A/N Not really much but maybe by the end of the chapter I'll have something. Since the Strawpoll isn't working out I put on on my profile so just click it and you should be able to find it at the top of the screen. Vote now!

In a deviation from the normal storytelling we see our classic Caitlyn walking out of the Piltover Police HQ. She is responding to a call she got that told her Vi was admitted to the hospital due to a concussion. Before the sheriff could get into her car a certain hooded's muscle car screeches to a stop in front of her. C then proceeds to hop out with a revolver before unloading it into the sniper's stomach. This marks the last of his to do list for the day which consisted of punching a hole into Ekko's stomach, throwing a rubber band ball at Vi, shooting Ivern with an arrow, giving the comatose Teemo an autoimmune disease, super gluing zippers onto Blitzcrank and putting a glass hatch onto Corki's copter which lead to a rocket accidently destroying an airship.

Back in the alternate universe Sonata and Saru are shown Cassiopeia's studio where each week she produces her quota of manga pages. The walls are also decorated with personal artwork which she describes as some of her favorites as well as a bookcase filled with various books and music CDs.

Cassiopeia- (Sits on her desk) "Welp this is where I create my personal "reality" and speaking of I just finished this week's pages. (Picks up an envelope) All I gotta do is fax these and the rest of the weekend is mine. (Puts it down) But would you two like to know what the secret to creating good fiction is?"

Sonata & Saru- "Yes!"

Cassiopeia- "Well you see it's simple. Reality. The more real something feels the more people can relate to it. (Picks up a pen knife) Take for instance this spider on my desk. (Stabs it) You have to be able to recreate how it writhes in pain as it dies. (Puts it near her face) Or if you're writing about it's predator (Licks it) how it taste. (Saru vomits) Oh could you show me that face again. That look of pure disgust would... (Saru makes bleh face) never mind. *Sigh* I'll get a mop and maybe some drinks." (Leaves the room)

Saru- "Quick Sonata do you wanna read those pages?"

Sonata- "Actually after watching her tongue rape that dead spider I kind of wanna get out of here."

Saru- "Don't worry mangakas I hear are weird like this. Besides we won't get another chance like this to see manga pages before everyone else."

Sonata- (Looks at the door) "Okay but just a peak."

As the two students begin to pull the pages out a bright golden light blinds the two. From her hiding spot in the hallway Cassiopeia notes that the two boys felt strange to her from the get go. Feeling a biting sensation in his hand Sonata looks down to see some of his skin hanging loose. When the blue haired boy touches said skin suddenly his entire body begins to have random parts peel to reveal pages beneath. The same happens to Saru and with them clearly in danger Sonata summons The Maven of Strings to defend them.

Cassiopeia- "Wait! You're like me? (Kneels) I need to learn more. (Starts to read Sonata) So this power is called a stand and there are more of them. The Leviathan, The Shield of Valoran, The Void Walker, Rise of the Thorns, and more."

Seeing a clear opening to attack Sonata tries to use an Act 2 Power Chord but the ball of sound curves around Cass. Unable to understand why he missed the mangaka simple points to a page on the student's body that she wrote on. It states "I can not cause any harm to Cassiopeia K. Du Couteau." and Saru has the same on his body. The next morning Sonata while checking his weight notices that he has lost over half of it in a single night. The boy has forgotten what happened yesterday but suddenly while walking notices that he has made it to Cassiopeia's house. Despite getting an eerie feeling like a horror movie victim the young stand user enters the now dark building. He follows a light that seems to be leaking out of the art studio and when he enters the teen notices the owner of said studio at work. When the crazed looking woman turns away from her latest work she notes Sonata has arrived just in time to give her more material. Suddenly Sonata turns into his book form and remembers in horror that Cass had torn out pages from his body to use for inspiration which is why he weighed so little. The teen desperately tries to crawl out of the house and manages to do so.

Sonata- "What the? Why did I just leave Cassiopeia sensei's so quickly?"

Kassadin- "Yo Sonata! We have been looking for you?"

Taric- "Yeah where have you been? (Looks at the massive house) What is this place?"

Sonata- "Oh I wanted to tell you guys something. I think it was that this is the house of a famous person. Her name is Cassiopeia and she's pretty cool."

Kassadin- "Really she's famous? I've never heard of her before."

Sonata- "She writes mangas and used to do all sorts of other stuff before. Well I'll see you guys later. (Goes back inside) Wait I didn't tell them (Turns into a book) Ahhhhhhhh! I forgot to ask them to help me! (Goes out) Hey guys! (Reverts) I'll catch up with you two after this!"

Taric- "Oh cool! Yeah Kass went to go get his wallet! See ya!" (Walks away)

Sonata- (Goes back in) That's not what I meant to say. (Book form) Ahhhhhhh! That's right! (Goes out) Wait Taric I'll leave you guys some money on the porch!"

Taric- (Starts to come back) "Oh thanks but no thanks! Kass knows a shortcut to where we're going plus it's on him this time." (Walks off)

Sonata returns insides of the house but rather than run away again he instead tries to get answers from his captor. Cass informs him that the reason she manga isn't to be famous or to make money but because it's something she loves and is passionate about. The reason why she chose to tear out the boy's pages is because the mangaka fears that one day she will lose her inspiration to write forever and have to quit. As a demonstration of her talent and passion the woman grabs a blank page as well as handfuls of pens. With ten in her right hand she is able to easily create a detailed background on the page before using the one in her left she draws her main character, a gorgon detective code named The Serpent's Embrace, to create a nearly completed page in just a few swipes. Needing to color in the page Cassiopeia then flings the nearly empty pens to expunge the last of the ink perfectly across the page to fill it in. Getting up to grab more pages the mangaka doesn't see one of her windows opening but Sonata does. The intruder is Kassadin who summons his stand to perform a sneak attack but is called out by the young lady.

Cassiopeia- "So how did you manage to learn of your friend's predicament? From what I've read you aren't the brightest Kassadin."

Kassadin- "Easy we saw he had a cut on one of his hands. We don't leave our friends if they are in trouble and wanted to check on him."

Cassiopeia- "Damn so he must have cut himself on the way down the steps. Oh well now what are you gonna do?" (Sits down)

Kassadin- "Even easier I'm gonna kick your ass! Sonata what's this bitch's ability?"

Sonata- 'I can't tell him anything. I'd tell him to avoid looking at her drawings but I can't because of this safety lock!'

Without any way of knowing what Cassiopeia can do Kass still attempts to attack the woman but all she needed to do to repel the attack was hold up her freshly, finished manuscript. As soon as The Void Walker's fist comes into contact with the page all of Kassadin's limbs unravel into pages. With one intruder taken care of the mangaka calls out Taric who was waiting in the hallway for an opportunity. The alternate gorgon quickly thinks back to what Sonata's page says about the pompadour wearing teen and she comes up with a plan to bring him closer. With a few swipes she has written into Kassadin's pages that should Taric run for help his friend would commit suicide via self immolation. To seemingly prove her powers The Void Walker's user pulls out a lighter from his pocket and puts it near his pages. Having no other choices available the Fated steps into the room but to counter the enemy stand he has closed his eyes tight. As the alternate aspect charges forward Cassiopeia throws multiple pen nibs into Taric's face but he ignores the pain. With some quick thinking Cass is able to remember a weakness of the teen that she read in Sonata's file.

Cassiopeia- (Grabs a page) "Ah here we go! I just have to make fun of your hairstyle. Which should be easy considering that look is from what twenty or thirty years ago? I mean do you seriously think it's cool? (Smirks) How's that?"

Taric- (Stops) "What did you just say?!" (Pops a vein)

Cassiopeia- "So it is true and you opened your eyes. (Gets up) I said your hair is lame and it doesn't look good on you at all! (Points at it) Though a dirty little birdie might make a nest in it. Then again that is just a might." (Flicks it)

Sonata and Kassadin- "Ahhhh!"

Taric- (His stand comes out punching) "Dorararararara!"

Cassiopeia- (Grabs her drawing) "Serpent's Embrace! (The page shines) I win." (Get punched in the face)

Kassadin- "Nani?!"

Taric- (Tears the page apart) "Dorarararararararararararararararararararararararar! Dora!" (Uppercuts Cass away)

As the beaten mage is smashed into a bookshelf she can't help but wonder what happened since Taric looked at her stand. While the bookshelf crashes into the floor Kassadin and Sonata notice that they have returned to normal. Meanwhile Taric has started kicking around furniture to find the "bitch" who insulted his hair. Kass is the first to realize that while his best friend did in fact look at the drawing he was so worked up that he couldn't see anything. With all of the papers flying off Cassiopeia's desk, as Taric throws it out of a window, Sonata regains his lost pages and recalls the story of why Taric gets so mad. It's because ten years ago while the events of Part 3 were taking place a four year old Taric was dying from his stand being awakened. As his mother tried to take the boy to a hospital a blizzard stranded the two and his mother fell into despair a teen with a pompadour appeared. This stranger helped the car get going and that day Taric decided to model his appearance in honor of his protector. That's why if someone insults his appearance something deep in his heart snaps since insulting his hair is like insulting his icon. Underneath the bookshelf Cass has started taking notes on what Sonata said as it would make for good material. Her writing is cut short however when the berserk teen finds her and proceeds to pummel the mangaka even more. A couple of days later while going for a walk Sonata notices Cassiopeia wandering town with a map in her hands. The woman explains that with her manga on hiatus she has decided to check out the sights around town. However Cass wants to visit her old home and has found a street leading there between a couple of shops the street doesn't appear on any maps. So with her "best friend" in tow the two stand users make their way into the mysterious alley. Not much time passes before they feel an oppressive atmosphere but before Sonata can send his Maven Act 1 to scout the area a girl's voice draws their attention. She is a redhead girl with green eyes in a simple pink dress but with all the bullshit stand users deal with Cassiopeia takes the initiative. The mangaka has recently evolved her stand to have a more physical manifestation like they others. It has taken after her story's main character which is a completely golden and white gorgon with thick ink lines as if it was straight from a manga. The stand is also wearing a white long coat that has the cuffs rolled up to reveal gold as the internal color of the clothing along with a golden bowtie,golden lines that form a mask, pen nib earrings to match it's claws, and on it's head is a skimmer hat that is transparent on the top half.

Cassiopeia- (Draws in the air) "Serpent's Embrace! (Turn the girl into a book) Alright let's just put a "safety lock" on you. (Does so) Okay and now that you can't fight let's read about you. (Opens page) Let's see her name is Kat and she lives close to here. She is a sixteen year old high schooler and she has a birthmark on her waist. She had her first period when she was twelve and her first kiss wasn't long after…" (Sonata hits her arm)

Sonata- "Stop reading her file if she's not a threat!"

So with Cassiopeia holding her cheeks while smiling cheekily the mangaka gives in to Sonata's request and wakes the redhead up. The artist also hits the bluenette back for not noticing she had dyed her hair a dark green. Kat formally introduces herself to the two stand users and begins to chat with them like any normal girl would. As the trio are walking through the alleyways they come across a large house where the mysterious girl begins to tell them a story. Apparently the last occupants of the house were a couple and their two daughters as well as the family dog. One night while the eldest daughter heard a dripping noise she got scared and put her hand underneath her bed to feel her dog's calming breathing. When she arrived at her parent's bedroom to see what was going on the terrified girl found them both murdered. As she returned to her room she heard the dripping noise again and the closet opened to reveal her dog's corpse with the throat slit. This meant that the breathing under her bed was the killer and as she fled to her younger siblings room he gave chase. Before the oldest girl could escape from a window however she was cut across her back. This leaves Sonata terrified and clinging to Cass who is seemingly unfazed by the story seeing as how she just wants to leave the hidden alleys. As the Maven's user turns to leave however he hears a dripping sound like in the story and to go with it he sees a dog near the house with a slit throat. The major difference being that the dog is moving as if it was alive and Kat reveals she was the girl in that story by showing her back. Seeing as the two have just literally seen a ghost Cassiopeia does the best thing possible.

Cassiopeia- (Grabs Sonata's hand) "Run away!"

However as the two morons flee but seemingly no matter which direction they go they always wind up in front of the house. The ghost girl casually pets her dead dog before approaching the now clutching each other duo.

Cassiopeia- "Ahhhhhhh! She's gonna cut us in half now!"

Sonata- "Please don't kill us!"

Kat- "You two aren't the sharpest are you? Both of you kept ruining in basically circles and didn't even try to change your direction. Also I'm not gonna kill you guys. (They stop screaming) As a matter of fact I'm gonna help you get out of here."

Sonata- "Really?"

Kat- "Yeah really. Though it's pretty hard because what you have to do is go past that mailbox over there (Points to the left path) and then take a left until you reach the main road."

Cassiopeia- (Dust herself off) "That doesn't sound hard."

Kat- "You'd think but the thing is if you turn around at any point between then a horde of hands from the Abyss will grab you and drag you away to who knows where. What's worse is it always tries to trick you into doing it too. But even old Bowie (Pats her dog) here can tell not to turn around so you should be fine."

So with their goal nearby the party of four begin to make their way past the mailbox. The second they do an ominous aura begins to follow close behind them and a breathing can be felt on their necks. As they go around the corner Sonata sees the main street and begins to make a run for it despite warning from Kat not to rush. When he gets to the end of the street and is told he is safe the boy turns around only to realize it was a trick. As the army of ghostly hands grab ahold of the teen he summons the Maven to protect himself but it too is grabbed. Before he can be dragged away however Cassiopeia reminds the bluenette how lucky he is to have her around. Using the Serpent's Embrace the mangaka blinds her "Best Friend" before commanding him to fly out of the alleyway.

Sonata- (Starts flailing his arms) "Ahhhh! I can't see! Where am I?!"

Cassiopeia- "Calm down I just have to rewrite you back to normal." (Kneels down)

Kat- "I'm glad you two made it out alright."

Cassiopeia- "Quick questions. Ghost tend to only stay if they have unfinished business right? So why are you still here?"

Kat- "Because my killer is still on the loose and he's a still here in this town."

Sonata- (Back to normal) "But how do you know that?"

Kat- "I always see his victims as they pass on and I know it's him because of how their souls always rise up in total agony before fading away. I've waited fifteen years for him to meet his end but I can't do much being a ghost. But you of the living can. Please find him."

With those words ringing in his mind Sonata heads to Taric's house to see if maybe he can talk to Mr. Caleb about helping. However when he reaches the residence in the evening Taric's mom tells the teen that earlier that day with a stranger. So now we cut to that moment where The Shield of Valoran is waiting in front of his house for Mr. C. What he sees is someone who looks like the older Fated but the man is clean shaven and with a rifle on his back.

Taric- "Hey man you can't be walking around this neighborhood with holy crap it's Mr. Caleb."

Caleb- "Hey. So Taric I was wondering if you wanted to go hunting with me?"

Taric- "Uhhh sure but you mentioned something about rats. So why are we hunting those exactly?"

Caleb- "You recall our imprisoned friend Kennen right? Well when I "asked" him nicely about what he used the arrows for he mentioned that he tested them on two rats. So unless we want a horde of stand using vermin running around we need to kill the damned things. But first I need to teach you something valuable."

After making it to a spot near the rats approximate location Taric notice's Caleb setting up some cans on a fence. He tells Taric to stand at least ten meters away from them and takes up a spot next to the teen before summoning The Leviathan. Using Levia's strength, precision, and vision all of the cans are knocked down by the alternate Hooded's stand using pebbles. The older Fated explains that this is to train the younger stand user to fight outside of his comfort zone and range. So after setting the cans up and giving the teen a handful of ball bearing. Summoning The Shield of Valoran the student tries to replicate his teacher's example but manages to only get close to the can. After telling the young man to value accuracy over speed since he will be fighting a small target the two begin tracking the cretins. As they approach a nearby drainage pipe Caleb notices that the tracks lead into said pipe while Taric notes the increase in flies. Following one the fourth Fated finds what was attracting the insects which is a cube of dead rats that died in agony. What's worse is they have been melted together by what the two hunters can only assume is the enemy's stand. At around noon the two reach the end of the pipe which they find leads to a nearby farm house with the front door open. Splitting up Caleb heads upstairs while Taric heads into the kitchen on the first after hearing a noise. Heading into the dark room the teen sees one of the rats gnawing on a piece of meat. Taking his time and confident he can hit something a few meters away The Shield of Valoran is able to successfully hit the vermin with a ball bearing. However despite taking a direct hit the diseased ridden creature leaps back and does two things. First it knocks open the fridge door to reveal an elderly couple fused together but barely alive and the second is summon it's stand. Said stand takes the form of a thirty centimeter tall mechanical statue of a rat humanoid covered in plates as if it was made of garbage.

Taric- 'Crap it didn't die and if I don't hurry then the couple might die. *Sniff* Bleh that thing smells like car oil but aside from hissing that rat isn't doing much.'

As if to prove how deadly it can truly be the statue opens two red lens eyes before twisting it's torso around to reveal a gun barrel which fires. Needing to protect himself Taric quickly grabs a nearby frying pan to block the dart the bronze machine fired. By the time the bolt has hit the ground the entire base of the cooking utensil has melted but before more shots can be fired the beast dies.

Caleb- (Walks in) "Good job. I'm glad to see that you got your rat. As for me (Shows his melting, puss spilling hand) I got too curious about the bolts. So can you heal me and the farmer?"

Taric- "Uh yeah sure. (Heals Caleb) They might take a little but they are still alive somehow. I guess because their heads are intact."

Caleb- "Taric I said it once and I'll say it again. Humans are by nature a destructive race but your stand, your soul, showcases the complete opposite. (Tilts his hat) I want to ask you to do something for me."

Taric- (Finishes) "Sure what is it?"

Caleb- "I want you to promise that you'll save your friends if you are able to. I couldn't protect mine on my journey because I was seperated but even then I can't heal."

Taric- (Stands up) "Mr. Caleb you didn't have to tell me the second part because I never have those kinds of thoughts in my mind."

Caleb- "Good. After all you're a Fated. Now let's try to find the last rat."
As the duo are walking through the drainage pipe they find a set of tracks that lead them near some hills. When Taric goes to check behind a rock for the rat however his fingers are caught in a mousetrap they left. With it's mark distracted Twitch fires off a round from his gray stand directly into the teen's neck. Using The Leviathan to stop time Caleb is barely able to pull the bullet away in time. Taking cover behind some rocks just like The Plague Rat and it's small user have both parties enter a stalemate. Realizing this as a learning opportunity for the student Mr. Caleb crouches to the edge of their cover.

Caleb- "Taric (Reaches into his pocket) I want you to have my rifle rounds that I brought. (Tosses five) Now listen carefully that rat is stronger than the one you encountered plus it's shooting at us from sixty meters away."

Taric- "Wait you can tell where it's at?"

Caleb- "Yeah. Anyways I'm gonna march up the side of the hill in a diagonal line like a slider. Oh and here's a pair of binoculars. Be sure to aim one centimeter below the rat when you fire."

Taric- (Clutching the bullets) "Wait why don't you do it? I couldn't even hit something ten meters away let alone sixty! Plus you can stop time to…"

Needing to teach the boy ranged fighting and true independence Caleb begins his march. Seeing a new target through his crystal clear lens Twitch opens fire from his Ambush position. Using Act 4's Avichi to stop time the third Fated is able to sidestep out of the bullet's trajectories. Panicking Taric is just starting to look through the binoculars as his stand has a nervous look on it's face. Seeing more bolts incoming the alternate Hooded sidesteps them again but before he can react said bullets ricochet off a rock behind him. With his right arm and leg now starting to melt Caleb has been forced to a knee as the teen located his mark.

Caleb- "Taric hurry! (Sees more bullets) Avichi!" (Sidesteps but is hit in the torso)

Taric- (Inhales) "I feel a lot stronger now. (Exhales) Fire."

The rifle bullet in a streak of golden energy strikes the rock next to Twitch. As The Plague Rat turns it's barrel to the teen all it sees in the lens is a confident Fated standing in the open. He no longer needs cover for this battle is over.

Taric- "I knew you'd turn this way if I missed. Die."

Flicking a second bullet the vermin has no time to react as said bullet pierces one of The Plague Rat's lens before killing the host. Seeing that his lesson was a success Caleb congratulates the teen before telling him to help his now blob like leg and arm. Some time passes and with things finally calming down a bit Taric goes to a convenience store to get some snacks when he hears a noise. It is coming from beneath an ice cream cooler and from it a small figure emerges. This small figure has a diamond shaped head on an acorn shaped body, it's standing on two legs, has two pairs of arms with diamond shaped claws at the end of the top pair. Taric recognizes the beings true nature as a stand before it begins to run off with a coin in it's hands. Instinctively the Fated gives the small gold and purple striped creature chase and even meets up with Kassadin who was chasing one that startled him into spilling his water. As the small stands start to slow down the duo notice that hundreds of the bee like humanoids have gathered near a tree. Depositing the coins into a pile a short person wearing a middle school uniform and with a purple scarf wrapped around his head congratulates the tiny troops. One of said troops alerts it's master to the hidden teens before the twelve year old walks up to them to say hello.

Malzahar- "Can you see my Voidlings?"

Kassadin- "Quick let's kill him! He's the serial killer!" (Summons The Void Walker)

Taric- (Punches Kass) "Calm down man. Anyways yeah we can see your stand. (Summons The Shield of Valoran) We have our own. (Turns to Kass) How could a twelve year old be involved in a murder from fifteen years ago?!"

Malzahar- "Well I don't know anything about any killers but I do know you two guys are kind of funny. Hey since we all have stands you wanna hang out?"

Taric- "Uhh sure but would you mind telling us what your stand does? Oh and before you ask my stand restores thing while Kassadin's makes things disappear."

Malzahar- "Oh my voidlings gather whatever I tell them too. As a matter of fact you found them when I was gathering money. But before you ask I didn't steal them and the policeman said I was allowed to keep anything below a one hundred yen coin."

Kassadin- "Aww you use your stand for getting easy money. That fucking genius."

Malzahar- "Wait you think I'm a genius? That's one of the nicest things I've heard in awhile. (Picks up a can of coins) Here you go. It's for the water I made you spill."

The Void Walker takes the can before huddling with his best friend so they can decide what to do next. Our great duo decide to take advantage of their new friend's power by having him gather more coins but as well as coupons, redeemable cash notes, and in Kassadin's case lottery tickets. The bounty the trio scavenge eventually translates into about seven thousand yen which is split fifty-fifty. Seeing his two best friends hanging out with a new kid Sonata thinks about joining them but looks behind him to see Zyra shyly hiding behind a pillar. As the bluenette makes a break for his house the breadwinners head to a nearby park to relax. Meanwhile Kass has started to look over the tickets he had Malzahar look over when the teen starts screaming in disbelief. Seeing his friend rolling on the ground Taric goes to check on him when he is shown the winning numbers for the New Year's lottery and a ticket with said numbers on them. The prize that they have won is five million yen but a new feeling begins to manifest in The Void Prophet, greed. Eventually they make their way to the local bank where after some clever usage of The Shield of Valoran to rewrite the name and number written on the back the three find out they can redeem the money on Monday when it arrives. While Kassadin and Taric are thinking about how to spend their money Malzahar grabs the ticket from them.

Taric- "Malzahar be careful with that you almost tore the ticket."

Malzahar- (Pulls out a few thousand yen) "I'm the one who found the ticket with my stand so I should get all of the money."

Kassadin- "You son of a bitch!" (Gets held back by Taric)

Taric- "Not cool man. We agreed to split everything fifty-fifty."

Malzahar- "I know that's why you are getting this chump change. (Waves the yen) Consider it your severance pay. Now get out of here before I kill you both."

Kassadin- (Summons his stand) "You little (Legs start to twitch) Ahhhhhh! Shit my legs are itching!" (Pulls them up to reveal Voidlings eating him)

With Taric distracted healing Kassadin Malzahar begins to run away from the duo who soon follow. The "Unstoppable team" of Kass and Taric start to get close to the middle schooler who then begins to use his army of stands similar to tank treads to move faster before climbing up an apartment building with them. However this is no issue to the teens as they simply use their stands to pull each other up said building's balconies to reach the roof. As the duo cross to another roof however the pipe they are using to cross fall apart. This is due to Malzahar harvesting the bolts keeping them in place but soon The Shield of Valoran restores them into place. Finally cornering the traitor both The Void Walker and Shield notice that their vision has become impaired and they have lost some motor control.

Malzahar- (Pulls out a bottle) "I slipped some alcohol into your guy's vein when you weren't looking. Plus didn't I tell you two I would kill ya if you chased me?"

Kassadin- (A Voidling punctures his eye) "Ahh shit! Taric quick close your eyes!"

Malzahar- "Hmph I'll just have my Voidlings rip off your eyelids first. My stand is invincible and I don't even have to be near you guys with your lame ass stands."

Kassadin- "Wait! We're really sorry Malzahar. (Pulls out his money) This is the money you let us have earlier. (Bows) You can have it just don't hurt Taric or kill him because no one will be able to fix my eye." (Nods to his friend)

Malzahar- (Walks forward then stops) "Wait you're luring me into your stands ranged! Grrr that's it! (His stand starts to swarn) I hope you enjoy Nether Grasp!"

Kassadin- "No dumbass I just needed you close enough to do this! (Summons his stand) Now!"

Using his power to make space disappear Kass is able to rip the ticket out of Malzahar's grubby hands before tearing it to shreds. When the teen throws the pieces to the wind Malz is quick to have his stand leave him but forgets he has to deal with two pissed off drunks. While in the process of having some sense shaken into him the young boy realizes that if his friends didn't give him the idea to look for the ticket he wouldn't have even found it. With the middle schooler realizing his mistake, but still not being trusted with the ticket, the trio split up the cash three ways to avoid any further arguments. After hiding out for a few days in his attic the Sonata ventures out into sunlight after being invited by his friends to hang out at the mall. Meanwhile near downtown Zyra is wondering to herself how she can get her knight to fall for her. The universe quickly provides an answer when a modest looking woman walks out of a beauty parlor bragging out finding true love. Standing in the doorway is a beautiful woman with a beehive and ponytail hairstyle, a pink dress and corset belt, along with a clipboard that she is currently writing on. Her name is Dasom and she is the owner of the new salon that has opened up called Charming Looks. We now swap to an old friend of Quinn's who is relaxing in the Valoran City Park on a bench while her familiar plays on a swing. It's a Star Guardian Ahri who hasn't aged much over the years due to her magical nature but as she dozes off a flash forward plays in her mind. Following the sentence "Die so the version of you that we'd all like!" is heard we see two people on horseback in the desert though their forms are vague.

Johnny Kled (Rapidly)- "Okay I know we need to win this race but Jesus Soraka told me we need to kill the president."

"Gyro" Ahri- (Her smile slowly evaporates) "What?"

Back to 1999 where things wind up going pretty well for a bit. With help from Dasom who is the Charm stand user Zyra is able to begin a real relationship with Sonata. But as with many good things they must come to an end as a demon truly enters the stand user's lives. While the main trio are walking home from school the bluenette while busy talking walks into the street without looking. Luckily the driver slows down enough for Taric to pull his friend back and promptly apologizes to the driver. Excusing the teenagers and driving off to his house on the other side of town the man begins to talk to an unseen passenger. He mentions to the mystery woman about how his family has lived in this town since the beginning and when they arrive she is apparently shy to leave the car. However the real reason she is unable to leave isn't because of her shyness at being given a new ring but rather that the woman isn't really a woman and is instead just a hand. The next day our fetish obsessed psychopath is heading out to lunch but turns down his fellow female coworkers to join. On the way to a nearby deli the clearly disturbed assures his "girlfriend" that he turned down the women because he didn't want to upset "her". After licking the sauce off "her" fingers from a sandwich he accidentally pokes the macabre couple head to a nearby park to have a picnic. Sitting underneath a tree while eating a sandwich straight from his girl's hand reminds the man about how much he truly enjoys his peaceful life. As the killer puts his prize away into his sandwich bag Malzahar is walking nearby after getting his own lunch. He runs into his friends Taric and Kass who ask the middle schooler if they could borrow some money as they are short on cash.

Taric- "Come on man we just need a thousand yen."

Malzahar- "You guys got your own share of the prize money why not use that? Also you guys are always asking me for money!"

Kassadin- "Please. I've spent a bunch of money at Total's restaurant and besides if anything you know we can pay you back."

Malzahar- "Hmm alright but I need you two to help me with an IOU. (Puts down his bag) Oh by the way did you two wanna join me for lunch? I always sneak into the teacher's lounge and take some of their coffee and stuff." (Pulls out a notebook)

Taric- "Alright we'll think about it. Now where do we sign?"

While the trio are discussing the receipt a dog walks behind Malzahar and steals his sandwich. Once his buddies leave the middle schooler realizes his lunch is missing but calms down when he sees his bag by a tree. The student fails to notice the business man who had fallen asleep wake up to find his own bag containing his girlfriend missing. Malz also fails to see said man watch him from a distance while plotting to take it back. A bit later at the school while getting ready to drink some stolen coffee with his chicken teriyaki sandwich The Void Prophet notices his friends arrive to take him up on his offer. With his guest around Malzahar puts his sandwich baggy on some nearby gym equipment before going to get tea ready. None of them notice an unwanted guest sneak in as well who quickly hides inside of a nearby closet. Using a coat hanger the intruder is able to pull the bag to himself before Malzahar can return with drinks. As the tween begins to get angry with the duo about stealing his lunch a teacher comes nearby to scare them out of the lounge. With his objective secured the sociopathic adult begins to leave the school but a voice calls out to him.

Malzahar- "Hey who are you? You're not a teacher and I've never seen you before. (Sees his bag) Wait you're the one who stole my stuff! Voidlings get it back!" (Summons his stand)

?- (Voidlings grab the bag) "What the hell is going on?"

As the two parties fight over the bag it eventually tears apart to reveal a woman's hand. Malzahar quickly gets over the shock of his lunch missing to realize that in front of him is the killer everyone is looking for. Realizing he can't play stupid anymore the dirty blonde man runs a hand through his hair to slick it back. He also takes off his glasses as they were fake anyways before putting them into his purple suit. Straightening his black tie, which is lined with golden skulls that share a disturbing cheshire smile, before checking his watch.

?- "Good I still have about ten minutes before I have to be back at the office. As for you I'd like to introduce myself. (Begins to radiate darkness) My name is Jin Ziggs but you may call me Ziggs. I wanted you to know that I work as an accountant at the Bandle Tax Firm in town. The last time I went to my doctor I checked out as a healthy thirty four year old man. Every night I go to bed by ten but only after I've down my stretches and drunk some hot milk and every morning I always wake up feeling at peace." (Smoke starts to come off his body)

Malzahar- (Tilts his head) "Why are you telling me this?" (Flinches)

Ziggs- (Squats his blue eyes) "Because you won't be able to. After all I have to eliminate you now."

Malzahar- "H-H-He has a stand. Shit this guy is the person that killed that Kat lady."

Manifesting from the smoke is a humanoid stand that matches it's user's average height and build. As it manifest it's skull is revealed first to have red cat eyes in the sockets before the rest of it comes into being. The stands entire body is covered in a ivory plate armor that transitions to pink at the edges of the plates to match the fur sticking out. It's hostile eyes are covered with blue lens goggles and the stand's emotionless, feline face but neither do anything to stop the murderous intent radiating from it. On the shoulders are goldens replicas of the skull symbol on the killer's tie with matching designs on the black thumbless gloves as well as on the belt buckle that is holding the being's leather faulds.

Ziggs- "You called this power a stand. Well I called mine The Hexplosives Expert."

Malzahar- "Voidling get him!."

The miniature soldiers quickly swarm the two targets and stab their pincers into the killer's flesh to hold him still. While admiring the fact that a child could manifest so many beings to fight for him he mentions that his Hexplosives Expert also has abilities.

Malzahar- "Hey don't try anything or I'll cut your I think they call it a carotid? (Sees a shine from H. E. 's hand) Shit Voidlings grab what's in his hand! (One brings it closer) Huh it's just a coin."

Ziggs- "Behold my primary bomb, Satchel Charge, anything my stand's finger tips touches into a bomb of my choose (Makes a "detonator" with it's left hand) Even a coin." (Pushes the switch)

Click

Malzahar- "Shit throw it... (An explosion occurs) What happened?" (Touches his face to find blood)

Ziggs- (Walks in front of the boy) "Hmm it looks like your ability protected you a bit from the blast. Probably some kind of shield but it's gone now. (Crouches) So I heard you mention the murder of that girl Kat so I want to know who else knows. (Malz looks away) Well I can assume that those teens Taric and Kassadin, I think you called them, know as well. I can also guess they are stand users so I want you to tell me their abilities. (Squints in annoyance) Look you can ignore me all you want and hell you can not even answer me but I will tell you this. My explosions are silent to all but the person they target so no one is coming to save you. Also (Stands up) if you don't tell me their powers then I will just have to visit your parents later and kill them too."

Malzahar- (Glows purple) "My mama and papa. (Looks up) I won't let you hurt them! Nether Grasp!" (Pulls his scarf down)

Unleashing his ultimate ability Malzahar sends out all five hundred of his voidling in a stream to suppress Ziggs to one location as his stand tries to punch them all away. When the attack ends the killer notices a lone voidling running around a corner and decides to pursue it. Exhausted and bleeding Malz was barely able to gather enough leaves to camouflage as a nearby bush. Using what little power he has left the boy through sheer determination to protect his parents is limping to Taric and Kassadin's class to get help. Eventually the middle schooler manages to make it to the door but in the window leading into the class he sees the last person he would want in the reflection. Leaning relaxed against the glass is Ziggs with his stand out and it's hand is already in "switch form".

Ziggs- (Malz tries to open the door) "Hexplosives Expert has already touched the door knob." (H. E. gains a cheshire smile on it's stoic face)

Click

Malzahar- (Begins to explode) "Ah Ah Taric!" (Is completely disintegrated)

Thinking he heard someone just now Taric turns his head to the door but sees no one. All the teen sees is a lone, bleeding Voidling holding a button over it's head. With it last words of "I got you." the creature turns to ash and at around the same time in the Ghost Alley Kat looks up to see the spirit of a boy burning as it ascends. Seeing that her killer has claimed another victim the girl is barely able to hold back tears as Taric and Kassadin burst into Malzahar's former classroom to look for him to no avail. Due to the strong spiritual prowess of the stand users across town they all feel a disturbance when The Void Prophet died and meet up near the Ghost Alley. Feeling partly responsible for his friend's death, which Kat confirmed, the Fourth Fated feels incredible angered at himself for being so apathetic to the problem before turning to the other stand users and asking them to help as well as to not make the same mistake.

Taric- "I know most of you didn't know Malzahar but even so with the killer being a stand user we are the only ones who can stop them."

Caleb- (Walks in) "So the old woman and Sonata were right in their suspicions."

Taric- "Mr. Caleb… (Looks down) I'm so sorry. I should have called you sooner to help instead of doing nothing."

Caleb- (Puts a hand on Taric's shoulder) "It's alright Taric I got called by Sonata that day. Besides you can't change what's happened and I need you ready for when we eventually deal with this person."

Kassadin- (Puts his hands in his pockets) "I hated his little ass but I still enjoyed being around him. Shit this is pissing me off. Come on dad we're going home." (Walks off)

One by one everyone in the gathering leaves and as Taric is walking home with Caleb and Nita he feels a dark presence near but brushes it off. Feeling the opposite when he crossed the street Ziggs ignores it in favor of watching two women eating diner. Despite one of them having a pretty face, but more importantly hands, she is talking bad about a ring her boyfriend bought her. Leaving to go home Ziggs reaches into his pocket to say "break up" with his current girlfriend but as the hand turns to smoke he notices a button on his coat is missing. While following the lady on her route home the serial killer decides to make a stop by his tailor.

[Name: Malzahar Stand: The Void Prophet Status: Has died]

A few days later while walking around town Sonata sees Caleb with a map in hand. Deciding that he should get to know the older stand user the bluenette decides to walk with him. It turns out that Mr. Caleb through his sources has found out that the only place in town that makes buttons like the one found come from a store called Sol Soles. When the duo enter the shoe store the owner is their to great them and even offer the two investigators some tea he made. Politely declining Sonata notices the button they found matches the ones on a coat behind the clerk. Things quickly take a turn for the worst after this as when the old man tries to read the name tag attached to the clothing something smashes through his hand that was holding his tea cup. All that remains is a twitching mess that is bleeding profusely with fingers falling off which cause the store owner to scream in agony. Suddenly on his shoulder a small tank with a certain cheshire smiling skull appears.

?- "Come on. Come on. Come on. Look at me!"

Despite being unable to see or hear what is clearly a stand the panicking man looks in it's direction only to have the being smash it's way into his mouth. From a door leading to the back of the store a hand appears to grab the coat but is failing to yank it off the hanger.

Sonata- "That must be the killer! Come on!" (Gets held back)

Caleb- "Wait. Isn't it strange how he's pulling the coat. Besides even if he does get away with it we already have a lot to go off of."

Sonata- "What do you mean?"

Caleb- "From the coat's appearance we can tell he's of average build and is probably middle class or upper middle. Plus most likely he's single since he is cautious and if he had a wife or something then he could have sent them instead to bring it here."

Sonata- "Are you kidding me we could catch the guy who killed Kat and Malzahar right now but you wanna run away!"

Caleb- "Not run. Walk. We don't know what he does and we can use those things we have found out to narrow the search."

{Behind the door}

Ziggs- 'Damn. That man is too smart for his own good. If they had tried to grab the coat I could have erased them with my primary bomb. But even so considering how Hexplosive Mine has no weaknesses I can leave it to deal with them.' (Heads for the back door)

While the killer is making his escape Caleb through his stand's super senses begins to hear a ticking sound. Realizing what is about to happen her grabs Sonata before shielding them both with Levia Act 4 right when the body of the old man erupts into a massive explosion.

| To be continued... | ➢➣➢

A/N I'm sorry to do this to you guys but the chapter is starting to feel long. I know it's not longest in terms of words but it's got a lot of stuff in it so I hope that helps. Oh by the way in the Romance Options poll I took out Jinx and made a new one. The reason why is because I just grew distant from the Caleb x Jinx idea since the other 3 options of Sona, Riven, and Nidalee offer way more to C compared to Jinx who's main thing is he promised to keep her alive. So yeah he's probably gonna have more of a big brother feel to her and it let's me focus more on the other 3. Speaking of I have a new multichoice poll for this in my profile so no matter who you are feel free to vote. As for those who voted in the last one I'm really sorry and please vote again as I wasn't really prepared last time. As usual request are welcome but I know you all will probably ignore this. Anyways good night and be nice to each other god damn it!