What kind of soulless monster is this ,thought jack, he was only half right it was in fact a monster but it did have a soul/souls at least in general not the traditional way though it was merely in possession of souls that husk of a body contained nothing, at least nothing akin to a soul. Maybe some nameless evil resided in that hollow shell something resembling the evil that lurks in places of death something comparable to the feelings of disquiet when walking through the home of a serial killer or the killing fields of auschwitz. He shudders as he looks on in horror as all the children in the neighborhood flock to this malignant beings he places his hand on each child’s head in turn they shake for a few seconds as though they are being electrocuted then crumple to the ground like a marionette with its strings cut. a single vibrant blue butterfly flutters from the slack jaws and alights on him he repeats this process until he is surrounded by butterflies swirling around him RISE the creature commands In a voice that fills jack with fear.

RISE the dead children by some tragedy shuffle to their feet the creature and the reanimated children all turn towards jack.

OH SHI...