#no memory

in 2005, twenty children vanished across the united states.

ten boys. ten girls.

all random, no connections, no suspects.

every case went cold.

ten boys. ten girls.

taken by a covert organisation and trained to kill.

they were raised as weapons rather than individuals.

ten boys. ten girls.

the girls lived in the shadow, the boys radiated light.

ten boys.

one girl.

number eight.

the last one left of her class.

the highest kill count.

the handler’s favourite tool.

as the system’s favourite tool slowly becomes more aware, they must make sure she doesn’t make choices.

because once they lose eight?

all hell breaks loose.

CONTENT WARNINGS — The Numbers System

this story deals with heavy and potentially triggering themes. please, please read with care.

topics include:

— graphic violence & injury

— child abduction & institutional abuse

— child abuse (emotional, physical, implied sexual)

— implied sexual abuse or grooming

— brainwashing / trauma conditioning

— death / mentions of dead children

— PTSD, dissociation, and survivor’s guilt

— emotionally intense sibling dynamics

— references to torture, panic attacks, and flashbacks

— found family in the aftermath of violence

specific chapter warnings will be listed before each chapter.

You hear an unfamiliar creak not from the screaming trees you've grown familiar with.