Heyoka Mask Novels & Stories

Mom rarely swore, but when she did, it was comedy gold. “Thanks, Mom,” I whispered, pulling away and sliding my white mask over my face. It was beautifully crafted: two silver wolves howling at the moon etched into the forehead, with thin black detailing that traced the cheekbones. The mask made me feel different—stronger, bolder. Like maybe I could fake bravery for one night. “I’m going to find Alpha and Luna Silvermane,” she said, squeezing my hand once before disappearing into the crowd. And just like that, the warmth of her touch vanished.

I aimed at her neck, but before I made any odd move, I placed my hand on her mask and took it off. “Who is Hera?” the face behind the mask asked me. *** Fuck! Maybe this is a trick, a subtle way to lure me out of the hall and have me walk so far from Artemis, maybe so Kane would have time to torture her with his incessant ‘eyes on the face’ madness. The bitch in front of me was not anything Hera. Her eyes looked like Hera’s but I realized she’d used eye contact lens. “Sorry—” I nearly returned her mask, but I paused. “But, why are you on mask?”

I did not need to pass through my room’s waiting area in order to enter my queen’s room. I sat on the edge of my large bed for a while before I stood up and slowly walked in front of the full-length mirror. I gazed at the woman who stood I front of the mirror, with her face covered by an ivory mask. From the time I declared myself as the new Queen, no one has ever seen my face since then. I looked at my amber eyes in the mirror, eyes that could allure any man I wanted. They were two radiant eyes mirroring a woman of unfathomable depth of emotions, eyes that never laid bare for anyone to understand. Slowly, I removed my ivory mask. My eyes batted as I saw the face of a woman who could launch

Like she was empty of tears. "The mask was a gift from my mom, someone I thought I lost long before I lost my dad, I survived with an injury on my face that the doctors said would scar me. Everyone hated me after that, for taking away their alpha, for being weak and ugly." Lennox's hand came around her and held her close as she exposed more of herself. "The mask was a way of hiding my face so I don't disgust people but more than that it was what helped me stay close to my parents even when the wound was gone, I couldn't be without the mask."

Even Ah Yin shook her head slightly, "Even I don't know." "Did you buy some masks?" Chen inquired and Ah Yin nodded. With a thought and sliver of spirit energy, she pulled out eleven oval masks with various colors and carvings on them. Out of all the masks, there was only one that suited his black battle robes. A simple black mask carved out of the devil tree's wood but it didn't have any spirituality. The sections of the eyes were bordered by white marking. Taking the mask and trying it on, Chen suddenly looked towards Ah Yin with an intensity she had never felt before. His green eyes locked with her blue eyes as he questioned her calmly, "How do I look?"

Mask said as he was finally done fixing his mask. "Uhh o-okay... Let me think what word was it again, hmm...." Haru thought. "Gahdam! I easily forget." "Oh! I remember it now!" he exclaimed as he jumped. "Calm down. Boss might come in any minute, or worst, one of Regio executives," Mask said. "Okay okay, the word is paraluman," Haru said. "Paraluman?" Mask tilted his head. "What's that? It better not be some another curse word, or I might actually use it."

“Mia, why didn’t you come find me? If it weren’t for my mega money, I wouldn’t even know where you were staying!” I looked around, ensuring no one was watching, then pulled Sean inside. “Your red hair is too conspicuous. Being with you would expose me.” “The law doesn’t forbid celebrities from watching races!” “I’m not talking about my celebrity identity.” “Then what else could it be? Miracle doctor?” I rolled my eyes, pulled a mask from my bag, and put it on, smirking. “Guess.” “You… you…” Sean pointed at the mask, speechless. I waved my hand. “Official introduction: I am Hestia.”

Mrs Okenwa had gone to get them tickets for a train ride and the others were done and waiting for her. Lastborn's face had been done in dark-green, white and yellow curly butterflies and it looked great in his light complexion. But she liked Baby Kanayo's better. One half of his face was done in green, white and aqua ripples and it looked more like a half mask than anything. 'We are done.' The woman stood back to examine her handiwork then handed Eniiyi a mirror. Eniiyi liked the half mask of green and white and pink petals that covered one side of her face. It accentuated her eyelids and brought out the colour of her skin.

"How is it now? Does it fit?" Jonah smiled amusedly. He pulled at Hazel's black mask, making sure it covered her mouth and nose perfectly. "Now, this is the right fit." Hazel protested, her eyes glaring from behind the large sunglasses. "No one would recognize me here, you know!. The wig, the wide sunglasses, the face mask, even the fake mole on my face. Is all this really necessary?"

SUNESIS'S POV The silver mask was cold against my skin. It felt completely different from the hot, stuffy air of the dressing room. I stood in front of the broken mirror, my hands shaking as I fixed my long black silk dress. I made sure the fabric covered my shoulders and arms perfectly. I had to hide everything from my neck down. Underneath the smooth cloth were the deep, ugly burn scars that ruined my body, the painful marks from the fire that took my family away.