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Chapter 12: The Frenchman (con.)

What is this place?" Joseph asked.

You looked around at the different stone animals, plants, and weird designs.

"Oh! Is this that tiger garden thing?" You tugged on Kakyoin's sleeve.

"Yes. It is Tiger Balm Garden." He confirmed. "I'm surprised you knew."

"My parents took me here once when I was small." You replied. You added with a soft voice so that only Kakyoin could hear you. "They were nice memories."

He looked down at you sadly. You had told him on the plane that your mother and father had died around 5 years ago, when you were 13, and how you bounced between foster homes. He couldn't imagine a life without a parent. He told you about his home life, too. How he wasn't particularly fond of other classmates because he wasn't treated the same with the other children. The difference was that his parents were there for him. He gently placed a hand on your back and rubbed circles into it. He felt his face flush red, so he turned slightly away from you.

Your stomach flared when you relaxed at his touch. You didn't expect such a gentle, comforting feeling. You felt tears well up in your eyes, but you pushed them down. You didn't have time to be getting emotional right now. You could do that later. In your hotel room. Alone.

You felt a soft nudge on your back, telling you to walk towards the stairs. You looked at Kakyoin with gratitude and followed everyone up the stairs. Kakyoin rested his hand on your shoulder until you made it all the way up.

At the top was a circular, flat, open space. Plenty large enough for Avdol's Magician's Red. There were statues of oddly colored animals and blue waves on the ground for water. To your right was a large fish with its mouth opening into a doorway.

"I forgot how bizarre this place was." You whispered to Kakyoin. He was looking around in awe.

"Yes. It is quite odd." He replied. He looked at the curiosity in your eyes. They lit up when they recalled those old memories. He felt his heart rate increase steadily. "Very pretty, though."

You, still staring at the large goat on a fake mountain ahead of you, nodded and smiled. Kakyoin laughed under his breath.

"Allow me to make a prediction..." The French stand user said, breaking the almost peaceful silence. He stood at the opposite side of the circle, while all of you stood a ways behind Avdol.

"First, Avdol-" His stand appeared quite flashily behind him as he spoke. "-you shall perish at the hand of your own stand!"

"Avdol," Jotaro muttered.

"Jotaro, I will not require your assistance." He confirmed. "With an expansive arena such as this, I will be able to manipulate my stand to the full."

Magician's Red let out an ear shattering screach as he was released. Fire erupted from around the being, covering its legs and floating in the air around it. Everyone quickly brought their hands to their ears except for the two opponents. They both stood, staring at one another in silence. It seemed like an eternity before anyone moved.

"Hora!" The Frenchman yelled.

Silver Chariot rushed forward with its rapier and jabbed and slashed at Magician's Red. He easily evaded the attacks by dashing side-to-side, arms crossed in confidence.

"Hora, hora, hora! What's wrong?" Polnareff teased. Silver Chariot continued swinging and jabbing. "Not going to spit those flames of yours? If not, then I'll finish you right now!"

Magician's Red spat balls of fire at him in response, but they were deflected with ease. The balls of fire landed on an eagle statue, burning it almost immediately. When the outside structure fell, a wonderfully carved statue of Magician's Red appeared under it.