Chapter 19: The Iron Maiden part 2
"Giorno, I've discovered something." Giorno turned to see Abbacchio standing in the middle of the room. "What did you find Abbacchio?" Bucciarti asked, Abbacchio pointed to the floor, "while I was searching using Moody Blues, I found something very interesting." He released his Moody Blues, the Stand knelt down to the floor and began to warp, the Stand had transformed into the hooded man. "Giorno, isn't that?" Trish asked, Giorno nodded, the man who had attacked them on the bridge had survived, and he was the one who had killed LeBron's wife. The man stood up and took his hood off, he turned and began to walk away, "Abbacchio, pause it," said Bucciarti. Abbacchio nodded and paused his Moody Blues, the man stopped, his face fully exposed. Giorno walked towards the man, getting a good look at his face, "so this is the one behind the murders," he said to himself, he pulled out his phone and took a picture of the man. "If this man is truly the murderer, then finding out what his true identity is our new number one priority," he said, "clean up here and meet back at the mansion, we have a new job to do."
Josuke saw Giorno exit the house and walked over to him. "We found a huge lead Josuke," said Giorno, "we now know what the murderer looks like, finding out what his identity will be much easier." Josuke nodded, "good, the quicker we find this guy, the better." As the two walked, they could hear someone clapping. They turned to see Joshua leaning on one of the police cars, Giorno and Josuke looked at each other in confusion, "uhh, and who are you?" Josuke asked. Joshua smirked and moved off the car, "my name is Joshua, I'm surprised Jolyne hasn't introduced me." Josuke tilted his head, "Jolyne? How do you know her?" Joshua grabbed his collar and pulled it down, revealing his star birthmark, "I guess you can say; we're related." "T-that star!" Exclaimed Josuke. Giorno peered at Joshua, if he had that star birthmark, it meant that he was a member of the Joestar bloodline. "Do you find it bizarre, how a complete stranger with ties to our bloodline just so happens to appear when we find a new lead on the murderer?" Giorno asked, "perhaps it's fate," replied Joshua, "a danger presents itself to the world, it's only natural for these to bring us together." Giorno folded his arms, "a danger to the world? These murders have only occurred in Italy, nowhere else." Joshua shook his head, "that is true, but it's not what I'm talking about, if you would allow me, I can show you the truth of these murders." Giorno and Josuke looked at each other, "what exactly do you know?"
Noel lead Bronny and Jolyne out of the hospital, "so, about your sister," Bronny stated, "if she is planning to kill us, then you know we will have to fight back." Noel sighed, "no one is going to die, we will find another way to get through this." As the three walked down the street, a car pulled out from the alley. Laura slammed her fist on the dashboard and closed her eyes, her worst fears had begun to come true. "Dammit," she muttered, "why did Noel have to get involved in this? Why!?" She looked up, she had to do this, she had already made the promise, but she couldn't just kill Noel, she was doing this for her. The car pulled out of the alley and drove away. "I'm going to have to isolate them, if they are heading back to the house, then I can cut them off near Castel Nuovo. It used to be an arts museum, but it closed not long ago, I should know because I once had a job there. I know this place inside and out, it will be the perfect place to trap Bronny and Jolyne!"
Joshua paced around the manor of Giorno's mansion, the size of it surprised him, it gave the whole mansion a royal presence to it. "Are you even old enough to drink wine?" Trish asked, "Italy's drinking age is 18, I'm fine," replied Joshua. He took a sip of the wine, and immediately spat it back into the cup and put it on the table, "you know, I'm not really thirsty." Giorno rolled his eyes, "get to your point," he said, "I didn't invite you just to walk around my home." Joshua nodded and took a seat, "very well, I'll explain myself." Joshua took a deep breath, and exhaled. "like you, I have been searching for the truth behind these murders, but while you have been looking for effect, I have been looking for the cause." Joshua took his shirt off, revealing the scars given to him so long ago. "For years, I have been haunted by an all-white figure, it's origin is unknown to me, but its motives are clear, once it has targeted its next prey, it will never relent in finding it."
"I'm not sure I understand," Josuke said, "you're saying that this, white figure, is the one behind the black dahlia murders?" "It's a possibility," replied Joshua, "this man who you've been tracking may very well be a pawn in this white figures plot to attack us all." Joshua put rubbed his neck, "this birthmark represents the bloodline of the Joestar family, it is also the main target of the white figure," he said, "it may have manipulated these man into causing these murders as a way to get closer to you all." Giorno stood from his seat, "I hear your point, but if this white figure is really what you said it is, then why would it steal the Arrow pieces?" Joshua tilted his head in confusion, "Arrow? I don't know what you're talking about?" "The Arrow is an object that grants someone with ultimate power, I had destroyed it in order to prevent that power from falling in the wrongs," Giorno said, "but these pieces have begun to be stolen, three to be exact, if these man is being manipulated to steal the Arrow pieces, what would the white figure want with it?"
Before Joshua could answer, a loud bang echoed through the house. "What was that!?" Trish yelled, Joshua looked to the outside, the white figure stood by a window, its head bleeding profusely. "Speak of the devil," Joshua muttered, "look who decided to show up." The group all turned to see the figure outside, "is, is that…" "the white figure you were talking about," Josuke said. The white figure took its finger and began to draw in the blood, it wrote, "8" on the window. "Eight?" Giorno questioned, "why did it…" The figure lifted its hand, revealing an Arrow piece in it. "What!?" The white figure dashed to the left, disappearing. "It stole the Arrow piece!" Josuke yelled, "we need to go after it!" "It's no use," Joshua said, "it has probably escaped by now, its speed is too much." Giorno frowned and looked to Joshua, "it seems that you were right, this white figure is a threat to us." He extended a hand to Joshua, "I think it would be in our best interest to work together, in order to prevent any other tragedy." Joshua nodded, "I agree Giorno, I believe together, we can stop this white figure." The two shook hands, they were now on the same side.