Whennewsof□ninvadingarmyreac□edA□doria,Marcus□as□hefirs□□□volu□te□rt□def□ndhis□omeland□Wi□h□isswordinha□dandarmorshininginthes□n□□ght,he□odeo□ttomeettheene□□on□hebat□□efield.Th□□ddswerea□ainsthi□,but□ar□us'sun□avering□esolve□av□hopetohis□omradesa□□□□ruc□f□□rintot□e□eart□of□isfoes.<□□> □hen□ewsofan□nva□i□g□rm□□each□dAl□oria,Marcuswasth□fir□t□□v□lunteertode□end□ish□meland.With□□sswo□dinhandandarm□rshiningi□□hesunlight,herodeouttomeettheen□m□onthebattle□ield.Theoddswereagainst□im,butMa□cus'sunwav□rin□resolv□□avehopeto□iscomr□desandstruckfear□ntotheh□artsofhisfoes. W□ennewsof□□invadingarmyreache□Aldoria,Marc□swas□hefirstto□olunteertod□fe□dhis□o□eland.Withhi□swordinhand□nd□r□ors□ining□nt□esun□ight,her□deouttomeett□eenem□ontheba□tle□ield.Theodd□werea□ainst□im,butMarc□s'sunwave□□ngresolv□gaveh□□□tohi□co□r□desand□□ruckfearintotheheartsof□□sfo□s. <□>Whennew□o□□ninvading□rm□reachedA□do□ia,□arcus□asthefirst□ov□lunteer□o□efendhi□h□melan□.Wi□□his□wor□inhan□andarmo□shi□inginthes□nligh□,her□deouttome□ttheenemy□nthebattl□□ield.Th□oddswe□eagainsthim,□ut□arcu□'sunwav□r□ngresol□egavehope□□h□scomra□□s□ndst□uckfea□intotheheartso□hi□fo□s.