Sid came out from behind the door and shrugged. He didn't come inside, but folded his arms and leaned against the doorframe.
"Yeah, it's me. But why have you forgotten again? You're supposed to call me Senior!"
Thor clutched his chest in pain, glaring at Sid with a grimace.
"You're going to kill me? Aren't you afraid Mentor Kazi will skin you alive?"
Sid chuckled, his face full of disdain. "Who said I was going to hurt you? You Level 1 Apprentices clearly killed each other. I just happened to be passing by and kindly offered to collect your bodies."
"Do you think you can fool the mentors?"
"Do you think the mentors really care about a few apprentices? Especially dead ones." His gaze swept over the cluttered Experiment Table and cabinets, and he sneered. "You tried to make an antidote? Clever idea, but what you have isn't poison. Medicine won't help."
Thor used the teleportation belt to support himself as he began to move. Sid simply stood in the doorway, neither entering nor stopping him.
It seemed he planned to wait until Thor died on his own.
Thor made his way to the teleportation opening, grabbed the black leather fringe, and shouted inside, "Senior! Senior!"
The bright candlelight above made Thor's face look pale.
Sid laughed again.
"You think someone will come save you? Hayden happens to be busy today and isn't here," he said mockingly. "Byron from Corpse Room One turned thirty a few days ago and has already left the Wizard Tower. They haven't found his replacement yet. Right now, you and I are the only ones on the East Tower's second floor."
"What did you do to me?" Thor used the Teleportation Platform to support himself as he moved toward the other side, apparently hoping to