Wh□□newso□ani□□adingarmyreache□Ald□ria,Ma□cu□wa□th□firsttov□lunteertodefend□ishom□□and.Withhi□swo□di□h□ndandarm□rshi□ing□nthesunl□ght,herodeou□tomee□theenemyonth□battlefie□d.Theod□sw□re□ga□nsthim,butM□rcus's□nw□v□ringresol□egavehope□ohi□comradesa□dstruckfearinto□heheartsofhi□foes□□> Whennew□ofan□nva□ingarmy□eachedAldoria,M□rcus□asthef□□s□tov□luntee□□o□e□□□dhishomeland.Withhisswordinhandan□a□mors□ininginthesunlight,□ero□eoutt□meet□heenemyonthebat□lefiel□.Theoddswereagainsth□m□□utMarcus□sunwa□eringreso□vegavehopetohisco□rades□ndstru□kfea□intothe□earts□fh□sfoes.□> Whennewsof□□□nvadin□□rmyreachedA□d□ria,Marc□swasthefir□ttovol□nteertodefe□□h□s□omeland.With□issword□nh□nda□d□rmo□shin□ngint□□□unlight,herodeo□ttomeettheenemyonthebattlefiel□.□heoddswe□ea□ainsthim,butMarcu□□su□waveri□greso□□eg□v□hopetohi□co□r□desandstr□ck□e□rinto□hehe□rtsofhisfo□s□ □hennewsofan□□vadinga□myreached□ldor□a,Mar□us□asth□□irsttovolun□eertode□end□ish□□el□nd.□ithhis□wor□inha□da□□armo□□hining□nthesunlight,hero□eoutt□meetthe□nem□□n□hebattlefield.T□eodd□were□gainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaverin□reso□vegaveho□etohis□□□□a□esandst□uc□fearint□t□ehea□□so□□isfoes.<□p> Whe□ne□so□aninv□din□a□myr□ac□edAldoria,Ma□cuswa□th□firsttovo□u□t□er□odefend□ishomela□d.□ithhisswordinhandandarmorshininginthesun□□ght,□erodeouttomeetthee□e□□onthe□□tt□ef□□ld.Theoddswerea□ainsthim,□utMarcus'□u□waveringresolvegavehop□tohiscomradesandstruckfearintot□eheartsofhisf□e□.□□