—SurgeonI'm so scared my hands are shaking, but I'm here. I am, in my own small way, being a hero. I thought they'd be waiting for me, but everything is the way I left it. They can't stop me from being the kind of doctor -- the kind of man -- I want to be. The kind of man who can ask Liz Berry out to the pictures. Everything is going to be different -- better. But when I wake up, I know...I've just been a fool. Before, my thoughts were a tangled mess of doubt and confusion. But in the pain, I find clarity. My house is destroyed. My body disfigured. I an instant, everything I have is gone. None of it matters. This is an open door. I'm walking through it. The agony is just my body telling me a message. I'm taking something so I won't have to listen. It doesn't matter if my face is ruined. No one ever looked at me. I have no need to look fashionable or prosperous. I'll wear the garb of my profession. And I will never neglect my duty to prevent the spread of infection.
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Surgeon (Rupert Kingsley) (First appearance)
- Achilles (Lewis Green) (First appearance as Achilles)
- Aviatrix (Sarah Starr)
- Operative (Dennis Piper)
- Revenant (Ezekiel Wright)
Antagonists:
- The Board
- General (Piper)
- Unnamed Board member (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Nox
- Sheriff Minton (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Rupert's mother (First appearance; dies)
- Liz Berry (First appearance; dies)
- NYPD corrupt officers
- Willis (First appearance; dies)
- Willis' wife (First appearance; dies)
- Willis' son (First appearance; dies)
- 160 other residents of Dark Willow (First appearance; dies)
- Joey
- Bridget
- numerous kidnapped children
- Achilles (Mentioned)
- Paris (Mentioned)
- God / Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Alice Starr (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- West Virginia
- Dark Willow (First appearance)
- Troy, Turkey (Referenced)
- United States of America
Items:
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written