Whennewso□□ni□vadingarmyrea□hed□ldor□a,Marcus□ast□efirsttovo□unte□rtod□fe□dhishomelan□.□it□□isswo□□inh□ndandarmo□sh□n□nginthesunlig□t,herodeoutto□eett□eenemyonthebatt□e□ield.Theo□dswerea□ainsthim,b□t□a□cus'sunwa□eri□gresolveg□v□hope□ohis□om□a□esandst□uck□earintot□eh□art□ofhisfoes.□/p> □hennewsofa□invadingar□□reachedAldor□a,Ma□cuswasthe□ir□ttov□lunt□ert□defe□dhi□hom□la□d.Wit□hisswordinha□dan□arm□r□hininginthe□unlig□t,herodeouttomeett□□enemyonthebattlefield.Theoddswe□□aga□nsthi□,b□□Marcus'sunwaverin□re□olvegaveh□petohiscomradesand□truc□f□arintothehear□sofh□□foes.□□p> WhennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcu□wa□thefir□t□ovolunte□rtode□en□□ishomeland.Withhisswordi□handandarm□rshininginthe□unlig□t,herode□uttomee□theenem□onthebattle□ield.Theo□dswe□eagainsth□m,butMarcus'□unwave□in□r□□olvegavehopetoh□s□□□□adesandst□uckf□a□□nt□t□e□e□rtso□h□sfoes. Whennew□o□aninvad□ngar□yre□c□e□Aldoria,Marcuswa□thefi□st□ov□lunte□rtodefend□ishomelan□.W□thhisswor□inha□dandarmor□h□ning□nthesunlight,herodeouttomeetthee□emyont□ebattl□fie□d.□he□dds□□□□a□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringresolvegavehope□ohisc□mradesan□struck□earint□thehea□tsofhi□foes□<□p> □hennewsofaninvadingarmyreachedA□□oria□□arcuswasthefi□stto□olunt□ertode□□ndhishom□lan□.Withhisswordin□an□and□□mo□□hininginthe□unligh□□he□o□□□uttomeettheenemy□ntheb□t□□ef□eld.Theod□s□ereagainsthim,butM□rcu□'□u□wavering□□□olvegav□hopetohi□comrade□andstruck□earinto□heheartsofhi□foes□□/p> Whennewsofan□nvadinga□myr□a□hedAldo□ia,Marc□swasth□fir□□t□v□lunteertode□endhishome□a□d.Withhisswo□dinha□dandarmorshinin□inth□□□nli□ht,□erod□outtom□□ttheenemyo□□heb□t□le□iel□.Theod□s□ereagainsthim,b□tMar□us'sunwaver□ngresolvegav□hope□ohisco□rade□□ndstr□ckfearintoth□□eartsof□□sfoes.□>