Whenne□sof□n□nv□dingarmyr□ac□□dAld□ria,Mar□uswas□hefirsttovolunteertodefendhishomeland.Withhis□wordinhand□ndarmorshinin□in□h□su□light□he□odeou□t□□□etthee□em□□nthe□□ttle□ie□d□□heoddswereagains□him□butMarcus'sunwa□eri□gres□lvega□ehopetohi□comradesandstru□kfear□□□o□h□hear□sofh□sfoes□<□p>□□>Whennew□ofaninvading□rmyrea□hedAldoria,□arcuswas□□e□irsttovoluntee□□odefe□dh□s□o□elan□.Withh□ss□□□dinhandanda□□orshini□ginthesunlight□herodeou□tomeetth□enem□onthebattlef□eld.Theoddswereagainsthim,bu□Mar□□s'□unwaveringres□lvegavehopetohiscomr□desandstruc□f□arint□thehear□sofhisfoes.<□p> When□□w□of□ninv□dingarm□reac□edA□doria,Marcuswa□thefirs□tovo□untee□todefe□dhishomeland.With□issw□rdinhandandar□orshin□n□in□hesunlight,he□odeouttomeetthee□emy□nthebattlefi□ld.Theoddswereagainst□im□but□a□cus'sun□a□e□i□gres□lv□gave□opetohiscomr□d□sandstruckfe□□intotheheartsofhisf□es. □hennewso□aninvadinga□□yreache□Aldoria,Marcu□□asthefirsttovo□unte□rtodefendhishom□l□nd.With□isswordinhanda□dar□orshining□n□hesunlight,hero□eout□o□eett□□enem□onthebattl□field□T□□odd□wereagainsthim,butMar□us'sunwa□eringresolvegavehopetoh□sco□r□desandstruckfear□ntotheheartsofhis□□es.