Whennewsofaninvad□ngarmyreache□Aldor□□,Ma□cu□wasthefirs□t□volu□teer□odefendh□shom□lan□.Withhissword□nhandand□rmorshininginthesun□ight,he□□de□□t□□m□et□heenemyontheba□tlefield.Theo□dswe□eagainsthim,butMa□c□s'□□nwaveringresolvega□ehop□t□h□scomrades□ndstruckf□arintothe□□art□□fhi□foes. Whe□□ewsofanin□□dingar□yreache□Aldoria,Marcuswasthefirstto□olunteertodefendhis□omeland.Withhis□wordinh□ndandarm□rshin□nginthesunlight□herode□uttomeetthee□emyo□theba□□lefie□□.□□eoddswerea□ainsth□m,butMarcus'□unwav□r□ng□esol□egav□hopetohiscom□ade□an□struck□ear□ntotheheartsof□□sfoes□<□p>□p>Whennewsofani□vadinga□my□□□chedA□doria,Marc□swasthefi□s□tov□lunteertodefendhishomela□d.With□□sswordinhanda□da□□or□hininginth□su□l□gh□,herodeoutto□eet□he□□em□onthe□att□□fie□d.Theoddswereagainsth□□,butM□rcus'sunwaveri□gresolvegav□hopetohiscomradesands□□□ckfear□n□□theheartsofhisfoes. Whenne□sofani□v□dingar□yreachedAl□oria,Mar□us□asthefirsttovolunteertode□endhishomeland□With□issw□r□inha□dandarmorshininginthe□unl□□ht,h□r□deouttomee□t□e□n□my□nthebattlef□eld.Th□oddswereagainsth□m,butM□rcus'□unwa□er□ngresolveg□vehopetohi□comr□d□s□ndstr□ck□e□ri□totheheartsof□isfoes.