□p>As the □ar raged on, Marcus□faced□his greatest c□al□enge□ye□. Cornere□ by the enem□'s□eli□e forces,□□e st□od□alo□e □gainst□ins□rm□u□□able o□ds. With his bac□ against th□ wa□l and his co□□ades re□y□ng□o□ him, Marcus □ap□ed into a reserve of□inne□ strength he never□□new □e ha□. In a display of unm□tched sk□ll□and brav□ry,□□□ fou□ht wi□h a□fur□ □hat seemed to defy the□very□□aws of nat□re.