W□ennewsofa□invadinga□myreach□□Aldoria,Marcu□wa□thefir□tt□volunteerto□efendhisho□eland□Withhisswordin□□□d□ndarmorshininginthesunlight,h□rodeou□tom□et□h□□ne□yonthebattlefield.□heoddsw□re□gainst□□□,butMar□us'sunwav□ringreso□v□gavehopetohisc□mr□des□□dstruck□ear□nt□thehearts□fhisf□es. Whenn□w□ofan□nvad□□garm□□eachedAldoria□Marcuswas□hefi□s□t□vol□nteertodefendh□shomel□nd□Withh□sswor□inhandandarmo□shininginthesunlig□t□herodeoutto□eettheene□yon□hebat□lefi□ld□Theoddswe□□a□a□□sthim,butMarcu□□□u□w□ver□ngr□so□vegav□□ope□ohiscomradesa□□struc□f□arintothe□ea□t□of□isfoes. Whennewso□an□n□adingarmyreachedAl□□□ia,Marcuswasthefirsttovolun□eer□odefendhishomel□n□.Withhisswo□□inhandandarmors□i□inginthe□unlight,herodeo□ttomeett□ee□em□onthebattlefield.Th□□ddswerea□ainsthim□butMarcus'□unwaveringre□olvega□ehopetohi□comradesand□tru□k□ear□n□ot□e□eartsof□isfoes.□/p> W□ennewsofanin□adingar□yreac□edAld□ria,Ma□cuswa□thefirst□ovolunteertodefendhishomeland.Wit□hi□swordi□han□□ndarmorshiningin□hesu□l□ght,her□deouttomeet□heenem□onthebattlefield.Th□od□□wereagainsthim,□u□□□rcu□'sunwaver□ngresolve□avehopet□hisco□□adesands□ru□kfe□ri□tothehe□rtsofhisfoes. Wh□nne□sof□ninvadi□gar□yrea□hedAldoria,M□rcusw□□thefirsttovolunteertodefendhis□□me□and.Withhissword□nhandanda□morshin□ngint□esu□li□□t,her□□eout□o□□□tthee□emyo□t□e□□t□le□ield.Theoddswereag□inst□im,butMarcus'sunwaverin□□□s□lvegaveho□□tohis□omra□esands□ruckf□arintoth□□ear□sofhisfo□s. Whe□newso□a□□nvadi□g□rmyreachedAldoria,Marcu□wasth□firsttovolunt□ertodefendhishomel□nd□Wit□h□ss□ord□□ha□□andarmors□iningi□□hesu□light,□e□odeo□ttomeettheenemyonthebatt□efield.T□eoddswereag□insthim,butM□r□us'□unwa□eringr□solve□avehop□tohiscom□ade□an□□tr□c□fea□intot□ehe□rtso□his□oes.