When□ewsofaninvadinga□myreach□□A□doria,Marcuswasthe□i□st□ovo□unteert□defendhisho□eland□Withh□sswordinhandandar□orshininginthe□unlig□t,her□deout□omee□theenemyonthebattl□□ield.Theoddswereagai□sthim,bu□Mar□us'sunwaveringr□solv□ga□ehop□tohi□comradesandstr□ckfear□nto□heh□a□t□ofhisfo□s.□/p> Whennewsofanin□ading□r□yrea□hedAldoria,Ma□cuswast□efirsttovolu□teertodefen□hishomeland.W□t□hi□s□ordin□andandarmorshininginthesunlig□t,herodeou□tomeet□heenemyontheba□t□efield.Theoddswereaga□□st□im,butMa□□us'sunw□veringreso□□□gaveh□pe□ohiscomra□esands□r□c□fe□ri□□otheh□artsofhisfoes. Whennewsof□n□nva□inga□myrea□he□Ald□ria,Ma□c□swas□h□f□rst□o□ol□nteertodef□nd□□sh□□eland.Withhi□swordi□han□andarmorshi□ing□□thesunligh□,h□□odeout□ome□□□h□enemyontheb□□t□efie□d□Theoddswe□eagains□him,but□□rcus□su□wave□i□gres□lvegavehop□to□iscomr□desandstruc□feari□tothehea□tsofhi□□oes.<□p> When□ewsofan□n□adi□□armyreachedAldoria,Marc□swasthefi□st□ov□lun□ee□todefe□dh□shomelan□.□ithhisswo□dinhandand□r□or□hin□ngi□thesunligh□,he□od□□u□□omeettheen□my□nthebattlefield.□heoddswereaga□nsth□m,butMar□us'sunwav□ringresol□egav□□opetohi□comrades□n□struckfea□intothehea□tsofhisfo□□. Whenn□ws□f□ninv□dingarmy□e□ched□ldoria,Marcuswasthefirsttovo□unte□□todefendhish□mel□n□□Withhissw□rdin□an□and□rmorshininginth□sun□ight,he□odeoutto□eettheenemy□nth□□attlefie□d.The□ddswer□againsthim,butMarc□s□sunwaveringresol□□gavehopetohi□□□mr□d□sandstr□ckfear□nt□thehe□rtsofh□sf□□s. Whennewsof□ninvadingarmyreachedAldo□ia□M□□cus□asthefir□ttovo□untee□todefend□ishomeland.Withhis□word□nhandandarmor□□ininginth□sunl□ght,herodeo□tt□mee□□heenemyon□□ebat□lef□eld.The□ddswereagainsthim,b□tM□rc□s□sun□av□ringreso□ve□avehopet□hisc□□rade□andstr□ckfearinto□□□heartsofhisfoes.