This chapter is the first of a few crossovers with Phantom Thieves Origins, but the titular characters won't be showing up just yet. Instead we get an early look at the Stand of Goro Akechi. We also resolve a major plot point from the beginning of the story. Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Kamen Rider, Yu-Gi-Oh, the Persona series, Death Note, or Future Diary.
Stars Are Eternal Chapter 5: Outside Aid
Luna was coming to visit her father at the police station only to overhear a sudden arguing coming from two people, one of the superior officers and a young man her own age with light auburn hair. "I don't care what sort of expert you think you are!," the officer barked, "This is our jurisdiction, and we're gonna be the ones who capture the Phantom Thieves!" "I'm telling you, this isn't the work of the Phantom Thieves," the young man said, "Not only would they aim higher than stealing some sort of notebook, but they always sign their cards using their individual codenames. Not to mention this suggests only one thief will be performing the heist, but they always steal as a group."
"We're not so backwoods as to not hear the news," the officer retorted, "We know they once used a ploy like this to steal from two countries simultaneously." "That would still imply there is another item they plan to steal," the young man shot back, "Yet only one calling card was sent." Luna spotted her father Koichi, who was sighing. "What's going on here?" "Oh, hey Luna," Koichi said, "This young man is Goro Akechi, a teenage detective and Stand user who's been tracking a group of infamous criminals called the Phantom Thieves."
"The Phantom Thieves are in Morioh?," Luna asked. Koichi shrugged. "Who knows? They did send a calling card to Shujin Academy in Tokyo a few days ago, and Goro thinks that they won't be making another move for a while. But the officer… Well, just have a look at the calling card." Luna took the card and read it. "Today I, the Phantom Thief, will steal the Death Note from the Morioh police precinct. This I do in the name of justice." Luna frowned. "I've heard of the Phantom Thieves online, but this is nothing like their previous calling cards. Plus, what's this Death Note the guy wants to steal?"
"It was brought in by Josuke and Jogo after the were tracking down Kira," Koichi explained, "It has a bunch of names written in it, all of them criminals confirmed dead. The front cover has instructions written on the inside that suggest it can be used to kill. We haven't checked it, and in fact another detective who showed up shortly after it was brought in suggested we burn it. That order was already carried out." "Which is why I believe Goro is correct in thinking that isn't the real Phantom Thieves," came another, deeper male voice.
Into the room walked a lanky young man with a pale complexion and unkempt dark hair. "Pleased to meet you. My name is L." Goro nodded the turned to Koichi. "Detective Hirose, this is L Lawliet, a prominent British detective. He had been called in investigate the Kira case, which has you should be aware was cut short with the discovery of the Death Note." "But we never found Kira himself," L pointed out, "Although the Higashikatas found a viable suspect, that suspect, one Light Yagami, is currently in the wind. All profiling suggests that Light is in fact Kira, and it's possible the Death Note might have been his weapon of choice. If so, this could be him trying to get it back. Futile now, as it turns out."
Nearby, Shinzo and Mitsuharu found Light. "You're really going through with this," Mitsuharu said, "You already had a chance to use a power for good, and you blew it." Light glowered. "I WAS using that power for good! I was killing off the worst criminals society had ever seen!" Shinzo chuckled. "And how many of them were actual criminals. Given Japan's conviction rate of just over ninety-nine percent, false verdicts are most definitely a possibility." Light scoffed as he summoned Doom Chimera Dragon to fly off. "We'll see who has the right of it…"
Mitsuharu shook his head. "So blind to how the world works. I can't believe Father Roche offered him a shard." "He saw potential in him," Shinzo reminded his friend, "But I will admit, it's clear that he isn't living up to that potential. Right now we're able to hold our numbers against the two factions against us, but if Light continues to act so recklessly, I'm afraid we'll start to fall behind." Mitsuharu nodded. "Perhaps it's for the best. We can leave him to the police once the local Stand users deal with him. In the meantime, we have other friends we need to look after."
Jogo looked at a copy of the Shujin calling card and compared it to the one delivered to the police. "There's definitely reason to believe a copycat. But I thought the Phantom Thieves only consisted of Joker and Violet." "They clearly started a recruitment drive," Goro explained, "This video leaked to the internet confirms the existence of the other three." He showed the photo to Jogo. Jogo nodded. "Gotcha. You know, I gotta say I do think Light Yagami really is the guy behind this. He managed to escape before we could apprehend him." "Do you know where he could be hiding?," Goro asked.
Just then, a tiny black and yellow creature appeared on the nearby railing. "Ah, Harvest," Jogo said, "Good timing." He picked up the small scrap of folded paper in the tiny Stand's compartment. Once unfolded, it revealed an address. "This is where Shigechi found Light hiding," Jogo explained, "His Stand, Harvest, contains five hundred bodies that can go anywhere and are capable of picking up small objects. Weak individually, but they pack a punch if they gang up on someone. Shigechi mostly uses them to pick up spare change lost around the city. He tends to rake in fifty thousand yen a day, all nice and legal."
Goro whistled, impressed. "Suddenly my ability to rend spatial reality sounds lame by comparison." Jogo laughed. "There's a reason he's considered the strongest Stand user in Morioh. Mom, Dad, and Okuyasu had to get clever to be able to beat him. Well, right now we have a dangerous criminal to apprehend. That is if you don't mind a little local help." Goro nodded. "I could always use a little backup. Especially since you know the area better than I do. And your Stand is apparently pretty strong in its own right." The duo hurried out, Goro contacting the police as he did so.
Light was pouring over his blueprints for the police precinct. "Just a few more details and I'll…" He jerked his head up having heard something. He carefully walked out of the room, only to have to dodge as arrows came flying in. Goro had entered the room and taken higher platform, while Jogo was down below. "Activate Stealth and Hammer!" A small device appeared on Cosmic Mind's right leg while a large hammer appeared on its left arm. Both of them vanished briefly, just long enough to ambush Light and whack him upside the head.
Light quickly recovered. "Doom Chimera Dragon!" "Activate Shield!" Jogo put up his Stand's shield to block the incoming flames. "Break the Chain!" Goro fired off several arrows from his Stand, visual representations of his power to rend space. Light rolled out of the way, but breaking off his attack gave Jogo an opening. "Activate Hand and Magic Hand!" A crane-like claw appeared on Cosmic Mind's right arm, while a smaller hand-like device appeared on its right leg, both of them grabbing Light. "Now Goro!," Jogo called out. "Break the Chain!," Goro called out, his Stand firing rapidly at the shard until it completely shattered. As Light called out in fury, Jogo punched him out.
Shinzo watched from afar as Light was hauled away in cuffs. "It's as we expected. True justice is not a matter of black and white. It's about what one feels is right." "That would explain why you voted on this new website that cropped up recently," Mitsuharu said with a chuckled. He showed his tablet, which showed a page called the Phantom Aficionado Website. "I guess you could say I empathize with the Phantom Thieves," Shinzo admitted, "They break away from their simple lives to be something better, and hopefully better others. I used to be a simple businessman before I was found by Father Roche." "I used to work for an IT company," Mitsuharu noted, "We all come from different backgrounds in the end."
"I can't believe you had a cool adventure without us," JK said as Jogo recounted his story. "I can't believe the son of the Japanese police chief would commit such mass murder," Miu said in shock. "Sometimes people wear a mask to hide their true feelings," Jogo pointed out, "Jung referred to such masks as a persona." "Do you think the Phantom Thieves will ever try anything in Morioh?," Kengo asked, "They have their own website now, so it's possible more people might ask them to steal things." Jogo shrugged. "Who can really say?"
I can really say, since I wrote out story. Anyway, I hope you liked the little nod to the Persona series. Now for the breakdown.
001 002(END) 003(END) 004 005(END) 006 007
008 009 010(END) 011 012 013 014
015 016 017 018 019 020 021
022 023(END) 024 025 026 027 028
029(END) 030 031 032 033 034 035
036 037 038 039 040 041 042(END)
043 044 045 046 047 048 049
050 051 052 053 054 055 056
057 058 059 060 061 062 063
064 065 066 067 068 069 070
071(END) 072 073 074 075 076 077
078 079 080 081 082 083 084(END)
085 086 087 088(END) 089 090 091
092 093(END) 094 095 096 097 098
099 100 101 102 103 104 105
106 107 108
Yeah Light done goofed. Now for Goro's Stand.
Break the Chain (Theme song of Kamen Rider Kiva)
User: Goro Akechi
Ability: Break the Chain can rend through spatial reality, damaging physical objects and bypassing barriers both manmade and mystical. Its power tends to manifest in the form of arrows of pure energy, which can also home in on anyone going against justice, which is judged against the popular opinion of the people.
Power: B
Speed: B
Range: A
Durability: A
Precision: B
Potential: C
Of course, we do have some new Stands from Phantom Thieves Origins.
The Call (Song by The Backstreet Boys)
User: Yuuki Mishima
Ability: The Call sends out constant waves that can guard the minds of those around Mishima. In addition, if embedded into a smartphone, it can access any other smartphone or computer in the world, even if Mishima doesn't have the contact information. He can also create a website in a matter of seconds. It's only real weakness is a lack of combat ability.
Power: E
Speed: E
Range: A
Durability: A
Precision: B
Potential: A
Hai Inoshishi
User: Toshiko Ino, the Boar
Ability: Hai Inoshishi takes the form of twin automatic rifles that can reload at Toshiko's will. They have no other power, and the guns and bullets are no stronger than their real world counterparts.
Power: C
Speed: E
Range: A
Durability: B
Precision: D
Potential: E
We also learned about Legion of Monsters, but it's user hasn't been confirmed in-story, so it won't be posted yet. Read and review.
