The Blade's Edge (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders x Male O/C)

Chapter 45: Entering DIO's World

Gyalzen POV

Following our escape from D'Arby's room, we were left to wander the mansion searching for the others. Quite soon it became apparent that the room we'd been in was the product of a Stand, one the others must have dealt with as the whole labyrinth-type layout vanished.

Speaking of the others, it also became apparent they'd run into conflict of their own. We arrived in a room that was in utter chaos. There were perfectly formed circular holes dotted around the surfaces. As if something had cut through them.

Avdol, Polnareff, Iggy, Raymond, they'd certainly found something within this mansion. Were they alright? What had happened? As we pressed on, I couldn't shake the feeling that we were once again being watched.

Racing up a staircase, Kakyoin abruptly stopped us, warning. "Stop! There's something ahead and to the right!" I nodded, saying "Yes, I can sense it too." Our attention turned to a door up ahead, out of which, a woman emerged.

She seemed frightened, eyeing us warily and panting heavily. I would have fallen for it, had I not looked down and noticed her hands. They were backwards, straight away, I suspected a trick. Though for a moment, I remained silent.

Straight away, the woman cried out. "P-please, have mercy! Please don't suck my blood! I'll do anything you want, just don't kill me, please!"

We approached the crying woman, Joseph consoling "H-hey just wait a second, calm down. We aren't DIO's minions and we're not Vampires. We're the good guys, we'll help you but you need to calm down."

At this, the woman calmed down, asking "Good guys? You're really going to help me?" Jotaro stepped forward, a glint in his eye as he spoke "Yeah, we're good..." The woman smiled.

Only for Star Platinum to punch her right in the FACE!

As she was flung back through the door, he finished "Good at defending justice." Joseph added "Sure we'll help you. Help you go straight to Hell!" I said "I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. Sorry I didn't say anything, I just wanted to be certain." Jotaro reassured "No worries, how could we not notice."

The woman knelt up, revealing a man's face on the back of her head. Or rather, the front. This man was the real identity who barked out. "This is impossible! How did you do it?! My power is impossible to crack!"

I said "Really? I've seen many powers in my time and this had to be the worst." Kakyoin retorted "Is your power having the face of a woman on the back of your head?" 

Joseph finally stated the obvious "If you're gonna flip your head, you should make sure your hands match." Jotaro approached "Alright loser, tell us, where's DIO's room?" Kakyoin warned that we'd need him to take us to DIO as well.

The man lunged forward screeching "Lord DIO's blood flow's through my veins, I'm immortal." With Star Platinum, Jotaro effortlessly stopped the attack only to punch him several times, launching him back.

Picking him up, he stated "Vampire or not, we can still tear you into a million little pieces. Come on, take us to DIO. The sun's about to set."

I placed one arm behind my back and held the other up, as I said "Jotaro, let me explain this. Look here." As the Vampire turned to me, I took a deep breath and allowed Hamon to flow through my arm. 

I explained "See this young man? This is Hamon, to spare you the science of it, I'll just say one punch of this would be like a punch from the sun itself. A Vampire like you would be reduced to ash. I don't like violence, but when it comes to Vampires, I don't hold back."

As the Vampire eyed me with fear. I spoke "If you take us to DIO, I shall spare you. How does that sound?" As Hamon coursed through my hand, the Vampire gulped. It seems we'd found our unwilling guide.