□□enn□w□ofaninvadin□armyreac□edAldo□ia,Marcuswas□he□irsttovol□□t□ertodefendhi□home□an□.W□□h□iss□□□dinhandan□a□mors□□nin□inthes□nlig□t,herodeouttomeettheenemyonthebattlefie□□.□heodds□ereagainst□□m,bu□M□rcus'sunwaverin□res□lvegav□h□petohisc□mra□esandstruckfear□nt□theh□a□tso□h□sfoes□ □h□n□ewsofaninvadin□armyreac□edAldoria,Marcusw□sthefirsttov□lunteertod□fendhi□□omeland.Wi□hhis□w□rdi□□andandarmorshininginthesunligh□,he□odeout□omeettheenemy□nth□battlefiel□.Theoddswe□eaga□nst□im,b□tM□rcus'sunwaveri□g□esolve□□veho□etohisc□mrade□andstruckfe□rintothehea□tsofhisfoes. Wh□nnewso□an□□vadin□armyre□□he□□l□oria,□arcusw□sthe□irstt□volun□eertodefe□dh□shomeland.□i□hhisswor□inhandandarmorshiningi□th□sunl□ght,□□rodeout□omeettheene□yontheba□tlefield.The□□dswer□a□ain□□him,butMarc□s'sunw□□eringr□□olvegavehope□ohiscomrad□san□s□r□□kfe□ri□t□theheartsof□isf□es. When□□ws□faninva□i□garmyreached□□doria,Marcusw□sth□f□rs□tovoluntee□to□□fen□his□omel□nd.□i□hhisswordin□an□andarmorshininginthes□□light,herodeouttome□tthee□emyonthebattlef□eld.Theoddswereaga□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveri□gre□olvegave□o□etohiscomradesand□truckfearintotheh□ar□sofhi□foes□<□p> W□ennewso□an□nva□in□a□my□eached□ldori□□M□rcus□asthe□irstto□olu□teertod□fendh□□homela□d.Withhi□swordinhandan□□rmo□shin□n□inthesunli□□t,he□odeouttomeetthee□emyontheba□tlefield.Th□oddswereagain□t□im,butMar□us'sunwa□e□ingres□l□e□avehopetohiscomradesandstruckf□ar□ntothe□□a□tsof□isf□es□ Whennewso□ani□va□ingarmyre□chedAldori□,Mar□usw□sthe□irst□ovolu□teert□defendhi□□o□eland.□ithhisswordi□handandarmors□ining□nthesun□ig□t,□erodeouttomeetth□en□my□nt□ebattlefi□ld.Theo□dswe□ea□□ins□him,butMarcus□sunwaver□n□re□olve□avehopetohiscom□adesandst□uckfearintothe□□arts□f□isfoes.