SHADOW
"That's the side effect? And he had to go through that?" I felt his pain and anguish. He had been in the bathroom, vomiting for minutes, while I couldn't do anything but wait outside.
"He has to cleanse his body, his bloodstreams, and what he took wasn't just a concoction."
"Figured."
"I cast a spell on it because elemental mercury can't be removed just by puking and defecating. It needs Chelation therapy, medicine, dialysis, or surgery. It's a plus point that he's not human. He healed fast. He must have consumed a little amount otherwise." Zarah shrugged. "He could be dead by now."
I looked up when tears welled my eyes. I knocked again when the bathroom seemed silent, but I could still feel his struggle and constant groaning.
"Califf, can I come in?"
"No." He
