□hennews□fan□□vadingar□yreach□dAldoria,Marcuswast□efirstto□olunte□rt□def□ndhishomeland.Wit□hisswor□inhandandarmorsh□□in□int□e□unlight,herodeouttomeet□heenem□o□thebattlefield.The□ddswer□aga□nst□im,butMar□us'□unwa□eri□gre□ol□□□ave□ope□ohiscomrade□and□truc□fea□i□tot□ehear□sofhisfoe□.□> Whennewsof□ni□va□i□garmyreac□edAldoria,Ma□□uswast□e□ir□□tovolunteertodefendhishomeland.Wi□hhisswordinh□ndan□armo□s□ining□nt□esunl□gh□,her□deoutt□meettheenemy□nth□battle□i□ld.□heoddswerea□□inst□□m,b□tMarcus's□nwaver□ngres□lvega□□□opetoh□scomrades□ndstruckfe□r□□tot□e□e□rtsofhi□foes. Whennewsofa□in□ad□ngarmyreache□Aldoria,Ma□□uswasth□firsttovolunte□□tode□end□isho□eland.□ithhissw□rdinhandandarmor□□iningi□thesunl□ght,her□□e□ut□omeett□e□nemyonthebat□lefi□ld.Th□odd□□erea□ainst□im,butMarcus'sun□av□rin□resolve□a□eh□petohi□comradesandstr□ckf□a□into□hehea□□□□f□isf□e□.□□ Whennewsofaninva□i□g□rmyreachedAldoria□Marc□swasthefirstt□volunteertodefendhish□meland.With□□sswordinh□ndandarmo□shining□nthesunli□ht□hero□eouttome□tt□eenemyonthebattlefield.Theo□ds□ere□ga□nsthim,b□tMarcus's□nwav□ringre□ol□egavehope□ohiscomra□esa□d□t□uckfearin□ot□eheart□ofhisfoes. When□ew□o□aninvadingarmyr□ac□edAldo□ia,Marcusw□sthe□irsttov□lun□eertodef□ndhis□omel□nd.Wit□□iss□ordinh□nd□ndarmorshini□□□nthesunlight,herode□u□tomeetthe□□emyont□ebat□le□□eld.Theo□ds□ereagainsthim,but□arcus's□nwavering□es□l□ega□□□o□e□o□is□omrades□ndstruckfearintotheheartso□hisfoe□.