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Masks of Truth
"Appearances can be deceiving. The hidden face is where the truth lies".

Everyone has a side to them that others don't see. There's an aura of a mysterious persona in the town of Vielied Hollow. A wave of eerie elegance spreads through the city. Everyone wears a mask that hides their true face. Nobody ever reveals their true identity to others. There's a strange aura seen in everyone there.

Even though Vielied Hollow was a mystery town, nothing strange happened there. That was before the 31st of October.

The citizens were getting ready for a Halloween masquerade party that day.

The party was to be held in the house of a citizen named Ms. Penhallow. It was 11:30 PM, and it all went well before Ms.Penhallow's waitress reported something extremely grave.

"Oh, Miss. Something deadly happened. Something that was not supposed to. Oh. May god spare me for saying this. Oh," said Ms.Penhallow's waitress Ms.Nemo, with a shaky breath. Her face was pale and she was shivering from top to bottom.

"What happened Nemo? Why do you sound so shaken?" questioned Ms.Penhallow. She tried to calm Nemo down and offered her a glass of water.

"Oh, Miss. Something deadly happened. Something that was not supposed to. Oh. May god spare me for saying this. Oh," said Ms.Penhallow's waitress Ms.Nemo, with a shaky breath. Her face was pale and she was shivering from top to bottom.

"What happened Nemo? Why do you sound so shaken?" questioned Ms.Penhallow. She tried to calm Nemo down and offered her a glass of water.

"Oh, miss. How can I explain that? Mr. Rockbury is dead! His face is as stiff as a stone. I think he must have been murdered," said Nemo as she started to weep. Ms.Penhallow stroked her softly and calmed her down. She asked Nemo to go to bed, and Nemo did as she was asked.

After this sudden turn of events, the mysterious aura turned into a creepy one and eventful gazes were shared among others.

Whispers of "There's a murderer among us" were heard. Ms.Penhallow took the situation in stride. "Everyone! The past events have been a rather upsetting one. However, that does not mean we will suspect one another. I assure you I will get the cops to work on this event immediately. I also think it's a suitable time to wrap up the party. It is midnight, after all. Goodnight," said Ms.Penhallow.

There was a hustle seen everywhere, and Ms.Penhallow made her way towards the 1st-floor ballroom, where Mr.Rockbury was found dead. She contacted the police, and they arrived soon to investigate."Madame Penhallow. According to the investigation, Mr.Rockbury was murdered. We assume it must have occurred by 10:30 PM," said Officer Liam. He took out a vial filled with brown liquid from the table.

A drop accidentally fell into Mr.Rockbury's mouth, and he kept it back. "Thank you for checking up on this." said Ms.Penhallow. "I will come over tomorrow at 10 AM for further investigation, Ms.Penhallow," said Officer Liam and took his leave.

Ms.Penhallow again saw the Officer the following day. "I need the list of everyone at the party yesterday," said the Officer. "Sure," said Ms.Penhallow.

She quickly wrote a list and handed it over to the...