“We’re all born of the same matter,

However, we’re not all born equal.

Who will you be? What will you become?

Some people are born to be leaders, effecting great change amongst their people,

Others are born into mediocrity, living unremarkable lives.

But for some, life will be a constant battle offering zero opportunities.

So how can nothing… be something?”

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The moment Kyungsoo was born, his fate had long since been decided for him.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t a fate as glorious as the other new-borns that day. Indeed, Kyungsoo was born a zero. His mother, a usually lively five, exhausted after hours of intense and painful labour, died of sorrow a few days after she had learnt what misfortune had stricken her family. Zeros were the lowest category in the hierarchy of the society, thus it wasn’t uncommon for zero children to be killed or abandoned at birth. They were a dishonour, the worst disgrace for parents. Kyungsoo’s father, although a respectable four, couldn’t bear to deal with the constant judging glares of his peers on his own. Shortly after the loss of his wife, he left his new-born son in the care of a small orphanage, leaving his only child with nothing to remember his parents except for a name: Do Kyungsoo.