I am back and finally finished Chapter 9!


After taking several trains and ferries, the Crusaders were minutes away from arriving Calcutta, India. During the 20th century, Calcutta's population was 11 million and 2 million residents live in stark poverty.

"Avdol," Joseph turned at the fortune-teller.

"The Indian leg of our trek is upon us at last." He nervously grinned as he scratched the side of his chin. "And I'm a bit nervous."

"Enemy Stands are one thing but the reputation of India is what worries me the most. I heard that India is a place where people eat curry all the time, theft and get ill at any moment."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to handle the culture gap that well…" Polnareff said nervously.

Avdol chuckled, "Those are just inaccurate assessments."

Noriko crossed both her arms, "You're both over-exaggerating. It can't be that bad."


Boats and cars honked from every direction around the Crusaders as a giant crowd formed around them.

"Hey give us a tip!"

"I'll hold that for you ma'am!"

"Need any anti-venom sir? You won't have any more stomach aches!"

"Let me show you a hotel!"

The Joestar group were in complete shock and speechless.

"N-No I don't need anything." Joseph responded kindly to one of the civilians.

"Ew! I stepped in cow shit!" Polnareff shouted.

"…Uhhh." Noriko took a step back as the men try to approach her.

"You're such a beauty!"

"Please be my wife!"

Jotaro was surrounded by a group of children as they pulled his chain and jacket begging for money.

"Give us a tip sir!"

"You won't go to heaven if you don't tip us, mister!"

Polnareff yanked his luggage up in the air, "Get your god damn snotty nose off my luggage!" He shouted at a little boy.

Joseph turned his head to the side to look at Avdol.

"Avdol! Is this how India is?!" He queried.

Avdol chuckled, "Why of course! Isn't it great? This is what makes the country a great place!"


They all managed to get through the giant crowd and went to a nearby restaurant. Once there, they were served a tea called Chai. Chai is a sweet drink made by boiling black tea, sugar, ginger with milk. For one rupee (about fifteen-yen) will get you two cups.

"Mmm! This tea taste so good!" Noriko squealed after taking a sip of her tea.

Joseph sighed in relief as he settled his cup down, "Peace at last, I thought we weren't going to escape from all that commotion."

"Don't worry, just give it some time. Once you're accustomed here, you'll understand the goodness and depth of this country." Avdol assured with a smile.

"I kinda like it here. It's pretty cool." Jotaro stated.

Joseph looked over at his grandson in disbelief. "Are you serious Jotaro?! Do you actually mean it?!"

Polnareff sighed and settled his cup of tea down. "Talk about culture shock..." He reached down and grabbed his luggage.

"I'll get used to it once I'm acclimated, huh?" He rose from his chair, placing the luggage over his shoulder. "Well, they do say humans adapt to their surroundings." He glanced at the waiter.

"Where's the restroom?"

"Right down there, sir." The man politely replied.

"Polnareff." Joseph called out the Frenchman. "What about your food?"

"Order for me Mr. Joestar. You better make it something good. As a Frenchman I require only the finest delicacies." Polnareff responded with a smirk and walked away.

His response left the elder Joestar in shock with his jaw dropped.

Noriko tapped her chin lightly before picking up the menu.

"I guess that means we can pick whatever." Noriko said as she looked through the menu.

The three men turned their heads at her.

"Now what is something that he would like…?" Noticing their stare, Noriko looked up. "Excuse me."


Before Polnareff could enter the restroom, the same waiter walked up to him and handed him a stick but with no explanation of its purpose. Not knowing what to do with it, he took it with him to the restroom.

For a moment it stayed silent until he bolted out of the restroom screaming while pulling up his pants and grabbed the waiter by his collar.

He pointed at the restroom, "Th-Th-The toilet! Why the hell is there a damn pig in the toilet!"

"Even for India, this is an unusual toilet, sir." The waited responded nonchalantly. "They had accidentally made the pig pen down below a little too high. So when the pig is hungry, it sticks its head out."

"That's not what I wanted to kn- ...wait what a minute, you mean to tell me that pig's food is…" Polnareff gulped as he realized what the waiter was saying and turned his gaze at the pig.

"Is that the reason why it's there?!"

"That's why I recommended to use this." The waited walked up to the toilet holding the same staff he had given to Polnareff and smacked the pig with it. The pig screeched from the blow as it was pushed down.

Polnareff stood there speechless as his eye twitched from what he was witnessing.

"There you go, sir. Now you can do your business while the pig is recoiling from the blow I gave him." The waited said and handed the staff back to Polnareff.

"Our manager has never had an issue with this because the pigs lick his butt clean. Ain't that something?! Kekekekekeke!" The waited laughed while Polnareff cringed. The waiter stopped at the door and glanced at Polnareff, "Please take your time, sir." With that, he closes the door.

"W-Wait! Don't leave me here alone-!" Polnareff gulped and looked back at the toilet. "I don't think I'll ever get use to this place…"


The rest of the Crusaders heard someone screaming coming from the direction Polnareff had went.

"Was that Polnareff?" Noriko raised a brow as she looked at everyone.

"Probably, who knows what scared him." Avdol said as he took a sip of his Chai.

"Are you all ready to order?" A waiter asked as he pulled out his small notepad and pen.

Joseph nodded, "Yes." He pulled up the menu when the waiter walked up to him.

"We'll have..."


"Sheesh, I guess I'll have to wait until we book into a hotel." Polnareff muttered while washing his hands in the sink.

He looked up at the mirror and noticed a hand on the window. Polnareff immediately looked back but nothing was there.

"What the hell?" He thought."I must be imagining things. After all, I did see a pig inside the toilet."

Averting his eyes back at the mirror, a mummified figure was crawling into the building from the window.

Polnareff widened his eyes and turned back, it wasn't there again.

"What the hell is that?!" He looked back at the mirror and the figure was getting closer.

"I can only see it in the mirror! Could it be that mirror Stand Jotaro told me about?!"

The mummified figure lifted up a hand and a knife came out of its wrist.

Polnareff frowned, "SILVER CHARIOT!" The swordsman Stand shattered the mirror into pieces.

"Damn it! So it is that Stand Jotaro heard about!"

Before everyone else at the table could eat their food, Polnareff came out running from the bathroom.

"Where is the Stand user?!" He yelled. "Who is it?! Where are you hiding?!"

The Joestar group watched Polnareff run out of the restaurant with his luggage and went after him. Polnareff scanned the area, trying to find anyone who could possibly be the Stand user.

"Damn it! There's too many god damn people!" He cursed under his breath.

"What's the matter, Polnareff?" Joseph queried.

"If that..." Polnareff began and clutched his fist. "If that's a Stand that means that bastard is finally here!"

"Who?" Noriko asked.

Polnareff narrowed his eyes, "Jotaro, that Stand you were informed about from that bastard ishere!"

The Frenchman gritted his teeth, "That motherfucker who killed my sister! That bastard stamped all over my sister's life, soul and pride! I finally found him!"

"You mean the man you're seeking for vengeance is here?" Joseph queried.

Polnareff looked back at Joseph. "I apologize Mr. Joestar but I'll take my leave from here on out."

"Wh-!" Everyone gasped.

"Now that I know the person who murdered my sister is near, I won't wait until he comes after me. I'll be at a disadvantage if he gets to me first and that's not my style. I'll find and kill that son of a bitch!"

"But you don't have a clue on how he looks like nor what his Stand is." Noriko said.

"Knowing that he has two right hands is enough for me." Polnareff stated. "And he knows I'm coming after him as well. He should be worried that I could kill him in his sleep. Cya."

Polnareff turned around to take his leave.

"You will go for wool and return home as shorn." Avdol said.

Polnareff halted and turned at Avdol. "The hell does that mean?"

"Just as you heard it."

Polnareff narrowed his eyes. "Are you implying that I'll lose?"

"Indeed. Are you that dense that you haven't realized that he purposely attacked you to isolate you?! I'm sorry Polnareff but I will not allow you to leave us!" Avdol declared while pointing his finger at the Frenchman.

Polnareff smacked Avdol's hand out of the way as he walked up to him. "Let me make this damn clear, Avdol! I never gave a damn about that bastard Dio!"

"I told you and everyone else back in Hong Kong that I'm only tagging along to avenge my sister! Mr. Joestar and Jotaro already know this! I've been a loner from the start and I've always fought alone!"

"You insolent man!" Avdol yelled. "Have you forgotten you were brainwashed by Dio?! Are you so foolish that you forgot he's the root to all of this?!"

"You have no idea how it feels to have your sister murdered so shut the hell up!" Polnareff snapped. "I heard when you encountered Dio you got scared and ran off! A coward like you would never understand the pain I've endured!"

Avdol frowned, "What did you just say?!"

"Get your damn hands off of me! You were just lucky that you were able to beat me back in Hong Kong so don't lecture me!" Polnareff stepped away from Avdol.

"Why you-!" Avdol muttered.

"Oh, did I piss you off? Trust me, I'm more pissed off than you right now with a better reason. As usual, keep acting as if you're the mature one, Avdol."

"Damn you-!"

Noriko gasped as she saw Avdol raised up his fist to punch the Frenchman. Luckily Joseph stepped in and grabbed Avdol's wrist. The red-haired teen sighed.

"That's enough, Avdol." Joseph said. "Just let him go. He's made his decision. There's nothing we can do about it."

Avdol lowered his arm and closed his eyes. "I wasn't intending to stop him. I just never thought he would be this kind of man."

He reopened his eyes, "I admit it was cowardice of me fleeing away that night…but that's why I believe we can win this! And I can certainty say you'll lose against him!"

"Excuse me?!" Polnareff walked up to Avdol once again. "Then I also have something to say with certainty, your precious little divination will be wrong, Fortune-Teller." He flicked Avdol's necklace before walking away.

The Crusaders stood there as they watched the Frenchman disappear into the crowd.


In the outskirts of Calcutta, a cowboy could be seen in the wild desert riding an elephant. Behind him was a woman, she appeared to be in her teens and her arms were wrapped around the man's torso while asleep.

The elephant came to a stop and lowered itself.

"Get off." The cowboy told the girl. "I'm going to see a friend. You're gonna go back on your own from here."

The girl did as she was told and looked up at the cowboy.

The elephant rose back up and the girl clasped her hands together.

"Please make me your wife, Hol Horse!" She begged.

Hol Horse looked down at her with a raised brow.

"I'll dedicate my whole life for you! I'll do anything for you! Please marry me! I want to be by your side forever!"

"What the hell is wrong with you? You're only sixteen."

"I'm old enough to wed!...I...I love you…"

Hol Horse sighed and jumped off the elephant. He grabbed the girl's hands and pulled her close to him. Their faces were inches apart.

"Listen, I'm just a drifter." He said gently. "I live each day as if it's my last and one day it'll be my last." He caressed the girl's cheek.

Before the girl could say anything, Hol Horse placed a finger between them.

"A royal like yourself shouldn't even be thinking about marrying someone like me. It doesn't matter how much we love each other."

The girl's brow raised up, "Do you actually love me?" Her face inched closer.

"Why of course. You're all I have in this world, my love." Hol Horse gave her a sweet smile.

His words made the girl gasp.

"But that's thing, I love you so much that we can't marry each other. Do you understand?"

The girl's heart shattered and lowered her head. She was beginning to tear up.

"You're not the only one hurt. This also hurts me too. It feels like my chest is going to explode." Hol Horse kissed the top of the girl's head and pulled her into an embrace.

"I promise you I'll come back and hold you like this. That's enough to make me happy."

The girl's tears ran down her cheeks. A mischievous grin spread across Hol Horse's face. He got back on the elephant and tipped his hat.

"Later. Love ya' baby!"

The girl waved at her lover as he rode off.

Moments after, Hol Horse heard a chuckle and turned his head to the side. He saw a man sitting against a broken wall and his face couldn't be seen from the shadow. But the cowboy perfectly knew well who it is from seeing the two right hands.

"You know it's bad manners to eavesdrop," Hol Horse began as he strolled his way to the man. "I bet you're itchin' to say how I'm indirect as usual and how's there's plenty of girls like her out there. She's an easy mark and it's very convenient. She'll do anything for me, even kill herself." He then narrowed his eyes.

"You know how I work, don't you…J. Geil."

J. Geil snickered.

"By the way, it seems Polnareff left his little group to chase after ya'. Your plan to lure him out worked out well. Shall we kill him first?" Hol Horse noticed a black cobra crawling its way to J. Geil.

It hissed and charged at J. Geil. At the same time, Hol Horse held out his hand and a revolver-like Stand weapon appeared. He pulled the trigger and the bullet went straight to the cobra, blowing the snake in half. The cobra's head kept going but once its reflection appeared on the glass bottle next to J. Geil, the Hanged Man showed up and chopped the snake's head into pieces.

J. Geil stood up and Hol Horse jumped off the elephant.

"Let's go. With your Hanged Man and my Emperor, we'll be able to kill em' all." Hol Horse smirked.

Both men turned around and started walking their way to Calcutta.


After Polnareff had left, the Crusaders returned back inside the restaurant and finish their meals in silence. Noriko occasionally kept looking over at the empty seat they had in their table and wasn't able to finish her food. Once they we were done, they checked in at the Grand Hotel.

Noriko roamed around the fancy hotel to find anything to clear up her mind from earlier. She had spent about twenty-minutes straight just channel surfing but couldn't find a channel that either spoke English or Japanese. She ended up at the main lobby and found a map of the layout of the hotel.

"Hopefully there's an arcade room somewhere here but I doubt it. I wish I could play on my NES…" Noriko thought as her eyes scanned the map.

She sighed as she didn't see what she was looking for and walked elsewhere. She spotted Avdol heading towards the entrance of the hotel.

"Mr. Avdol?" The red-haired teen called out.

The Egyptian turned around seeing Noriko approach him.

"Oh, hey Noriko." Avdol greeted.

"Where are you going?" Noriko asked.

"Going to the store to buy Mr. Joestar a polaroid camera and stop by the library for a bit." Avdol responded. "What about you?"

"Well, nowhere in particular. I'm kind of bored and I want to do something." Noriko said.

"Bored, huh?" Avdol placed a hand under his chin. "Hmm, I got an idea. Why don't you come along with me and explore around the city?"

"Eh? Are you sure Mr. Avdol? You don't need do something for me just because I'm bored. Besides, didn't you said you had to go buy Mr. Joestar a camera?"

"I do but Mr. Joestar doesn't need it right now. We have plenty of time. And since you're interested about learning different cultures around the world, this should be an opportunity for you to experience a country without reading a book."

"True…" Noriko thought about her decision for a moment. "Alright then, I'll come along."

"Great, I'll tell you everything I know about this wonderful country." Avdol said with a smile.


Avdol and Noriko explored around the city of Calcutta for the most part of the day. Avdol informed her everything about India of how wonderful it is. Noriko was told how Calcutta used to be the capital of India before New Delhi; India used to be an Island over 100 million years ago; India has the largest population for vegetarian people. She even found out that Aryabhata, an Indian, invented the number zero.

Noriko was amazed by all the facts Avdol was telling her.

Both Crusaders sat down in a nearby bench to take a break after purchasing Kati Rolls (Kathi Rolls), a skewer-roasted kebab wrapped in a paratha bread.

"MMM! This taste delicious!" Noriko squealed from taking a bite of her burrito-shaped snack.

"I'm glad you like it. Kati Rolls are a popular snack here in Calcutta. A few years ago when I studied over here, I used to buy them all the time." Avdol stated and took a bite from his kati roll.

"You know, this place isn't so bad after all. I've taken a liking to it." Noriko said.

"See? I told you this place is great." Avdol remarked.

Noriko agreed with a nod.

"Have you ever heard of Kumbh Mela?" Avdol queried.

"A what?" Noriko raised a brow.

"Kumbh Mela, it means kumbha fair."

"Is it some kind of festival?"

"Close. It's a religious festival. It's a mass Hindu pilgrimage of faith in which Hindus gather to bathe in a sacred or holy river. Bathing in those rivers is cleansing all of their sins. Over millions of people gather around for it." Avdol informed. "The festival is very massive and it only occurs every twelve years. It's actually the largest peaceful gathering in the world. It's even considered as the world's largest congregation of religious pilgrims."

"Wooow." Noriko awed. "I'm now interesting of going, when was the last one?"

"Back in 1977. Somewhere in the beginning of next year there's going to be one."

"Really?! Shoot, I'm going to miss out on it. I wish I could go but I'll be busy with a bunch of makeup work from school once we return back home." Noriko said.

"I guess I'll have to wait another twelve years just to participate…" She said in a low tone before taking a bite from her kati roll.

"Don't worry, the wait is worth it, trust me." Avdol assured. "I went twice so far with my family and this will be my third."

Noriko almost choked on her kati roll, "Third?!" She shouted as she looked at the Egyptian in confusion. He appeared so young.

"Pardon me, Mr. Avdol, but how old are you?" Noriko asked.

"I'm 27. I'm not that old you know." Avdol replied as he pretended to sound offended.

"No, no! I didn't mean it like that!" Noriko quickly responded as she felt a bit guilty for making Avdol think he's old. "Is just you look young, so I thought you were the same age as Polnareff."

"If he were the same age as me maybe he wouldn't have made such an absurd decision." He muttered bitterly before biting his kati roll.

Noriko raised her brows from what she just heard. Avdol's attitude quickly changed from just hearing the Frenchman's name.

"Are you... still mad at him, Mr. Avdol?" Noriko hesitantly asked.

Avdol nodded, "No, I'm just disappointed in him. I thought he would be a better man than that."

"Hm..." Noriko briefly looked down before back at Avdol. "Do you think he'll come back?"

Avdol doesn't answer for a minute, "As much as I want him to come back to us, it's hard to tell especially how stubborn he is."

Not the answer Noriko wanted to hear but she hopes the Frenchman would make a return before they leave India.

"After we're done eating, let's go to the store so I can buy Mr. Joestar the polaroid camera." Avdol said.

Noriko simply nodded.


The next morning, the Crusaders quietly ate their breakfast as it was raining heavily outside. Joseph glanced at the empty seat beside him.

"I guess he really isn't coming back after all..." Joseph stated.

Everyone looked at the empty seat.

Noriko furrowed her brows as she was concerned about Polnareff's safety and whereabouts.

"I wonder if he's alright…" Noriko remarked.

Avdol was quiet until he quickly stood up from his chair.

"What's the matter Avdol?" Jotaro asked.

"I'm going to find that damn idiot." Avdol replied and sprinted off.

"A-Avdol! Wait!" Joseph shouted as he chased after the Egyptian.

Jotaro and Noriko follow behind.

Outside the hotel, they didn't see Avdol anywhere.

"We're going to split up and find them! Let's go!" Joseph said.


While the Crusaders desperately searched for Avdol and Polnareff, Polnareff was on a search to finding his sister's killer.

"Are you positive that you saw a man with two right hands?!" Polnareff asked.

"Yes sir." An elder man responded who was sitting down.

"Where?!" Polnareff demanded.

The elder man pointed at at two individuals casually walking. A cowboy and beside him was his companion but the rain made no contact to his body.

Polnareff growled under his breath.

The rain stopped and the clouds dispersed. The man that was walking next to the cowboy had suddenly disappeared.

"Eh? I could've sworn he was standing next to him." The elder man said as he was confused.

"Who?"

"The man you're looking for was standing next to that cowboy but he suddenly disappeared."

Polnareff frowned as he walked towards the cowboy.

"The gun is mightier than a sword." Hol Horse said. "Mm! Mm! Man! Aint that one for the books?"

"Huh? Excuse me but just who the hell are you?" Polnareff questioned.

Hol Horse smirked, "Hol Horse, ya might say. I'm the user of the Stand representin' the Emperor card." He introduced himself. "Lord Dio paid me to get rid of ya' varmints."

Polnareff sighed, "Look cowboy, I don't need the long-winded intro. Where's the man with two right-hands?"

"Well aren't ya' a rude one! You asked so I answered. Whatever..." Hol Horse placed a cigarette between his lips. "I came here with him. He's close by."

Polnareff widened his eyes and looked around, "Where the hell is he?!" He demanded.

"Well ain't that a pointless question." Hol Horse remarked. "Because I, Hol Horse, will kill you."

Polnareff scoffed, "Arrogant morons like you always talk trash yet it always ends up the other way around."

Hol Horse chuckled.

"Oh? What's so funny cowboy?"

"Lord Dio told me you tend to look down on people, so you'd be easy pickin's. I can't help but chuckle at how right he is!"

"Tch. If I can't see him until I defeat your ass then that's just what I'll do. Bring it on, country boy!"

"Ever heard of a Japanese military chess game called Gunjin Shogi?" Hol Horse said. "A tank is stronger than a soldier but weaker against the land mines. These are the basics of a battle, of course. You see Polnareff, my Emperor has already beaten your Silver Chariot. Your sword doesn't stand a chance against my gun."

"What's that you said? You said your bum?" Polnareff mocked and both Stand users bust out laughing.

"I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!" Hol Horse shouted as a revolver-like Stand appeared in his hand and aimed at Polnareff. "You shouldn't have underestimated me Polnareff! Now you're done for!"

Hol Horse pulled the trigger.


Joseph, Jotaro and Noriko ran around the city desperately searching for their missing companions. Joseph was on the other side of town, Jotaro at the parks and Noriko at the marketplace.

Noriko came to a stop as she sensed something wrong. "I have a feeling something bad is going to happen..." She thought and looked around. "Where are you Mr. Avdol, Polnareff?"

"Hey! What the hell is going on?! There's a weird fight going on here!" A civilian shouted.

This caught Noriko's attention and ran over to the street where the fight is.

Noriko found Polnareff and Avdol. Avdol had Magician's Red out to get rid of an incoming bullet from Hol Horse.

The red-haired teen widened her eyes when a mummified Stand appeared on a puddle that was behind Avdol.

In an instant, the Stand stabbed Avdol and at the same time, Hol Horse's bullet struck his forehead.

It felt as if time had slowed down. Noriko and Polnareff were in shocked as they saw their friend collapsed to the ground covered in blood.

"MR. AVDOL!" Noriko yelled.

The civilians nearby ran away in fear while Noriko rushed over to Avdol. She got on her knees as she observed his injuries. Her hands were shaking and tears formed in her eyes.

"Well aint this my lucky day!" Hol Horse grinned. "My Emperor and J. Geil's Hanged Man don't do very well against Avdol's Magician's Red. The toughest piece in this game of Gunjin Shogi is already out!"

Noriko touched the side of Avdol's face, "Mr. Avdol…" Her voice cracked. She cradled the Egyptian's body and felt something wet on his back. It was blood from the wound on his back, it covered her entire hand.

Noriko's lips quivered. She didn't want to believe that Avdol was gone. She wanted to believe it was just a minor injury and that Avdol would open his eyes and speak any moment now. She gentle rocked Avdol's body for him to wake up.

"Mr. Avdol wake up! Come on Mr. Avdol wake up!" Noriko nodded her head as she realized it wasn't working. "No…No, no, no! This can't be happening!"

She hugged his lifeless body, "Please wake up Mr. Avdol!" She cried as tears ran down her cheeks. "Wake up Mr. Avdol! Please!"

Polnareff stood there speechless as he watched Noriko mourn over Avdol.

Noriko gently placed Avdol back on the ground. She grunted her breath, "This is impossible… it was too easy…"

Polnareff turned away as he kicked and spit the ground.

"How pathetic..." Polnareff said. "That's what he gets for lecturing people."

Noriko glanced up at Polnareff, "...W...What did you just say, Polnareff?!"

"Mr. Avdol was worried sick about y-!"

"And who the hell asked him for help?!" Polnareff retorted. "He's always meddling in other people's business and look what happened to him! Guys like him just get in the way! That's why I said I'd do it myself!"

Noriko frowned, "Why you…" She growled. "How can you say all this stuff about him when he risked his life to save y-uh?" Her frown diminished she noticed tear droplets on the ground from Polnareff.

The Frenchman was shaking and Noriko could hear the man quietly sob.

"…I'm just sick of it!" Polnareff looked back at Noriko.

Tears were streaming down his cheeks. "I'm tired of people up and die on me!"

"IT ANNOYS ME SO DAMN MUCH!"


Noriko and Polnareff quietly sob over Avdol's death while the cowboy stood there emotionless.

Hol Horse snickered. "For such a strong face I expected him to be a tough opponent to take out but yet he died in an instant." He dropped his cigarette to the ground. "Don't get too upset about it now, most folks don't even get a chance to say goodbye to their loved ones." He put the fire out of the cigarette by stepping on it.

Polnareff wiped his tears away and glared at Hol Horse. Filled with sorrow and rage, he started walking towards the cowboy.

"Polnareff!" Noriko shouted as she got back on her foot. "Don't listen to him! He's only trying to provoke you!"

Ignoring the girl's words, he kept going forward.

"Polnareff are you even listening to me?! Do you still not understand of what Mr. Avdol has told you?! Mr. Avdol didn't want you to fight by yourself but you still ignored him despite his warnings! You want revenge even if it meant to die alongside your enemy! Mr. Avdol followed you because he was worried that was your plan!"

Polnareff stopped and grunted under his breath. "Then what do you want me to do, Noriko?!"

"We have to retreat for now and think of a plan to stop them. We don't even have a clue of what their Stands are capable."

Polnareff grew stiff. "Avdol was stabbed in the back and my sister was murdered without hesitation. Yet you want me to hold these regrets and just run away?"

"You'll just be throwing your life away if you keep this up!"

"Sorry to interrupt but I think you should just run off here little lady. I know you're with the Joestars but you don't wanna end up like your friend Avdol here. Hurting a woman is not what I do." Hol Horse said with a smirk.

Noriko only glared at Hol Horse and averted her attention back at Polnareff.

She held out her hand. "Polnareff, just slowly walk towards to me." She pointed at a truck nearby. "We'll use that truck to get away."

Polnareff clutched his fists and glanced at Noriko. "So you really do want me to hold it in, huh?" He looked down at Avdol and began panting heavily. He didn't want to leave after what they had done to Avdol. He wanted to fight them even if it meant to die along with his enemy.

He finally caved in and was about to turn around when suddenly a creepy chuckle caught the Frenchman's attention.

"Kekekeke…Hey, Polnareff!"

Polnareff looked to the side where there was a window and widened his eyes from what he is seeing in the reflection. The Hanged Man was slowly crawling out of a puddle.

"Avdol died for your sake. Don't you think you owe him back?"

Polnareff turned around to see the puddle but nobody was there. He looked back at the window seeing the Hanged Man making his way towards him.

"It would only be fair if you repay him the same way he ended."

"Y-You bastard!" Polnareff growled. "Where's your user?!"

"Polnareff you need calm down! He's trying to provoke you!" Noriko shouted.

"Honestly Polnareff you shouldn't be upset at all." J. Geil said as the Hanged Man now stood behind Polnareff. "You should be filled with thrill since you're going to be reunited with those fools you hold dearly in the next world, kekekeke!" A knife came out from his wrist. "You know Polnareff, your sister sure was a cutie. Once you and her are reunited, why don't you ask her exactly how I killed her, hehehahaha!"

Filled with rage, Polnareff screamed on the top of his lungs as his Stand appeared.

"POLNAREFF DON'T RETALIATE!" Noriko yelled.

"YOU SON OF A BITCH!"Silver Chariot attacked the window, breaking it into pieces.

As the shards are falling down, Polnareff gasped when he saw the Hanged Man was unharmed in the reflection.

J. Geil snickered. "Do you have any idea why your Silver Chariot can't attack my Hanged Man? It's because I only exist within the mirror and your stand can't enter it. Heh, heh, heh, you were so close yet so far!" The Hanged Man placed a hand on Polnareff's shoulder.

The Frenchman stood there trembling in fear and anger as his Stand disappeared.

"Hey, Hol Horse! Fire away. Let's put an end to this damn idiot."

"Aye, Aye, sir!" Hol Horse said as his revolver-like Stand appeared between his hands. He aimed at Polnareff and pulled the trigger.

"EMERALD SPLASH!"

A barrage of emerald gems struck Polnareff and caused Hol Horse's bullet to go in a different direction.

"WHAT?!" Hol Horse and J. Geil shouted.

Noriko quickly drove down to Polnareff and grabbed him with the help of her Stand to pull him inside.

Hol Horse gritted his teeth as he realized why Noriko attacked Polnareff. It was to save Polnareff from getting killed. Hol Horse aimed at the truck with his Emperor.

"Tch! That's sneaky little-!" He watched the two Crusaders drive off and lowered his gun. "I could take a potshot but the bullet's efficiency would drop."

"Hm?" He looked down at the broken glass and noticed the Hanged Man wasn't there anymore.

"Heh, Guess O'L J. Geil couldn't wait anymore, eh? He must really have it in for that Polnareff! Heh, heh..."

To Be Continued...


I do apologize for the long wait but that's because ever since I last updated the story, I started having serious family problems (not going into details) and that prevented me from working on the chapter. For the past few months I would work on the chapter little by little and now that everything is fine I am able to focus on my stories!

I also had a few writers block and I wasn't so sure what to keep and change. I had over 10,000 words in this chapter of what would go well in the story but since I made up my mind I hope you guys liked how this chapter turned out.

I noticed a lot of people have commented and messaged me, asking If I'm going to kill off Noriko, Avdol and Iggy just like the original or if Noriko will be gone when she gets attacked by N'Doul. The answer is No, she won't get killed nor will Avdol and Iggy. And No, Noriko will not be temporarily gone when she gets attacked by N'Doul.

I do plan on writing a sequel to this story and for those who are wondering, YES, Noriko and her and Jotaro's children will be featured in Diamond is Unbreakable!

Anyway, Avdol's age I had to do the math on what year he was born and what years the Kumbh Mela Festivals would start since it is every 12 years. We only know that he's in his late 20's and he was born in the 1960's. Since I put that he's 27, that means he was born in 1961.