A Golden Lily and A Joestar, Fight Against the Bizarre Fate

Chapter 20: It takes a monster, to kill a monster

Viper hauled Wamuu up to the second floor and checked him over. Caesar was right, the attacks had dealt great damage to him and it would take a while before they healed. Viper looked at Wamuu with worried-filled eyes and asked, "Are you alright?" Wamuu nodded his head and started to heal his legs. "I had underestimated Caesar's skills. This is my punishment for my careless mistake."

Viper became crestfallen when she hear this. Out of the three of her masters, Wamuu was the only person she dearly cares for and feels attachment towards him. However, she couldn't find any courage to tell him or even say anything of the sort. All she could do was stand by him and make sure that she protected him. Granted Kars had talked down to her that she still held the kindness within her, but Viper held onto her kindness. Perhaps as a way to remind herself that she was once human. She reached over to hold his hand, but hesitated and pulled away.

She sensed that Phoebe had set foot in the hotel and pulled Wamuu away from the railing and deeper into the hallway. Once they were away from view, Viper stood up and said, "Our young "sister" has decided to join us. Please wait here while I handle her." Wamuu looked up at her, he was aware of Kars' plans to utilise her to create more of the Pillar Man in his image, but that wasn't what he wanted to ask. "Viper, why did you help me escape like that?" Wamuu asked. Viper tried to hold back a smile. He didn't sound upset, and she didn't sense anything negative. He was curious. That's all.

Viper turned her head and said, "I...I didn't... It makes me sad, seeing you get hurt." Her answer seemed to stunned Wamuu, but before he could say anything else, Viper turned and walk away. Kars had given her a job to do and she must see it through. Her personal feelings have no place or time in this.

Phoebe stepped into the hotel and carefully surveyed her surroundings. She blew out icy cold air into the open. If Wamuu or Viper were invisible then the cold air would expose them in no time. Having both Pillar Man and Vampire blood flowing through her veins, Phoebe's nerves are honed in an inhuman razor edge. She can feel the different change of the atmosphere within the hotel compared to what she felt outside. The scent of blood wafted into her nose and turned to the source. Her eyes widened when she saw Meshina laying on the table with blood seeping out from his severed arm.

Phoebe immediately ran towards Meshina's side and was relieved to know that he was still alive. She placed her hands over his severed limb and froze it over to stop it from bleeding any longer and to save him from dying due to blood loss. "Meshina, don't worry I'm gonna get you out of here." Phoebe says as she prepared to carry her Hamon instructor when a bark echoed through the room. She turned and saw a small white puppy barking up at her.

"Roman." A familiar voice called out. The puppy stopped barking and ran over to the owner's voice. Phoebe followed the dog and saw it run towards Viper, who was standing at the top of the main staircase. The puppy made its way towards her, with his tail waving happily, and the indigo-haired woman bent down to her knees and lovingly patted the dog's head. "It's going to be too dangerous for you to be here. Please go outside where you'll be safe Roman." Viper said. The puppy, newly named Roman, gave a small bark and ran down the steps and outside through the hole.

Phoebe careful walks over to the staircase and glares at Viper. The Pillar Woman gave a respectful bow to her and said, "I'm glad we've been able to meet again. At last I can see just how well you are in battle." Again, Viper sounded more calm and well-mannered as if she was trying to tell Phoebe that she wasn't a threat to her. But she couldn't let that fool her.

"Tell me." Phoebe said while she tossed her cloak aside. "What do you want with me? Do you wish to test my strength before killing me or force me into joining this little "family"?"