W□en□ewsofani□vad□ng□r□yr□ached□ldo□i□,M□rcuswas□hefirsttovolunt□erto□efe□dhishomeland□Wit□hisswordinha□dandarmor□hiningint□□sunl□gh□,herodeou□tomeett□eenemyonthebattlefi□ld.Th□od□□we□eagainsth□m,but□arc□s's□nw□veringresolvega□eho□etohi□□□mradesandstruckfearin□oth□heartsofhis□oes.<□p> Wh□nnewso□aninvadinga□□yrea□hedAld□ri□,Marcuswas□hefirsttovo□unteertod□fendhishomel□nd.Wit□□isswordi□ha□danda□mors□i□ingi□thesun□i□h□,h□□od□ou□tomeett□eenemyo□thebattlef□□ld.Th□od□swereag□in□t□im,butMarcus'sunwaveri□gresolvegave□opetohiscomradesa□dstruckfe□ri□tothehea□□sofhis□oe□□ Whenn□□sofaninvadin□armyreac□edAld□ri□,Marcuswasthefi□sttovolunteertodefendhishom□land.□it□hissw□rdin□andanda□morshininginthesunlig□□,□erodeouttome□tthe□nemyontheba□tlef□eld.Th□oddsw□reag□insthim,b□tMarcus'sunwaver□ng□eso□vegav□h□petohis□omradesand□□□uckf□a□□□totheheartsofhis□oe□□ Whennew□ofaninv□di□□armyreachedAld□ria,Mar□□swasthefirsttov□lu□tee□□odefen□□is□om□land.W□thhis□wor□i□handandarmorshininginthesun□□ght,□erode□utt□meettheenemyo□□□ebattlefi□ld.□heoddswereagains□□i□,butMar□u□'sunwav□ri□g□e□olvega□eh□petohiscomrad□□a□d□tru□kfearinto□heheart□o□hisfoes. Whe□n□wso□aninvading□rmyreachedAldoria,□arcu□□asthefirs□□o□olunt□ertodefendhishome□an□□Withhisswor□inhandandarmorshininginthes□nlight,herodeouttome□ttheenemyon□h□battlefiel□.Theodd□wer□□gain□□him,but□arcus'□unwaveringresolvegavehopetoh□sc□mradesand□truckf□a□□n□otheh□a□□sofhisfoes.