When□ewsofaninvadinga□myreac□e□□ld□ria□Ma□cusw□□t□efirsttovo□□ntee□to□efendhishomeland.Wi□hhisswordinhandand□rmorshin□ng□nthe□u□li□□t,her□de□uttomeettheen□myo□t□ebattl□field.Th□odd□w□reag□insthim,bu□Marcus'sunw□veringresol□egavehopeto□i□comradesandstruckfea□intothehear□so□hi□fo□s□□/p><□>□□en□ewso□anin□□d□ngarmyrea□he□Aldoria,Ma□□uswasthefi□□t□ovolunteert□defendhisho□eland.Withhiss□or□in□□ndandarmo□shini□gi□thesunl□ght,he□od□o□tto□□ett□eenemyonthe□at□lefiel□□Theodds□ereagains□h□m,butMarc□s'sun□av□ringresolve□aveh□□etohiscom□a□□sandstruc□fearin□□theheartsofhisfoes. Whennewsofaninvading□rm□□eachedAldor□a,Marcuswasthefirsttovol□ntee□tod□fendhishomel□nd.W□thhisswo□dinhandandar□o□□hininginthesunlight,he□□□eouttome□ttheenem□onthebattl□fi□ld.The□dd□were□□□insthim,bu□Marcu□'sunwaveringr□solvegaveho□etohis□o□□ade□andstru□k□earintotheheartsofhisfoes. Whenne□sofaninvadin□a□myrea□□edAldoria,□arcu□was□hefirs□tovol□nteertod□f□nd□ishomeland.Withhissw□r□inh□ndandarm□rs□iningi□t□esunlight,he□od□outtomee□theenem□ontheb□ttlefi□ld.The□ddswereagainsthim□bu□Marcus'sunw□veri□g□es□lvega□eh□petohi□□o□radesa□dstruck□earintotheh□artsofhisfoe□. Whennewso□□nin□adingarmyreached□l□oria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunteer□odefendhishomeland□□ithhi□swordi□□andan□□□morshininginth□sunli□□t,herodeouttom□etthe□nem□onth□batt□ef□□ld.□heoddswerea□ainsthim,butMarcus'□unwaveringr□solvegavehopeto□isc□m□a□esand□tr□ckfe□rintotheheartsofh□sfo□s.