□h□nnew□o□a□invadingarmy□eachedAldo□□a,M□rcuswasthe□i□stt□voluntee□tod□fendhishom□lan□.□ithhi□s□o□dinhandandar□orshiningint□esunl□ght□□e□od□out□ome□tt□eenemyonth□battlefield.Th□odds□□re□ga□ns□him,butMar□us'□unwaveri□gre□olvegaveho□eto□iscomradesa□dstruckf□arintotheheart□ofhisfoes. Whe□□ews□fa□in□ading□rmy□eache□Al□oria,□arcus□□s□hefi□st□o□olun□eertode□□□dhi□h□melan□.With□issword□□ha□dan□arm□rshininginthesunlight,herodeouttomeettheenemyontheba□tlefield.Theoddswereaga□nsthim,b□tMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegavehopetohi□comrad□s□n□s□ruckfea□i□tot□ehea□tsofhisfoes. □henne□sofaninva□ing□rmyre□c□edAld□□ia,Marcu□wasthefirsttovoluntee□t□defe□dhishome□□nd.□ithhisswordinha□danda□morshin□nginthesunli□ht,herodeouttomee□theenem□□□the□attlefield.□heod□swe□eagai□sthim,butMarcus'□unwaverin□resolv□gavehope□□□iscomra□esandst□uckfearintothe□earts□□hisfoes□□><□>Wh□nnewsof□ninvadingarmyreac□edAld□ria,Marcuswasth□firsttovolunt□ertodefendhish□□eland.Withhi□swordinhandandar□orshiningin□hesun□ight,□er□deouttomeetthe□□em□onth□battlefield.Theod□□werea□□in□thi□,butMarcus□s□nwa□eringr□solvega□ehop□toh□sc□mradesan□struckf□ar□ntothehear□□ofhi□foes.□□p> Wh□n□ew□o□a□inv□d□ngarm□reache□Aldoria,Mar□us□□s□hef□rsttovo□un□ee□□odefe□dhishomeland.W□th□isswordi□h□ndandarmors□ining□nthe□unlight,hero□eo□t□o□eettheene□yonthebattl□fi□ld.□heo□□swereagainsthim,butMa□cus'su□waverin□resolve□□ve□opetohiscomra□esa□dstruc□fearint□theheartsofhisfoes.□□p>