Chapter 37: Dio's Requiem part 4
His eyes widened, time had slowed, at least in Axel's mind. He somehow knew that this would happen, but he didn't want to believe it. Tyler's Cannonball charged up its shot and fired at Axel, the ball hit its target, but it rubber banded back at Tyler. Tyler quickly moved to the side, avoiding the ball, Tyler looked back at Axel, his eyebrows raising. "You," Axel muttered, a green aura forming around him, "you fucking traitor!" Guns n Roses swung its fist at Tyler, sending him through a wall and back into the previous area. "T-Tyler!" Shelby yelled, Axel moved out from the hole, his Guns n Roses carrying him. Guns n Roses placed Axel on a stone stump, I should have known that you would do this," Axel stated, "after everything I've done for you both, this is how I'm repaid?" Tyler wiped the blood from his mouth and stood up, "we aren't doing anything wrong, our goal is the same as yours, to expand the gang, just, in our image." Axel scoffed and crossed his arms, "Really? Oh, what a great Idea! Let me guess, your plan involves killing me, getting the arrow from Dio, killing him, killing Jotaro and his group, and gaining, ultimate power! Tell me Tyler, what would you do with that power, hmm?" Tyler glared at Axel, but he stayed quiet, "my point exactly, that's your problem Tyler, you're a dumbass, you always rush into things without knowing how they are going to end, that's why I was chosen to be the next leader of Somerset and not you, I'm not stupid like you!" "Shut the fuck up!" Tyler snapped back, breaking his silence, "I know exactly what I'm doing, you're the idiot who decided to trust that, Thing! I told you from the beginning that we shouldn't have trusted him, but no, it's what you want, well you know what, I'm sick of doing what you think is right. Max, Joe, Nick, they're all dead because of you, this is all your fault, and I'm the only one that can fix it!" Axel looked past Tyler and to Shelby, she was shaking, obviously nervous about the whole situation, "what about you Shelby?" Axel asked, "do you feel the same as him?" Shelby looked down to the floor, she feared this moment happening, she couldn't come up with an answer, "Axel, this, its, its not what it looks like, I…" Shelby couldn't continue. Tyler stepped in front of her and summoned his Cannonball, "this isn't about her; this is between you and me, and I'm going to finish this once and for all!"
"There it is!" Josuke exclaimed, the group had finally arrived at the Colosseum, "Bucciarti, have you gotten into position?" Giorno asked into his phone, "yes, we have all set a perimeter," Bucciarti replied, "no one is getting inside or outside of Rome." The car sopped in front of the Colosseum and the five got out of the car. "This is it, isn't it?" LeBron said, "yes, this is where we put Dio down." The group began to move towards the Colosseum, "Jace, I know your fight isn't with Dio," Jotaro began, "I won't force you to help us once you've finished your mission, but its up to you to decide what's best for you." Jace nodded, but didn't say anything, his mind was focused on Axel and Tyler, no doubt they had engaged each other, he only hopped that no one had died yet.
Tyler rushed towards Axel, shooting cannonball after cannonball at him. Despite his leg being snapped, he was still able to maneuver around his shots thanks to his Guns n Roses ability. One of Cannonball's shots grazed Axel, causing a mark to form on his cheek. "What's wrong Axel?" Tyler asked, circling him, "not feeling like yourself huh, maybe you should just give up, there is no way you can defeat me on one leg!" Axel glared at Tyler, his expression unwavering, "normally, I would, but seeing that it's you I'm fighting, I'm not too concerned," Tyler shot two shots at Axel, who simply absorbed them in his elasticity, the shots rubber banded back at Tyler, who dodged. "The difference between us is adaptability, a long-distance Stand like yours has no chance against my Guns n Roses, you are fighting a losing fight!" Tyler yelled and rushed towards Axel, the Cannons on his Stand retracted and revealed its fists, it launched a barrage of fists towards Axel, but they were easily deflected by Guns n Roses, Axel smirked, "just as I thought, your Stand stands no chance!" Guns n Roses landed a swift kick to Cannonball, blood poured out of Tyler's mouth as he was sent flying through another one of the stone walls. Axel floated towards the wall, he looked at Shelby, and moved into the hole.
Dio peered at the Arrow in his hand, it was larger than the original Arrow, and the textures and designs were more grandiose. Dio began to laugh, his laugh echoed throughout the room, "this is a great moment," he said, "a truly great moment." He looked to the outside, his eyes widened, "so, they have arrived." Dio saw as Jotaro and the rest of the group entered the main area, "unfortunately, they will be walking into their deaths!" Dio lifted the Arrow high in the air, "now I, Dio, will be victorious!" As he began to lower the Arrow, the ground beneath him began to shake, "what the!?" Dio exclaimed, he looked beneath him, he saw as Star Platinum was pounding away at the tower, causing it to collapse. Dio stumbled back and the Arrow slipped form his hand, "the tower is falling!" LeBron exclaimed, "Dio is done for!" Jace looked to his left, he could see Shelby entering a hole in the wall, "Shelby," he muttered, he quickly moved towards the hole.
"You and I have been friends for seven years," Axel said as he approached Tyler, "seven years, you and I were the ones to lead the gang to what is now, I considered you my brother, and now you are willing to throw it away!?" Tyler began to ascend from the floor, "who cares about that anyway, everyone is dead, we are all that's left, and all because you wanted some fucking Arrow!" Guns n Roses spawned behind Axel, when Shelby suddenly stood in between the two of them, "please! You two need to stop!" Axel tilted his head at this development, "I never wanted this, I just wanted a better life, I never wanted anyone to die!" Tyler looked past Shelby, he could see that Axel had lowered his guard, Tyler quickly loaded his Cannonball and fired at Axel. The ball exploded on impact, knocking both Axel and Shelby back. "I-Ice?" Questioned Axel, he could feel that his leg had been frozen by the explosion, as he tried to stand, his leg was shot of by Tyler. Axel fell to the floor, clutching his now stump leg, blood poured out of it, creating a gross puddle around him. "Axel!" Shelby yelled, she got up, but she was sudden punched in the face by Tyler, "stupid bitch," Tyler muttered. Tyler walked slowly towards Axel, "I'm sorry about this Axel," he said, "I truly am, but like they say, out with the old, and in with the new." Axel tried to get up, but kept stumbling back down to the floor, "T-Tyler, you don't need to do this," he pleaded, Tyler spat on the floor and raised his arm towards him, "for the Somerset Gang to flourish, they require new management, a new direction, and I, Tyler Peri, will lead into that new direction!" He began to charge his shot, Axel could only watch, "goodbye Axel." Cannonball shot its shot, the ball sailed in the air and went straight through Axel's chest, blood spewed from the hole as Axel fell to the floor, "Axel!" Shelby screamed, Tyler watched as Axel's body slumped to the ground, motionless, but he noticed something, the blood that had spewed from his body had froze in the air, it was completely still. "The hell?" Tyler said, suddenly, the blood turned a magenta color and went back to Axel's body, his body began to rise and return to its original state, the hole in his body closing. Tyler was stunned, so was Axel, "I-I'm, ok?" Tyler raised his arm back at Axel, "whatever game your playing, I'm not going along, I'm going to kill you!" Tyler exclaimed, he began to charge his shot, ready to shot at Axel again. Axel closed his eyes, awaiting the shot, but it never came. Axel could hear Shelby's gasps, he slowly opened his eyes, and gasped as well, Tyler stood, stunned, he could feel a tremendous pain coursing through him, he looked down, only to see a white arm penetrating his chest, the arm, of Wayward Son.