It starts with nothing (0).
0 is broken down into -1 and 1. It is also broken down into two other invented numbers in a number line perpendicular to the first number line, called -2# and 2#; and yet in another perpendicular number line, into -3* and 3*. This process can be repeated ad infinitum, without zero suffering any consequences; nothingness is still there, inventing infinity - relentlessly, tirelessly.
0 is broken down into -1 and 1. It is also broken down into two other invented numbers in a number line perpendicular to the first number line, called -2# and 2#; and yet in another perpendicular number line, into -3* and 3*. This process can be repeated ad infinitum, without zero suffering any consequences; nothingness is still there, inventing infinity - relentlessly, tirelessly.
As seen from the eyes of an imagined beholder, the universe of abstract entities is nothing but symmetry aspiring to become anti-symmetric; plus and minus infinity each trying to reach the end of their lines. But it is clear that numbers are just spread bits of nothingness in disguise, attempting to be more than nothing at all.