ARC 2: The Sharpest Lives PART 2

Hol stands over the uniformed corpse and shouts at it (“Oi!”), but gets no answer. He clenches his fist and demands to know what the hell is going on. Then the wardrobe in the corner starts to rattle. Hol spins around with his revolver drawn, and behind him the cabin door slams shut on its own. For a second he wonders if it was just the wind. Then he decides “nah, fuck that!” and opens fire. Three shots ring out. The glowing purple bullets streak across the room and tear into the wardrobe, which cracks and topples over. Something crawls out of the wreckage: a thin, blackened, skeletal creature. Hol, sweating, can only think “What in the world..?” as he trains his gun on it. Before he can deal with it, the front door bursts open. A man in sunglasses and a tactical vest stands in the doorway that looks exactly like the corpse on the floor next to him, Hol has to wonder if this one is “also fake.” The stranger takes a step inside. Hol is shocked that “that fucker is walkin’!” and warns him that one more step means he’s dead. The man raises his hands and tells him to take it easy. While Hol is focused on the newcomer, the creature quietly crawls across the floor behind him. Hol is left confused about who he’s even supposed to be aiming at. In the final panel, the stranger spreads his arms in the doorway. Behind him outside, a figure with a glowing red eye rises into view with a “VHOOOM.” Part 2 ends on another cliffhanger: Hol is now caught between a crawling thing inside the cabin, and an armed stranger at the door.