Whe□n□wsofaninvading□rmyreach□d□ldo□ia,Marcu□wasthefirstt□vo□u□□eertodefen□hi□□omeland□Withhissw□r□in□andandarm□rshininginthesunlight,□erode□uttom□e□theene□yo□□□ebattl□field.Theo□dswereaga□n□thi□,butMar□□s'su□waveri□□r□sol□egavehopeto□□□com□adesa□d□□□□ckfearintoth□hea□tsofhisfoes□ □hennews□f□ninvad□ngarm□reache□A□doria,Mar□us□□sth□firsttovo□unt□er□□def□nd□ishom□land.Withhisswordinhandan□a□m□rshin□n□int□esun□ight,her□deo□tt□meetthee□□□yo□□hebattle□ield.□h□oddswe□□againsth□m,butM□rcus'sunw□v□ringresolve□avehopetohiscomradesands□ruckfearinto□□□h□artsofhi□foes. Whennewsof□nin□adingar□yreac□edAldoria,Marcuswas□□□firs□tovo□□□teertodefendhi□homeland.Wit□his□w□r□inhan□a□dar□orshin□nginthesunli□ht,herodeouttomeet□□eenem□ont□ebattlefield.Theoddswereagainsthim,but□□□cus□□unwaver□ngr□sol□egave□opetohi□comrades□ndstr□ckf□arin□othehea□tsofhi□f□□s. WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAld□ria,M□rcus□asthefirstt□vol□□te□□todefendhishomela□d.Withhis□wordinha□dandar□orshininginthesu□light,herodeo□t□ome□tt□eenemyonthebattle□ield.The□ddswer□againsthim,□u□Marcus□sun□aver□n□resolve□av□h□petoh□sc□□radesan□str□ckfeari□to□he□eartsofh□sfoes.<□p> Whennew□o□aninva□ingarmyrea□he□Aldoria,Marcus□ast□e□i□sttov□lunteerto□efend□i□ho□e□and.Wi□h□issw□rdinhandandarmo□shiningin□hesunlight,herodeouttom□ettheenemyonthebattlefield.Theoddswereagainst□im,butMarcus'sunwav□rin□resol□e□□v□hopetohiscomradesandstruc□fe□rintot□eheartsofhisfoes.□>