The Case {FINISHED}

The Midnight in Duskwood

Narrator's POV

*A few days later*

As the sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows over the city, Athallia Marie found herself sitting in her office, consumed by the mystery surrounding Hannah's disappearance. She couldn't shake off the feeling that time was slipping through her fingers, and she needed a breakthrough.

Just as her frustration mounted, a soft knock echoed through the door. Athallia looked up to see Liam standing at the threshold, his dark hair tousled and piercing blue eyes glistening with determination. She couldn't help but feel a flutter of anticipation as she invited him in.

"Liam," Athallia greeted him, her voice tinged with both curiosity and caution. "What brings you here?"

Liam stepped forward, a hint of excitement in his eyes. "I've uncovered something that might help us," he said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a worn book titled "The Midnight in Duskwood."

Athallia's eyes widened as she recognized the title. "the man without a face," she whispered, her voice barely audible. "This is a myth associated with the man without a face. How did you come across this?"

Liam's lips curled into a wry smile. "Let's just say I have my ways. This book holds the key to understanding the darkness that haunts Duskwood." liam saw a hidden compartment in the book and immediately looked at it "There's a hidden compartment within its pages." after opening a hidden compartment that Liam found, he saw a usb, "Athallia look it's a usb right let's see if we can see a clue of the contents of that usb."

Athalia immediately inserted the usb in her laptop

*inserted the usb*

She saw the tale of the man without a face and they opened it and watched the clip at the same time.

Author: oooopss stop for now, it would be better if you watch the video I prepared for you, thank you

*play the video*

"The Disappearance of Butcger's boy, William due to a severe defect which cause half of his face to be disfigured, most kids avoid young William. Therefore, he is excited by the offer, Three boys, Jimmy Hopkins, Nathaniel Tanner, Scotty Morris, make him especially since they only make faces or insults at him. During a walk, they came across a fawn. So they say, which is why they are inviting William to go visit the little deer together. So He follows his new playmates deeper and deeper into the forest while they Continue to Gush over the fawn. they say that its ear are so big and funny, His coat so incredibly soft, His eyes so beautiful to look at. Yes, supposedly it evens like to be petted. However, when they arrive at the clearing they had described there is no fawn anywhere to be found. The warm smile of his friend suddenly changes into the awful laughter of Ridicule before William realizes the terrible situation he has gotten himself into. They tie him to a large tree and pull a jute bag over his head while repeatedly calling out the word scarecrow. They leave William, who is very scared behind. he is so terrified that he does not make a sound, does not cry or call out as they abandoned the poor boy to his fate. The same night Jimmy Hopkins come to his sense and confesses their cruel prank to his dear father. It does not take long iluntil the whole town of duskwood search the dark forest for the child. But when they arrived at the location described by the foolish boy Jimmy Hopkins. William is not there all they can find untouched at the foot of the tall tree, an ocean of raven feathers, and the Jute bag soated with blood. Some may say that the legend of the man without a face was born when William's father picked up that the bag was dripping with his own child's blood. Because William was never found and neither was a single clue of his whereabouts. But soon the houses of wrongdoers were mark with a strange signs that resembled a raven. They appeared out of nowhere as if they were made by an invisible hand, then in the night of new moon the families of the three boys vanished completely. And Were never seen again. And the legend lives on demanding payment for sins , that have been committed, it slowly creeps through duskwood streets watching, vigilantly through raven eyes in the cover of the dark night."