Knowledge is love

Part 3: The Stone World

In the blink of an eye, everything went black.

Everything was quiet.

No one could move.

You were all still alive but you guys couldn't move

*Y/n POV*

Darkness...

That's all I can remember. It was dark and cold. I can't move my body. I don't even know how I'm alive.

How long has it been? A century? Millennia?

I honestly have no clue. But there is one thing I can say with hundred percent certainty, that the world I knew was gone. Everything I knew, gone.

But I can't die here. I refuse. I have to get up. Come one y/n. You're a fucking Mori! Get up!

I hear a crackling sound and saw something I haven't seen in what feels like Centuries. I saw light. I felt life come back to my body as I slowly started to move my body to stand up. I sat up and my body was aching, most likely since I haven't moved in a long ass time.

*3rd Person POV*

Y/n looked around to see she was in the middle of a forest. She then saw she was a bit too exposed for the forest. She stood up and looked to see what she could use to cover herself. She spotted a dead animal to the left side of her and cautiously walked up to it. She grabs a sharp rock that she found and uses it to help skin the creature. She didn't like it, but she had to do it.

After some time y/n was able to make an outfit. It was a simple type of dress but it was suitable. Thankfully she could tell it was springtime so she was grateful for that. But being in the forest meant that there was wild life out there and they were most likely not friendly. Not to mention, after all the time that has passed, humans have definitely fallen off the top of the food change. Y/n takes the sharp rock she found with the help of a branch and some vines, she made a makeshift spear.

Y/n knew it wouldn't hold but for a weapon with basically no supplies, it was the best she could do. She goes to see what things to make a fire and to find a river to get some water.

It's been about a month since y/n was free from her stone prison. She had a little shelter in a tree along with better weapons. She managed to make a bow-n-arrow and a better spear. She also made containers to hold some food and water. She was at the ground by the fire, she was cooking some fish she managed to catch as she made some more arrows.

She also made a type of cloak for when winter comes and when she would go to bed to block out the cold.

Whenever she would go gather supplies, she would see the stone people. She felt bad when she saw them since she knew how it felt. She also wanted to see if she could find her friends or just anyone for that matter.

"I wonder if you're awake science man," y/n said. "I'm ten billion percent sure you're still alive but I don't if you are up and about." She sighs as she looks up at the starry night. "I'm confident we'll see each other soon. I just hope you won't be lion chow." She laughed. "No you're too smart to go out like that but Mother Nature can be very cruel."

Y/n was walking around the forest trying to find more supplies or people. It's been 6 months and she was honestly getting lonely. Plus with winter coming up, she needs to get more supplies. She peaks behind a tree and her eyes widen at the sight in front of her. She slowly approaches two stone people. One was a woman with a scared expression and another of a man who appeared to be yelling, reaching out for her. Both the stone people were up against a big tree.

"Mom... Dad..."

Y/n had a mixture of emotions. She was thankful that they were together and still perfectly intact. Sure they had some moss on them and vines crawling on them, but compared to others she had seen, she was glad to see they were okay. But she didn't like seeing them like this. Helpless and scared.

"I'm so glad you guys are okay," y/n said softly. "I've been awake for about 7 months and winter is around the corner. But your daughter will get through this. I haven't found any other people yet but I feel like I might some day."

Y/n had a small smile as she placed one of her hands on each of her parents' outer cheek.

"Oh but check it out," y/n said, taking back her hands as she showed the statues her gear. "I made all of this myself. This outfit and the weapons. I can't thank you guys enough for teaching me what you guys did." She laughed softly. "And they said that it would dumb to know this but who's laughing now."

Y/n felt tears start to form in her eyes as she looked at her parents' stone body.

"I miss you guys so much," y/n admitted as a tear escaped her eye. She sniffed and wiped her eyes. "I'm going to save you guys. I promise. I honestly don't know how or where to even start but I'm going to save you guys from this stone prison. I promise"

Y/n takes out a tip from a spear that she uses as a knife. There was some space on the tree between her parents. She starts to carve into the tree and craves the crest she made all those years ago. It wasn't perfect but the shapes can still be made out.

"I made this crest for us. It was supposed to be a gift for you dad since you wanted one." Y/n take a deep breath as she backs up from her parents.

She put her hand to the sky and used her fingers to see it was around 2 o'clock.

"I'm burning daylight," y/n groaned. "I gotta get going."

She looked at the statues. She hugs them before walking away. If she had to guess it was about mid November meaning winter was just around the corner. The harshest season was just around the corner. She had to gather material to help her survive.

A while later, y/n wakes up and sees from the hole in her wall that she made her window to see there was snow falling. She reinforced her walls to keep in as much warmth as she can and she even managed to make a semi-perfect blanket.

She also managed to make a stone-ish box so she could have a fire inside her tree house. It also helped to cook some food and water during this time. She didn't like the fire inside since it was very dangerous, but since she can't really do much outside, she had no choice.

"I have no way of knowing if it's actually today but if I'm right, today is January 4th, year 5000 something." Y/n pours some water in a cup. She held up the cup in the air. "Happy birthday Science man." She smiled as she took a sip of her water. "We all must be like 3700 years old but thanks to the stone we didn't age past 15." She chuckled. "We aged like fine wine."