□henn□wsofa□invadingarmyr□a□hedAl□□ria,Mar□□s□a□the□irstto□ol□nteer□odef□ndhi□homel□nd.Withhisswordinhandandar□□rshi□inginthe□□nlight,herodeoutto□eettheen□□yon□hebatt□efield□Th□oddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'□un□averi□gre□o□vegavehopetohiscomradesand□truckfeari□to□heheartsofh□□foes. Whennewsofaninvad□□garmyrea□hedAl□oria,M□r□□□wa□□hefirst□ovolu□teert□defendhi□h□meland.W□th□□sswordinhanda□d□rmors□□ni□ginthesunlig□t,herodeout□omeetth□□nemyonth□battlef□el□.Theoddswe□eagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwav□r□ngresolvegav□hopetohiscom□adesandstruck□earint□□hehearts□fhisfoes.<□p> Whennewsofaninv□dingarmyreachedAl□oria,Marc□swasth□fir□t□ovolunteertodefend□is□omela□d.Withhisswordinh□nd□ndarm□rshininginthesun□ight,he□odeouttomee□□heenemy□nth□□att□efiel□.□heo□d□w□reaga□ns□him,butMarc□s'su□waveringresolveg□vehopet□hi□comrades□ndstru□kfearin□otheheartsofhi□□o□□. Whennewso□aninva□i□g□rmyrea□hedAldor□a□Mar□uswas□hefirsttovolunte□rt□d□fendhishomeland.Wit□hissw□r□i□handandarmorsh□□ingin□hesunlight,her□deoutto□eetthe□nem□□nthe□at□l□□i□□d.□he□ddsw□reagain□thim,butMa□cus'sunwa□eringres□lveg□vehopet□hiscomradesandstruckf□□rin□otheh□arts□f□isfoe□. Whe□new□ofa□invadingarmyreache□Al□□ria,Marcusw□st□ef□□stto□olu□teer□odef□nd□isho□□land.Withhiss□ord□n□an□andarmorshini□ginthesunli□ht,herodeou□tomeettheenemyonth□□attle□ie□d.□heoddswereagainsthim,but□arcu□'sunwaveri□□r□solve□ave□opet□h□scomradesands□ruckfearintothehea□tsofhis□o□s□