Just… Just give them all up? My Masks? Why in the world would I do that? They’re mine. They’re all mine.~Zachary Altair is a human that has lived a long, fulfilling life. Well, several, actually. (Five hundred and thirty-six, to be precise.)When first presented with the opportunity to begin his life anew in another world, he clutched it tight and pulled it close to his chest, using this precious chance to indulge in whatever his heart desired. Riches? Easily obtained.Power? A given.It did help that he wasn’t restricted to a single other world; Zachary could carry over any skills or knowledge he had amassed in his current life cycle over to his next, effectively making him the strongest in any reality he found himself in. On his current cycle however, something went wrong – and his lives were ripped from his grasp.Now the once peerless and unparalleled Demon Lord Masquerade must set out on a journey to reclaim what was once indisputably his; all while being stripped of every strength and resource he once possessed.~Participant in the November Writathon 2023.