Amidst the scorching sand, the greatness brought by that bond gradually became clear!
Fuyuki's bridge transformed into a ravaged plain, with an endless army of Heroic Spirits standing in perfect formation!
Cavalry and infantry appeared in ideal phalanxes.
"Our enemy is the indomitable King of Heroes—my warriors, we have no complaints facing such an opponent.
Let us display our strongest dominance to that First King!"
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! Lalalalalalala!!!" The King of Conquerors roared, charging ahead of his army towards Gilgamesh!
The endless army of Heroic Spirits followed closely behind, their momentum shaking the heavens and earth!
Facing this invincible army alone, Gilgamesh showed no fear.
He stood at ease, calm and composed, and softly said, "Come, Lord of the Hegemonic Army, let me show you what true kingly demeanor is!"
Roars and tremors, this surging, endless tide drew closer and closer to Archer... A fierce wind raged, kicking up sand and stones! An invincible storm swept in!
The King of Heroes' eyes gleamed with pleasure.
Finally, it had appeared.
This Holy Grail War, though called a war, was in his eyes merely a game, and now, finally, an existence worthy of his earnest attention had appeared!
Rider's challenge was something he valued and had to face with all his might!
"Noble aspirations, endless dreams... This passion is admirable, but my warriors, dreams are always dreams, and eventually, one must awaken!"
Gilgamesh used the Key of the King in his hand to open a gate in the void, leading to the treasure vault of ancient Babylon!
But this time, what appeared was not a magnificent shower of Noble Phantasms, but merely a peculiar sword!
"Precisely because of this, you, who live in dreams, can only be stopped by me!"
Could this sword truly be called a sword?
Its blade and the very concept of a sword were completely different.
Three cylindrical segments were tightly connected, spiraling around each other.
This was something that existed even before the concept of a sword was born into the world!
It was a divine manifestation that witnessed creation, a testament to the birth of a civilization, the founding of Mesopotamia, and the dawn of an entire era!
The three cylindrical segments of the blade responded to the movement of celestial bodies, slowly rotating with the mighty force of the Earth's rotation.
The magical power representing heaven and earth was immeasurable!
"Come, let me put an end to your endless dream, let me personally demonstrate the laws of this world!"
The army of Heroic Spirits seemed to sense the threat, and their advance quickened!
"Kill!" What if the King of Heroes used a single attack?
After one strike, my great army would surely crush him to death!
But what was this immense pressure that strange Noble Phantasm was exerting on them?
The arrow was on the string, and it had to be loosed.
There was no time to think too much now!
"Awaken! Ea, the stage befitting you has been set!"
Enuma Elish, the creation myth recorded on the seven tablets of Mesopotamian civilization!
Its first line was: "When above, the heaven had not been named, and below, the earth had not been named!"
And this is also the meaning of Ea, it is creation!
This sword was the conceptual embodiment of witnessing the separation of heaven and earth, and thus was given its form!
Standing proudly, the King of Heroes straightened his body, ready to re-enact the great feat of creation!
"Come!!! This is Enuma Elish, the Star of Creation that cleaves the heavens and earth!"
The sky was wailing, and the earth was trembling!
To create, one must return the world to chaos!
Vast magical power surged forth; Gilgamesh merely waved his hand gently, and that magical power rushed out like a world-destroying flood!
There was no need to aim at anyone or anything, because its target was the entire world!
The earth cracked open, a bottomless abyss appeared, and the sky collapsed, like a giant void!
Rider sensed the danger beneath his feet, but the horse's momentum was unstoppable.
However, this slight danger was nothing to this battle-hardened Heroic Spirit's horse!
The horse kicked fiercely, leaping high into the air, and landed steadily on the ground on the opposite bank.
However, the army of Heroic Spirits behind the King of Conquerors had no such means; one by one, they fell into the abyss, crushed by the collapsing sky!
"Boy, hold on tight!" The King of Conquerors barked, and Waver clung tightly to the horse's mane.
But then, not only the sky and the earth, but all existing concepts and things in the world, regardless of time or space, turned into nothingness, into the primordial chaos!
Even the King of Conquerors was left speechless by this magnificent scene!
The world collapsed; this was the true manifestation of the apocalypse... Before the sword was swung, all creation was merely a meaningless mass of chaos; after the sword was swung, new laws carved out heaven and earth!
This was precisely the true face of that Anti-World Noble Phantasm, representing the seven tablets of creation!
Heaven and earth turned into nothingness, the void was pitch black, only the sword in the King of Heroes' hand shone brightly, representing the Star of Creation, hope!
Light burst forth, and a new world was reforged under this Star of Creation.
This was rebirth after an end... and the King of Conquerors and Waver witnessed this miracle firsthand.
The Reality Marble had been destroyed, and a new world had reappeared.
Both sides still stood at opposite ends of Fuyuki's bridge, as if they had never moved, but the sight of world destruction and creation was something Waver and Rider would never forget...
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But how could a great king like the King of Conquerors be confused by a mere vision of creation?
Facing the annihilation of his peerless army, the King of Conquerors instead burst into laughter!
Waver softly called out, "Ri... Rider?"
He could feel that the King of Conquerors was not driven insane by the terrifying sight, but was genuinely excited.
Yes, that excitement was so contagious that Waver, recalling the chaos of creation, no longer felt afraid!
Waver's face was pale, but he showed no hesitation or retreat.
"That's right, there's one thing I haven't asked you yet!" the King of Conquerors asked Waver.
"Huh? What?" Waver was confused, not knowing what Rider was up to now.
"Waver Velvet, are you willing to serve me as a vassal?" The King of Conquerors' face was serious, and he stared into Waver's eyes, asking in a deep voice.
Waver's body trembled upon hearing this, but then tears of excitement streamed down his face.
How long had he waited for this moment?
Finally, finally, someone was willing to acknowledge him, to acknowledge his efforts, his strength, his everything!
"Yes, I am willing! I swear to serve you, to end my days for you.
Please guide me forward, so that I too can see that same dream!" Waver clenched his fists and answered loudly.
"Hmm, alright!" The King of Conquerors nodded in satisfaction, then pulled Waver down from the warhorse.
"Eh?" Completely unable to resist, and not wanting to resist, but Waver didn't understand the King of Conquerors' meaning.
"To show where the dream lies is the king's task, and to witness the end of the dream, to witness all of this, and to pass it down to future generations—that is your duty as a subject!"
The King of Conquerors gazed at Gilgamesh, a smile on his face. "Live, Waver.
I command you as king to live and then pass down the king's way of life, all of the king, and the soaring figure of Iskandar forever!"
The warhorse neighed, as if also conveying something.
Waver lowered his head, saying nothing, but his meaning was clearly expressed.
From now on, even if Rider vanished, the bond between king and subject would endure forever.
Their bond had long become eternal.
How could a great conqueror like Rider, who had built such a vast empire, lack foresight?
He knew that the outcome was already decided, but that was no reason to abandon the war.
The life of Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, knew no surrender, only conquest!
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