When□ewsofan□nvadingarmyre□ched□□doria□Marcus□□sthefirsttovolunte□□todefe□dhis□om□land.W□t□hissw□rdinhan□□ndarmorshi□ing□n□hesunli□□t,herodeouttomeettheen□myonthe□□tt□e□ield□Theod□swereagains□him,but□ar□us'□□nwaveringresolvega□eho□etoh□scomradesandst□uck□earintothehearts□fhisfoes.□> □hennewsofan□nvadingar□yrea□hedAldoria,Mar□□swasthefirst□ovol□□teertodef□n□hishomeland.□ithhis□w□rdinhandanda□□o□s□iningin□hesunlight,herodeouttom□et□hee□em□onthebatt□efield.Theoddswereaga□nsth□m,b□tMa□c□□'sunwav□ringresolvega□e□o□□tohisco□rade□□ndst□uckfearintothe□eartso□□i□f□es.□/p> W□e□new□ofaninva□i□□ar□yreached□ldo□ia,□□rcuswasthefirsttovolunteertod□fendhishome□and□Withhi□sw□rdinh□nd□ndarmorshin□n□inthesun□ight□h□rode□u□to□e□ttheene□yo□thebat□l□fie□d.Theodds□ere□gainsthim,butMarcus'su□□□vering□esolvegavehop□□oh□sc□mradesands□ruckfearintotheheartso□□□□foes. Whennewsof□nin□adinga□my□eache□Aldoria,□arc□swasth□firsttovolun□eertodefendhi□ho□eland□With□i□□wordin□andandarmorshiningint□esu□light,herodeouttomee□t□eenemy□nthebatt□efield.The□ddswereagai□sthim,b□tMarc□□'sunwaveringresolvegaveh□petohi□c□m□□desands□ruckfeari□totheheartsofhi□foes. Whenne□□ofa□□nvadingarm□rea□he□A□□oria,Marcuswas□hefi□sttov□lunteertodefen□hishome□and.Withhisswor□inhandand□rmorsh□□ingi□thes□nligh□,he□□deou□tomeettheenem□onthe□attlef□e□d.The□ddswerea□ainsthim,butMar□us'sun□□v□ringr□solvegavehopetohi□□omra□esandstruc□□e□ri□□otheheartso□hisfoes. □hennewsofaninvadi□garmyre□che□□l□oria□Marc□swasthe□□rsttovolu□teert□defendhishomeland.Wi□□hisswo□dinhandand□rmorshini□gi□□hesunlig□t,h□rodeouttomeetthe□nemyonthebatt□efi□l□□Theoddsw□r□aga□□sthim,bu□Marcu□'sunwaveri□gresolveg□□ehop□t□hi□comr□desan□stru□□fearinto□hehe□rtsofhis□o□s.