Whennewsofan□nvad□ng□rm□re□chedAld□ri□,Marcuswasthefirsttovo□unte□rtodefendhishome□□nd.W□thhisswordin□anda□darm□r□h□ningi□thesunl□ght,□□rodeouttomeettheen□my□nthebattle□ield□Theoddswereagai□sthim,butMarcus'□un□avering□esolvegavehope□ohis□omradesandstruckf□arintothehear□sof□isfoes.□/p> <□>Whe□newsofaninvadingarmyreache□□ldoria,Mar□□swasthef□rsttovol□nte□r□o□efendhishomeland.Withhissword□□han□and□rmorshi□□ngi□t□e□unlight,herodeouttome□□t□een□myonthebattlefield.The□d□swereagainsthim,butMa□cus's□nwavering□esolvegavehope□o□iscom□adesand□t□uck□earintothehear□sof□isf□es. □□e□newsofa□invad□ngarmyreac□edAl□oria□M□rc□□w□sthefirsttovolunteert□de□endhisho□□land.Wi□□□isswordinhandanda□mor□hin□□gin□hesunl□ght,he□od□outtomeetthee□emyon□he□attle□□eld.Theoddswereagainsthi□□but□arcu□□s□nwaveringres□□vega□ehopet□hisco□r□desandstru□kf□a□i□□o□heheartsofhisf□es. Whe□n□w□ofa□in□adinga□m□re□□he□Aldoria□Marcuswa□t□efirs□to□o□u□□ee□t□defe□dhis□omeland.Withhisswordinhandandarmorshiningin□hesu□light,herod□outtomeettheenem□onthebattlefield.Theodd□werea□□in□thim,butMarcus'□unwaveringresol□eg□veh□pet□hiscomr□de□□ndstruckfearint□theheartsof□i□□oes.□>