Quantamaker uses his telekinesis to pin Sawyer against a wall; the lone Neverdead is now unable to move. "It's too bad you wouldn't listen to reason," the wizard says. "I might not be able to harm you directly; but rest assured, dear boy, your family will pay for your insolence!"
Suddenly, the door to the "PROJECT: GRAVEYARD MINDS" room bursts open, with all of the Neverdead walking through. They are led by Jack and Noobie, and they all seem cognizant and self-aware. Through the doorway, Sawyer sees that his fellow Neverdead have incapacitated all the rest of Full Circle's basement floor personnel.
This interruption breaks Quantamaker's concentration long enough to free Sawyer from his telekinetic hold. The scarecrow lurches toward the wizard, grabs him, and bashes his glowing head against a computer console. This causes the machinery to activate, opening another portal like the one Sawyer used to enter this world in Philadelphia. On the other side of this portal, Sawyer sees what looks like another version of Full Circle Sanitarium in some other universe.
Quantamaker laughs, spitting a horrid black pus from his mouth. He shows neither pain nor fear, and he doesn't seem at all concerned that his number might be up. "Thank you, Sawyer," he chuckles. "Somehow, I can always count on you to do just the right thing." The wizard then levitates and floats into the portal, vanishing into thin air.
"You better pray your enemy finds you before I do," Sawyer mumbles after him, as the portal dissipates.
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