyr□achedAld□r□a,□arc□swasthefirs□tovolu□□e□□todefe□□h□□h□m□land.□ithhissword□□h□ndandarm□rs□i□ing□nthesu□light,herodeout□omeettheene□yo□thebattlef□e□d.□□eoddswereagainst□□m□butMar□□s'□unw□ve□ingre□olvegav□hopetohis□omrades□n□str□ckfea□intot□eheartsof□isfoes.□> □hennewsof□□invadi□gar□□reachedAldoria,Marc□swasthefirst□ovo□unteer□ode□endhishomel□nd.Withhi□swordinh□ndand□rmorshininginthesunlight,herodeouttom□ettheen□myo□thebattlefie□d.Theoddsw□r□a□ain□□him,butMarcu□'sunwaver□ng□eso□□egavehope□ohisco□radesan□struckfeari□□othe□eart□o□hisfoes. Whe□news□f□□invadinga□myr□□ched□ldor□a,Marcus□asthe□irsttovo□unte□rtodefendh□shom□lan□.Withhisswor□inh□ndanda□□orshininginthes□nl□□ht,herodeouttomeet□heene□yontheb□t□□efield.Theodds□ere□g□insthim,butMar□us'sunwaveringresolvegavehopet□hiscomradesandstruck□□arintothe□ear□sofhisfoes.