Chapter 36: Dio's Requiem part 3

"Great, he has friends!" Ian exclaimed, Kitay slumped to the floor, luckily, he had solidified his blood to prevent it from leaking from his body, but the shot still caused him tremendous pain. "Look who had decided to show up!" Dio said, "you handle them, while I ascend to-" "Shut the fuck up and just do it! That arrow will belong to us after this!" Axel yelled. Ian stood in front of Kitay, who was struggling to stand, "we need to take out this three, we can't let Dio get the Arrow," Ian said, "can you still go?" "Yeah, just, give me a sec." The three began to circle Ian and Kitay, "the guy on the floor is still breathing, but my cannonball did a number on it," Tyler said, "Shelby, you take care of him, we'll handle the other guy." As Dio moved out of the area and towards the middle tower, he looked back at the fight behind him, "how interesting," he spoke, "they still fight for me, they are truly children."

"We will be arriving soon," Giorno said, the group had finally entered Rome, the Colosseum was close by. "Keep sharp everyone," Jotaro said, "our final fight is nearing." LeBron exhaled in the back and looked to the floor, everything that had happened, all the loss, all the struggles, it all comes down to this, "we cant lose," he said to himself, "not after everything we went through, we must win, we must defeat Dio!"

The Black Parade launched a torrent of shadows towards Axel and Tyler, who both jumped out of the way. Axel sent out his Guns n Roses and swung at Ian, who ducked into the darkness. "This guy," Axel stated, "his Stand ability must have something to do with shadows, you got any ideas how to deal with this?" Tyler nodded and summoned his Cannonball, "my firebombs will light up the area," Tyler responded, "this will flush him out!" Tyler shot at the walls, they burst into flames, lighting up the area. Ian leaped from the shadows, "damn, this isn't good, without the shadows, I'm gonna lose most of my mobility," he said, "this fight is gonna get much harder quick."

Shelby's Suicide Silence slammed its fist into the ground, nearly hitting Kitay. Kitay's Lucid Dreams allowed him to dodge Suicides Silence's strikes, but barely. "Come on, can't even keep up with a girl?" Shelby taunted, Kitay grimaced, he couldn't keep up her Stand, its power and speed were far greater than his Lucid Dreams. "I would never hit a woman," Kitay said, "but I think I'll make an exception today!" Kitay charged at Shelby, his arm turning magenta, it had solidified into iron. Shelby prepared her Suicide Silence to block, Kitay slammed his fist into the Stand, the force of the punch caused Suicide Silence's arms to crack, blood spewing out, "h-how did you?" Shelby stated, she was knocked back from the force, "I can change the form of my arm into anything," Kitay said, "don't think you have won this fight yet!"

As the two groups continued to fight, Dio began to ascend the staircase to the top of the tower. He looked back at the commotion, "soon, they will all kneel," he said. As Dio moved up the steps, he could feel a familiar presence, the pain in his neck beginning to come back, "they're close," Dio said, "I can feel them, I must get the Arrow now." He quickened his pace up the tower, when he reached the top, he saw it. The Requiem Arrow.

Meanwhile, Axel and Tyler had Ian on the ropes, Tyler could see that Shelby was in a tight situation with Kitay. He turned his Cannon to their direction and fired, the ball hit the ground in front of them, shooting debris into both of them. "Tyler, go and help Shelby, I'll take care of this guy," Axel stated, Tyler nodded and moved towards Shelby and Kitay. Axel dodged one of Ian's attacks and rushed him, grabbing him by the neck. "You can't win this fight," Axel said, "if you want to live longer, you should give up!" "There isn't a give up bone in my body!" Responded Ian, The Black Parade slammed its fists into the wall behind them and dragged the two of them inside. The two rolled onto the floor as the wall closed in, The Black Parade launched a barrage at Axel, who himself launched a barrage with Guns n Roses. The two Stands locked fists, entering a stalemate, "helping that monster isn't gonna do you any favors," Ian said, "if he is planning what I think he is, then we are all in trouble." Axel glared at Ian, "I have a reason for helping him, you wouldn't understand."

Kitay quickly ducked under one of Cannonballs shots and threw his water bucket towards the two. The water turned into knives as they moved quickly out of the way, "jeez, this guy is freaking annoying!" Shelby exclaimed, "we need to get that bucket away from him!" "Leave that to me," Tyler said, he readied his cannon and fired towards Kitay, the ball burst into flames upon impact with the ground, stunning Kitay, "now, Shelby!" Suicide Silence rushed Kitay and slammed its leg into the bucket, knocking it out of his hand, "n-no!" Kitay yelled, Suicide Silence began to kick Kitay, it stomped Kitay until its leg went through him, blood flew out of him as he slumped to the ground, motionless. "He's dead," Shelby stated, "where Axel?" "He's taking care of the other guy," replied Tyler, "stay here and scout out for the others, they might be here soon." Tyler turned and walked away, "where are you going?" Shelby asked, Tyler turned to her, his expression cold as ice, "I'm going to finish my mission." Shelby looked to the floor, she remembered what Jace had texted her, her mind raced with doubt, "wait!" She yelled, "don't you think we should take more time to think this through?" Tyler raised an eyebrow, "think it through? I've had more than a year to think this through, this is my perfect opportunity, I am not wasting it!" Shelby brushed her hair to the side, "but," "There's no but, I'm doing it, with or without you." Tyler turned and left Shelby alone.

Kitay Bagnato: Age: 21

Stand: Lucid Dreams

Dead: killed by Shelby Sparks

Ian was sent flying through one of the walls, his breathing became staggered as he slowly got up, "your ability might be strong," Axel said, walking into the room, "but in terms of pure strength and speed, my Guns n Roses is stronger than your Black Parade." Axel walked towards Ian, his Stand trailing behind him, Ian rose to one knee, he starred at Axel, thinking of a strategy. "My mission here is too important for you to interfere," Axel said, "now, I will finish this!" Guns n Roses moved towards Ian, but he was ready. He slammed his hand on the floor, summoning a number of shadowy hands from the ground, "tch, you think you can pull this trick off again!" Axel exclaimed, his Guns n Roses quickly responded with a flurry of punches, knocking the hands away, "that's what I wanted you to do, you've fallen for my trap!" Axel's leg was suddenly seized by the hands, the hands twisted his leg, causing him to wince in pain. "F-fuck!" Axel spat, he attempted to pry the hands off, but the hands continued to twist, he heard a crack as his leg was snapped by the hands, Axel yelled in pain as he fell to the floor. Ian stood and moved towards Axel, "you shouldn't mock your opponent until you have won" Ian stated, The Black Parade spawned behind him and raised its arm, Axel tried to move away, but the pain in his leg was too much, "die!" As The Black Parade swung its fist towards Axel, Ian's arm was suddenly blasted off, "w-what the!" Ian exclaimed, before he could realize what had happened, a steel ball came crashing towards him, the ball sailed through his head, blowing it off, The Black Parade faded away as Ian's body fell.

Ian Ombra: Age: 22

Stand: The Black Parade

Dead: Killed by Tyler Peri

"You alright Axel?" Tyler asked, moving toward him, "no, my leg, its fucked," Axel replied, he struggled to stand, but Tyler stopped him, "don't put pressure on it, I'll call Shelby for help," he said. Axel nodded and laid back on the floor, turned away from Tyler. Tyler sighed, "yeah, call for help," he muttered, he summoned his Cannonball and walked slowly towards Axel. "I've waited so long for this moment," Tyler said to himself, "now, I will finish it." Axel panted, the pain in his leg was unbearable, but he couldn't let it overtake him, he needed to get the Arrow from Dio, he felt a buzzing noise, he felt it in his pants, he opened his pocket and took his phone out, "Jace?" He quickly picked the phone up, Tyler continued walking towards him, "h-hello?" Axel whispered, "Axel! It's Jace, we have made it to the city! Whatever you do, don't let Tyler out of your sight!" Axel's brow furred, Tyler was now right behind him, "what are you saying Jace?" Axel asked, Tyler raised his arm to Axel, his Cannon forming around it, "Axel! Tyler is going to betray you, be careful!"