□henn□□sofanin□adinga□□yreachedAldo□ia,Marcus□asth□firsttovolunteertodefe□d□ishom□land.Withhisswordinh□nd□ndarm□rshininginthesunlight,her□d□o□ttomeettheen□myonthebattlefield.□heod□swereagainsthi□□□u□Marcus□sunwaveringresolvega□ehopetohiscom□□desan□s□ruckfear□nto□heheart□o□hisfoes.<□p> W□enne□sofaninv□din□ar□yr□achedAldoria,□arcuswasthe□i□sttovolunte□rt□defe□dh□shomeland.□it□hi□□w□rdinhandandarmorsh□ni□□inthesunlight,herode□uttome□ttheenemyontheb□ttlefi□□□.Theoddswere□g□insthim,butM□□□u□'sunwa□□□ingresolvegavehop□□ohiscomr□des□ndst□uc□□□arin□ot□ehear□□ofhisfo□□.□/p> Whennewso□aninvadingarmyr□□chedAldoria,M□rc□s□asthef□r□ttov□lunt□ertod□fendhisho□□l□□d.Withhiss□or□inh□nda□darmorshiningint□es□n□ight,herode□uttom□ettheenem□onthebattl□field.Th□o□□swerea□ainsthi□,butMa□c□s□sunwaveringreso□vegaveho□□tohiscomra□esandstruc□f□arin□othehe□rtsofhisfoe□. □hen□e□s□faninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Marc□swa□thefi□□ttovol□nteer□o□e□□ndhishome□and.Withhisswordinhandandarmorshini□ginthesunl□ght,herod□outtomeettheenemyonthebattlef□eld.T□□odds□ereag□□ns□him,butMarcus'su□□□veri□g□esol□egaveh□p□tohis□omradesandstr□ck□e□□intotheh□arts□fh□sfoes.□□p□ Whe□newsofaninvadin□armyre□chedAldoria,Marc□swasthefir□tto□olun□e□rt□defen□hishomel□□d.□ithhiss□o□d□n□an□andarmors□ining□nt□esu□light,herodeouttomeettheenem□onthebattlefiel□.Th□oddswer□against□im,butMarcus'sun□averingresolvegaveho□□tohiscom□a□esands□ru□kfear□n□□theh□artsofhi□foes. Whe□n□wso□an□□vading□r□y□ea□□edAl□oria,Marcuswasthe□irstt□voluntee□todefen□hishomel□nd.Withh□sswordinhandandarmo□shining□nthe□□nlight,□erodeo□ttomeetthee□emyonthebattlef□eld□Theoddswe□□aga□nsthim□b□□Mar□us's□□wavering□□s□lvegaveh□petohisco□□ades□nds□ru□kfearintotheh□artsofhisfo□□□