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You had just been assigned an investigative mission by the Speedwagon Foundation. And apparently, there was a chance a man named Dio Brando was alive and well. A man who (from the info you gathered) killed and stole the body of Jonathan Joestar, your boss's ancestor 100 years ago. Though you doubt the man Dio Brando was actually alive, you still had a job to do, and you had to see it through.
But.... at the same time, you felt like giving up on finding clues. After all this time of investigating, you had found nothing but loops, circles, and dead ends with hardly anything that would indicate that the so-called Dio Brando was even still on this earth.
You had searched for 11 days total and still haven't found any possible leads. You couldn't help but groan at the lack of findings. So why the hell was it so hard to find AT LEAST one thing about the whereabouts of Dio Brando? It's either he's seriously dead or he’s just that good at covering his tracks.
'Damn, the sun is going down already'
Though you were reluctant, you decided to call it a day and try again tomorrow. So you gathered your things and started to head back to the motel you'd been staying in for the past few days.
On your way there, you couldn't help but get the feeling of disappointment and guilt for not having anything to report to the Joestars once again. They had given you this important task and you couldn't even find so much as a strand of hair from the guy.
'Huh?'
The road was crowded with people. Was there an event going on or something?
'Nope, don't feel like squeezing through all these people. I need to find a shortcut.'
You catch a glimpse of an ally way and decide to use it as a shortcut.
Soon you realize that you had just made the biggest mistake of your life… You are met face to face with an intimidating stranger you would soon learn to be Dio Brando, the man himself.
The air around you had suddenly become heavy and the atmosphere dense as you gaze up at the man, cloaked in shadows. The man before you had a graceful but deadly aura about him. He was unbound and possessed a strong presence that left you in a state that had your heart pounding and your legs shaking with your feet glued to the ground. You also found yourself having a hard time breathing as well. Just who was this man that towers over you like that of royalty???
You looked up at the man in fear of what he might do to you. You thought about turning back where you came and take your chances fighting through the crowd of people, but you doubted he would just let you walk away. The man looked at you with amusement as you were standing there looking like a deer in headlights.
After what felt like an eternity, the man that towered over you broke the silence.
“I presume you are the one who’s been sniffing around, like some lost puppy.”
He says with a grin…
“And my, haven’t you been busy.” Not only did you almost find my current place of residence but you’ve also peaked my interest as of late”
He chuckles at his words.
“So close…and you didn’t even notice.”
His words were like honey on your skin, sweet and seducing but cruel and sinister in every sense.
His words left you stunned. You just couldn’t believe what he was saying. Were you really that close? That close to uncovering his base? And if that were the case, was he going to silence you?
‘No…no, I won’t give him the chance too!!’
You build up the strength to make a fast dash towards Dio Brando, with a knife in hand ready to pierce the man on impact. But all Dio did was laugh at your sudden burst of energy.
“Ah~, so it seems the lost puppy does have some fangs after all.”
His honey like words made you even more furious than you were before you even started this fight. You had to end him here and now or everything that you have done will be for nothing. You let out a battle cry as you get close enough to pierce the man with your knife.
But to your horror, the man that was right before you had suddenly disappeared into thin air…..
“W-what!?”
You were shocked beyond words when you heard the man’s chuckle behind you. You quickly turned around to look at the man who had just somehow managed to escape, uh- no it was more like teleport behind you. ‘Oh no!!!’
Was Dio Brando a stand user?
‘That’s the only possible explanation for this!’
Maybe you would have gone in for another attack if you weren’t so petrified by the fact that the man just teleported right before your eyes. It was obvious you weren’t going to win this fight, so you had to think of another way out of this situation.
Looking around there was loud music coming from a distance. You thought about yelling out, but you doubted anyone would hear you over the loud music.
So what other options did you have? Truth be told you weren’t good at coming up with ideas, that was always your business partners specialty (though he’s not all that relevant, we didn’t come here together after all)
“I presume you are just going to continue looking like a kicked puppy?”
He smiles at you for a moment before continuing
“Though you have shown me blatant, disrespect, I am merciful”
He approaches you with a smile on his face
“So I’ll give you a chance to decide your fate”
He says softly
“Follow me to my estate or die by my hand…”
He said with a more menacing tone than his usual sweet tone of voice.
“Now Choose…”
You stood there with a look of surprise on your face, were those really the only options you had?
“quickly before I lose my patience..”
He said with a hint of annoyance
Well you didn’t want to die so the choice was clear. You had to follow him…. You look away from the man’s gaze at the realization of your predicament
“Hmm, ha you have made the right choice”
He walks past you, stopping at the corner of the alley and turns his head to look at you
“Ah~, and before I forget..”
He walks up to you
“I should punish you for your behavior earlier~”
Before you could even get a word in you feel a sudden impact on your cheek that sends you flying, Dio had just bitch slapped you. All you could do is put your hands on your cheek and say nothing.
“Oh and discard that little trinket, we don’t want another incident to occur now do we?”
He turns around to leave
“Now follow along~, I don’t want my puppy to get lost in this big city”
You reluctantly followed him to his home.