Whennewso□aninv□din□armyreachedAldor□a,Marc□s□ast□efirst□ovolunteertod□fe□□hishom□land.□ithhisswordinha□da□darmorshi□inginthesu□□i□ht,he□□□e□uttom□e□t□eene□□onthebattlefield.Theodds□er□agains□him,but□arcu□'sunw□veringr□solvegaveho□e□□hiscomradesan□struc□□□ari□t□theheartsofhi□foes. Wh□n□ewsofaninvad□ng□rmyr□ache□Aldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteertodefend□ishomela□d.Withhissw□r□inh□nda□darmorshin□n□□nthe□□n□ight,h□rodeouttomeett□eenemyonthebattlefie□□.Theod□swer□agai□sthim□but□arcus'sunw□veringresolvegavehopetohis□o□ra□es□ndstruckfearintot□ehear□sofhis□o□□□ Whennewsofa□in□a□ingarmyr□ach□dAld□ria,Marc□□wa□the□irst□ovoluntee□tod□fend□ish□melan□.Wi□hhissw□rd□nhan□andarmors□i□inginthesunlight,herodeouttomeetthe□nemyontheba□t□efi□ld.□heoddswere□□ainsthim,b□□M□rcus□s□nwaveringresol□egav□hopetohisc□mradesand□tru□kfearintoth□h□ar□sofh□□foes.<□p> Whe□newsofaninv□dingar□y□ea□□ed□ldoria,Marcus□asthefi□s□to□olunteerto□efendh□sh□m□land.Withhisswordinhandandar□orshini□ginthes□nlight,h□ro□eouttomeettheene□□on□h□battlefield.Theoddswereagainst□im□bu□Marcus□sunwaveringr□□olv□□avehop□t□hiscomrades□nd□truck□ear□ntotheh□artsofhisfoes.