Whenn□□sofan□nva□ingarmyreac□edAld□ria□Ma□cuswasthefirs□□ovolun□eerto□efe□dhi□homela□d.With□is□wo□dinhand□□□arm□□shininginthesunlight,he□odeoutt□me□ttheenemyonthebattlef□eld.Theodds□e□□against□i□,butMa□cus'su□waverin□resolveg□vehop□tohiscomrade□ands□ru□kfea□□ntothehea□ts□fhis□oes. Whe□n□wsofaninvadingarmyreach□dA□d□ri□,M□rcusw□sthefirstt□□olunteerto□efendhi□homeland.Withhi□swo□dinhandandarmorshi□□n□inthesunl□ght,herodeou□tome□t□heenemyonthebat□□e□ie□d.Th□oddswereagainsthim,bu□□□rcus'su□w□veringresolvegav□□opeto□iscom□□□□sand□tr□ckfeari□totheheartsofh□sfoe□.□/p> Whennewsofaninvadinga□myrea□hed□ldoria,Mar□u□wast□efirstt□voluntee□□□de□endhis□omeland.Wit□hissword□n□□ndandar□or□hininginthesu□light,□er□deouttomeet□heenemyo□th□battl□fi□ld.□he□ddswereaga□□sthim,b□□Marcus'sunwa□eringresolvegave□opet□hiscomr□desandst□uc□□earintotheheartsof□isfoes. When□ews□fan□n□adi□garm□reachedAldoria,Marcuswas□hefirsttovo□unteertodefendh□□homeland.W□thh□ssw□□dinhandanda□morshininginthesunlight□h□rode□u□□o□eettheenemyonthebattlefield.The□ddsw□rea□ainsthim,butMarcus'□unwa□□rin□res□lvegavehopetohis□omradesands□ruckfearin□oth□hear□sofh□□foes. When□e□□of□□in□□□ingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcusw□st□□firstto□olunteertod□fe□□his□omeland.Withhissword□□hand□ndarm□r□hiningint□esunlight,he□o□e□utt□meetthe□nemy□□t□□battl□fie□d.T□eoddswereagainst□□m,butMarc□s's□nwaveringres□lvegavehopeto□isc□mradesa□dstr□ckf□arintothe□eartsofhi□foes.□> Whenne□sof□ninv□d□ngarm□r□achedAldo□i□,□arcuswa□thefirsttov□lun□e□rtode□endhishomel□nd.□ithhisswordinhanda□d□rmorsh□n□nginthesu□l□g□□,herod□o□tto□eettheenemyo□t□□□attlefield.T□eoddswereagainsthim□butMarcus'sunwa□□ri□gre□□lvegav□□opetohiscomrade□ands□ruc□fearint□thehear□sofhi□foes.<□□>