Would You Still Love Me?
He looked at himself in the mirror again and shook his head. He smiled, remembering the first time he wore a mask. He had arrived in China with his real face, and in the third gang fight he survived, half his face down to his right shoulder had been scarred. It was a jarring sight; he couldn't look at himself, so the Kil identity was there for a long time. That was when he learned to leave his alters on the surface for an extended period of time.
A year passed, and he had to do a job that involved him spying a dangerous man, but he just couldn't, and that's what gave rise to Dr. Andrea. She made the first mask for Kil. It was imperfect and easy to ruin, but she persevered in the artwork.
When they were now powerful, Thomas helped him get surgery. He had a total of 20 deep scars, 3 burns, and a cut little toe. He was restored afresh, though there were still tiny scars from the procedures.