□he□ne□sof□ninvading□rmyreachedAl□ori□,Marcuswa□t□e□irstt□volun□eer□odefendhish□meland.With□is□wo□dinha□da□darm□rshininginthes□nl□ght,herode□uttomeettheenemy□nt□ebatt□efield.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butM□rcus□sun□a□e□□ngres□lvegav□h□pe□oh□scomrades□ndst□uckfearinto□heheartsofhisfoes.<□p>□p>Whe□□ews□fanin□□dingarmyr□achedAldor□a,Mar□uswast□□fir□ttovol□nteert□defendhishomeland.With□isswordinhandand□rmo□s□□□inginthesunligh□□herodeouttomee□the□ne□yo□the□attl□field.The□dds□erea□□i□□thim,bu□□arcus'sunwaveringresolve□aveh□pet□hisco□radesandstruc□□ea□i□to□heh□a□tsofhisfoes. Wh□nnew□ofaninvadin□army□eachedAldoria,Marcuswasthefirstto□olunteertodefendhishomeland.Withhissw□rdinhan□andarm□rsh□nin□inthesu□□ight,he□□deouttomeet□he□nem□ontheba□tl□□i□ld.Theoddswereagainsthi□,butMarc□s'su□w□vering□esol□egavehopetohiscom□a□es□nd□truck□ear□ntotheh□artsofhisf□□s. Wh□nnew□of□nin□adingarmy□ea□hedA□□oria,Ma□cuswa□thefirsttovolun□e□□tod□fendhishomela□d.□ithh□sswordinh□ndandarm□rshin□nginthesu□light,herodeouttomeetthe□nemy□nthebattlefield.□h□o□d□wereagainsth□m,butMarc□s'sunwave□in□□esolvegaveh□pe□□h□scomr□des□□ds□ruckfearintoth□heart□of□i□foes. Whenn□□□□fanin□ading□rmyreach□dAldoria,Marcuswasthefirstto□olunteer□od□fendhishomelan□.Withhiss□□rdinha□da□□armo□shininginthesunligh□,he□odeo□t□omeetth□□nemyonthe□a□tl□field.□heoddswereagainsth□m□□utMar□us's□nwa□erin□resol□e□□vehop□tohi□co□□ad□sandstruckfear□ntotheheartsofhis□oes.□□