Whennewso□aninvadin□arm□rea□h□dAl□oria□Ma□cuswa□thefirs□tovolun□eertod□fe□dhishome□□nd□Withhisswo□d□nha□dandarmorshininginthesunlight,h□rodeout□ome□tthe□nemyonthebattlefi□ld.Th□od□s□ereagainsthim,bu□Ma□□us's□□waveringresolvegav□hopetohis□□mra□esandstruck□ea□into□hehear□sofh□sfoes.<□p> Wh□nn□wsofani□vadin□□rmyreachedAld□□ia,Marcuswast□efirsttovol□n□eertodefendhis□omela□d□Wit□□i□swordi□handandarm□rshini□g□nthes□nli□ht,he□□□□outtomee□thee□emyontheb□ttlefie□d.Theoddswereaga□nsthi□□butMarcus'sunwaver□n□re□□lvegav□hopetohi□comradesandstr□ckfearintot□eh□artsofhi□□oes. Wh□nnewsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Ma□cus□ast□efirsttovolunt□erto□efendhishom□lan□.With□isswo□dinhandandarmorshininginthesun□ight,herodeoutto□eett□eene□yon□hebattlefield.The□dds□ereagains□□im□b□tMar□us'sunw□vering□□sol□e□a□□hopetohiscomrad□□a□dstruckfea□intothehear□sofhisfoes. Whe□n□□s□f□ninv□d□ngarmyrea□□edAldoria,Marcus□ast□efir□ttovolu□tee□□od□□endhishom□□a□d.Wi□□hissw□rdinha□dand□rm□rs□iningint□e□unlight,her□deou□□om□ettheenemyonthe□attlefi□□d.Theoddswe□eag□□nsthim,butMarcus'sunwaveringres□lvegavehope□ohiscomradesandst□□ckfea□intotheheartsofhisfoes. Wh□nn□□s□fanin□a□i□garmyr□ache□A□□o□ia,Marcuswasthefirsttovolunte□rtodefendhishom□□and.Wi□hhiss□ordin□and□ndarm□r□□□ni□□inthesunlight,herodeo□ttomee□t□ee□□myontheb□ttlefie□d.T□□oddswereagainsthim,butMarcus□□unwaveri□gresolvega□ehopet□hi□c□m□a□esandstr□□kfe□rintothehea□tso□hi□foes.□/p> Whennew□ofaninvadinga□m□reache□Aldoria,M□rc□s□ast□□f□rsttovol□n□eertodefen□hishomeland.W□thhisswordi□ha□dandarmo□□hining□nthesu□lig□t,h□□odeout□omeettheenemyont□ebat□le□iel□.The□ddswerea□ain□th□m□butM□rcus'sunwaveringreso□ve□a□eh□□etohis□om□adesan□struckf□arintoth□heartsof□isfoes□