Additionally, once deployed, the magical energy required to maintain the Reality Marble was borne jointly by every member of the army. Every soldier possessed an E-rank equivalent of the "Independent Action" skill.
The information flashed through Sakutsuki's mind, yet only when he stood upon the earth of burning sand did he understand how pale words truly were.
Everyone, Sakutsuki included, widened their eyes and stared at the mirage-like shadows appearing around Rider.
There was not merely one shadow, but two, then four... The hazy mounted figures multiplied exponentially as they formed ranks. Gradually, those figures took on color and substance.
"This world, this landscape, can take concrete form because it is the inner image shared by all of us."
Under the astonished gazes of the group, the cavalrymen materialized one after another at Iskandar's side. Though their races and equipment differed, every one of them was powerfully built, their gleaming armor adorned with extraordinary martial splendor. As though competing to outshine one another, they were magnificent and fierce.
Every one of them bore an illustrious name. They were all warriors who had once fought alongside Alexander the Great.
"Behold, my peerless army!"
The King of Conquerors spread his arms wide and boasted loudly of the massed cavalry in an incomparably proud voice.
"Legendary warriors who, though their bodies were destroyed and their souls gathered by the world as Heroic Spirits, still remain loyal to me!"
No one had expected this king to reveal such a savage, exhilarated expression. Yet when the red-haired giant opened his arms, that unrivaled imperial presence surged forth like a sweeping sandstorm.
"My bond with them is my greatest treasure, my kingly path—the Noble Phantasm I, Iskandar, take the greatest pride in: Army of the King!"
"Oh—!"
Spears and halberds stood like a forest. Countless soldiers