Whenn□wsofan□nvadi□garmy□ea□hedAldoria,Marc□swa□thefi□st□ov□lunte□rtode□□□dhishomeland.With□isswo□dinhan□an□armorshi□inginthesun□ight,h□rodeouttomeettheenemy□nthebatt□efield.Theoddswereaga□ns□him,butMar□us's□nwaverin□resolvegav□hop□t□hisco□r□desandstru□kfea□intotheheartsofh□sf□e□. Whe□newsofaninvadingarmyreachedAldoria,Marcusw□s□hef□rsttovolunte□rtod□fe□dhishomel□nd.Withhisswordinh□ndanda□m□rshinin□inthesu□lig□t,herodeoutt□mee□theen□myonth□battlefi□l□.T□eod□□were□gain□thim,butMar□us'sunwav□r□ngre□olvegavehopetohisc□□rad□sandst□uckfearintothehe□rt□o□hisfoes.□/p>□p>□□enn□w□ofan□n□a□ingarmyre□che□Aldor□a,Marc□□w□□th□firsttov□lunt□er□odefendh□shomel□nd□Wi□hhissw□rdinhandandar□o□shiningi□□hes□nlight,□erodeou□tomeettheen□my□nthe□attl□□iel□.Theod□swerea□ainsthim,butMarcus'sunwave□ingreso□□ega□ehop□tohis□□mradesandstruckf□arinto□he□eartso□hisfo□s.□/p>□□>W□ennew□ofa□invad□ngarmyreach□d□□doria,Marcuswa□thefirstto□olunte□rtode□en□hi□homeland.With□i□□wordi□handandarmorshi□ing□nthesunlig□t□□erodeout□□□e□ttheenemyo□theb□ttlefield.T□eoddswere□gainst□□m,but□arcu□□s□nwa□eringresolveg□vehope□ohis□omradesandstruck□ea□in□othehea□t□ofhisfoes□