Soul. Close but far

"This is your place," his implied tone carried along a thick sense of disbelief. A large dome-like structure, which was precisely a mini version of the zenith dome, stood before him.

"Yep, it's my place alright," the man answered and made his way to the super-sized gate. 'This doesn't add up,' Derek said internally. 

A man capable of occupying such a massive land and also obtaining the resources to build such an enormous structure did not match the same man before him.

The man wore clothes befitting that of a farmer and bought groceries like an average citizen. And the fact that someone had not abducted him due to such poor security marveled at him. "You look shocked, expecting something different, huh." The man said with a chuckle.

Wrinkles formed at the side of his eyes as his lips curved into an arc. "Come in," he said, pressing his palm on the door.

Boom!