The Enigma of the Tesser

The room stood before them, a place that defied every expectation Luke had ever imagined about this world. This was the Tesser? His astonishment turned to speechlessness as his eyes roamed the space, and the more he looked, the more surreal it felt.

The room was large and sterile, its walls made of the same smooth, metallic surface they had seen on the path leading here. The light came from rectangular panels fixed into the ceiling, a bright, even glow that reminded Luke of fluorescent lighting. But how? Where was the electricity coming from? The faint hum in the air—the same hum he'd noticed earlier—was louder here, as if the room itself were alive, thrumming with unseen energy.

"Luke," Ilyrana said softly, breaking the silence. "What is this place?"