Ast□ew□rra□ed□n,Marcusfac□dhisgrea□es□cha□l□□gey□t.□orneredbytheenemy'seliteforces,□estoodalon□ag□in□tinsurmounta□leodd□.Withhis□ackaga□nstthewa□landhiscomr□des□□ly□□g□nhi□,Marcu□ta□pe□intoareser□eo□i□□er□trength□en□ver□n□whe□a□.Inad□□□layo□unmatchedskillandbraver□□hefoug□twithafurytha□seemedtodefytheverylaw□of□a□□re. Asthewarra□edon,Marc□sfa□edhisgre□□e□tchal□engeyet.Corner□d□ytheenemy'seli□□forces□h□st□od□loneagainstinsur□ou□tabl□□dds.□ithhisbac□againstthewallan□hiscomrad□sre□yingonh□m,Ma□custappedintoarese□veofin□erstrengthheneverknewhehad□Inadisplayofunmatchedskillandbr□very,hefou□htwithaf□rythatseemedto□efyt□ev□ryl□ws□fnature.<□□>□p□Ast□e□□rr□gedon,□arcusfa□edhisgre□t□stch□llengey□□.Corneredbyth□enemy's□liteforces,□est□odalo□eagainstins□rmoun□abl□odds□W□thhisbackag□instthe□alla□dhi□□omrade□relyi□□onhi□,Marcust□□pedi□t□areserveof□n□ers□r□ngthhen□verknewhehad.In□disp□ayofunmatchedskil□andbraver□,he□ough□withafur□□ha□seeme□todef□the□□rylawsof□a□ure. Asthe□□rragedon,Marcusfacedh□sgre□tes□□hallen□eyet.Corneredbyt□eenem□'seliteforc□□□he□toodalon□ag□i□stinsur□ount□bleod□s□Wi□hhisback□ga□nstthewa□□andhisco□radesrelyingonhi□,Mar□ustapp□dintoarese□ve□finnerst□eng□hhe□e□erknewh□had.Ina□i□playof□nmatch□□ski□lan□brave□y,he□oughtwithafury□hatseemedtodefyth□ve□ylawsofnature.<□p> Asthe□arragedon□Marcus□acedhisgre□te□t□h□□lengeyet□Cornere□byt□ee□□my□sel□teforces,h□stooda□oneagain□tinsurmo□ntableodds.Withhisb□cka□ain□tthewalla□□□isc□mrades□elyingon□i□,Ma□custap□e□intoares□r□□o□innerstrengt□henever□n□whehad.Inadisplayofunmatche□sk□lland□raver□,hefoughtwith□□u□ytha□seem□dtodefytheve□□la□s□fnature.<□□>