Zerofuku/Plot

## Past

### Seed of Evil

Zerofuku was originally a kind god who gave good fortune to those around him in ancient Asia. When a young Zerofuku was sleeping, Beelzebub planted the seed of the fallen demon Hajun on him, in hopes that one day he would respawn through him. Once the seed was implanted, it took the form of a horns.

### Happy God

Many years later, when he saw the humans suffering all around him, he sought to absorb their misfortune within himself to give them happiness. He started with a sick boy in a poor village, taking away his illness. This trend happened for many years until one day, Zerofuku returned to the village. seeing the true nature of the humans when he took away their misfortune. They had lost sight of their happiness as they gave themselves to depravity and hedonism.

Taking all of their misfortune had greatly weakened him and had deteriorated his appearance. He now looked ragged and ugly. He was pushed aside by the boy (now an adult) he'd previously saved. The first person he'd saved failed to recognize him, spitting on him and telling him to get out. As Zerofuku was lying on the ground, Buddha walked passed him with emaciated people and animals that were content with their lives. Buddha's acts of altruism influenced the villagers whose misfortune was taken by Zerofuku to stop being depraved and selfish.

Zerofuku asked Buddha on why the humans with him looked so happy even though he had absorbed the village's misfortune. Buddha disagreed with Zerofuku's methods and told him that "Happiness isn't something you can give to other people. It's something you got to attain yourself." Buddha offered Zerofuku a chance to reach enlightenment with him, but Zerofuku ran away crying. Zerofuku became jealous of Buddha, angry that a human outdid him. As he was crying over a river, Zerofuku then became angry and embraced his misery, becoming more monstrous.

He resolved himself to destroy humanity with divine punishment, but was unable to do it. Instead, his soul was split into seven gods, who would later be known as the Seven Lucky Gods.

## Ragnarok

### Sixth Round

The Seven Lucky Gods fused together into Zerofuku to fight against Buddha in the sixth round of Ragnarok. Zerofuku emerged from the fusion, stating his intent to murder Buddha, bringing down the divine punishment he'd missed out on doing years ago. He did some stretching and ripped his giant axe: the **Misery Cleaver**, out from his spine, as he unleashed his killer intent and hatred. He prepared to swing at Buddha, blaming him for what had happened to Zero. Before he could swing though, Buddha kicked him in the gut, not recognizing him at all.

Zerofuku stayed on his knees, crying and salivating. The god of misfortune complained that he couldn't breathe as he coughed on the ground. Buddha asked if Zerofuku still wanted to fight, as the god coughed up blood and complained more. As he cursed and cried, his weapon started to absorb his misery, growing in size. Zero quickly got to his feet and swung his axe into the ground, which Buddha avoided. Zerofuku looked up in confusion, wondering how he'd missed. He swung and missed again, getting more and more frustrated. He eventually devolved into swinging the Misery Cleaver randomly, hoping to get a glancing hit, but Buddha dodged it every time. Zerofuku's misery increased as the audience of gods started to doubt him, wondering if Bishamonten would have been better. Zerofuku's increasing anguish resulted in his axe growing further, sprouting spikes all around. He swung the huge weapon down again, creating a rift in the ground going up to the stands. Buddha still avoided the attack, further angering Zero.

The unfortunate god continued swinging his massive **Misery Cleaver**, still not being able to get a hit in. He tried to aim for Buddha's landing, but the enlightened one threw his divine staff in the air and dodged the swing, catching the staff again while doing a handstand. Buddha complimented Zero, who screamed in hate. He continued missing, until he shouted at Buddha to stop screwing with him, as he'd only been dodging. Buddha immediately hit him with the butt of his staff, saying he'd fight whenever he wanted to. Zerofuku swung at him again and missed, complaining about his hurt jaw and languishing about not being able to get a hit in. Buddha told him about his **Eight Consciousness**, after which Zerofuku seethed in hatred.

He called Buddha a cheater as misery overwhelmed him, causing him to swing rapidly at Buddha, still missing every time. Buddha counterattacked with his staff, dodging every attack and hitting one of his own. As the audience cheered for Buddha, Zerofuku's grief increased. The god of misfortune started to break down, cursing the world as he cried tears of blood, wondering why only he was miserable. The intense emotions got channeled into his **Misery Cleaver**, Buddha noticing the increase in power. The enlightened one froze in place as the weapon had grown the largest it had ever been, towering over both fighters. The axe sprouted multiple blades many times the size of Buddha, as everyone watched on in awe.

Zerofuku finally swung the massive weapon down, completely enveloping Buddha and creating a massive crater. Thinking he'd won, Zerofuku basked in his victory, until he realized that Buddha had survived. Finally using his weapon, Buddha had turned his staff into the **Fourth Realm: Asura Realm, Eleven Faced Kannon - Ahimsa**, a big shield he'd used to protect himself from the attack. Buddha assured Zero that he'd help him with his puberty, as Zerofuku yelled in rage. Buddha proceeded to push Zerofuku's giant weapon away with his shield. Zerofuku then turned the **Misery Cleaver** into a large rod covered in spikes.

Buddha in turn transformed his staff into the **Third Realm: Animal Realm, Horse-Faced Kannon - Nirvana**, a big spiked club. Zero swung the **Misery Cleaver** overhead, as Buddha rushed towards him. The sage turned his run into a slide and hit Zero's abdomen with his club, drawing blood. Buddha asked Zerofuku to get to his feet, as the god yelled in rage. The two clashed with their respective weapons, Zerofuku's cleaver and shrunken back down into an axe. Zerofuku slammed the ground with the cleaver, missing Buddha.

This time, the back of the weapon suddenly transformed into spikes, Buddha barely being able to block it with his club. Zero gripped the hilt of his weapon tightly in rage, eventually tearing it into two. The **Misery Cleaver** then transformed into twin blades which had a connected hilt, akin to nunchaku. Buddha's weapon turned into the **First Realm: Divine Realm, Wish Granting Wheel Kannon - Lokapala**, a giant halberd. The two fought with their new weapons, neither getting the upper hand until Buddha leapt into the air. Zero blocked the aerial attack, and tried to slash at Buddha but missed. He sliced at humanity's fighter, but Buddha was able to block his attacks by spinning his halberd. This threw Zerofuku off balance, which led to Buddha slicing his torso with the top of his halberd.

Zero backed away and cried, his weapon transforming yet again. This time, a plant-like bulb spawned from the hilt, eventually opening to create a storm of homing blades as Zero yelled for Buddha to die. To counter this hail of blades, Buddha transformed his divine weapon into the **Second Realm: Human Realm, Unshakeable Cord Kannon - Akshaya**, a supposedly unbreakable short sword. The blades tracked Buddha, but he was still able to avoid them or clash his sword with them and destroy them. The blades also headed to the audience, with Buddha saving both the god and humanity sides.

Eventually Buddha got through the hail and reached Zero, complimenting his puberty, much to Zerofuku's confusion. The audience cheered for Buddha, infuriating Zero. Finally reaching his breaking point, Zerofuku screamed for attention, asking why no one cared for him. At the same time creating a tendril from his axe that missed Buddha yet again. Buddha responded by saying that one is truly one's own master, and that he should just love himself. Zerofuku was confused by this, and lashed out at Buddha. The enlightened one blocked the attack and expressed his liking towards Zero, confusing him even more.

Zerofuku shouted at Buddha to stop giving inconclusive answers, but was taken aback by his aura. Zerofuku suddenly came to the realization that he'd been jealous of Buddha the entire time. He was envious of Buddha because he was loved by everyone. He realized that Buddha understood his plight, and had been trying to help him the entire time. The misery in his heart faded as his **Misery Cleaver** shrunk down to just the handle. Buddha dropped his weapon and told Zerofuku that he looked nice. He put up his fists and beckoned for a barehanded brawl.

Zerofuku obliged as the two fought each other without weapons. He finally landed clean hits on Buddha, realizing that this was the happiest he'd ever been, as the audience cheered both fighters on. The two fought happily until Buddha knocked Zerofuku out with a fist to the face. As Zerofuku lay on the floor, his body reverted back to his original form; he was now completely devoid of misery and was the same happy god he had been all those years ago. He cried tears of happiness, as he vowed to make others happy by first loving himself.

This was tragically cut short as the horns on his head detached. While he vowed to change, the horns burrowed into his temples, causing him to rise to his feet in agony. The horns grew in size and forcefully entered his chest and mouth, and spawned two massive dragons. Zerofuku manically screamed in pain, as this was not what he had wanted. The dragons enveloped him as he cried out to Buddha who tried in vain to save his new friend. The dragons turned into a large scaly ball, from which Hajun emerged.

Thanks to Beelzebub's experiments, Hajun had taken over Zerofuku's body, using him as 'soil'. Hajun insisted that he'd devoured Zero, and that he was as good as dead. However, after the berserker destroyed Buddha's divine weapon and left him in critical condition, Zerofuku's soul reached out to him, grabbing hold of Buddha's hand and giving him the will to fight. Buddha grabbed the Misery Cleaver, as Zero's soul entered Buddha's body, performing a Völundr. The **Great Nirvana Sword: Zero** was formed from the remains of the **Misery Cleaver**. With the power of the Seven Lucky Gods on his side, Buddha fought Hajun with renewed strength. After a grueling battle, Buddha avoided a final **Blaze of Glory** from Hajun and used **Mahpari Nirvana** to finish the Demon Lord off.

Buddha asked Zerofuku to walk with him on the path to victory, finding the soulmate he spoke of in the *Sutta Nipata.* After Hajun died, Buddha saw Zero's soul leave his body. He gave his friend a thumbs up with a wide grin on his face, as the Seven Lucky Gods joined him. Buddha saw the 8 gods disappear, dying along with Hajun and having their souls erased from existence. Buddha remarked how cool Zerofuku was, wishing him goodbye for the last time.

### Legacy

It's revealed, at the end of the seventh round, that Hermes composed a requiem for each of the fallen participants of Ragnarok, among them Zerofuku.

A picture of Zerofuku also appears in a shrine that Brunhilde visits after Round 8. In it, he represents "innocence".