When□ew□ofaninvadingarmyreach□dAldoria,□arcu□wasthefirsttovol□□tee□□□defendhi□h□mela□d.Wit□hi□□wo□dinhan□anda□□□rshi□ingint□esu□light,he□odeo□ttomeetthe□nem□onthebatt□efield.Th□□□□swereagainsthim,□ut□arcus'sunwa□eringr□□olvegaveh□pe□o□□scomradesand□truckf□arintothehear□s□fhisfoe□.□/p> Whenn□wsofa□inv□dingarmyr□ache□□ldoria,Marcuswa□thefirst□□volunteertod□fendhisho□eland□Withhiss□ord□nhand□ndarmor□hininginthesunli□ht□herodeoutto□eet□h□e□emyont□eb□ttlefield.Theoddswereagainst□im,butM□rcus□sunwa□er□□gresol□egavehope□ohiscomradesandstruckfearintoth□□□art□ofhis□oes.□/p> Whennewsofaninvadingarmyrea□he□Al□□ria□Mar□uswasth□fi□stto□oluntee□tode□en□his□omela□□.Withh□sswordinh□ndan□armorshining□nthe□u□□ight,her□deoutt□meettheenemy□n□hebatt□efi□ld.Theo□ds□erea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□ngre□□lvegavehopetohiscomra□e□andstruckf□arintot□e□ear□sof□is□oes. Whe□newsofaninv□□ing□rmyreachedAldo□i□□Marcu□was□h□firsttovo□unteertod□fendhi□hom□la□d□With□issw□rdinhandandarmorshininginthesunlight,her□deouttom□e□t□ee□□myo□th□battle□ield□Theodds□ere□gainsthim,butMarcus'sunw□veringre□□lvegavehop□tohisco□rad□□a□dstr□ckfearin□othehea□tsofhi□□oes. Wh□nnews□faninvad□ngar□yr□ac□□dA□doria,Marcu□was□□efirsttovolunteer□□d□fendhisho□ela□□.Wi□hhiss□□rdinh□nd□ndar□orshininginthesunlight,□erodeou□tomee□theenemyonthebattl□□□□□d.Th□oddswereagainsth□m,butMarcus□□□nwaveringresolvegaveh□pe□ohis□om□ades□□dst□□ck□earint□theheartsofhisfoes.□□p> Wh□nnews□faninvadingarm□reach□dAldoria,Mar□□s□asthefirsttovol□nteert□d□f□n□his□om□land.□ithhi□swordinh□ndandarmorshininginthesunligh□,herodeo□ttomeetthee□e□y□nthe□a□tlefi□l□.T□eoddswereaga□nsth□m,butMarcus's□n□averingreso□□egaveho□etohi□comrad□sandst□uckfe□rintothehearts□□hisfoes.