The Power of the Lord of Order, combined with the most powerful Analytical Engine ever built by the Istani, produced a strange effect.
In essence, it was merely a machine, but it acted as a fulcrum. It allowed the Power of the Lord of Order to latch onto it, achieving an effect even more outrageous than the graphics card from Rorschach's past life—sustaining the illusion of an entire Burning Lion Knight Squad.
No, they had at least been real at some point.
Caroline and Benedict couldn't comprehend what Rorschach was doing, but they watched as the people and objects in the camp disintegrated. With a CLATTER, only a suit of mangled, rusted plate armor remained where the Knight Commander had stood. James, the knight who had led them into the camp, reappeared. He materialized from the machine, his movements like a film playing in reverse as he walked backward to the entrance.
