𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑂𝑓 𝐴 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟 ★ 𝐽𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑜 𝑋 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑋 𝐾𝑎𝑘𝑦𝑜𝑖𝑛

★𝚏𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚢-𝚜𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗★

"This is it." You said, stopping in front of the gates.

"Are you positive?" Polnareff asked, placing a hand on your shoulder. You nodded firmly.

"This is definitely the place," Mr. Joestar said, looking at the building. "I can sense Dio's presence inside."

"What're we waiting for?" Jotaro asked, making you look up at him. His face was stern and you could practically feel the determination radiating from him. After all, all this was for his mother. She was dying in Japan.

"Let's kick some ass."

Everyone nodded in agreement. You took a deep breath before stepping through the gates. You could feel the anxiety creeping inside of you as you walked closer to the doors. You knew exactly where Dio was.

"We should keep our guard up. Going in guns blazing isn't a good idea. We need to think of a plan first. The-" Iggy began growling threateningly, making Mr. Joestar stop what he was saying as he turned his head to see what he was growling at. Iggy's tone progressivly got louder and more dangerous until the doors of the mansion swung open. You could see a large, dark corridor. From what you could see, the hallway was empty. It gave off an ominous vibe that made you shudder.

Polnareff began creeping towards the door, shivering as he needed it. "What the hell is this?" The Frenchman mumbled. "It looks like it goes on forever. It must be some kind of illusion...right?" He peered up a you as you came to stand beside him.

"Don't go in." You mumbled, making Polnareff stop in his tracks. Gazing at the frown and furrow of your eyebrows, he also frowned. "Dio has more stand users inside. They're hiding in the wings." Polnareff gasped as your lips parted and your eyebrows laced together as something moved within the darkness of the hallway.

"Hey! What is that? It's coming this way!" The silver-haired man exclaimed. A tall figure began to...float..down the hall towards the entrance. "Wait, is that guy actually floating?! Is he a stand user or something?" Polnareff asked. You grabbed his collar and yanked him back from the door, recoiling away from the door as the man came closer and came to a stop in the doorway. He wore a headwrap and had earrings that had the letters T and D. He had green hair and hazel eyes. By the looks of it, Polnareff thought he seemed familiar. The man gave a formal bow with his hand placed over his chest.

"Master Joestar. Welcome to our home. We've been expecting your arrival. I am the resident butler of this mansion." He said. Polnareff pointed to the man while he pulled his stand out.

"I don't know who the hell you are, but you definitely not normal!" He yelled. The man threw a playing card at him as Mr. Joestar yelled at him to stop. Silver Chariot easily sliced through the card and Jotaro had caught one of the halves.

"Another playing card?" He mumbled. The floating man returned his attention to your group.

"How rude of me," He said. "I formally apologize for not introducing myself. My name is Telence T. D'Arby and I am the resident butler of this mansion." The names seemed to shock the others, yet had no effect on you or Kakyoin.

"D'Arby huh?" Jotaro asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yes. I am the younger D'Arby. The man you defeated was my older brother." His gaze darkened as he looked at the tall teen behind you.

"Then I take it you're here for revenge?" Avdol asked. D'Arby smirked as he shook his head.

"No, no. In fact that's almost the complete opposite. I've put my brother's death behind me. But I would have assumed that he shared his motto with you. 'It is the deceived, not the deceiver, who holds the blame.' I took, live by these words. My brother was foolish enough to lose, therefore he is the wrongdoer. I harbor no will towards any of you, so please do not assume that. My brother was my brother, and I am me. We are two different people, living two different lives. You see, my brother and I were born ten years apart and while I did look up to him at a certain extent we both belong to different generations. My brother attempted to use outdated and only worked on the most gullible people. Master Dio realized this as well, which is why he chose me over my brother to be his butler." None of you were able to mask the strained looks on your face. You were tense and Jotaro subtly placed a hand on your back comfortingly.