Whennewsofa□invadi□□arm□reach□□A□dor□a,□a□cuswasthe□□rstt□vo□unteer□o□□fendhish□m□□and.W□thhisswordi□h□nd□ndarmorshi□inginthesunlight,hero□eouttomeettheenem□onth□battlefield.T□e□dds□ereagainsth□m,butMarcus'sun□averingresolve□avehopetohisco□rades□nds□r□ckfeari□tothehear□sofhis□oes.□/p>□p>W□enn□wsofaninva□ingarmyreac□edA□□o□i□,M□rcuswas□hefirst□ovol□nt□erto□efend□ishomelan□.W□thh□sswordinha□dan□armor□hininginth□sunlig□t,hero□□out□o□eettheenem□ontheb□t□lef□eld.Theoddsw□reagainsthim□b□tMarcus'sunwa□eringresolv□□avehopeto□□scom□□de□andstruck□□ar□ntot□ehea□ts□fhisfoe□.<□p> W□en□ewsofani□vadi□garmyreac□e□Ald□ri□,M□rcuswasthefi□sttovol□nte□r□odefendhishom□land□Wi□hhisswo□dinhan□and□rm□rshi□inginth□□□nlight,herodeouttomeetthee□emy□n□he□a□tlefield.T□e□ddswereaga□nsthim,□utM□r□us'□unwaveri□gr□so□vegaveh□□eto□iscomradesandstruckfe□□in□□theh□a□ts□f□□sf□□□.<□p>□p□Whennewsofa□i□vadi□□armyreached□ldoria,Ma□cuswast□efirs□tovolun□eertod□f□□□hisho□ela□□□Withhi□swo□din□andanda□morshin□ngi□thes□nl□gh□,□er□deou□□omeettheenemy□n□hebattl□field.Theoddswereagainsthim,butMarcus'sun□averi□g□□solv□ga□ehopetohiscomr□desand□t□□ckfearintotheheartsofh□sfoes. Whennewsofanin□adingarmy□eached□ldor□a□Mar□u□□asthefirsttov□□un□eertodefendhishomeland.□ithhi□swor□inha□dandarmorsh□ninginthesunligh□,he□ode□uttomeettheenemyonthebattlefield.T□eoddswereagainsth□m,butM□r□us'sun□a□eringresolve□aveh□petoh□sco□□adesandstruc□fe□rint□thehe□□tsof□isfoes□ □henn□wsof□ninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcuswast□efi□sttovolunteer□odefendhi□home□□nd.W□thhi□swordin□anda□da□mors□i□inginthe□unlight,herodeouttomeettheenem□onth□bat□lefield.Th□oddswere□ga□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringreso□vegave□o□etoh□scomradesandstruckfearintot□eheartsofhisfoes.□>