Whe□n□w□o□aninv□dinga□myreachedA□doria,□arcu□wasth□firstt□□olu□teer□odefendhishomeland□Wi□hhiss□□rdin□andandarmorsh□ninginthe□unl□ght□herodeouttomeetth□en□myont□ebattlefi□ld.Theoddswe□□againsthim,butMar□us'sun□averingresolvegav□hopeto□is□omrade□□nds□□uckfearint□t□ehearts□□hisfoes. Whenn□ws□f□ninv□dingarmyr□□chedAldori□,Marcuswasthefi□stt□volunte□rtodefendhi□ho□eland.Withhis□□ordi□handandarmorshining□n□hesunl□□ht,□erodeoutto□□e□thee□emyonthebattl□fie□d.Theoddswereagain□t□im,□utMarcus'□un□avering□es□□vega□e□o□etohi□comradesandstru□k□earintothe□eartsofhisfoe□.<□p><□>□□enn□wso□a□invadingarm□reache□A□doria□□arcuswa□thefi□s□to□olu□tee□todefendhishomeland.Wi□h□i□□wor□inhanda□da□m□rshi□inginthesunlight□herodeouttom□etth□enemyonth□battlef□eld□T□eo□d□wereagainsthim,butMarcu□'su□w□□e□ingresolveg□vehopetohiscomra□esands□□uck□ear□ntothehear□sofhis□□es.<□p□<□>□henn□□s□fa□inv□d□nga□myreachedAldoria,Marcuswas□he□□rstto□olunte□rtodef□nd□is□o□elan□□Wit□hisswordinhandand□rmors□ininginthe□unl□ght,he□odeo□ttom□ettheene□yonthebatt□efi□ld.□heoddswereagainsthim,butM□rc□s'sunwa□eringres□lvegavehopet□□iscomradesandstruckfearintotheheartsofhisfoes. Whenn□ws□fa□invading□rmy□□ach□dAldor□a,Mar□u□was□□efirsttovolunteer□od□□endh□sh□□eland□Withhiss□ordinhandandarmorshi□inginthesunlight,h□r□deo□t□omeetthe□□emy□nthebattlefield.Theoddswereag□insthi□,butM□rc□s□sunwavering□esolvega□e□ope□ohiscomra□esandstr□ckfeari□tothehea□t□ofhisfo□□.<□p>