□hennewsof□nin□adingarmyrea□he□Aldo□i□,Marcu□wasthefi□sttovolun□□ertodefe□dhisho□eland.Withhisswo□dinhandanda□□orshining□nthes□□light,□erodeouttomeetthe□□□my□nthebat□lefield.□heoddswere□gainsthim□butMarc□s'sun□□veringre□□lv□gaveh□p□tohiscomrade□□□dstruck□eari□to□heh□arts□fh□s□oe□.□/p> Wh□nne□sofan□nvadingarmyreachedAldo□ia,Marc□swasthe□irs□t□vol□nt□er□odefendhishomeland.□ithhisswordi□handandarmo□□hin□nginthe□□nlight,hero□eouttomeett□eene□yonthebattle□i□ld□T□e□ddswerea□a□n□thi□,butMarcus'su□wave□ingres□lvega□eho□etohis□□m□a□□sandstruc□fearintotheh□ar□□of□i□foes. Whenn□□sofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,□arcuswa□thefir□□tovolunte□□t□d□fendhis□om□land.Wit□his□□ordi□hand□ndar□orshininginthesunli□ht,herodeouttome□t□heenemyontheba□□lefiel□.□heodds□ereagainsthim,bu□Marc□s'su□waveringreso□vegaveho□etohis□omra□esandstr□c□fearintothehear□sofhisfoes.<□p><□□Whe□new□ofaninv□□ing□rmyreache□A□dor□a□Marc□sw□sthefirsttovolunteertodefendhi□h□□ela□d.Withhi□□wor□in□and□nd□rmor□hin□ngi□thesunli□ht□herode□u□to□eettheenemyonthebat□lef□□ld□The□ddswereagains□h□m□b□tMarcus'□unwaveringresolvegaveho□□tohiscomradesandstruckfearin□otheheartsof□□sfoes.<□p>□p>W□en□ews□faninvad□□garmyreached□□doria,Marcuswasthef□□sttovolu□teertodefen□his□o□eland.Withhisswor□inhandandarmor□h□ni□□int□esun□ight□h□rodeou□□ome□tthe□nemyonth□b□□tl□□ield.Theod□swereagai□sthim□butMarcus'sunwaveringr□solvegaveho□e□ohiscomrad□sands□ruckfeari□totheheart□o□□isfoes.