Mask Guy

Meeting with the Goddess-1

Mask Guy, an 18-year-old who's hated by everyone. The question in his mind always was ''What have I done wrong to be treated like this?'', truth to be told, he hasn't done a thing wrong, he has been kind and gentle for his whole life, an angel of a kid, one of the nice teenagers, the best person you know. What was the point in all of this though? his kindness was treated with harsh words, his gentleness was taken as a joke and everyone was constantly looking in disdain at him, even random people on the street. Why though? All that he ever did was to be born. Was that the thing that he did wrong?
When he was born his parents put a plain mask on his face and as he grew up he was always told that he mustn't take it off because no one wants to see such an ugly face. Mask Guy, as his real name was, saw that as an act of kindness '' My parents care about me and don't want me to be treated harshly, that's why they gave me this mask.'' is what he thought. He never understood the reason behind, not even after his death. A shame I must say, I guess he was just born in the wrong place.
Today, on his 19th birthday, he made the tough call and decided to commit suicide. He wrote a letter thanking his parents and teachers, took a pile of pills and peacefully went to the eternal sleep. Seeing that was really sad, even me, a Goddess, couldn't hold her tears back. I watched over him since he was little, it was my favorite activity during the times that I didn't have much to work. Now? What do I do now? Who will I look after? As selfish as this was, I couldn't let this boy rest in peace and decided that I need to meet him! Thus I am now standing in front of him :
'' I am the Goddess of the Seven Worlds, the Goddess of Life, the greatest among them all, Yilia. As I feel pity for you, I am giving you the chance to reincarnate again in the 3rd world, your world, but this time you won't have to suffer, you'll have stunning looks and will be loved by everyone. What do you say? '' - I asked him. Truth is, the 3rd world is one of the worst worlds to live in, it really hurts my pride that it became like this. It's all Tritiana's fault, the Goddess of Beauty, she bestowed upon my world her ''ultimate blessing''. Ultimate blessing my ass, she's so useless that from time to time there are impurities which take a half heart form and appear on people's faces as birthmarks. They are considered a sign of absolute ugliness in the 3rd world and shows the fate of a short life, luckily it's pretty rare these days. Though from time to time there are some who are born with it, like Mask Guy, when that happens I do my best to give them a happy reincarnation after death, but this one's life was just too much!
My thoughts fade away when I hear the boy who has been calmly standing in front of me this whole time, finally speaking after thinking his answer through.
'' Pleased to meet you, Goddess Yilia. I am grateful for your pity. However, I must apologize for the selfish request that I'm about to make. If my world is the 3rd one out of 7, there must be 4 others. Thus, I am asking you to please reincarnate me in one of those worlds and leave my looks and mask with me. '' — said Mask Guy giving off a strong presence.
'' Hah! Selfish request! If there's anything selfish here, that's me! I must say, I am not disappointed, actually, I'm quite enthusiastic about this! Though, you are right and wrong about the worlds. There are 7 advanced and recognized worlds, but there are many more who haven't achieved the modern life yet, thus they aren't counted as worlds since they are incomplete. I can leave your looks and mask, but that will have two consequences. The first one is that your memories will remain intact and the second one is that you will be reincarnated in one of the worlds that hasn't been recognized yet and you will have to improve it. However, think carefully about what I'm going to say. The world that you will ''land'' on is the 60th world, it's a broken world who has magic as it's the main source for everything and is on the verge of ending because of a war that will break between humans and the other species. You must fix their problems and settle the world as peaceful. Do you think you can do that? '' Whatever his answer is, I won't be disappointed. I'm looking forward to whatever his new life has to bring.
The boy didn't think much and confidently said:
'' Yes! I won't disappoint you, Goddess Yilia, I'm ready to take on this world and make peace! ''
Yiilia laughs and asks :
'' And just how will you do that? What if you reincarnate as a random commoner, how will you make peace? I like your enthusiasm, though. I will give you powers and status to help you with your goal, don't refrain, ask for whatever you think is necessary to accomplish your goal! ''
The boy thought things through this time and said:
'' I do not wish to be the strongest, nor do I wish to be the king. However, if you do grant me the power of having people feel comfortable around me, I promise I'll save that world even if it costs my life! ''
Yilia nodded and said:
"Alright! That's how things will be. Now close your eyes and be ready to reincarnate."
Yilia mumbled some words regarding a blessing and sent Mask Guy away.
"Hah! That boy sure is something! I can't just leave him like that, he'll be thankful when he sees the strength i gave him!'' thought the proud Yilia.
Words about Mask Guy quickly spread to the other Gods, all of them were impressed and decided to give him blessings. However, Tritania, the Goddess of Beauty, was unable to do anything due to his request about appearance and bestowed upon him a familiar to protect him, a spirit who took the form of a pink salamander.
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Author's note:
Thank you if you've read this far. I hope you enjoyed it and please remember that all opinions are welcomed.
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Soon to be continued