Felton started, taking an immediate step back, about to activate the metal staff in his hand, but Corante's leaning figure had already retracted into the darkness, vanishing at the stairwell entrance.
Instantly, Felton stepped forward, metal staff aimed at the dark space.
But at this moment, there was complete silence as if no one had ever been there.
Felton stomped his foot hard, and finally, the sound-activated light came on, revealing no one in sight.
He looked around. The entire stairwell was empty. There was no sign of anyone either up or down the stairs.
However, it was at this moment that a sense of inexplicable panic rose in Felton's heart. He suddenly looked up at the ceiling to see a high-top hat suspended motionless above his head.
It seemed that inside the hat was...
Seeing this scene, Felton let out a loud scream, quickly raising his metal staff toward the space above, but sadly, the high-top hat had already descended upon him one step ahead.
