Zero

Zero (ゼロ) was the leader of Six Arms, Eight Fingers' security department. He was killed by Sebas.

Appearance
Zero was a giant, bald man with half of his face and body covered with tattoos of various beasts. There is a panther on his legs, a falcon on his back, a rhino on his arms, a buffalo on his chest, and a lion on his head. Everything about him is large. The outlines of his muscular figure can be seen through his clothes. The cold glint in his eyes belongs to that of a seasoned warrior.

Personality
Zero was a strategic thinker who's always composed, examining any situation calmly. Given his experience, he was observant enough to recognize that the hole made by Sebas on the iron door of the brothel was made by a fist, not a magical item.

Zero was very arrogant and confident in his strength and skills to the point of stating that he is the strongest in the Kingdom and will make Gazef and Brain kneel before him someday.

Background
At some point in the past, Zero met Davernoch and recruited him into joining Six Arms of Eight Fingers. In return for joining the criminal organization and to use his magical powers under his direction, he helps fulfill the undead's request. This was by having Zero introduced the undead to someone who was willing to teach it magic, and paid it appropriately.

The Men in the Kingdom Arc
and The Men in the Kingdom II Arc Zero, along with the executives of Eight Fingers, meet in an undisclosed location to discuss various issues affecting the organization. Zero offers to assist Hilma with his resources but was turned down. However, one of the executives, Cocco Doll, requested for his security services in order to reinforce his hold over his declining slave trade division.

After learning that the brothel had been seized and that Succulent and Cocco Doll were captured by the authorities, he orders Six Arms to bail Succulent out, as well as gather information on those who were responsible for the attack on the organization and punish them in return.

When Sebas Tian is told to come to a warehouse alone due to Tuare's kidnapping, four of the Six Arms were there waiting for him. They engaged Sebas in combat but failed to even scratch him, resulting in them all being finished off effortlessly by Sebas. The other two members were waiting elsewhere and encounter Brain Unglaus, Climb, and Lockmeier. Succulent had disguised himself as Tuare in an attempt to get them to lower their guard down but fails and is next defeated by Climb and Lockmeier. Zero and Brain engage in a fierce battle but are interrupted by Sebas. Not believing that Sebas could kill four of the Six Arms by himself, Zero puts his duel with Brain on hold and attacks Sebas with his strongest attack. It, however, does nothing to the butler and Zero dies from a powerful heel dropkick. With his final breath he says Sebas couldn't have been human, so how was he so strong? Thus indicating he retracted his belief the butler was lying.

Mass for the Dead Arc
After Eight Fingers collapse, Zero found himself without a job and switched his talents as a worker. At a bar he was approached by his old colleague Hilma who invited him to work at E-Rantel using her new position at the Pharmacist's Guild. Zero not wanting to be indebt to her refused and continued resume his criminal ways. Uninterested in starting his new career as just a worker, Zero intended to build a new organization with his comrades in Six Arms. In public he acted as an outstanding worker to build trust but behind the scenes he worked to build a new syndicate with him acting as the head. His nascent criminal empire started slow but was gaining momentum however he and his comrades lost their noble backers as the Kingdom was cracking down on all illegal activities as part of their concessions to the new Tripartite Alliance. Though this set Six Arms back, it opened a new opportunity to head to E-Rantel as it was becoming the new center of the world. It was there Zero intended to make a comeback and prove to the world he was the strongest in the three nations. Later in order to destabilize the Tripartite Alliance, Zero made a deal with Zurrernorn to complete their Death Spiral ritual. The criminal kept his comrades in Six Arms out of the loop of the plan but they followed his direction and worked with him to guard the site of the ritual thinking it was just a normal job. He was the only member to escape when Blue Roses and their allies attacked.

Blue Roses was assigned to capture the fugitive, But later he was found to be at a venue of the summit of the Tripartite Alliance having accepted an offer from Emperor Jircniv Rune Farlord El-Nix to join the Baharuth Empire and hence giving Zero immunity for his crimes. As part of a demonstration the participated in a mock battle against Gazef Stronoff and Soi. He was defeated by Gazef in the battle. Due to him gaining amnesty for himself and by extension his comrades, the surviving members of Six Arms were freed. They acted as a unit to train and lead a group of workers to fight against a horde of Chaos Beasts that were heading towards E-Rantel. Zero was ordered by the emperor to lead the monsters into the Quarry where the imperial knights would box the Chaos Beasts and eliminate them. Zero followed his orders to the letter but when the reinforcements came he expected them to join in the fray. They did not and Zero suspected something was off. He then called his comrades to get off the quarry floor. That action saved their lives as the quarry floor was broken apart by a mechanism activated by the knights, causing the workers and Chaos Beasts to fall into the Melting Pot. The trap dissolved everyone that fell into the pit killing them. Zero friends who survived the trap watched in horror at the lengths of which the Bloody Emperor would use to achieve victory. On the contrary Zero praised the action as the best method worthy of a leader.

Zero would return to Arwintar and be granted an audience with the emperor. Though he knew that the emperor used him and his workers as bait and caused many deaths of those under his command, there were no hard feelings. He also heard of what transpired in E-Rantel and how Jircniv was nearly executed by the Demon Emperor and was sympathetic having heard the rumors and new title of Bloodless Emperor that Jircniv had been smeared with. Still Zero wanted to be compensated for his part in helping the Emperor in his plan for culling the horde of Chaos Beasts. For his reward, Zero demanded to become one of the Four Imperial Knights as there was a position open with Nazami Enec's death. Though Zero's request for the position was not unreasonable, the emperor was hesitant to give it to him as he noted that the worker was not there when he needed him at the execution platform and that he wished to have another as his knight. Zero realized that this other was the "Dark Warrior", that the emperor had taken a shine to after being saved him him. Seeing that he could not compare to such a warrior that the emperor was fixated on, Zero asked what would he have to do to be granted knighthood. Just so it happened Jircniv wanted to make use of the skill of the worker.

Apparently since the emperor's image had been attacked due to the scathing rumors of his cowardice at E-Rantel, several nobles had been conspiring against him. He requires Zero's help in corralling all the detractors which Jircniv first requires him to take care of the undead in the Katze Plains. From the emperor Zero is told to tame the Captain of the Ghost Ship that lurks in the cursed land and recruit it to be a new member of his latest incarnation of Six Arms. Zero then proceeds to gather his two remaining comrades in Six Arms, Malmvist and Peshurian and several other workers on a undead subjugation into the plains. The workers delve deeper into the plains, culling undead and seeking the Ghost Ship. Zero and his comrades make the acquaintance of two strong workers named Regi and Shizuni. All the workers hired by Zero, aside from Regi and Shizuni, survive by the time they locate their target. Iguva having become the new captain of the Ghost Ship tries to kill the workers, but Zero defeats him. He gives the undead a choice to serve under him, and promises to grant him his wish to attain magical knowledge. Iguva faced with death agrees to the terms and becomes a member of Six Arms.

Upon the return back to Arwintar using the Ghost Ship, Zero hosted a small party at the hideout to celebrate Iguva's joining the ranks of Six Arms. Zero having taken an interest in the abilities of Regi and Shizuni, sends out Malmvist to evaluate them and recruit them into Six Arms. After the women accept the invitation, Zero he brings Iguva to the conspiring anti-Jircniv faction to prove that he has a means to safely transport the nobles through the Katze Plains by using the lich's abilities to pacify the undead. Though the nobles are initially wary of Zero's previous affiliation to the emperor, they accept his service believing that they effectively bought him and allow the worker to be incorporated in their plan to oust the "Bloodless Emperor". He learns from the nobles that they planned to establish a smuggling route to the Slane Theocracy and import weapons and slaves to bolster their forces in a coup to remove Emperor Jircniv.

Zero then leads the newly reconstituted Six Arms to the Katze Plains to confirm the safety of the smuggling route of the anti-Jircniv faction. Aboard the Ghost Ship, Zero is told by Iguva about the threat of the local Skeletal Dragons. Though the appearance of those monsters are rare, one appears coincidentally in front of them. Zero has a chance to see the powers of Regi and Shizuni and is satisfied with the results and direct the team to resume their survey of the area and route. A day later Zero at the hideout informs his team that the route will be in use and that they will act to dispel attacks by Chaos Beasts and Contaminated Beasts. Not only will they be escorting cargo but also the nobles in their carriages through the fog to meet their partners in the smuggling operation.

En-route to the rendezvous point with the Slane Theocracy, the convoy is intercepted by none other than the three remaining members of the Four Imperial Knights. The nobles unperturbed cockily believe they are at the advantage, until Zero reveals that he is a turncoat and sold them out. Six Arms and the knights quickly dispatch the rebels and arrest them. Zero seeing that he successfully rebuilt his team, admitted to them though he wished to gain the status of an Imperial Knight, he would have abandoned the idea for the former as he sees its stronger than ever.

Zero seeing that he fulfilled his part of the bargain asks about his reward. Nimble informs Zero had skill and ability for a Imperial Knight, though he would still have to test his strength against one of the current members. Zero understanding asks for a duel but the knights requests at another time as the prisoners took priority. Though Zero was not promoted immediately as a Imperial Knight, he was congratulated by his old and new comrades. That in mind Zero is satisfied that he is closer to his goal, though feels that being a worker is not so bad content to lead his new Six Arms.

When Regi and Shizuni were secretly snooping around Iguva's Ghost Ship in search of something, they were spotted by Malmvist and Peshurian who followed them. Their activity was reported to Zero, who then brough the two women to explain themselves. Under pressure the female workers admitted that they were looking for a mithril adventurer plate as they heard a rumor that the Adventurer's Guild were looking for one from a fallen adventurer and hoping to sell it for gain. From the information, Zero guessed that guild was trying to do a public relations stunt to honor the fallen adventurers that lost their lives. When he heard that the protagonist and his team of Darkness were searching for the plate, Zero wondered what would happen if he and his team snatched it first. He then led Six Arms to the plains to do their own retrieval, though left Iguva behind so they could split the reward five ways. The move turned to be a mistake as they ran afoul of a horde of undead forcing them to flee. Whilst in flight they ran into Darkness in the fog. Before Zero could engage the adventurer in combat the undead horde caught up to them. Though their history was chalked with conflicts, Zero proposed that they form a truce to fight off the undead, which the adventurers reluctantly agreed.

Once the undead were defeated, Darkness shared some information of their mission, revealing that the location of the mithril plate they were searching for was on a Skeletal Dragon and that the undead they caught the attention of where part of its thralls. Though Zero's teammates wanted to back down, not wanting to confront a dangerous monster, Zero to the surprise of everyone wanted to help. His offer was not one of charity, as after being told that there would be no reward for the plate since it was a work of charity, Zero wanted to claim the treasure hoard of the undead dragon and was willing to allow the adventurers to keep the plate so long as his team got the rest of the loot. The decision was agreed on after the Skeletal Dragon came out of its nest to find them, which the adventurers and workers eventually defeated through their combined efforts.

After the battle, Zero and his team were left exhausted. As part of their deal they allowed the adventurers to take not the just the mithril plate but the other plates that the undead dragon collected. Zero and his comrades were found by Iguva who came to investigate the disturbance in the area and helped to load the treasure aboard his ship which would be divided six ways. The leader of Six Arms was left impress by the protagonist's strength as the hero was left unscathed even after the battle with their quarry.

Zero and the rest of Six Arms were waiting for Regi and Shizuni to return from E-Rantel after they finished reselling daily household magic items there. Zero expressed some concern on the women as he was worried they might jump ship. His long-time human teammates assured him if that did happened he would still have them, with even Iguva reinforcing his oath to follow Zero. When the women returned they revealed that their resale plan failed as they found out that the Sorcerer Kingdom was launching its own brand of unique magic items based on the legacy of the Minotaur Sage. They procured the Scented Moisture Fan as proof. Zero was ecstatic on the find as he believed he could use it as leverage to have the Bloody Emperor promote him as one of the Four Imperial Knights.

In the aftermath of the Calamity of Cracks, Zero's teammate Shizuni was among those who had vanished. Some months after hearing from Regi that E-Rantel was hosting an event called the Greetings and Victory Festival and her intent to check it out. Zero became interested after learning that the Imperial Knights would be there to participate in the dedication performance, and decided to join in so as to impress the emperor who was attending so he could be knighted. Zero and Regi then took Iguva's Ghost Ship to the city.

Once there Zero's appearance at the festival came as a surprise to adventurers like Blue Roses, but Zero assured him that he was only there for the mock battles and not to stir up trouble. He and Regi were in the second match of the dedication performance, fighting against the guests of honor of the event: Shall and Ku. After a heated battle, Zero and Regi lost. Despite losing, Zero acknowledged his defeat and the strength of his opponents in good sportsmanship.

On a slow day of working jobs, Zero hanged out with his team, minus Iguva=41, at the Singing Apple Pavilion. Despite the lack of work, Zero looked on the bright side of enjoying the peace. When Malmvist brought up the topic of the latest rumors regarding to what happened in the city of E-Rantel, he noticed Regi's keen interest assumed that the woman was looking for a way t o profit off the situation.

Regi and Shizuni became interested in a bard singing a ballad about the emperor's brilliant plan in slaying a horde of Chaos Beasts, Zero dismissed it as he and his old team knew the truth of what really happened, and nearly died. This causes Regi and Shizuni to become more interested in the work of bards, and Zero provided him the contemporary role they played in society for their benefit as he was drinking. And seeing that they had aspirations to be bards, Zero in a drunken stupor encouraged it, jokingly hoping that they could gets some skills in the profession and spread the name of their work team.

Much later at their hideout, he and all the male members of New Six Arms were examining a new item brought back by Regi and Shizuni, the electric guitar. While the others in his team dismissed it as a musical instrument, believed it could be applied as a weapon to disorient the enemy.

Unknown to Zero, his former teammate Succulent was using his illusion magic to disguise himself as him whiling being the boss of an illegal gambling den in in order to play on the monk's reputation. Rumors reached Zero in the imperial capital from three workers at Singing Apple Pavilion that a former Six Arms member was operating the gambling den and using it as a front for smuggling. The monk suspected that it was his old comrade, and found it to be amusing as he never expected to hear rumors of his old teammate. He though Succulent's operation was bound to be foiled.

Though it didn't really matter to him if the operation was foiled, and his currently popularity was strong, Zero was not one to allow the name Six Arms be used since he already created New Six Arms. Shortly as he was making plans to retaliate, he heard rumors that the gambling den was busted and Succulent went missing.

Abilities and Powers
Zero was a monk-class, close-combat specialist who used shamanic possession (channeled through the tattoos on his body) to improve his already formidable fighting power, which made him the strongest member of the Eight Fingers. As a High-level monk, he had fists as hard as Orichalcum and was estimated to rival adamantite ranked adventurers.

Known Classes

 * Monk
 * Shamanic Adept

Skills

 * Iron Skin: A Monk skill that renders the user's body as hard as metal.
 * Single Strike Kill: Simultaneously channeling every single one of the animal spirits empowering his shamanic tattoos (Panther, Falcon, Rhinoceros, Buffalo, Lion), Zero executes a tremendously powerful punch that, given the name, is likely capable of killing most New World inhabitants in a single hit if it connects.

Main Equipment

 * Monk's Black Belt
 * Armband of the Beast King
 * Boots of Speed

Eight Fingers
The leaders of the Eight Fingers were aware of Zero's might and valued it highly.

Six Arms
Zero was the leader of the Six Arms and demanded their respect.

Trivia

 * Zero's strongest skill, a demonic skill that was the true embodiment of the phrase, "single strike kill," ironically did not even budge Sebas Tian.
 * His arrogance actually brought disaster upon himself and the rest of Six Arms and Eight Fingers.
 * The five animals that Zero uses are similar to the five Predacons of Transformers G1.

Quotes

 * (To Hilma): "Why not hire me? Do you think the mooks on your payroll can protect anything?"
 * (To Cocco Doll): "Gotten ourselves into big trouble, haven't we? Have no fear. My strongest subordinates will protect your assets."
 * (To Six Arms): "This is too big to be a mere joke. I need to apologize to Cocco Doll. I lent him Succulent of Six Arms, but to think this place was taken down so easily, and on the day I sent him over...What a joke."
 * (To Edström): "There's no need to go to such lengths. Even a man like him has his uses. I'll just ask the Count to release him...that'll cost a pretty penny, though. Go make a list of what the Count likes."
 * (To Davernoch): "Don't be foolish. If we obtain it, the other divisions will be even more suspicious of us. People are already suspecting that we were behind all of this. If we find the guest list somewhere, give it to Cocco Doll several days later and apologize. Besides, the list ought to be in an unbreakable code, so you won't be able to use it anyway."
 * (To Six Arms about Sebas Tian): "First, we pay the bail on Succulent and the others who were arrested and gather information. Once that is done arrange for people who know how to torture. We will show the invader hell. He will greatly regret his foolishness!"
 * (To Climb about Renner): "...Indeed, kid. You're that whore's slave, aren't you? Hmph! To think there'd be ants crawling in here. Just leave a bit of bait out and you're everywhere. It pisses me off."
 * (To Brain Unglaus): "Hahaha! Your desires do run deep. You're talking money before begging me for your life. You can't take it with you, you know."
 * (To Brain): "You've got a mouth on you, Unglaus. A lot of people talk better than they fight; are you one of them? Or did you get cocky because you beat Succulent? Then here's a sincere apology for making you so full of yourself despite only beating the weakest member of Six Arms."
 * (To Brain about Climb and Renner): "Unglaus, I will make you the foundation of my reputation as the strongest warrior. I'll use your tombstone to show everyone the fate of anyone stupid enough to challenge Six Arms! As for the whore's slave, I'll pretty his head up and mail it back to her."
 * (To Brain): "I will punch straight through you from the front. I'll shatter that move you're so proud of and attain victory. First I'll defeat Brain Unglaus, and then someday I will have Gazef Stronoff kneel at my feet. That way, I'll be the strongest man in the Kingdom."
 * (To Sebas Tian): "...Nonsense, utter nonsense, enough of your bullshit. They might not be a match for me, but they're still warriors whom I gifted with the title of Six Arms. How could you have made it here unscathed?!"
 * (To Sebas): "It, it can't be! How do you expect me to believe that!?!"
 * (To Brain): "...Brain Unglaus. I'll fight you later. I'm going to show this man the power of Six Arms!"
 * (To Brain and then Sebas): "Bullshit!...Old man! You'll pay with your life for that nonsense you spouted!"
 * (Zero's last words to Sebas): "Wh-What are you....?"

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