Higgs moved to speak, before his head suddenly snapped forwards, his eyes wide with panic. He pulled the child closer to himself as he pointed further down the beach.
"Them." he whispered, before he covered his mouth and pinched his nose, clearly holding his breath.
Further down the beach, the sand gave way to what looked like large handprints, moving towards Higgs and Dan with a slow purpose. As each depression pushed into the sand it slowly filled with a black liquid like tar. Higgs' face turned to Dan, eyes wide with panic.