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Chapter 3 - Tale 2: He with two names

Have you heard the tale? The sorrowful tale of a man with two names.

Wry was a young man when he started his career of beguiling and misdirection. Around the age of seven Wry said his first lie, a simple lie but one of itself, the lie was one of stealing from another kid and the chaperones believed him. He continued the lies throughout his entire life, lying about his love life, about the money he had, and even about other people, those were his favorite lies, he loved to spread misinformation of his peers to start trouble and watch from the background, it pleased him knowing that one sentence uttered from his lips could cause this chaos.

As Wry grew older he took his dishonest work to the next stage, casinos, dates, and jobs, he lied about it all, everyone believed him. He was a billionaire and had many women at his fingertips, he had it all, but as he grew older the mischievous side of him faded and he matured, he realized the trouble he caused had lasting effects on the people he fooled, ruining friendships, relationships, and even some of their futures. That's when he decided that things needed to change...

Ben awoke one day in his rural house the common everyday items strewn around his humble abode as his two children slept beside him. Ben was happy with his life, he could've wished for more but all he needed were beside him, his wife, while not stunning was beautiful to him, and his two sons; Wyatt and Johnny. He had it all. he turned the tv to the news channel as the same things that played every day played. the missing person report for the multibillionaire Wry Chase who seemingly vanished off the face of the planet 2 years ago after donating all of his money to charity and then killing everyone in his home. Since the incident, he has never been found. Today though the news played a slightly different video from the previous incarnations, today was about the hidden past of Wry Chase, one that would change everyone's view of the murderer.

"Wry Chase was the previously known mass murderer who killed his entire family and everyone else at his estate before donating all his money to charity and vanishing sometime in August. as of today, no-one knows where he went or why he did these things but today we have received new information that might've led to Wry Chase's sudden lash out. Wry as a young boy living a modern normal life and won his way to power through illegal bets and methods, despite him being a ruthless man from a young age nothing seemingly goes towards his murdering of the entire estate though it might've been from the pressure to keep his business alive and getting profit. though even more baffling is why he donated all of his money to charity before vanishing two years ago on August 10th." as the news report went on and on about the past of the serial killer Ben was thoroughly confused about the date it kept repeating, August 10th 2 years ago, the same day Ben had woke up in LA without any memories and a ton of money. no-one knew of him and he apparently had a wife of whom he never remembered marrying much less meeting, but he repressed those thoughts when he met her and decided to go along and donate all of his savings to charity the same day. as he stood up thoughts ran through his head faster than he could ponder them. he started to slowly go insane the news said one last thing that tipped him over the edge.

"One new thing we have learned is that not everyone at the estate was killed in fact Wry Chase had invited one lady to join him for that night for and I quote: "to talk I need to ponder something." as for what that talk was about we have few ideas but it may be related to the murders and the bits of Wry's blood found on the scene. As of now, no new information has been uncovered but if anyone sees this women report her to authorities as she may have info on the incident." On the screen, much to Ben's dismay was a mugshot looking much akin to his wife lying on the couch near him along with his two sons.

[1 hour later]

Two policemen arrived on the scene of one of the most brutal murders they had seen in a few years. from what eye witness reports had said it was a nice home with a father, mother, and two sons, the family had been living there for two years and nothing out of sorts had ever been noticed nor had anything seemed peculiar in the way the father, Benicio, had acted up till now. The family was confirmed to be Benicio's family and the wife being the woman from the news but one thing confused the authorities more than ever and it was the blood and skin left at the scene that matched that of Wry Chase from two years ago, in fact, the whole scene looked eerily reminiscent to that of Wry's estate, with but one difference, the words etched in the wall saying; She Lied. and nothing else. As the night grew on and the investigation continued. a masked figure crept into the night one half of his face cut open and covered in his own blood the other cold and dark as if it was already dead. And that is the tale of the man with two names.