Feel your own pain.

(author's note: This chapter might be a bit disturbing for some. If you don't have stomach for it, ....LOL. What were you expecting? Didn't you read the synopsis?)

Lenny's mind raced as the implications of the Magistri's words settled in. 

The revelation that Agent 'X' was dead, coupled with the strange and surreal nature of the game show, sparked a torrent of questions and theories. He had initially brushed off the bizarre events as a twisted illusion conjured by the Red Sands, a place known for its mind-bending realities. But now, a more unsettling possibility began to take shape in his mind.

What if he wasn't the only one trapped in the Red Sands? What if the audience, the other contestants, and even Agent 'X' were also ensnared in its grasp? 

The notion sent a chill down Lenny's spine. The Red Sands was a place of endless mysteries, its realities often more perplexing and convoluted than one could fathom.