Whenn□wsofa□invadingarm□re□chedAl□oria,Marcus□asthef□r□ttovo□untee□to□□fendhi□homeland.With□□□swo□dinhan□anda□mors□in□□ginthesu□□□ght□her□deoutt□meettheen□m□onthe□attl□□ield.T□eod□swereaga□nsthim□butMarcus'su□waveri□gre□olvegavehopet□hiscomradesandstruckfearin□otheheartsofhisfoe□. Whennewsofaninvading□rmyreach□dAld□r□a,M□rcuswa□□□efi□sttovolunt□□r□odefe□dhishomeland.Wit□hi□sw□rdinhandan□armorshinin□int□esunlight,□erod□outtomeettheenemyontheb□□tl□fiel□.Theoddswe□□□ga□nsthim,butMarcus□su□wa□er□ngr□s□lvegav□hopet□hi□comra□es□□□struck□eari□tot□□hea□tsof□isfo□s. Whennewsofa□inva□i□garmyreachedAldoria,Marcus□asth□□irstto□olunte□rtodefe□dhishome□and.□i□hhisswordinhand□ndarm□rsh□ninginthesunlight,□erodeou□tomeettheen□myonthebattlefi□ld□□heod□□w□reag□i□st□im,butMarcus'sun□averi□g□esolve□avehopetohiscomrade□andstruckfearint□theh□artsofhis□oes. Whenne□sofani□vadingarmyre□chedAldoria,M□rcusw□□th□firsttovolunteertodefendhis□om□la□d.Withhis□wordinha□dandarmorshininginthes□nlight,he□ode□uttomee□thee□em□onthebattlefi□l□.T□□odd□□ereaga□□□thi□,b□t□arcus'su□wa□ering□esolve□aveh□pe□□hiscomradesan□stru□kfearinto□h□heartsofhis□oes.□/□>