When□ewsofani□vadingarmyreac□ed□ld□ria,Ma□□us□asth□fi□stt□□oluntee□todefendhishomeland.□it□hissword□n□□nd□nd□rmorshiningin□h□s□nlight□herodeou□□omeet□h□enemyonth□battlefiel□.The□□dsw□r□□□ains□□im□□utMarcu□'sunw□veri□gresolvegavehopetohisc□mrad□sand□truck□earintothe□eart□ofhi□foe□. When□□w□ofani□v□□i□garmyreachedAldoria,Marcu□w□sthefirs□tovolun□eer□o□efendhishomeland□Withhi□□word□□handandarmorshinin□i□the□unlight,he□odeoutt□□eet□hee□emyonthebattlefiel□.Theoddswereagai□sthim,butMarcus'□u□wavering□esolvega□ehopetohisc□mra□e□a□dstruckfearintotheheart□ofhi□f□es. □hennewsof□□invadingarmy□ea□hedAldoria,Mar□uswa□t□□firstt□v□lunteertodefendhish□m□land.Wi□h□i□s□ordinha□d□nd□□mor□h□ningi□thesunlight,□e□ode□uttomeettheene□yonthebattlefie□□.□heo□d□□ereagai□□thim,but□a□cus'□unwaveri□g□□solvegaveho□etohi□co□□adesandstruckfe□rin□o□he□eartsof□isf□es.□□ W□en□e□s□faninvading□□myreachedAldoria,Marcuswas□h□fir□t□ovolunteert□de□endhishomela□d□Wi□hhiss□ordinhand□nd□rmorshininginthe□unl□g□t,herodeoutto□eettheenemy□nth□□a□tlefield.Theoddswereagainst□im,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolveg□ve□op□tohisco□rad□sa□dstruck□earint□theheartsof□isfoes.<□p> When□ewsofan□n□adingarmyreach□d□ldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunt□ertode□end□ishomeland.Withhiss□or□inhand□n□armorshininginthesunlight,herodeouttomeetth□ene□yontheba□□le□iel□.Theoddswereagainsth□m,b□tMa□c□s□sunwavering□□s□lvegavehopetohisco□ra□es□ndstruckf□arinto□heheartsofhisfoes.