□he□newsofaninva□inga□my□□ached□ldoria□Marcuswa□thefirs□to□olu□teerto□ef□ndh□s□omelan□.□ithhisswordi□handandarm□rsh□ning□nt□e□unlight,her□□eouttome□tthee□emy□nt□e□□ttlefield.□□eodds□e□eag□ins□him,but□□rcus'sunwaveringresolvegav□hopetohiscom□adesandstruck□e□r□ntothe□eartsofhisfoes. Whenn□wsofa□□n□adi□garmyr□ached□ldoria,Marc□s□□□the□ir□ttov□lu□teertodefend□□□ho□elan□.Withhi□s□or□inhandandarmo□□hinin□□nthe□□□li□ht,h□rodeoutt□meettheenemyo□theb□ttlefiel□.Theoddswere□gainsthim,butMarcus'sun□□ve□ingreso□v□g□vehopetohi□comrad□san□struckfearint□□heheartsof□isf□es. When□ew□□□an□nvading□r□yreac□ed□ldoria,Marcus□asthef□r□t□ovol□ntee□to□□□□ndhisho□eland.Withhisswordin□□ndandarmorshininginthesunlight,herode□□□□ome□ttheen□myo□theba□tle□□□□d.Theodd□wereagain□thim,butMarc□s'sunwaveringre□o□□□g□vehopet□hisco□ra□esands□ruckfe□rinto□heheartsofh□sf□es□ Whennewsofani□vadingarmyreachedAldoria,Mar□uswast□efirsttovo□unteer□o□ef□nd□is□ome□and.Withhisswordinha□□and□rm□□shin□□ginth□sunli□ht,herode□uttome□t□heen□m□ontheb□ttlefield.Theo□□swereagainsth□m□bu□Marcus□sunwav□ringresolvegav□h□petohiscomradesandstruckfearinto□□ehe□r□sofhisfoes.