Zerof Archimedes: A Short Story
My name is Zerof Archimedes. I know that my name sounds special, but I am just a simple merchant. Making a living at a peaceful, quiet starter village selling gear and potions to beginning adventurers.
Because of my fancy-sounding name, adventurers would often burst through my door, demanding a fight, because they thought I was some sort of "Special Boss", an enemy who's rumored to be even more powerful than the Final Boss himself.
Other than these random incursions, my life has been rather peaceful.
I watched these youths enter my shop, thinking back to my days when I was just as reckless (note: I'm currently 23). But, of course, I was not naive enough to purposefully seek a life of never-ending peril and hardship. I decided to carry on the Archimedes family tradition by becoming a
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The priest turned his gaze towards us (me, especially). The look in his eyes was a mix of deathly and shocked beyond all belief. "This man …… " He began speaking; his voice was shaky. "No, this being you slew …"
"He is the Final Boss."
We all froze (me, especially).
In an ironic twist of fate, it seems that the rowdy customer, who gave me trouble and told me "fairy tales" of how many strong adventurers he had killed, was, in actuality, the Final Boss of this realm (a being of immense power to rival the gods themselves). And I, a simple merchant, ended up being the one to end his centuries-long career.
Immediately, the two guards kneeled and bowed at my feet. "Chosen Hero of Prophecy," one of them spoke. "We are honored to be in thine presence."
And this is how I went from a simple merchant to "Chosen Hero of Prophecy" in one fight. I looked upon the two with a bewildered expression. At the time, I had no idea where this incident would lead me. But I did know one thing …
My days would only be more contrived and grueling than they ever were before.
Goodbye, my quiet, peaceful life
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