A lone soul trapped in the void, the concept of time has no meaning here. In its desperation, it merged with a crack in reality and it granted it the power to do anything and a voice in his head. Now summoned as a Servant to fight in the Holy Grail...
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Prologue: From Nothing
I have a question for you... what is Death?
Throughout all of history, many have attempted to find their own answers to this question.
Christians, as well as other religions, believe that death is just the beginning of something new - for better or worse. Once your life ends, you are judged in Purgatory to decide whether you go to heaven or hell depending on your actions and morals.
Buddhists believe that once your life ends, depending on your actions and unfinished, your spirit will be reborn on a higher, lower or the same existential plane you started... a bit confusing to take on face value but I wonder if this extends to all sentient beings.
Atheists believe that there is nothing beyond the material plane and all there is an infinite void. It's a very gloomy and dark way of thinking but that's what they believe in, so who am I to judge?
But I think they were all onto something.
I don't know how it happened, if it even happened at all but at some I found myself... aware. My being forever staring into the infinite darkness without any way to escape it.
Stuck in this... void.
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An abyss with no end in sight.
No time, no space, just the nothingness to keep me company... and it's driving me mad! I cannot stand being alone like this!
I want to talk about something.
I want to talk to someone.
I want to be with someone.
I CAN'T STAY LIKE THIS!
SOMEONE, GET ME OUT OF HERE!
Please...
...
...
...
Sorry about that, this happens from time to time. I've been here for so long that I don't even know anymore.
The desire to live, to feel something, anything! The burning wish to have a meaning to exist- to be someone- can drive you insane! The feeling of wind in your face. The warmness of being hugged by another. The satisfaction gained from eating a good meal. Such basic needs can escalate to absurd levels if it's pushed hard enough. But I realized that will never happen to me...
Not while looking like THIS!
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I am just a soul who retained its individuality, a program without a vessel to execute it. I've wondered this void for a literal eternity trying to understand the meaning to my existence and, as evident by my little episode earlier, its having an impact on my sanity, but the fact that I don't possess a body made things even more traumatizing.
This newfound "immortality" of mine was nothing short of torture all because fate has a sick sense humor. At one point I've considered killing others to make me feel something new, but luckily I've got over that.
Though technically I wasn't alone... there was something else here with me.
I couldn't really describe it, but it looked like a crack.
An ethereal light was emanating from it, giving the void a "purpose". The moment I saw it I was beckoned to get closer like a moth to a flame. As I reached closer, I thought "maybe this will help me... maybe it'll give me the peace I so desperately crave." I reached out and "touched" it. It suddenly expands baths me in its light, seemingly becoming one with it.
Next thing I know, I became one with the void... with everything!
I could see all possibilities! Every action, every inaction! All of the "what ifs" and "what nots", as well as the past, the present, and the future of every reality! And it traces back to here.
The Root of All Things.
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It was like looking through a record, an archive so vast yet at the same time there's only "Emptiness". It doesn't have a name because it can't be defined by a name. The power was so vast, so overwhelming, it felt like I was going to drown, but I pressed on; I need this power!
I will be free from this eternal torment!
"My life was spared."
My ears perked up at the sound. Who said that? Was someone talking to me?
"My life was saved, so I'm not going to die that easily!"
The voice was becoming clearer, it sounds like a young man, but where is it coming from?
"I have to live and fulfill my dream, and I can't do that if I'm dead!"
I reach out, trying to get the voice to notice me. To help me, to free me.
"I'm not going to die in a place like this..."
There was a pulse... I feel a connection.
"From someone like you, who kills people for nothing!"
I HEAR YOU!
"What the!?" I hear another voice before blacking out.
[Welcome to the World... my new Master]
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Author Notes
This is just a reupload of the original at Fanfiction.net with a few changes here and there.
Being stuck in the void for such a long time can drive anyone crazy, especially when you don't know just how long you've been there for. But before that, there are some things that I need to say here. This is more or less an X-over story where the MC pulls out powers and items from other franchises because of his "otherworldly" knowledge (i.e. anime and games).
Anyways, I hope you all like this experimental rewrite. Leave a comment/review and tell me what you think.
