Whe□news□faninvadingarmyre□ched□l□oria□Mar□uswas□hefi□□□tovolunteertode□□□□h□shomeland.Withhisswordin□andandar□orshiningin□he□unlig□t,□erode□□□tome□t□heenemyonth□batt□efi□l□□Theod□□wereagai□sth□m,butMarcus'sunwave□□ng□esolve□av□hopetohiscomradesa□d□truc□fearintothehea□tsofhis□oes. Whennewso□aninvadingarmy□each□d□ldoria,□a□cus□asth□□□rsttovolunteertode□endhishomela□d□Wit□hi□swordinha□dan□armorshiningint□esunlight□herodeouttomeetthee□emyo□th□battlefiel□.The□□dswereag□insthim,but□arcus'□unwavering□e□o□v□gave□□peto□isco□radesand□t□uckfearintothe□eartsofh□s□oes. Wh□nnewsofaninva□ing□rmyreachedAldoria,Ma□cus□a□thef□r□□t□vo□unte□rtodefen□hishomeland.Withhis□wordinhandan□ar□or□□ining□nthesunlig□□,□er□deouttomeettheenemyont□eb□ttlefield□T□eodds□er□again□thim,but□□rcus'su□□ave□i□□reso□vegavehopetohisc□mradesand□□ruckfea□□nto□h□heartso□h□sfoes. Whennew□o□aninvadingarmyreache□A□□ori□,Marcuswas□hefirsttov□l□ntee□todefen□hishom□l□nd.Withh□ss□ordinha□dandar□orshininginth□s□n□igh□,he□odeouttomeett□eenem□onthebattl□field.Theoddswereagainsthim,□utMa□cus'□□nw□□erin□resolvegav□hopetohi□comrad□sandstruckfea□□□to□heheartsofhisfoes.