A multi-chapter story centered around a young woman cursed to be forgettable, and an old man who can never forget.
stay tuned, and we'll see where it's heading.
The Faceless And The Scarred - Ch.1 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred - Ch.1
Chapter one - Walking Away.
The neon lights flashed violently in an array of colors as they wrestled each other for the attention of passerby, and a warm vapor exudes from the cars on the road and overpowers the chilly winter’s evening. A baby cries in the front seat of a silver Suzuki, longing for its pacifier, one could only guess.
"Aww, don't cry, Ricky." the mother shushed him nervously while trying to steer. "Mommy's here, we're almost home. Shh..."
And that is when the mother saw her, point blank in the middle of the road. She screamed louder than her shrieking car break.
Penelope Gardner was rushing home that night, runnin
The Faceless And The Scarred Ch.2 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred Ch.2
Chapter Two - A Leftover Sandwich And A Cup Of Joe
Death and dust clouded the steel ruins as Gary Brandt ran into the debris, at a loss for how it happened, and why. He was looking for any survivors he could find hidden in the wreckage that was only yesterday the South Tower. He witnessed as clouds of thick toxic fumes erupted while they were unearthing the ruins. they were lucky to have found survivors, many of them badly injured, but too many others weren't so lucky; too many of them were already killed when they got there. Gary didn't have a mask or special gear to protect himself, not much other than his uniform. Gary tread carefully thr
The Faceless And The Scarred Ch.3 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred Ch.3
Chapter Three - Imposition
"Kidnapped?" Mrs. Leggieri exclaimed.
"Yes, Penny Gardner was kidnapped; say it with me."
"Penny Gardner was kidnapped..." Mrs. Leggieri was about to look away, but the the destitute girl lay her hands on her face and positioned Mrs. Leggieri's gaze, so that it would never lose sight of her. "This is terrible... please let go of my face."
Penelope did so, and continued, making a conscious effort to pretend she was someone more official than herself. "yeah, I know. Apparently, Mr. Gardner owed them large sums of money, and, when they realized they weren't going to get it, they went after her. but what's more terribl
The Faceless And The Scarred - Ch.4 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred - Ch.4
Chapter Four - Crossing The Line
Gary walked home that day with mixed feelings. Mrs. Fischer told him earlier today, that he was being a strong and courageous hero to cope with all that he has. But was he really strong? If so, why does he feel so helpless? And was he at all courageous? Personally, Gary was terrified of his reality. Was he even a hero? Well, if he was, he certainly didn't feel that way. He breathed into his inhaler again preemptively, he felt an attack in his lungs coming on again (and he was right on that bet every time, not that the foreknowledge made a significant difference.)
It didn't take as long as it felt it did, Gar
The Faceless And The Scarred Ch. 5 (updated) by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred Ch. 5 (updated)
chapter 5 - Your Name, Or Yourself
Over at the NYPD, Chief Brian O'Connor was at wit's end. Danielle was such a terrible liar: 'A lamppost' she cried, 'I'm sorry I rammed your Suzuki into a lamppost', she claimed. But what the hell made her think she could get away with running over a human being, murdering her, and lying about it in a police investigation? The chief fretted; what would everyone in the station think, when rumor gets out that Chief O'Connor's daughter got arrested for vehicular manslaughter? And what about her own fate? Danielle can't handle prison, she's still just his little girl! There might have been stuff he could've o
The Faceless And The Scarred Ch. 6 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred Ch. 6
Chapter 6 - The Escort
"Your Excellency, I have returned from my journey." a masked child entered the church that night, when everyone was asleep. Everyone except for the Shadow Bishop, having just completed his prayers for the night. He was a man - if you can still call him one, who never sleeps - who transcended sleep, and prayers were his only means of keeping track of time. "Oh? And what have you discovered, Little one?"
"The Newcomer is making a ruckus." the child said, "Eager to steal, eager to manipulate."
"A troublemaker." The Shadow Bishop said.
"Yes." The youth nodded, "Even to the point of attracting the attention of the cops."
"Br
The Faceless and the Scarred Ch. 7 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless and the Scarred Ch. 7
Chapter 7 - Sacrilege
A lone carriage with four black horses trotted down and up the avenues as the moon turned a blind eye. Gary had gotten a personal scenic route around the darkness that of NYC after-hours. The dust inside the carriage triggered Gary's asthma, who suffered on and off the whole way there, but thanks to his inhaler, at least there was respite.
There were no cars - parked or otherwise - in sight on these streets, but people had been wandering the streets in sorrow. Gary wondered to himself if they are even in New York anymore. It is then that they entered a dark tunnel where the lights were grey, and when they emerged from
The Faceless And The Scarred Ch. 8 by PrinceZahn, literature
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The Faceless And The Scarred Ch. 8
Chapter eight - A World Keeps Turning.
Late that night, at the ungodliest hour, the black carriage clip-clopped out of Sh'ol's dreary, shadowy ghetto, and slowly crossed the Manhattan Bridge back into the streets of New York. A most strange path indeed, given it was not the way either of them came in.
There were more cars on the streets now then there were before, even this late past the witching hour, but the few drivers around them switched lanes without thinking, much less noticing that they made way for the coachman and his four horses. Inside the carriage, Gary and Penelope sat across from each other in uncomfortable silence.
"So..."