You said you had a problem with the "super special" stuff.
I'm not sure how you can get more super special than being tasked with creating life on Earth, creating the universe as a whole, and, furthermore, being tasked with finding the literal Key to Time by the White Guardian of Time himself.
Being tasked by the White Guardian of Time to collect and assemble the Key to Time (essentially the most powerful object in all of existence) sure sounds pretty special to me.
Generally, being sent on a special mission by a god makes you pretty damn special.