□p>Wh□nn□ws□faninva□in□□rmyreac□edAldo□i□,Marcuswasthefir□ttovolun□e□□todefendhis□omeland.Withhis□wordinh□□dand□rmorshininginthesunlight,her□□eouttome□tthee□emyonthe□att□e□ield.T□□odd□were□□ainsthim,bu□Ma□cus□□□n□□ver□□greso□vega□eh□pe□ohis□omrade□□n□struckf□arintothehea□ts□fhisfoes. Whennews□fa□invadingarmyr□achedAld□□ia,Marcuswasthef□rs□tovolunteertode□e□dhis□omeland.Wi□hhisswordinhan□a□d□r□□rshinin□inthesunli□ht,her□de□□tto□eettheene□y□nthebatt□efield.□heoddswereaga□n□□him,butMarcus□sun□ave□in□resolvegav□hope□ohisc□mra□esandstru□kf□arintot□ehea□tsofhisfo□s.□> Whe□newsof□□invadingarm□r□□che□Aldo□ia,Ma□cuswasthef□r□ttovolu□te□rtod□fend□i□□omelan□.Withhisswordin□a□dandarm□□shinin□int□esunli□ht,hero□eo□ttomeetth□enemyonth□□att□efield.Th□oddswerea□□insth□m,□□t□arcus□sun□averin□re□olvegavehopetohiscomra□e□andstr□ckfea□int□theheart□□fhisfoe□. Whennewsofan□nvadingarmyreache□Aldoria,Marcusw□sthefirsttovoluntee□□odefen□his□omelan□.Withhiss□or□inhanda□darm□rs□inin□□□th□□unlight,□erodeou□tomeettheenem□ontheb□ttlefield.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butMarcus'sunwave□ing□esolv□gaveho□eto□iscom□adesandstruckfear□nto□□e□ea□tsofhisfoes.□/p> Whe□newsofanin□□d□ngarmyreac□edAldoria,Ma□cuswasth□□□rs□tovolunteertodefendhi□homel□nd.Wit□hi□swordinhandan□armorsh□n□nginth□□unlight,herodeouttomeett□e□□e□□onthebat□lef□eld.T□e□ddswereag□in□thim,butMa□cu□'sunwaverin□resolvegavehopet□hisc□mr□desa□ds□ruckfe□r□□□otheheart□ofhis□oes.□>