The diavolo tapes. Recording number 1: '' Again"

The diavolo tapes. Recording number 3: '' Friend ''

(For a better experience, I recommend that you play some quiet music while you read this "recording", so enjoy ^^ )

Recording number 3: "Friend"

Recording number 3: "Friend"

"Diavolo, you're a scoundrel who will probably never be redeemed but even scoundrels still live on the ground of their own world, and I'm sure that one day you'll see the truth of reality."

"The gears have started moving again"

After our reunion and the beginning of phase two of the Omni event, I started to think a bit about the past again. I encountered my mother in my dreams, and at the same time, Aurora has made me reflect on the day I met my old companion, Doppio. Remembering him fills me with a certain nostalgia and a bit of sadness... takes a deep breath... I wish he could be here now; he would help me a lot.

But it's not about that I'm recording this tape. Instead, I'm remembering the day I met him, which can be considered the second major turning point in my life, a moment that all my other variations, or almost all of them, have gone through or will go through at some point. However, my case was a bit different. Unlike my counterpart in the main universe, I didn't meet Doppio through mental illnesses or schizophrenia; I "acquired" him on the day I became the mafia boss.

Let's break it down. After that mysterious hooded man found me following the events of the genocide I committed in that village, he took me to a private hospital, where I received proper care for every injury I had sustained during the genocide. It was quite painful, but I managed to recover. However, after all the procedures, the mysterious man approached me and made the following proposals:

"You have only two options, kid: you can continue your life normally even after everything you've done, or you can join me and enter the mafia, becoming my right-hand man."

"What a stupid question," is what I said to him because it was obvious that I couldn't live a normal life after all that. So, I decided to become a low-ranking mafioso, starting as a simple pawn that sub-leaders of small mafia groups could use to collect money and provide services to certain people. After that, I met that octopus of a guy, who was relatively thin at the time. It didn't take long for me to become the right-hand man of the current boss at the time, the same mysterious man who eventually revealed his name to me.

"CRONÛLLA, that's my name, but socially I go by Psique."

I wondered why he would reveal something so important to me. At the time, I didn't understand, but thinking about it now, I understand why he did it.

Anyway, during all that time, I learned more about that mysterious power that appeared during my mother's attack. According to Polpo, it's actually called a Stand, a semi-physical being that represents the soul or essence of the user. He told me that I had only partially awakened it, but with time, I could gain full control over it and its powers. This intrigued me greatly—a being that represents my essence, which I could manipulate at will without getting my hands dirty or leaving too many traces along the way. I needed to learn more about this kind of power!

However, this led me to think that Cronûlla might also have a Stand. He was the leader and supreme boss of the mafia, and he certainly didn't reach that position without getting his hands dirty or stepping on others. This intrigued me for a while.