Whe□newsofa□inva□ingarmyreached□ldori□,Ma□cuswas□he□i□st□o□olun□eer□□def□ndhis□omeland.Withhisswordi□handandarmorshiningi□thesunlight,he□□□eouttomeettheen□myonthebattlefield.Th□odd□□□r□aga□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwaver□□g□es□□vegaveh□p□toh□□co□ra□e□ands□ruckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes.□> Whe□newsofani□va□ingarmyreachedAl□o□i□,M□rcu□wasthefir□ttovol□nte□rtodefendhis□o□□land.W□thhisswor□inhan□and□□morshini□ginthesunlight,herod□□utt□□eettheenemyo□thebattlef□eld.Theoddswereagainst□i□,but□□rcus'□unwave□ing□esolvegaveh□petohi□comrade□□□dstruckfear□n□□theh□ar□s□fhis□oes. Whenn□wsofanin□ading□□myreache□Aldoria,□a□cuswa□thefirstt□vo□unteertodefendh□shomelan□.□it□h□ssw□rdinhandandarmorshini□ginthesunlight,herode□u□t□m□etth□enemy□nthe□□ttle□□e□d.Theodd□wer□againsthim,but□□rcus's□nwave□ingreso□□eg□vehope□o□□scomradesandst□uckfearintothehear□□ofhis□oes.□/p□ Whenn□wsofani□vadingar□□reachedAldo□ia□Mar□uswasthefirstto□olu□□eertodefend□ish□mel□nd.□ithhisswordinhandan□armorshi□ingin□he□u□ligh□,herod□outtom□et□heenemyontheba□tlefie□□.Theoddsw□r□□□a□□s□h□m,butMarcus'sunwaveringreso□vegave□opet□hiscomra□esandstruckf□ar□ntothe□ear□sofhisfoes.