□p>□tt□e□attleofB□ackridg□□Marcusledh□st□□opswithunmatchedski□□a□dferocit□.D□spiteb□i□gou□□um□ered□hefoughtwithade□□r□ination□hats□e□ed□odefyalll□gic□Witheachswi□gof□issword□hec□□v□dapaththro□gh□he□nemyranks,hisbra□erybec□m□ngthe□□□ffofle□end.□□□□□deof□□ttle□ur□edinAldo□ia'sf□vor,th□nkstoMarcus'sleadersh□pandcoura□e. At□heBattleofBlack□□□ge,Marcusled□istroops□ithu□matche□□ki□landfe□ocity.D□spitebei□gout□□mbered,hef□□ghtwithad□t□rminationthatsee□ed□odefyall□□gic.Witheachs□ingofhissword,hec□rved□pa□hth□ough□hee□□myranks,□□□□ra□e□ybecomingthestuffofleg□n□.Thet□deof□attletu□nedin□□doria'sfav□r,□hank□to□ar□us'slea□ers□ipand□our□ge. AttheBattl□of□lackridge,Marcusledhistro□ps□□thunmat□h□ds□illandf□r□city□Despitebei□goutnumb□red,h□□oughtwi□ha□eterm□nationthatseemedtodefyalllogi□.Witheac□swingofhiss□ord,□ecarveda□aththroughtheenem□r□nks,hisbr□verybe□omingthes□uffoflegend.Thet□deofba□tle□urne□□□□□doria'□□□vor,thankstoMarcus'sleadershipan□courage.