W□ennews□f□n□□vading□r□yre□che□Aldori□,□arcuswasthefi□sttovo□unteert□□e□endhishome□a□d.Withhisswo□dinha□dandarmorshi□inginthe□unligh□,h□rodeouttomee□th□en□myon□he□attlef□eld.□□e□ddswere□□ainsthim,butMa□cu□'sun□av□ringre□o□ve□ave□□petohiscomra□esandstruckfea□intotheh□a□tsof□isf□es.□/p> When□ewsofaninva□ingarmyreached□□doria,Marcu□wast□efir□□tovoluntee□tode□endh□shom□land□Wi□hhissw□rdinh□ndandarmorshining□nthes□□ligh□,□erodeouttomeettheene□yonthebattlef□eld.Theodd□wereagainsthim,bu□Marcu□'sunwaveringreso□vegavehop□tohiscomra□es□□ds□ruc□fearintot□eheartso□□isfoes. Whenn□w□o□aninva□□ngarm□r□achedAldoria,Marc□swasthefirs□tovolun□eertod□fendhisho□eland.Withhisswor□inhanda□darmorsh□ninginthesunlight,h□rod□outtomeet□hee□emyonth□battlefi□ld.Theoddswereagai□st□i□,butMarcu□'sunwavering□esolvegaveh□□eto□iscom□adesa□dstruckfear□□t□theheart□□fh□□fo□s.□/p□ Whennewsofanin□adi□garmyreac□edAl□oria,Marcu□□asthef□rsttovo□unt□e□tode□endhishomeland.Wi□hhissw□rdinhan□andarmorshinin□inthesun□ight,h□rod□outtom□□ttheenemy□nthebattlefield.Th□□ddswereag□□nsthim,□u□Mar□us'sunwaver□ngres□lve□a□□h□petohi□c□m□adesand□□ruckf□arintotheh□artsofh□sfo□□. When□ewsofanin□□dinga□myreachedAldoria,M□rcuswasthefirstt□□□□unt□erto□efendh□shome□a□d.Wit□his□wordi□handandarmorsh□ninginthes□n□ight,herode□□□to□□ettheenemy□nthebatt□□field.Theo□dswereagai□sthim,butM□□cus'su□waveri□gresol□□g□□ehopeto□is□omrad□sa□dstruckfear□ntothehear□sofhis□□es.