W□enn□wsofaninva□ingarmyreachedA□do□ia,Marcusw□st□efirsttov□lunteertodefendhi□homeland.Wi□hhissword□nhanda□darm□rshin□n□inth□s□nl□ght,□e□o□eouttom□ettheenemyonth□b□□tlefi□ld.T□□o□dsw□rea□ains□□im,butM□rc□s's□n□averingresolvegavehopetohiscom□adesandstruc□fearintotheh□a□tsofhisfoes. WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcuswasthefirst□□volun□□□rt□□efendhis□ome□and□Withhissw□rdinhandandarmo□s□□ninginthe□un□ight,he□odeo□tto□eetth□enemy□□thebattlef□eld.Theoddswe□eagainst□im,□utMa□□u□'sunwaveringresolveg□v□hopetoh□scomradesand□t□u□kfear□nt□t□ehe□rtsof□isfo□s.<□p><□>When□ewsofa□inv□□in□□rmyreachedAldori□,□arc□swa□□he□i□sttovolunteertodefen□his□ome□a□d.Withhiss□ordin□anda□darmo□sh□ninginthesunl□ght,her□deouttomeettheenemyonthebattlefi□ld.Theod□swereaga□□sthim,butMar□us'sunw□ve□i□greso□vegavehopetohiscomra□esand□t□uckfearint□□heh□artsofhis□oes. □hennewso□a□inva□□□garmyrea□h□dA□doria,Marcu□□asthefirst□ovol□nt□ertodefendhishomelan□.Withhisswo□dinhandan□armorshininginth□sunlig□t,her□deouttomeet□heenemyonthebattlef□el□□□he□ddswereagain□th□m,but□arcu□'sunwaveringre□ol□egaveh□petohi□□o□r□de□a□dstru□k□e□ri□totheheartsofhisfo□□.