When□ewsofa□i□vading□rmyreached□l□oria,Marcuswasthefir□tt□volunteertode□endhisho□e□and.W□□h□□s□□□rd□nhand□nd□rmorshinin□inthesunlight,he□od□outtomeetthe□nemy□nthebattlefiel□.Theodd□wereagainsthim,but□arcus'□unwaver□ngresol□egaveh□petohiscomrades□nds□ruckfe□rintot□ehearts□fhisfoes.<□p> Whennew□of□ni□vadingarmyreachedAl□□ria,Marcuswasthe□□□sttovo□un□□ertodefendhi□homel□nd.W□thhisswordin□andandarmor□hining□nthesu□li□ht,he□o□e□utto□ee□□□een□myontheb□ttlefield.□□eoddswereagain□thim,butMar□□s'sunwaveringr□s□lve□avehop□□□□iscomra□esandstruckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes. Whe□□□wso□aninv□dingarmyr□achedAldori□□□arcusw□sthe□i□s□tovolu□te□rto□efendh□shom□lan□.□ithhisswo□dinhan□and□rmo□sh□n□nginthesunlight,herodeoutto□eettheene□yonthebattl□field.Theodd□□ereagai□□thim,butMarcus's□nw□ver□ngr□s□lve□avehopetohiscomra□□sandstruckfearint□theheart□□fhisfoe□. Wh□nne□□ofan□nva□in□army□eachedA□do□□□,Marcus□asth□firstto□ol□□□eert□d□fend□ishom□land.W□□hh□ssw□rdinhan□a□darmorshinin□inthesunl□ght,hero□eoutt□meetthe□nemyo□the□attl□fi□ld.T□□oddswerea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetohiscomr□desan□struc□fearin□oth□heart□□fhisfoe□.□> Whennew□of□ninvadingar□yreachedAldoria,M□rcuswasthefi□s□tovolunt□ert□def□ndhi□homeland.Withhisswor□inhandand□rm□r□hiningin□hesunl□ght,□ero□eouttomee□□hee□emyonthebatt□ef□el□.Theoddswerea□ainst□im,□utMarcus'sunwaveringre□olv□gavehopetohiscomrad□□□□d□t□uckfearin□□t□eh□ar□s□fhisf□□s.