W□enne□□o□□ni□va□ingarmyr□□ched□ld□ria,Marcuswasth□firstt□voluntee□tod□fendhi□ho□eland.Withhiss□ordinhandan□armorshininginth□su□light,herodeo□t□□□e□t□hee□e□□ont□ebattlefield.Theo□dsw□reagainsthi□,bu□Marcus'sunwaveringresolve□□□e□ope□ohiscomradesands□ruc□f□arinto□heheartsofhisfoe□□<□p> □hennewsofan□n□adinga□myreache□Aldoria□Marcuswa□thefirstto□olu□te□rtodefendhishome□and.W□t□hisswordi□□andanda□m□□s□in□nginthesunlig□t,he□□deo□ttome□tth□□nemyonthebatt□efield.Theoddswereag□□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwa□e□ingresolveg□veh□□□tohisc□mradesan□□truck□□arintothe□eartsofhisfoes□ Whenn□wsofa□i□v□d□□garmyre□che□Al□oria,Marcuswasth□f□rst□ov□lunt□er□□d□fe□dhishom□l□nd□□ithhi□swordinha□dandarmorshi□□ngin□he□unlight,herod□outto□□□tthee□emyon□heba□□lefield.Theoddswereag□insth□m,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolveg□vehop□toh□s□omrad□sands□□u□kfeari□toth□heartsofhisf□es. Whe□newsofa□invadingar□y□each□dAld□r□a,□arcuswasthefirsttovo□unte□rtodef□ndhish□mel□nd.□ithhisswordinhandandar□orshi□ing□n□□esunlight,h□rodeo□tto□eett□□enemyonthebattl□field.The□ddswereagainsthim,b□t□arcus'sunwa□eringresolvegaveho□etohis□omradesand□tru□kfeari□totheheart□ofh□sfo□s. □h□nn□wsofa□invadingarmyreach□dAldoria,Marcu□w□□thefirsttovolu□□□ertod□fendhish□meland.□ith□□□sw□rdinhandan□armors□ininginthesun□ight,herodeout□om□ettheen□myonthe□□ttlefield.Theoddswereagai□sthim□butMar□us'sunwav□ri□gres□lvegavehope□o□iscomr□□esan□stru□k□earintotheheartsofhisfoes. When□ews□fan□nvading□rmyreach□dAldor□a,Marcusw□sthefirstto□olunteertodefendhis□omeland.Wi□h□iss□or□i□han□andarmorshininginthesunligh□,h□rod□outt□mee□thee□em□onthebattlefield.The□□ds□ereagainsthim□butMar□us'□□nw□veringreso□vegavehopeto□i□□omrad□s□ndstruc□fearintoth□□□a□tsofh□sf□e□.