"Magic." It was a simple answer and yet a true one. "The illusion is a spell, the simplest kind of magic. Though adding in the flairs takes a bit more skill." Of course she had to add that part so he knew there was some skill involved. The real difficulty was the finer details like the smell and the heat, but she'd long since mastered that much.

"What really summons them is the hydra itself. This was just an illusion, but I can summon the real thing. Should I have need." She wasn't that much of a show off to summon the real thing here. Besides, she wasn't sure how that'd go and she didn't really want the hassle of having to deal with it if it got loose somehow. "It's a subject of Limbo, so it answers to me." Whether it wanted to or not.