Whennewsofaninvadingar□yre□chedAl□oria,Marcu□□asthefirsttovolunteer□ode□e□dhishomeland.Withhi□sword□nhand□ndar□o□shiningi□t□esunlight,her□deouttomeettheenemyo□□hebattlefi□ld.The□d□swerea□ai□sthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□n□resolveg□□ehopetohisc□m□□d□□□n□□t□□ckfe□rint□the□eartsofhisf□es.<□p□ Whe□newsofaninvadingarm□reachedAldo□ia,Mar□us□as□hefirsttovol□n□eer□od□fen□his□omel□□d.W□thhi□sword□n□and□ndarm□rsh□ninginthes□nli□h□,hero□eout□omeettheenemyont□e□attle□ield.Theod□s□erea□ains□him,butM□□cus'sunwaveri□gresolve□aveho□etohisco□rade□an□stru□k□earint□thehea□t□ofhisfoes. W□ennewsofan□n□adingarmyre□che□Ald□ria,Marcuswa□thef□□stto□olun□□erto□efendhi□h□meland.Withhissw□□dinhandan□ar□□rshiningi□the□un□ig□t,herode□□□tomeettheenemyo□th□battlef□eld.Th□o□d□w□□eagai□sth□m,butMarc□s'sun□averingresolvega□e□□petoh□scom□adesandstru□□fearint□□h□heartso□hisfoes. Whenn□wsofani□v□dingarmyreac□edAld□ri□,M□□cuswas□hefirsttovol□nteertodefendhishomela□d.Withhisswordinha□dandarmors□ininginth□sunlight,he□odeouttomeettheenemyon□heb□ttl□fie□d.Th□□ddswere□gai□□□h□□,bu□Marcus'sunwaveri□gresolve□□ve□□peto□is□o□radesandst□uckfearintothehear□sofh□sfoe□. Whennewsofani□vad□n□armyre□chedAldoria,M□rcuswasthefirs□tovo□unteertod□fendhishomela□d.□ithhisswor□inhandandar□orshini□ginthe□unlight,her□deouttomeet□heenemyo□t□□b□ttle□ie□□.Theoddswerea□ainsthim,butM□rcu□'sunwav□ringresol□egavehop□tohi□comrad□□an□struckf□arin□o□heheartsofhisfoes.□>