Whennewsofanin□a□inga□□yreached□ldoria,Marcus□asthe□i□sttovolunteertodef□□dh□shome□an□□Withh□ssword□n□anda□□□rmo□shininginthesunlight,herodeouttomeet□hee□emyonth□□attlefield.Th□o□dswereag□in□thim,butMar□us'sunwa□eringr□solve□avehopetohiscomradesandstruckfearintotheheart□ofhi□foe□.<□p> When□e□s□faninva□inga□myreachedAl□oria,M□rcus□asthe□i□□ttovo□un□ee□todefen□□□shomeland.W□thhisswordinhandan□ar□ors□□□ingin□hes□nlight,h□ro□eouttomeett□ee□e□yonthebat□l□field□Theoddswerea□ains□him□butM□□cus'sunwa□eringres□lv□gavehop□tohisc□mra□e□□ndstruc□fearintot□□hea□□□ofhis□o□s. Wh□n□ews□faninvadi□garmyr□achedAldoria,Ma□cuswasthe□ir□ttovolunteer□odef□ndh□□homelan□.Wi□hhisswordinhandan□ar□ors□ining□nthesu□light□her□deoutt□mee□the□nemyon□hebattlefi□ld.Theoddsw□reagai□sthim,□u□Ma□cus'sunwave□ingresol□egaveh□petohiscomradesandstruckfearintothehear□sof□is□□es. Whennewso□an□n□ad□ngarmyreach□d□□doria,M□r□□swasth□f□rst□ovoluntee□todefend□is□omelan□.With□isswo□dinh□n□andarm□rsh□ninginthesunli□h□□□erodeoutt□meettheen□□yonthebattl□field.The□ddswer□against□im,butM□□cus'□unwaver□ngresol□□gavehope□□hi□comrades□ndstru□kfearintothe□ea□tsofhisf□es. Whennewsof□ninvadin□□rm□reac□edAldoria,Marcuswasthef□rstt□volunteertod□fendhishomeland.□□thhisswo□dinha□□□n□armorsh□ning□nthe□unli□□t,□e□odeoutt□meettheenemyonth□battlef□eld□Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus□s□nwaveringresol□egavehope□o□iscomradesa□dst□uc□feari□tothehea□□s□fhisfoes.