Web of lies (chrome x reader)

02: our stone world

So here I stood, next to Tsukasa in his empire. Still not exactly sure why I'm here or why the hell he's keeping me so close. I shifted a bit to the side, my eyes moving to glance over at the edge of the cavern. Tracing the walls jagged stone patterns with my mind. I felt my head starting to spin, it wasn't in a way in which I felt dizzy or couldn't stand no longer. It was confusion. All these thoughts flooded my head, I didn't know what to do with them. They stung at my brain, digging for the truth.

"Now what's on you mind?" A calm, charming voice caught me off guard. I shook a little. looking over to tsukasa, I examined his face. He was looking at me with a look of pure content. The corner of his lips folded up to form a genuine and gentle smile onto his face. Then with that sight, I looked back down to my feet. Giving a frown.

"What happened?" I asked awaiting an answer. My eyes now traced my feet.

"You mean why your here, thousands of years after humanity turned to stone?"

"What," I looked at him

He chuckled then got up from his throne and stood in front of me. Brushing my hair away from my eyes he lifted my chin up so our eyes met.

"Walk with me," he said in his usual soft charming voice

It was the type of voice that could make anyone trust it instantly, he hasn't told me anything yet I feel obliged to do as he says.

"Ok,"

I followed him cautiously out of the cave, a hue of bright light hitting me. He continued to lead me through his empire as I took in my surroundings. He even took me through parts I've never even seen before.

I have to admit his work is very admirable. From what I've gathered this is the world after what ever the hell happened took place, from what he says it's been thousands of years since that day. I know I wanted something new and I sure as hell got it, but I still don't understand how it happened. I've heard people call this era the ' stone world' and I have to admit it is very interesting.

"Beautiful isn't it?" Tsukasa said from beside me

"Mhm," I nodded

"You want answers right?"

"Yes.."

"Well it's simple really," he chuckled softly, brushing his long flowing hair away from his eyes, " you see we no longer live in the world we inhabited before, that cruel worlds long gone,"

"What do you mean cruel?"

"That world was filled with murderers, criminals, bullies, adults who tried to rob our youth with taxes and ownership,"

"I guess,"

"Don't you agree that the world should be owned by everyone?"

"I don't understand what you mean,"

"look around, do you see anyone fighting for land?"

"Well no? But what does that have to to with anything?"

Tsukasa once again turned to face me, his charming expression still plastered on his face.

"Come let me show you something," he said reaching out his hand for me to take

I hesitantly grabbed it and he softly took it in his own.

He led me up a path, a path that trailed up a hill. As we reached the top I looked around.

"What do you see?" He asked

"Trees?"

"Yes, it's a beautiful landscape is it not?"

"No it is, but I don't understand what your implying,"

"The landscape around us is flourishing with trees and plants and even animals. This is a beautiful untouched land that is yet to be destroyed at the hands of our greediness. After the petrification this world is no longer capable of housing everyone who had lived on it before, so we have to make adjustments."

"What?"

"Think about what will happen if we start to revive the old and needy, the very same people who planed to rob us of our youth."

"I..don't know,"

He walked around me to the other side as he continued,

"They'd start taking land for them selfs, claiming that something that should be all of ours is theirs. They'd destroy the land that the world has worked very hard to replenish over the years."

I thought on what he had said for a moment. Then he added,

"That's why we must not take more land than we need, this empire is suitable to fulfil the needs of the young and healthy and there's room to expand if needs be, without destroying everything the world is.
This is the 'stone world' now, there is no need to fight over land, or pay anything, there is no need for even money anymore because anything we have we share nothing is owned by anyone anymore, this is the new era, an era without the terrible things the greedy adults bring to the world, which is why we must not bring those people back. From now on this world is for us, the young and healthy to thrive in finally, this is our second chance."

"So this worlds for us?"

"Of course it is, you can have anything you desire now, so will you help us build up on this empire?"

"Absolutely," I smiled brightly over the world that was now ours