Mask of Wishes

Mask of Wishes is a dangerous wish artifact in Beyond the Timescape. Xu Qing, Grand Emperor Devilbird are its principal character associations, while its catalog entry follows demonstrated use and custody rather than assuming that proximity means permanent ownership. (Chapters 1037, 1060)

History

Recorded appearances

The item is first identifiable in Chapter 1037. Its later record spans 5 chapter-level appearances in the supplied corpus, with evidence including Chapters 1037, 1042, and 1060. Those appearances establish its continuing narrative relevance without treating every retrospective mention as a new transfer or use. (Chapters 1037, 1042, 1060)

The verified custody history is concise: Sought by Grand Emperor Devilbird; discovered, taken, and retained by Xu Qing. This wording distinguishes gifts, carrying, temporary handling, disputed possession, and institutional control wherever the corpus does so. It does not infer a sale, inheritance, or permanent transfer that the cited chapters do not establish. (Chapters 1037, 1040, 1042, 1050, 1060)

Abilities and properties

The supplied corpus classifies the item as a dangerous wish artifact. Its significance comes from the uses and constraints demonstrated across its recorded appearances; effects not shown in those chapters are left unstated. Where an item has a will, activation condition, limited charge, or temporary custodian, that limitation remains part of the custody description rather than being flattened into unrestricted ownership. (Chapters 1037, 1042, 1060)

Ownership and custody

Sought by Grand Emperor Devilbird; discovered, taken, and retained by Xu Qing. Associated characters are listed because they carry, create, receive, seek, activate, guard, or otherwise materially interact with the item. The association is not itself an ownership claim, especially when the relationship involves a loan, theft, capture, institutional trust, or sentient being. (Chapters 1037, 1040, 1042, 1050, 1060)