W□□nn□□sof□ninvadingar□yreachedAl□oria,Marc□swasthefirsttov□l□nt□ertodefen□hishomeland.With□issword□n□□ndandar□orshiningi□thesun□ight,□□rodeouttomeetthe□□emyonth□□attlef□eld.The□d□swereagai□s□him□□utMar□us'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetohiscom□ade□□□dst□□ckfearintothehe□rtsofhisf□es□ Wh□nnewsofaninvading□r□yreachedAl□ori□,Mar□uswasthefir□ttovol□ntee□to□efend□ishomeland.Wit□hissword□n□and□n□armors□□nin□inthesu□lig□□□h□r□d□outtomeetthe□□□□y□n□hebattl□field□Theoddswereag□insthim,butMarcu□'su□wav□□ingresolvega□ehopetohiscomra□esandstruckfearinto□hehearts□fhisfoe□. W□e□newsofaninvad□ngarm□rea□hed□ldor□a,Marcus□asthefirsttovolunteertod□fe□dhi□h□m□la□d.Withhisswordinha□da□darmor□hini□gi□t□e□u□l□g□□□herodeouttom□ettheen□myonthe□attlefield.Theoddswerea□ain□thim□but□arcus'sunw□□eringresolv□gav□hopetohis□omra□esandstruckfe□rintot□□he□rtsofhi□□oes. Whennewso□aninvadinga□my□□achedAl□oria,Ma□cuswasth□f□rsttov□lunteertodefe□dhish□meland□Withhissw□rdin□andandar□orshi□i□ginthesunlight,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyo□thebattlefield.□heoddswereagainst□im,□□tM□rcus's□nwaveri□gresolvegavehopet□hiscomr□desandstruckf□□rin□othehear□sof□isfoes.□□ Whe□new□of□□inv□dinga□myreachedAld□r□a□Marcus□asthe□□r□ttovolunteertod□fe□d□ishomeland.□ithhisswor□inh□n□a□darmo□shininginth□sun□i□ht,h□rodeout□□me□tthee□emy□nth□battle□ie□d.□h□odds□ere□□a□□sthim,butMar□us□sunw□v□ringresolve□avehopetohisc□mradesan□st□u□kfearinto□heheartso□his□□es.