W□ennews□□aninvad□□ga□□y□eachedAldo□i□,Mar□uswast□efirstt□volunt□□rt□□efendhishom□l□nd.With□i□sword□nhand□ndar□orshininginthesunlight,herod□ou□tomeet□he□n□myonthebattlefield.Theoddswe□eagains□him,butMarcus'sun□averi□gresolv□gave□□□etoh□scomradesandstruckfea□intothe□ear□□of□i□foes.□/p□ Whennewsofa□invadingarmyreachedAldoria,M□rc□swasthefirsttovolu□t□□rtodef□□dhisho□eland.□□t□□isswordinhandan□ar□orshininginthes□n□ight,herodeoutto□eetthee□emyonthebat□lef□eld.Theoddsw□re□gains□h□m,but□a□cus'□□nwa□ering□esolvegav□□opet□hiscom□ades□nds□□uc□□earintothehearts□fhisfoes.<□p> When□e□sofa□invadingarmyr□a□hedA□d□ria□Marcuswas□□efirst□□□olunte□rtod□f□ndhishomela□d.Wit□h□ss□ordinhan□anda□morshinin□inthe□□nlight,herodeoutto□ee□□he□nemyon□heb□ttlefield.Theoddsw□rea□a□nsthim,butMarc□□'□unwaveri□gresolvegavehopetohiscom□adesand□tru□k□earintotheheartsofh□sfoes. Whennewsof□ninvadin□ar□yreach□dAl□or□a,M□rcuswasthefi□stt□volu□tee□todefe□dhish□m□la□d.Withhisswordinhandan□armor□hiningint□esunligh□,h□rodeo□tto□eettheenemyonth□battlefiel□.Theoddswereagainsth□□,□utMarcus'sunwav□ring□eso□□egaveho□etohiscomra□esandstru□kfearintotheheartsofhis□oes.<□p> When□□w□o□an□nv□□i□g□rm□r□achedAl□□ri□,□□rcu□wast□efirsttov□lunteer□od□fendh□shomel□nd.Withhisswordin□□ndandarmorshinin□inthesun□ight,hero□eouttomeettheen□□yonthebattle□ield.Theoddswerea□ains□him,bu□Marcus'sunwa□eringresolvegave□opetohisc□mr□□esa□dstr□ck□earintotheh□art□ofhisfo□s.□/□> Whennewso□aninva□ingarmyr□□chedAldoria,Marcuswa□th□f□rst□□vo□□nteer□odefe□dh□shom□land□Withhissw□r□inhandandarmors□iningi□th□sunl□g□t□herodeouttomeet□hee□emy□nthe□□ttl□fiel□.Theoddswereagainsthim□b□tMar□us'sunwaverin□resolvega□eh□peto□is□omrad□sandstruckfe□ri□tothe□□artsofhisfoes.□/p□