Whenne□sofa□inva□ingarmyreache□Aldoria,Ma□□uswasthef□rstt□□olunteer□odefendhish□meland.W□t□hisswordinh□□dandarm□rsh□n□nginthesunlight,□e□odeouttomeet□heenemyont□eba□tl□field.Theoddsw□reagai□st□im□butMarcus'su□□a□□ring□es□lvegav□hopetohiscomrad□s□□d□truckfearinto□he□eartso□h□sfoes. Whennewsofaninvadi□garmyreache□Ald□□ia,Mar□uswast□e□irsttovolunteerto□efe□dhish□□eland.W□thh□□sword□nha□d□n□armorshinin□in□hesu□ligh□,her□deou□t□meet□he□n□myo□t□e□attlefield.Theo□dswerea□□in□thi□□butMarcu□'sunwavering□□□olvegave□opetohi□co□radesa□dstruckfearinto□heheartsofhisfoes. Whe□newsofa□invadinga□myreachedA□doria□□a□cus□asthefirsttovolunteerto□efendhish□melan□□Withhisswordinhanda□darmorshininginth□sun□ight□herodeouttome□tt□eene□yonthebat□lefield.Theoddswereag□i□□t□im□butM□rcus□sunwaveri□□re□olvega□eho□etohis□o□ra□esan□st□uckfea□int□thehea□tso□hi□□oes. Whennew□ofaninv□dingarmyr□achedAldor□a,Mar□uswasthefirst□ovol□nte□rtodefendhishomeland.Withhisswordinhanda□□armorsh□ningi□the□un□ight□he□odeoutt□mee□□□eenemyo□t□eba□tlefiel□.T□e□ddsw□reagains□him□butMarcus's□nw□ver□ngreso□v□gavehopetoh□scomradesa□dstruckfearintothehe□rts□fhisfoes.<□p> Wh□nnewsofa□in□adingarmyreac□edAldoria,Marcu□wa□t□efirsttovolunt□er□ode□□nd□ishomeland.Withhi□swordi□□□□dandar□orshininginth□su□ligh□,her□deo□t□om□ettheenemyonthebatt□efiel□.□h□o□ds□□r□a□ainsth□m,butMarcus'sun□averingre□o□vegaveho□e□ohi□comrade□andstruckfearintot□□□□a□tsofhis□□es. Whennewsofanin□a□□ngar□y□eache□Al□oria,□□rcuswas□h□first□ovolunt□ertodefend□i□h□□eland.With□isswordinha□dandarmorshin□nginthes□nlight□herodeou□tomeettheenemyonth□battlef□eld.Theodds□ereag□insth□□,butM□rcus's□nwaverin□resolvegavehope□ohiscomra□es□n□□tru□kfearintotheheart□ofhisf□es.