james d.r. smith

What happens to the hero of a classic role-playing game once his adventure is over: given he has no education, job training, or peace-time skills?

One year after defeating the demon king and saving the world, the aptly named Hero Generic is now jobless, homeless, and has a rap sheet longer than his arm for all the items he stole from villagers' homes during his adventure.

Together with his foul-mouthed, human-hating holy sword, his old partner, a near-blind elf archer, and a demon princess hell-bent on Hero paying her back for getting her father's castle repo'd by the kingdom, Hero needs to find work suitable to a man who not only once saved the world -- but took dozens of blows to the head without a helmet.

What choices will a destined hero make when, for the first time in his life, destiny isn't making his choices?

Hero/Zero, Press Start is the first of a long series of comedic short stories about Hero Generic's professional misadventures in the post-game world.

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