The Joestar Protector Book 2

Strength of an Ape

   " Enyaba, there's something I'd like to ask you. What does it mean to live? "

   " It's to obtain all that one desires. If you were to distill life into its essence that is what it would be. A lust for riches. A desire for fame, food, love, and lovers. That is life's goal. "

   " But one must always fight to get what one wants. Isn't that correct, Enyaba? "

   " Indeed. "

   " And if the battle is lost then one fails to obtain what one desires. The result is frustration, pain, a sense of failure. One carries the wound into the future, into the next fearful battle. I believe conquering that fear once and for all is what it means to live. The one who stands at the pinnacle is the one who has no fear. Do you understand, Enyaba? "

   " I was the one who told you about the existence of your stand and how to use it. Also, you have an immortal body. Is there anything you could possibly fear? "

   " Perhaps, old woman. "

   " What burdens you, my lord? "

   " The Joestar bloodline. "

   " Joestar? Those two? They worry you? Those worms are mere trash. They are no match for your stand. "

   " Yes? But I must believe it's destiny when the lives of those worms are so thoroughly with mine. It's a fate that has been written for us all from the very beginning. Let me be clear. It is not the Joestars that I fear. The fact that I can never underestimate their bloodline. In order to obliterate all fear, I've decided that I must remove the Joestars from the cogs of fate. "

   " You want to go and eliminate them yourself simply because you feel that they cannot be underestimated? "

   " Yes. "

   " Foolishness! You should never engage in such foolishness! We already have seven stand users. The Empress, The Hanged Man, Strength, The Wheel of Fortune, Temperance, The Emperor, and The Devil on the move.  "

   " But what of my queen? If I can take care of the problem myself then I can certainly bring her back here on my own. "

   " She will be here in time. My lord, I do not see why you have acquired a fascination with this worm among the trash. "

   " Do not speak of her in such ways! "

Enyaba flinched back at Dio's booming voice. She knew how important you were to Lord Dio but after he woke up with a hold in his stomach she earned a distaste for the girl.

   " As fate has lined me with the Joestars they have lined me with her, and I have destiny to thank for that. She has a fire that is impossible to douse. She has spent too much time with those Joestars, and I will have her in my arms as I did so long ago. I will not allow her to leave me again. My love for her grows by the minute and she can never leave my mind. "

Dio looked down at his hands and smiled, thinking of you.

   " Once one is in love one does not stop being in love. "

( Back to You )

   " A-A freighter! " Joseph yelled in confusion.

   " I didn't see that at all. Where did it come from? "

I took of Kakyoin's jacket and handed it to him. He took it and put it back on, buttoning the buttons.

   " Thank you Kakyoin. It was really cold last night. "

   " Anytime. You looked cute in my jacket too. You looked so tiny inside of it." 

   " Because you have such wide shoulders and a big stature. " I said poking his shoulders.