A monster was born

in the beginning, there was nothing. then, god created everything. he also created two humans, whom he named adam and hawa (eve). and then they did something god didn't allow. as a result, god punished them by sending them to this world. thus began the story of earth. but who could have imagined that a mere mortal would one day bring its destruction? let the tale of "insanity of zero" begin.

a dark room. a man is tied to a chair, beaten so severely that it's hard to recognize him as human.

an unknown figure stands over him. "you were supposed to be the perfect subject for b-..."

the victim coughs up blood. "wh-who are you?" he asks weakly.

the figure chuckles, stepping back. "oh? did i hit you that hard? it seems you've forgotten me. i am the end of smile." the figure walks away. "farewell. you were fun to play with. once i'm done with my work, i'll kill your family too. now then... i'm ready to destroy ins—"

zero jolts awake in his bed, panting. "these dreams again... who is this 'end of smile'? and... who am i?"

a knock on his door interrupts him. "brother! it's time for school! wake up!" his sister, yuki, calls.

"...kay," zero replies.

at fung high school, a scream echoes through the air.

someone screaming, "help!"

zero mutters, "ha? i haven't been to school in days... let's sneak in from the back."

he climbs the school wall and sneaks to the back entrance, where he spots two students bullying someone.

"hey, can you stop?" zero says, trying to sound innocent. he thinks to himself, "{let's act like a cute girl.}"

one of the bullies snaps, "go away! this isn't your business!"

zero picks up a rock, throws it at them, and then sprints away.

"hey, come back here!" the bullies shout, chasing after him.

but zero leaps over the school wall again and hides around the corner of a building.

"that was easy," he whispers. "{let's see where they are now.}"

he peeks around the corner and notices a guy with light blue hair beating up the bullies.

"hm. i'll head home now..." he suddenly clutches his head in pain. "ugh, not again!"

a voice from the shadows says, "it's me, zoro. seems like you've lost your memories... what a shame. you're useless to me now."

"wait, what memory?" zero demands, frustration boiling inside. "{how dare he provoke me}", he thinks.

zoro walks away, disappearing into the shadows. a few minutes later, zero wanders the streets.

"memories, huh..."

zero encounters the bullies again. this time, they grab him, tie him up, and start beating him with a bat.

"why is it always me? why does this world never let me be?!" zero screams in his mind.

he glares at them, eyes burning with rage.

"giving us that death stare, huh? show us if you can do anything!" one of the bullies mocks.

"boring..." zero mutters. "{if i've really lost my memories, is it this aura i keep feeling? my memories... have their own aura?}"

later, at home.

"hey, why is your hand red?" yuki asks.

"i don't know," zero replies.

"brother, i have a confession... i like someone."

"nice, tell me who. i won't tell mom," zero says.

"it's you! haha, got you again! i'm not like others. i'll accept whoever you and mom choose."

"ah, come on! it's your life. if you really like someone, just tell me. i'll support you," zero says, exasperated.

the next day.

"so... that end of smile guy said he'll kill my family. what did i do to him? was it a dream, or... was it my memory? i won't let it happen. i'll get my memories back. i'm not letting him take what i have left!" zero declares, lying down on the grass, staring up at the sky.

time: 10:20 p.m. zero lying on the grass.

"i'm so tired of this. i want to do something interesting... like getting my memories back," he mutters. "hmph. this world has left me ignorant. i'm tired of seeing my family's smiling faces. they won't tell me anything about my past. i'll make this world regret making me suffer! this world used me, then threw me away like trash. now that i know my purpose... i'll destroy this world. and i mean it. i'll do anything to achieve my goal... at all costs. it might seem foolish, like i'm trying to do something no one else can... but i promise, i'll show you what i'm made of!" he pauses for a moment. "wait, who am i even talking to?"

'will zero succeed, or fail like a nobody in this world? if you want to know, keep reading!'