Written from point of view of a serial killer who perceives each of his murders as the victim. He thinks that he is being repeatedly killed. Takes a while to realize that this, in fact, cannot be true, as one can only be killed once.
How? As story begins, he experiences his life as unrelated vignettes - scenes of being murdered. Slowly he pieces together a sense of continued identity and realizes he cannot be being repeatedly killed - might come up with various theories of how his perceptions could be true first; he's psychic, experiencing others murders - or in contact with ghosts, or confusing dreeams with reality, etc.
What motivation? Could he be extremely empathic and so identifies with his victims that he he remembers the killings from their point of view? Possibly he started as a soldier who is so disturbed by horrors of killing that his identity shatters. Could be that he was abused as a child. Could be that he began as a cold blooded killer who slowly develops a conscience.
Could be like a detective story as he pieces together the truth... What happens when he begins to suspect the truth, then slowly becomes convinced that it is true? Does he turn himself into authorities? Kill himself? Try to make restitution? Decide to own his killings and continue them? Accept the truth and then proceed with a normal life?
hmmm...
Might work better as a screenplay.
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