W□□nnewsofan□nvadingar□□□eachedAl□oria,Marcu□wa□t□□firsttov□lu□teert□defendhi□homeland.With□□sswordi□handandarmorshininginthe□unl□ght,he□ode□uttomee□theenemy□ntheb□ttlefie□d.Theoddswer□againsthi□,butM□rcus□□u□waveringresolvegav□hop□tohisc□mra□esan□s□□□□kfearintothe□e□rts□□hisfoes. Whe□newso□anin□□di□garm□reachedAldoria,Marcu□was□hefirsttovolunteertodefend□ishomeland.Wit□hisswordinha□dandarmorshin□nginthesunli□ht,h□rodeout□o□eettheenemyontheba□tle□i□ld.Theodds□ereagainsthim,butMar□□s'sunwaveri□gresolv□ga□ehopetohisc□m□a□esands□r□ck□earintothe□eart□o□his□oes□ Whe□n□wsofa□inv□din□armyrea□hedAldoria,Ma□cuswasthefirsttovolunteer□o□efen□hi□ho□eland.Withhisswordinha□dandarm□rshini□gi□t□esu□ligh□,□er□d□o□t□omeetthe□nemyonthebattlefiel□□Theo□dswereag□ins□him,butMar□□s'su□w□ve□ingresolv□gavehopetohiscomradesa□ds□ruc□□earintothehe□rtso□hisf□es□ When□ews□faninv□din□a□myreac□edAld□r□a,M□rcus□a□the□ir□ttovolunt□e□t□defe□dhishomeland.□□thhissw□rdin□andan□armorshininginth□su□li□h□□he□odeout□□meetthee□e□□onthebat□lefie□d.The□dd□were□gai□s□□im,butMarcus'sunw□ve□ingres□lvegavehopet□h□scomrad□sand□truckfe□rint□theheartsofhisfoes. Wh□nne□sofan□nvad□n□armyr□□che□□ldoria,M□rcus□asth□fi□sttovo□□nte□□tod□fendhi□h□meland.Withhisswordinha□da□da□morshini□ginthesunligh□,herodeouttomeett□eene□yont□ebattlefie□d.Theoddswere□g□in□□him□butMar□us'su□wa□eringresolv□gavehopetohiscomr□desandstruck□ea□intotheheartsofhi□foes.<□p>