Sunny remained silent for a while, contemplating, then said slowly:
"Unless… Mirage wasn't the one who created this city at all."
Effie gave him a dubious look.
"If not the great and terrible Demon of Imagination, then who? This place is literally called Mirage City, for Spell's sake."
Sunny shook his head.
"Think about it. Mirage might have created Bastion — both its true and illusory versions — but that is not all Bastion is. It has been taken by the Spell and turned into a Citadel… a Great Citadel, no less. So, just like with other Citadels, the Spell would have taken what made this place special and given its master a way to use it. Turning it into a Component."
Effie wrinkled her nose.
"I don't follow. Are you saying that I, the current master of Bastion, created Mirage City?"
Sunny shook his head again.
"No, I don't think that it was you. I think that someone has co-opted that Component of Bastion and created Mirage City in your stead."
