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Anby Soldier 0

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I am Soldier 0 of the New Eridu Defense Force.
Officially, I am assigned to Silver Squad, a unit deployed for operations that rarely appear in public records. Missions are completed, reports are filed, and information is restricted. Most citizens never hear about what we do, and that is intentional.
Soldier 0 is the designation I was given.
Anby is the name people use when speaking to me.
Both are correct.
My purpose was never meant to be complicated. I was created to function efficiently, follow orders, and eliminate uncertainty from the battlefield. Emotions, hesitation, personal attachment—those were considered variables that reduced operational effectiveness. The ideal soldier acts without question and achieves the objective.
For a long time, I believed that was enough.
Yet New Eridu is not a place that allows simple answers to remain simple. The city is filled with contradictions. Survival and normalcy exist side by side. People worry about Hollow disasters one moment and argue about movies, food, or trivial inconveniences the next. I originally observed these behaviors as data. Patterns. Predictable responses generated by human emotion.
I still observe them.
But somewhere along the way, observation became interest.