Year□passed,a□dM□rcus's□□eds□□□am□□hestu□foflegen□.Hisnam□wasspokenwith□everence□hist□□est□ldandr□t□ldtoeagerears□Y□ungwarr□orsaspiredtobeli□eMar□□s,□o□mbod□□h□samec□□ra□□andhon□□thatheha□□ispl□yedon□h□ba□□lefield□ThoughMarcusha□long□incepassedintothe□ealmo□□yth□ndlegen□,□□slegacyli□edon,ashiningbeaconofhopeandins□ira□ionf□□generat□onstocome. Yearspas□ed,andMarcus'sdeedsbec□methestuffoflege□d.Hisnam□wasspokenw□thre□erence,□i□talestoldan□□etoldt□eagere□rs□□oungwar□□orsaspiredtobelik□Marc□s,toem□odyt□esam□couragean□h□northathehaddisplayedonth□□attlefield.□□oughMarcus□ad□ongsinc□pas□edintothere□lmo□mytha□dleg□nd,hisl□□acylivedo□,as□iningb□ac□nofhopea□d□n□pirationforgenerationstocome.<□p>□□>Y□ars□asse□,an□M□rcus'sd□□dsbecamethestuf□of□e□end.His□amewasspo□en□ithr□verence,hist□lestoldandre□oldtoeagere□rs.Young□ar□□□□saspire□tobelikeMarcus,toembodythesam□co□ragean□h□nort□athe□addisplayedonthebat□lef□e□d.□hough□arcushadlongsincepassedintotherealmofm□th□□dlegend,h□□l□gacyliv□d□n,ashini□gbe□conofhopeandinsp□r□tion□□rgen□□a□ions□ocome.□□□> Ye□r□passed,andMarcus□sdeed□□eca□et□□stuffofl□g□nd.Hisnamewas□pokenwithr□ve□e□□e,hi□□a□estoldandr□to□dtoeagerears.Young□arrio□saspi□edtobelik□Marcus,toembo□y□hesamecou□age□□dhonort□athehaddis□lay□d□nthebattl□field.T□ou□hMarcushadlon□s□ncepassedintotherealmofmy□han□l□gend,hisl□g□cy□ived□n,ashinin□bea□onofhopeandinspir□□i□nforge□erations□oc□me.
Yearspass□d,and□ar□us'sdeeds□ecamet□estu□fofleg□nd.Hisnamewasspo□e□wit□reveren□e,his□□les□oldandr□toldtoea□ere□rs□□□u□gwarriorsaspir□dtobelikeMarcus,toemb□dythesamecourageandh□northa□he□addispla□edon□□□b□ttl□fie□d.□□□ughMarcus□□d□on□sincepassedintother□almo□mythandlegen□,hislegacyliv□don,□shi□□ngbea□onofhopeandin□piratio□fo□ge□□rationstocome.<□p□