Wh□nnewso□aninvadi□garmyreach□dAldoria,Ma□cusw□sthef□rst□ov□□□□teertod□f□nd□i□□ome□and□W□thh□ss□o□□i□□andandar□orshininginthesu□li□ht,herode□uttomeetthee□emyonthebattlefield.Th□oddswere□gainsthim□butM□rcus'sunwaveringresolve□aveh□petoh□□comr□desand□□ruckfe□rintotheheartso□h□s□oes.□/p><□>□hennewsofaninvadingarmy□each□dAldoria,M□rcusw□□thefir□t□ovolunteert□defendhishomel□nd.Withhisswordi□handand□rmorsh□□ingi□thesu□light,herodeouttomeetthe□nemyon□□eba□tlefield□Theo□□□□e□□againsthim,butMarc□s'sunw□v□ringre□olvegavehope□ohiscomra□esandstruckfea□i□t□thehearts□fhisfoes.□>□p□When□ewsofa□in□adi□□□rmyreachedAldori□□Marc□swasthefir□□□ovol□□teertodefe□dhi□ho□elan□.With□isswo□dinhandan□armorshinin□i□th□sunlig□t,□e□□d□outtomee□th□e□emyont□ebattlef□eld.T□eodd□wereag□insthim,butM□rcus's□nw□veringre□□lveg□ve□opetohiscomradesandstruck□ea□intothehe□□tsofhisfoes. □hen□ewsofa□invadingarmyrea□hedAldori□,Marcuswasthe□i□sttovolu□□eer□□defend□i□h□□elan□.With□isswordinhand□nda□morshininginthesunligh□□□erodeouttome□tthee□emyontheb□t□lefield.Theoddswe□eagainsthim□butMa□cus□sunwaveri□gre□o□v□gavehopeto□iscomra□esandstruckfearint□the□e□rts□fhis□oes.