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A vast, yet nonexistent void stretched on to infinity, as there was quite literally nothing considered an "end" here. Floating in the middle of this void, is what seems to be a lost soul, presumably misplaced by some kind of higher being. Fate did not go as it should have, and someone who should have died ended up living significantly longer than they should have. It was still dealt with eventually, but the damage had been done. The soul fated to die ended up going to the wrong world, and this soul here ended up forming.
But the soul residing within this void is no dead person. Neither was it a newborn soul, connecting to it's first host body. This thing was an anomaly. It was formed by residual memories, and a sudden surge of magicules that were supposed to go with the other soul. It was a mix of several different personalities, and was barely holding itself together.
[Caution! Soul stability at critical levels! Enacting automatic repair protocols!]
Speaking to itself and the endless void around it, something began attempting to repair the anomaly. After an infinite yet instant amount of time, the soul had managed to stabilise itself to some degree.
[Connecting to host... ... ... Connection failed.]
[Connecting to host... ... ... Connection failed.]
[Connecting to host... ... ... Connection failed.]
[Connecting to host... ... ... Connection failed.]
[Connecting to host... ... ... Connection failed.]
[Connecting to host... ... ... Connection failed.]
[Connecting t-]
Suddenly, the thing that had repaired the soul seemed to vanish into the endless nothingness, leaving the soul on it's own once again.
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Huh..?
Suddenly, it woke up, confused and dazed.
Mmhh... Doesn't seem like I can see anything. That's no good. Can't feel my body either. Well, that's mildly concerning...
The anomaly began thinking to itself, scouring it's memories for any information regarding exactly what kind of situation it's found itself in.
...Who am I, again?.. I don't know. I don't know my name. I don't know who my parents are. Heck, I don't even know my gender. I... I just kinda am.
It began pondering to itself. About the really weird situation it has found itself in. It remembered a bunch of stuff from a few different people... They were from a place called Denmark, and were students. A bunch of them were going on a field trip to another country called Norway, but ended up dying in an accident when a truck slammed into their tourist bus, sending it flying off a cliff. It could tell that it wasn't exactly a fun experience for the unfortunate students.
Then there is the one survivor. They had stayed home from the trip due to some kind of sickness, and that ended up saving their life, even if it was indirect. They were shook quite badly by the accident, but it ended up turning the poor guy's life around. He began using his superior intellect for actual productive activities instead of partying and gaming, thus ending up becoming a world renowned engineer and astronaut. That's when fate finally caught up to the guy. The rocket he was riding to space was disassembled rapidly outside of schedule... No, it exploded, and he died as well, joining his friends in the afterlife..? But after that, the connection to the memories was fuzzy at best. It could barely sense the classmates at all, and while it was more clear, the astronaut guy's "signal" was still incredibly faint.
...I want to know more about these people. I want to know more about everything. I want to go places and do things. That would be fun, I think.
It had begun feeling. It was gaining more sapience as time "passed", and soon began thinking exactly like humans as it mimicked the people from it's memories. But there was a slight issue. This void. There was nothing in any direction, even though there were no directions either. It didn't have a body either, which also proved to be a bit of an issue.
Hmm, what to do....
Then, something snapped into place. It began "traveling" to somewhere. Away from this nothingness.
I think things are going to be fun from here on. Oh, wait. There is one of my problems that I can solve right now. A name. Hmm...
It began pondering for a bit, until it came up with something.
Right, I'll call myself Zero. I came from nothing, but I am still something. Mmhh. That sounds cool.
It suddenly disappeared from the void, leaving the non-existent space as the complete abyss of nothingness that it was before the anomaly's arrival.