□hennewsofaninvad□□garmyr□a□hedAldori□,Marcus□as□hefir□ttovolu□t□□rtodefendh□□ho□eland□W□t□hisswordin□a□□anda□mor□hini□□i□thesunli□ht,her□deouttomeettheenemyont□ebattlefi□ld.Theoddswere□gainsthim,butMarcus□sunwaveringresolvegav□hopetoh□scomrad□sandstruckfear□ntothehear□sof□□sfoes. □p>Wh□nne□sof□ninvadi□garm□reachedAldoria,Marcusw□s□h□firsttovolunt□e□tod□fendhish□m□land□Withhisswordinhandandarm□rshi□inginthesun□ight,he□odeoutt□mee□theenemyonth□battlefie□d.Th□oddswereagains□him,butMarcus□sunwav□□□ngr□□olve□avehope□o□iscomradesa□dstruc□fear□ntotheh□□□tsofhis□oes.<□p> Whennewsofaninva□in□armyreachedAldoria,□arcuswasthefirstt□volun□eertodefendh□shom□la□d.Withhisswo□dinh□ndandarmorshin□□□in□hes□nli□ht,herodeou□tomeet□heenem□onth□batt□ef□eld.Th□□ddswerea□ains□him□butMarc□□'□u□waverin□r□solv□g□v□hopeto□iscomradesandstru□kfea□intotheheartsofh□s□oe□. Whennewsofaninvad□n□armyreachedAldo□ia,Mar□u□wast□efi□□tt□v□lu□teertod□f□ndhishomeland.Wi□h□□s□wor□inhan□andarmo□shining□nthes□nlig□t,herodeou□to□eett□eenemyont□ebatt□efield.Theoddswereagainsthim,bu□□arcus□sunwa□erin□resolveg□□e□□pe□o□iscomradesandstru□kfea□in□othehea□ts□fhis□□□s.<□p>