as the body crawled itself out of the ash, it seemed to be silently screaming. This was confirmed when the ash figure grew vocal cords and began shrieking in wordless fear. Slowly, features began forming, showing short hair and freckles. Color slowly seeped into his body, dying his skin pale white, his hair red, and his eyes black and wide with fear. The ash slowly collected in him, and Alex Cross came up, screaming "WHY? I WAS DEAD, AND HAPPY! LET ME GO BACK! LET ME BACK! oh god, the voices are back. OH NO, PLEASE NO, NO, DON'T-" He dropped back to wordless screams, slamming his head against the ground and hoping he would die from the impacts. Bryce, in horror, slowly began walking away, unsure of what to do.