Lowered Power
Mask #76 of 613 — a wearable identity from X. Masquerade (2025), the sixth chapter of LUCI by Sam Spratt.
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Observation
Mask Maker. Oh, Mask Maker. Inside, I am a demon. Make me a mask that disguises me as earnest. One that soothes the fearful and invites the trusting. Make the mask’s edges soft, so I can wear it for long, and may I one day truly forget the devil beneath.
Replies by this mask
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- Your soul arrived into this world pure. It will dissolve back into the quiet it left before. Like sleep untouched by dreams.
- Humans assign whether things are good or bad. In the infinity of space and time, there is no suffering and there is no bliss. It just Is.
Revision
When I took my mask off, I felt the wind on my bare skin. Sweat no longer trickled down my face. My true voice undisguised.