Wh□nnewsofaninv□dingarmyreache□Aldor□a,M□rcuswast□e□irsttovolunteer□odefen□hishomela□d□□□th□iss□ordinhan□andarmo□shining□nthesunli□ht,he□□□eout□omeettheenemyon□heba□□le□ield.T□eod□□wereagain□t□i□,bu□□arcu□'sunwave□ingres□lve□aveho□etoh□□□□mrades□ndst□uck□earin□□theheartsofhisf□es.□> Whennewso□□□□nvadingar□y□□ach□dAldoria,□arcus□asthefirsttovolunteer□odefendhishom□lan□□Withh□sswor□□nha□□a□darmorshin□nginthesu□light,h□rode□uttome□□theenem□o□thebattlefield.The□dds□erea□□in□th□m,bu□M□rcus'sunwave□ingre□olvegaveh□peto□is□omradesandstr□ckfearin□o□heh□artsofhisfoes. Whennew□ofaninvadingar□yreached□□doria□□a□cu□□asth□□irsttov□lu□□eertodefendh□s□om□□and.□ithhis□wordinhandanda□morshin□nginthesunlight,□ero□eo□ttomeettheene□yonthebattlefield.Theoddsw□reagains□hi□□b□tMarc□□'sunwave□ingreso□vegavehopetohiscomrades□ndstruckf□arint□thehea□□□o□hisfoes.□/p> When□ewsofaninvadingarm□re□chedAldoria□Marc□swasthefirstt□vol□n□eertodefendh□shomela□d.With□isswordin□andand□rm□rshininginth□sun□ight,her□□e□uttomee□theen□myontheba□□lefiel□.□□□o□ds□ereag□□ns□him,butMar□us'sun□averin□resolv□gavehopetoh□scomradesandstruckfearint□thehe□r□sofhisfoes.□□p>