The Darkest Prison

(12,000 word short story) Bran Carstairs is convicted for a murder he didn’t commit, left free to walk the streets — if he dares. Transformed into the thing used to frighten naughty children, a Null, he will be a man without a face, hiding in the shadows, no longer human. He will be prey, hunted for sport. His only choice is to survive or die. How long will it be before death is the better choice?