"「Attain Heaven」". That was the mission that the evil Vampire 「DIO」 left for his loyalest of allies and best friend, 「Enrico Pucci」. 「DIO」 discovered the 「secret method」 to attaining 「Heaven」 and was going to tell Pucci what it was after he defeated the 「Joestars」 and their allies. Alas! Before this 「secret method」 could be passed on, 「DIO」 was killed by one of the 「Joestars」, 「Jotaro Kujo」! What's more, 「Jotaro Kujo」 even burned DIO's diary, 「OVER HEAVEN」, which was the only place the 「secret method」 was written down! It 「appeared」 as if Pucci would never be able to attain 「Heaven」!
"「Appeared」" was the keyword here, though. Like Jotaro and 「Madoka Kaname」, Pucci, too, was a 「Stand」 user! His Stand, 「Whitesnake」, would allow him to turn the memories of Jotaro, the only other person to read 「OVER HEAVEN」, into a 「Disc」, allowing Pucci to view his memories and learn the 「secret method」 to attaining 「Heaven」!
The Visitors
But still, what is Jotaro doing? Pucci asked himself as he sat in a taxi. For a year now, he's been running around the world doing who knows what, never staying somewhere long enough for me to get ahold of him. He's never been in one place longer than a week, but he's stayed in 「Mitakihara Town」 for two! 「Something」 must be keeping him here for an extended period of time; I don't know what it is, but now is certainly the best chance to gain his memory 「Disc」!
"Excuse me, sir," the driver started, "we're in 「Mitakihara Town」, now, like you asked. Have you and your friend thought of anywhere specific you want to go?"
"...No, stopping here is fine," Pucci said. "We don't have any specific location in mind; we just want to be in the city."
"Alright, then." The taxi came to a stop. "If you need a place to stay, I'd recommend the 「Mitakihara Grand Hotel」."
"Thanks, but we're already staying at the local Church; we don't need a hotel. Let's go, Johngalli A." Pucci paid the driver and he and his bodyguard exited the taxi, the blind man using his cane to feel his way onto the sidewalk.
"Of all the places for Jotaro to go, why did it have to be a place as big as this, 「Whitesnake」?" Johngalli A asked. "There's too many people around for me to track him with the 「wind」."
"Do not worry about that, Johngalli A. If your 「wind」 is useless, there are other ways that we can find Jotaro." Pucci reached into his gown and pulled out something that simply reeked of malice: an 「Arrow」!
"The 「Arrow」 doesn't just seek out those who can 「become」 Stand users, it also seeks out those already possessing Stands to increase their power. Therefore, we can use this 「Arrow」 as a 「compass」 to track down Jotaro Kujo. In a town as large as this one, there will probably be potential Stand users interfering, but it shouldn't take too long to find Jotaro." As Pucci said this, the 「Arrow」 in his hand began to 「spin」 rapidly before stopping in 「one direction」!
"Do we have a heading, 「Whitesnake」?"
"Yes. Let's go, Johngalli A."
After an hour of walking, Pucci and Johngalli A arrived at where the 「Arrow」 was pointing to, but not only was Jotaro not there, absolutely no one was there.
"I'm not sensing anyone through the 「wind」. Is there no one here?" Johngalli A asked.
"I don't see anyone…" Pucci started, "but the 「Arrow」 is still pointing here. It doesn't make sense! There should be someone!
"Calm down, calm down. Count the primes. 「2」, 「3」, 「5」, 「7」, 「11」, 「13」-"
"! 「Whitesnake」! The 「wind」 is changing! 「Something」 is appearing!"
"?" Johngalli A was correct; 「something」 was appearing! That 「something」 took the form of a bizarre 「white portal」! Before either person could act, though, they were both sucked into the 「portal」 and blinded(not Johngalli A, of course) by a bright light!
"Whaaaaaaaat?!"
"It can't be… it's an 「enemy Stand」!" The light faded, and the two men were in a completely different place. Even though it was already night time, the place they were in was much darker, completely void of even a single shard of light. All around them were giant, thorny 「vines」 that had smiling 「flowers」 growing on the ends of them.
"「Whitesnake」... what is that?" What Johngalli A was referring to by "that" was a 「giant eyeball」 sitting atop an even larger pile of thorny 「vines」 that seemed to be cutting two people into pieces!
"No matter how you look at it(「13」, 「17」, 「19」...), that has to be a Stand(「23」, 「29」, 「31」...)..." Pucci said, putting the 「Arrow」 away.
"Why are we being attacked by a 「Stand」?! Does Jotaro already know we're here?!"
"「37」, 「41」, 「43」... That isn't the case. You can't see it, but that Stand is utterly grotesque, Johngalli A. The Joestars would never work with someone possessing a Stand so hideous; it goes completely against their annoying sense of 「justice」.
"Right… but then, who's attacking?" The 「Stand」 finally noticed their presence and turned towards them, ignoring the 「little girl」 it was about to carve like a pumpkin on Halloween.
"Obviously, someone doesn't want us to be in this town. Let's show them how we feel about that." Two thorny 「vines」 shot out at Pucci and Johngalli A, the intent to kill completely obvious! "「Whitesnake」!" Enrico Pucci's Stand, a masked man with 「GΔCT」 written across its body, appeared and caught the 「vines」 in his arms!
"Those 「vines」 could be annoying…" Pucci said as blood dripped from his arms as the thorns stabbed his Stand. "I shouldn't waste time here." Mustering all of his strength, Whitesnake lifted the Stand up into the air and slammed its back into the ground! Not allowing it to collect itself, Pucci's Stand jumped over to the enemy Stand's single eye and stomped it into 「extinction」, the rest of the body immediately following suit! "Easier than I thought."
"My apologies for not helping, Whitesnake," Johngalli A said. "I couldn't locate the 「Stand」 user with the 「wind」, and my bullets would have no effect on a Stand…"
"If that Stand was troublesome, I'd be upset with you. It wasn't, so I'm not." At that instant, the space around them shattered, bringing the two of them back into the previous area! "It looks like we've returned to our reality."
"Have we? That's good to… I can 「feel」 something 「falling」 above you, Whitesnake."
"?" Whitesnake flew up and caught the 「falling」 object. Bringing it back down to Earth, Pucci looked at it and saw that it was some sort of 「black jewel」.
"What is it?"
"I'm not sure, and, frankly, I don't care." Losing interest, Pucci chucked the 「black jewel」 far away from him and Johngalli A. He then pulled the 「Arrow」 backout of his gown. "I'm not getting a reaction from the 「Arrow」, anymore. Let's leave." After putting the 「Arrow」 away once more, Pucci and Johngalli A turned to leave, but they stopped when Pucci felt something tugging at his gown. Turning around, Pucci saw that it was the 「green-haired girl」 that the Stand didn't kill.
What is she doing, bothering me? Is she's the Stand user? It is possible that she made it look like the Stand was attacking her to trick us. ...No, it's not her. If that girl was the Stand user, she'd be dead. It couldn't have been an 「Automatic Stand」; if it was, she wouldn't need to be here. ...「Two dead adults」...
"Are those your parents?" Pucci asked. The 「green-haired girl」 nodded hesitantly. As I thought… With the knowledge that her parents were dead, Pucci quickly formed the 「sign of the cross」 across his body.
"Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil."
"..." The 「green-haired girl」 just stared at him with an empty look.
This girl… now that her parents are dead, she's completely empty inside. That's rather sad… but I don't care about some brat's problems. Whatever happens to her doesn't matter to- ?! Then, it happened! It was very small in nature, but Pucci's 「Arrow」 was moving towards the 「green-haired girl」!
?! This girl… she has 「potential」! It's not enough for the 「Arrow」 to fly at her, but she can become a 「Stand」 user! ...Interesting… At that moment, Pucci came up with an idea. It was very possible that Jotaro Kujo would have fellow Stand users around him, and that would make getting his memory 「Disc」 a troublesome affair. But if he could make this girl into an ally of his and Johngalli A's, that would increase the chances of success in getting the 「Disc」! While he was at it, he might as well use the 「Arrow」 to get allies wherever he may find them, just like his master, 「DIO」, once did!
"What is your name, child?"
"...Chitose. Yuma… Chitose…"
"Tell me, Yuma… do you believe in 「gravity」? That all encounters are but a matter of 「fate」? I do, and so does my associate. It was 「gravity」 that caused your parents to be assaulted, tonight, it was 「gravity」 that brought me here to save you… and it is 「gravity」 that shall keep you at my side." For the first time since he saw her, a smile made its way to Yuma's face. Pucci also smiled, but it was most definitely not for the same reasons.
"My name is 「Whitesnake」, and my associate is 「Johngalli A」. Come with us, Yuma. We will provide you with shelter and teach you the ways of our 「Lord」." Still smiling, Yuma nodded her in agreement and the three walked away from the scene, the little girl being completely oblivious to the priest's true intentions.
A few minutes after the three were gone, a new girl entered the scene, very annoyed that she was the only one there.
"Who the hell killed my Witch?!" The redheaded girl shouted. "I thought that Grief Seed lying on the ground was weird, but someone really killed it?! That was my Witch, dammit!" This girl is 「Kyoko Sakura」. A magical girl for two years, Kyoko is currently 「homeless」 and typically hunts Witches in her hometown of 「Kazamino City」.
"Probably shouldn't be too pissed since whoever killed it was dumb enough to leave the Grief Seed, but damn! I was tracking that thing for a week! I even followed it outta Kazamino to kill it, and someone else just went and killed it! ...That's right, I'm in 「Mitakihara」..." Kyoko looked around herself with a mixed feeling of sadness and nostalgia. "Last time I followed a Witch here was when I… when I…"
RING!
"...Speak of the devil." Despite being 「homeless」, Kyoko always managed to have spending money through odd jobs and winnings earned from hustling people in 「Dog Drug Reinforcement」. It all went to train fares, food she didn't steal, more 「Dog Drug Reinforcement」, and paying for her phone. The last one was very odd, as Kyoko never used it and only had one number saved into it: 「Mami Tomoe」's number. The two hadn't talked in months, yet it was the older girl that was now calling her.
"What does she want? Am I supposed to talk to her after all this time? After everything that happened? Hell no! There's no way I'm answering this!" By now, Mami's call would've gone to the machine. Surely, when that happened, Mami would remember that Kyoko didn't want to see her anymore, and she'd just hang up. After that, surely, she wouldn't call back, and then the two would never have contact again.
"...Dammit." As if her fingers were possessed, Kyoko pressed the 「Talk button」 on her phone and put it to her ear. "This better be good."
TO BE CONTINUED
Clama the Thorn Witch: Out of function/RETIRE
Clama the Thorn Witch
Destructive Power: B
Speed: C
Range: A
Durability: D
Precision: A
Developmental Potential: C
Abilities
Thorny Vines: Clama can assault people with thorny vines to damage them.
Eyeball Heart: Clama's eye is also her heart, so if it's destroyed, Clama is destroyed.