JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Neon Soul

CHAPTER 15: An Unforeseen Loss

"Heyyyy guys!!!!!" shouted Jorgia as she ran down the hill from the planetarium.

"Look what I got!"

In her left hand was the relic that they had risked their lives for. Her giant smile and excited demeanor were clear indicators that they had succeeded in their mission. Elijah, Lucas, and Vanessa gathered around her to get a closer look at Jorgia's treasure.

"I mean... I was kinda expecting something like an amulet or a piece of jewelry or something," commented Lucas as he eyed the skull.

"Yeah, this is a bit creepy, Jorgia. And it feels like it's vibrating too. Is this a real skull?" asked Vanessa.

"I think so. I'm guessing our pal here lived through a world much different from ours. Anyway, it turns out Celine was right. I found it in one of the models. It was the globe, or rather, the world."

"Which means we only have two left. The Tower and the Fool. I'm still not sure what the Fool might be, but we know about the tower, I think we should do that one next."

"L-Let's destroy it. I... almost feel like... it's watching us," urged Elijah as he stared at the skull with a concerned look. Despite the skull being inanimate, it did have an odd aura around it. The black sockets of its eyes seemed endless, and its jaw was so tightly closed that it was almost as if the skull was trying to keep its mouth closed. Suddenly, a faint heart appeared on Elijah's eye. He slowly backed away and crouched low on the ground. Glitter appeared in his hand, and he quickly drew a pistol. He stood back up and shakily pointed the gun at Lucas.

"Lucas watch out!" shouted Jorgia as she leaped in front of him, deflecting the bullet with her stand and then sending it towards Elijah. It phased into the ground and moved up his body, grabbing the gun. He started to shake and squirm in an attempt to remove the stand.

"I-I can't control- my-myself!" he stuttered.

"It's the relic! You guys gotta destroy it! I'll restrain him, just do it!" shouted Jorgia. But without hesitation, Vanessa brought out Feel Good and stared at Jorgia. Her left eye, like Elijah's, also had a faint heart around it. A haze began coming out of the stand and floated towards Jorgia.

"Vanessa! No... not you too?!"

"Electric Avenue!" shouted Lucas as he brought out his stand. The stand pummeled the relic with a barrage of punches, shattering it to pieces. The sound of Cyreen's laughter faintly emitted from the skull before fading away entirely. The hearts around their eyes disappeared as they regained consciousness and recalled their stands. Jorgia also removed Neon Guts from Elijah.

"I... I don't know what happened. One moment I was in control, and the next, it felt like I was hijacked."

"It must've been Cyreen. Celine did tell us that these relics allow her to extend her power's range,"

"I didn't know she could make us use our stands too. Another one of her sick tricks," she said Jorgia with an annoyed look on her face.

"Well, it's gone now. The only question I have is... how are we getting out of here? The car is totaled, and taxis don't come up this far," asked Vanessa. The four of them stopped and paused. Vanessa was right; how were they supposed to leave?

"I mean... we could always... you know," suggested Jorgia as she motioned her head to the parked car that faced the side of the hill.

"Oh? Oh! Jorgia! We are not stealing a car! We don't even know who that belongs to!" complained Vanessa.

"Well, I wouldn't say hot wiring is hard. I could probably use my stand," suggested Lucas with a smile.

"And we only saw a couple of people leave after you went in, Jorgia. So that car probably belongs to the person you were fighting," said Elijah.