□p□Whenn□□so□a□i□□adingar□yr□□ch□d□ldoria,Marcuswasth□fi□s□tovolun□eertodefendhishomeland.W□thhisswordi□□□nda□dar□orshinin□i□□□esunl□□ht,h□□ode□uttom□ettheen□□yo□thebattlefie□d.The□□d□wereagain□t□im,butM□rcus'sunwaveringres□lvegavehopetohisco□radesa□dstruc□fearintotheheartsofhis□oes. □hennewsofaninvadi□garmyreached□ldoria,Marcu□□asthefirst□ov□l□nteertodef□ndhisho□eland.Wit□hisswordin□and□ndarmorshi□inginthesu□light,he□ode□uttomee□the□□emyo□□he□attlefield.The□ddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□n□res□lvegavehopetoh□scomr□desan□str□ckfearint□thehearts□fhisfoes. When□ews□faninva□i□garmy□□achedAldoria□Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteertode□e□□hishom□land.Withhisswordinhan□andarmorshini□g□n□hes□n□ight,h□r□deouttomeett□eenemy□nt□eb□ttle□iel□.Theoddswereag□□ns□him,butMarcus'su□waver□ngre□olveg□□eh□petohiscomr□desands□□uck□□a□intotheheartsofhisfoe□□ Whe□newsof□n□□vading□rmyr□ach□dAld□□ia,Mar□uswasth□firsttovolunteertod□fendhishom□land.Withhisswordinh□n□□nd□rm□rshin□□gin□□□sun□i□□t,herode□u□□omeettheenemyo□t□□ba□tl□field.Theoddswereagai□sthim,b□tM□rcus'sunwa□erin□resolvegavehope□□hiscomrad□sandstruckfearin□otheheart□o□hisfoes. Wh□nn□wsofaninvad□n□□□myreac□edAldor□a,Marcuswasthefirsttovol□nteertod□fend□isho□eland.With□issw□rd□□hand□□darmo□shini□ginth□sunlight,h□rodeout□□mee□the□nemyonth□□a□tlef□eld.The□ddswer□□gainsthim,butMar□u□'sun□averingr□solvegavehopetohiscomrad□s□ndstruckfeari□to□□eh□artso□hisfoes.□/p□