Here we are. Chapter three-hundred. And once again it's a landmark chapter, as we deal with the last of the Sin Stand users. This time I did kinda plan it out. Disclaimer: I don't own Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Danganronpa, or the Evillious Chronicles.
Jojolion Chapter 45: Wrath of Nemesis
George, Nathaniel, and Nemesis searched through the still burning manor. Nemesis finally found a wall safe hidden behind a portrait of Michelle. 'This must be where they are... And the combination...' She tried Michelle's birthday and it worked. Inside were the eight artifacts Gallerian had obtained, including the ornate key Grim the End. Something about this final key drew Nemesis toward it. "No time to keep searching!," came George's voice, "We need to escape before we're burned to ashes!" Nemesis found a nearby bag and grabbed the artifacts, taking them with her. She would later lie and say it was a bag of gold Gallerian had that she intended on returning to the people.
Several years passed, and Nemesis began to study the relics. She learned about the ritual inscribed on the tablet of Original Sin, and was soon after contacted by the final brother of the sect, Ira. "You were deceiving my father," Nemesis said flat out, "You knew all along how these relics really work. And now you want me to use the final relic to gain my own power, then somehow have me killed to obtain the last piece of the puzzle." "Quite clever young lady," Ira said, "But if you wish to avoid this fate, there is a way. Simply gain a Stand through other means. You have the potential, and Nathaniel Twilight has in his possession an arrow that can give you what you seek."
He chuckled. "But will he actually give it to you? He knows you are an assassin. Yes he worked with you to stop Gallerian, but that was a matter of convenience. He may just expose you to the queen. After all, you were working for your father up until you were forced to kill your own beloved." He grinned as he felt Nemesis' anger boil up. "The Noah's Ark Circus is coming to London soon," he told her, "I'm sure the good Baron Kelvin can loan you some people to help you obtain the arrow. He wants it as well, and would likely be more willing to share."
It was now 1879. George and Nathaniel were playing chess in his parlor. "My daughter Lydia recently scratched herself on the arrow," Nathaniel noted, "Since then she's exhibited an unusual ability. Every time she sees something trying to attack her or someone nearby, the aggressor gets injured, while the victim remains unharmed." "And she did not possess this power before?," George asked. "Not at all," Nathaniel assured his friend, "Which leads me to believe the arrow possesses some unusual properties. I don't think it gave her this power per se. More like she had this power all along, but the arrow allowed her to awaken to it."
"Had we not seen Gallerian Marlon launch flames from his hands with no means of ignition or propulsion," George noted, "I'd have dismissed this as a fantastical story. But this world is full of peculiarities. Which reminds me. Do you remember how I allowed Dario Brando to keep the ring he stole from me to sell and build his own business?" "Ah yes," Nathaniel replied, "I agree with the constable who found him. You really are too kind sometimes, Jojo. But didn't his hotel business fall apart recently?"
George nodded. "Apparently his wife couldn't handle the influx of customers and died of exhaustion. And now Dario has fallen ill and is not likely to recover. I have agreed to adopt his young son Dio upon his passing. The boy is around Jonathan's age. I hope they can get along well." Just then, an explosion occurred in the manor. "What in blazes...?," Nathaniel asked as he got up. They hurried to the parlor where the arrow had been placed in a glass container. They both gasped at the sight of Nemesis smashing open the case, a large hole in the wall behind her.
"What is the meaning of this!?," George demanded. "Just picking up a little something to avoid fate," Nemesis quipped, "I don't know whether you were really planning on exposing me, but right now I can't take that chance. And this arrow can help with that." Nathaniel rushed at her, and Nemesis pulled out the Grim the End. "Stay back! I'm told that this key can..." But she never got the chance to finish. Nathaniel grabbed her arm, causing her to drop the arrow. Nobody noticed as Ira snuck in and grabbed it, intending to deliver it to Baron Kelvin.
During the struggle, Nathaniel got struck with the key. At first Nemesis was relieved, until she realized Nathaniel was dropping to his knees with weakness. He still had enough strength to wrench the key from Nemesis' hand and scratch her with it across the cheek. 'No!,' she thought as she felt a powerful energy swell up inside her. It had happened after all. She had become the last vessel for the Original Sin. Unseen by either George or Nathaniel, four more arms sprouted from her shoulders.
Nemesis breathed heavily. "So be it. This shall be my power... One Step Closer!" She moved to smash George, who realized her intent and dodged aside. She kept punching, but punching was all she could do, and it was easy for George to dodge her. He quickly grabbed his hunting knife, then jammed it into Nemesis' ribs when he made another dodge to the side. The assassin spit up blood as the knife hit her lungs. She laughed. "The rest of the artifacts are still here. Ira must think one of you will use the ritual... He's... An idiot..." And with that, she fell to the ground, dead.
Nathaniel managed to pick himself up and found the bag Nemesis had brought. Sure enough, the other artifacts were inside. George picked up the Grim the End. "I think the world would be better off not knowing what this ritual is." Nathaniel nodded, and took out the Original Sin, Clockworker's Doll, Four Mirrors of Lucifenia, and Glass of Conchita. He then handed the bag with the other three artifacts to George. "We'll keep four each," he explained, "And make sure they never come near each other." He coughed. "And George... If we can't find a way to cure me of whatever affliction the key contained... Take care of Lydia for me." George placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Of course..."
Back in the present of 2015, Nemesis was dealing with another group from Hope's Peak. And she was at her wit's end. Between Nekomaru being too tough to punch through, Akane able to counter her punches with strong kicks, and Aoi launching bullets made of sweat and blood, she couldn't get a break. 'I need to focus... If I can find my patience and balance it with my wrath, I should be able to truly awaken One Step Closer and unleash it's full power. That should give me the power I need to survive.' She ducked behind a nearby pillar as Yasuhiro used Deep Purple to create an explosion in the air.
She then found herself having to duck as Maki came in. "The Joykiller!" The grizzled Stand swung its axe, searing through the pillar as it began to rot. Nemesis rolled away, then found herself blocking bone shots. "Doggy Style!" Rai had shifted his body to turn his arms into miniguns firing his own ribs, which were regrowing quickly. Nemesis waited until Rai had to reload, so to speak, then moved in to attack. "Don't think so!," Juzo said as he rushed in, "Back to Rise!" He launched a rocket-powered right straight as Nemesis, and to her surprise she caught it with only one hand. One of her upper hands, which now looked to be made of metal.
She gasped. "I did it..." She then found herself stunned, Kaito having gotten behind her and using Intergalactic on its stun setting. "Don't take your eyes off the enemy." He noticed the shackle on Nemesis' neck come loose and disappear. "That's the last of them," he noted as Nemesis woke up. "Okay... As if I needed a bigger slap to the face." "Now it's just Honami," Rai noted. "And by now she has all the powers we had," Nemesis said, "Even more, she can use the power of our Stands in their true form. Only a few of them are capable of offense, but all of them can be used to her advantage."
"And she'll be using them to reach The Book of the Law," Yasuhiro realized, "But at this point it's up to Mister Kujo's team to finish this." "Can you really stop Honami from getting the book?," Nemesis asked. The group look at each other. "Actually... No," Rai admitted, "It's not that Honami is too powerful. It's that she's too determined, and she's planned things out so far ahead. A friend of ours predicted she would reach the book. However... The book isn't quite what people think it is." Nemesis looked surprised. "You've already reached it? Why didn't you take it away from here?" Rai smirked. "Honami will soon realize just how that book can change the course of human history..."
So yes, in typical Jojo fashion, Honami will complete her plan, but won't get to enjoy it. Anyway, finding songs about anger was easy. I settled on One Step Closer because the tone of the song, which is about teetering on the edge of anger, perfectly described Nemesis.
One Step Closer (Song by Linkin Park)
User: Nemesis Sudo
Ability: This Stand creates four mechanical arms that can independently of each other and mid-range fire energy blasts. It also grants the user six times their normal arm strength. Or at least it's supposed to, but Nemesis is too consumed by her wrath. As such, the arms are made from flesh, and each set of three acts as one. Though it gives three times the damage, Nemesis' strength does not increase. However, she could awaken her Stand's true power if she were to find balance between wrath and patience. The stats below are for the Stand's true power.
Power: B
Speed: B
Range: C
Durability: A
Precision: C
Potential: E
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