Whenne□sofaninvadingarmyreach□dAldo□i□,Marcuswas□□e□irstt□volunteertodefe□dhis□□□el□n□.Withhi□s□ordinha□□andar□orshiningi□the□□n□i□ht,herodeouttomee□t□eenem□o□theb□ttlefield.Theodds□ereagai□sthi□,butMar□□s□sunwaveri□gresol□e□□veho□etohiscomra□esandst□uckfearintotheheartsofhis□oes.<□p□ □p>□henn□wsofa□□nv□d□□garmyreached□ldoria,Marcuswasthe□irstto□olu□teertode□endhishomelan□□Wit□hiss□ordin□andandarmors□ininginthesunlight,□erode□ut□ome□ttheene□yo□thebattlefield.Theod□□w□reag□insthim□bu□Marcus'□unwa□□ringreso□veg□□ehopetohis□omradesandstruckf□a□int□the□eartsofhisfo□□. □hennewsofaninvadi□garmyreached□ldo□□a□Marcus□ast□efirsttovo□un□eer□□defendh□shomeland.W□th□iss□ordinhan□andarm□rshininginthes□nlight,h□r□deouttomeetthe□nemyont□eba□□le□ield□Th□oddswereagains□him,butM□rcus'□□nw□veri□gres□□vegavehope□ohiscomradesandstruc□□ea□intotheheartsofh□sfo□s.□□p> Whennewso□□ninvading□rmyreachedAldori□,Marcu□wasthefi□sttovolun□e□rtod□fendhi□homel□nd.Withhisswordi□handanda□morshining□nthe□□□□ig□t□he□□deouttom□e□theenemyont□ebatt□efi□ld.Theoddswere□□ainst□im,butMarcus'sunwa□e□ingreso□vegaveho□□tohi□co□□ad□san□s□ru□kf□□rin□otheheartso□h□sfoes.<□□>