Year□pa□sed,andMarcus'sdeed□becamethestuf□oflege□d□Hi□na□□wasspokenw□threv□rence,histalestoldandretoldtoeagerears.□oung□arrio□sas□ir□d□ob□□□ke□a□c□s,□□emb□dythe□□meco□rage□ndhon□rthath□had□ispla□e□ont□ebatt□efi□ld.Though□arcu□hadlongsincepas□ed□ntothe□ealmofmytha□□le□end,hislegacylivedon,ashiningb□aconofh□peandin□pi□ationforgen□rationsto□ome. Years□assed,andMar□us'sdeedsbecame□□□s□□ff□flegend.H□□namewasspoke□wi□hreverence,histalestolda□dretoldt□□a□e□ears.Yo□ngwarriorsa□pired□ob□likeMarcus,t□embodythesamecourageandhonorthathehaddis□l□yedontheb□ttlefiel□.ThoughMa□cu□hadlong□□nc□pas□edintothe□ealmofmythandlege□d,hislegacylivedon,ashining□ea□on□fhopeandin□□ir□t□o□forgenerationst□c□me. Ye□r□□□ssed,andMarcus'sdeedsbecamet□e□□u□fofleg□nd.Hisnam□wasspokenwi□h□ever□□ce,□istal□s□old□nd□etoldto□ag□r□ar□.You□gwarrio□saspi□edtobeli□eMar□u□,toem□ody□hesamecou□ageandhonorthathehaddisplay□d□□□hebattl□field.□hou□hMarcushadlo□gsincepassedintother□almof□yt□and□eg□nd,hisl□gacylivedon,as□iningbeaconofhopea□di□spirati□nf□rgene□□tions□ocom□□<□p> Yea□spassed,andMarcu□'sdee□sbec□methestuff□fl□gend.Hisnamewasspo□enwithrev□rence□hist□lestoldand□etol□toea□□□ears.Youngwarriorsaspi□ed□□belikeMarc□s,to□m□od□t□e□amecourageand□o□or□h□the□a□disp□ayed□ntheba□tl□field.Though□arcushadlo□gsi□cepassedintoth□realmo□mythan□legend,hi□legacylivedo□,a□hinin□be□conofhopeandinspiratio□□orgenerati□nstocome.<□p><□>Yearspas□ed,andMarcus's□eeds□ecamethestuffofle□end.Hisnamewas□pok□nwith□everence,his□a□□□□olda□d□et□ld□oeag□□ears.Youngwar□iorsa□pi□edto□elikeMar□us,toem□o□ythe□amecou□□gea□□honor□ha□h□□addisplaye□□n□heba□□lef□e□d.ThoughMarc□shadlongsi□cepa□s□di□totherea□mofmythandlegend,hislegac□l□ved□n□a□hiningbe□co□ofho□eandin□p□rationfo□generatio□s□ocome.