“That took me by surprise.”

Adrian was similarly surprised. Nicholas invoked a profound sense of mystery.

He asked, “Based on what you just said, you seem to have a good knowledge of the Uduma Desert. What’s the story of that place? It felt like we were trapped in a spell or something.”

Nicholas explained, “The truth is, the desert doesn’t exist at all. Everything we see there is part of an illusion. There are two levels to it, a visible illusion and a visual illusion.”

“I don’t understand.” Mya shook her head in confusion.

Nicholas said, “It’s simple. There’s something there surpassing scientific knowledge that presents that Steedten’s hotel and the desert to us so that we can perceive its existence with our own eyes. When we close our eyes, we’ll see a different form of the illusion. These two illusions are completely different but both exist in reality. Everything that you saw and felt from the moment you entered that hotel was not real.”

Upon hearing Nicholas’ explanation,