And so, having destroyed the Nine Egyptian Gods, The Gang continues its journey, into the barren, desolate, and darkened mansion of the vampire gynoid, MIO, and the rebellious Choujin, Steven Nevins.

Remember last time? The Gang has entered the mansion, as they await about two to three more Stand Users. However, as the team that was in Dr. Irie's island managed to stop Divine Atum…

Elsewhere, Rook, Yamabuki, & Cassandra looked around the corridors. Rook said, "This place seems quiet…"

They looked around, as it was a huge labyrinth. Yamabuki asked, "What now?"

Cassandra said, "Miss Nevins said that we must set the mansion ablaze… but that would harm the others, if we set this labyrinth on fire. Once they get the message, they'll storm out… But…"

"They could very well be trapped or lost. So, I have an idea." Rook held cane and snapped, "That said… Humming Magician!"

He produced a small orb and oracle of flames. He instructed, "This orb will detect any living thing in the area… especially around this huge room; humans, animals, any able creature who breathes through their skin, or any moving object, even cutaneous respiration and minute movements… It also detects Stand or Spirit energy."

Cassandra explained, "And the flames linked together are formed like a compass."

Rook said, "Correct. As long as the entity is within fifteen meters, it will detect its size and location. There are six flames on the oracle, as it can detect from North, South, East, West, above, and below."

The fiery orb hovered down, as Rook said, "From what I gathered, the others are deep underground. Steven and Mr. Princeton are already guarding Miss Riley and Mundy. Let's head down."

The orb grew huge, as Yamabuki gasped, "WHOA! THE FIRE'S HOT!"

Cassandra said, as she detected, "To the left."

Rook cried, "It's in front of us to the left. Cassandra, Yoko, you sense it?"

Yamabuki asked, "What is?"

They stared down, as Cassandra nodded. She winked to Yoko, "Stand User to our left. Sic him!"

Yoko produced sand, as she produced Desert King. "DESERT KING!" The huge lion emerged, and charged forward. It then turned left and lunged its huge claws down onto a pillar.

SLASH!
The pillar was destroyed, as Yamabuki asked, "Huh? What just happened?"

The pillar exploded, showing a man in a black and red school uniform, with spiky blue hair. He gagged, as he screamed from his cut, caused by Yoko's Desert King.

Yamabuki cried, "NO WAY! WHO THE HELL IS THAT?"

Rook said, "Good. Apparently his Stand is able to produce a labyrinth, strong enough for us to be killed by, thanks to his stealth."

The labyrinth vanished, as Cassandra smiled, "Good. Nothing but an illusion~!"

She petted Yoko and smiled, "Ah… Good girl…"

Rook said, "I believe that the illusion of the maze was caused by this man. His maze dissipated, after Yoko slashed him."

Yoko purred, as Yamabuki sighed, "Well… That was sort of anti-climactic."

[Shinichiro Tokizane – RETIRED (Instant Defeat)]
The Stand user was named Shinichiro Tokizane, and his Stand's power is to create mazes and labyrinths, and murder people, when they get lost. Sadly, the plan has one minor setback. In other words, he was useless.

Miz-K NOTE: Blood-C's Shinichiro Tokizane, he was voiced by Scott Freeman in the English Dub. So, I gave Blood-C's Tokizane a role in my fic… a very short one, from a disgraced Anime Voice Actor.

Rook said, "Now the mansion is as it should be. But I believe we're not done here. Though, no signs of life here. We'll traverse onwards."

As they stepped forward, Rook noticed some lettering on a pillar he was by.

"The moment you turn around…"

Rook moved his hand to the side, as Yamabuki called, "Hey, Rookie! Come on! We have to find the others!"

Rook gasped in horror, as he saw the completed message:
"The moment you turn around… you will die."

Episode 40: MIO's World (Part 2)
Chapter 1: The Blood of Saya Kisaragi!
The Beginning of The Gang's Doom!

Rook whispered, "The moment you turn around… you will die? No… Cassandra didn't detect a sound… The flames are not dying out… And Yoko's not sensing anybody… No…"

He turned around slowly, and gasped, seeing the huge demonic bunny, with razor-sharp claws and red markings. This was the Stand of Saya Kisaragi!

Rook gasped, "MY GOD! WHAT… IS THAT ABOMINATION? Neither Yoko's nose nor the flames detect it. IMPOSSIBLE! It's like it came out of nowhere!"

He turned back around, as the huge demon rabbit charged at the girls. He shrieked, "YAMABUKI! YOKO! CASSANDRA! LOOK OUT! GET OUT OF HERE, NOW!"

He shoved all three of them out of the way. And then…
SHOOOP!
The demonic bunny engulfed the entire body of Rook, with a huge vortex inside its mouth. They dropped to the floor, as Yamabuki moaned, "Ungh… What the hell is this? Rookie! What are you trying to pull?"

Cassandra gasped in fright, "No… Yamabuki… LOOK!"

They spotted two lone arms, lying on the ground. Yamabuki cringed, "Ew… Who'd left a pair of arms on the ground, like that?"

Cassandra sensed, "Hang on… The flames that Rook created… They vanished. No… Please, it can't be!"

Yamabuki sobbed, "No… Those sleeves… It… No…"

Yoko panted heavily in fear, as Cassandra was scared. Yamabuki hollered, weeping tears, "ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKIE!"

The huge demon bunny remerged, in its spherical form, and hover towards the girls. Yamabuki cried, "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?"

Cassandra whimpered, "My god… It's a specter! And it's demonic-looking… The flames or my sensors didn't detect it. Why?"

Yamabuki yelled at Yoko, "HEY, YOKO! Why didn't you smell it, earlier?"

Yoko was panting, as Cassandra said, "I know what… This is… This is fear… So much… fright… inside one's demonic form…"

Yamabuki sniffled, "Where is he? Rookie! Hey, Rookie, where are you? WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO?"

The demon bunny picked up Rook's severed arms, and then hissed, "Rooooooooooooooook…"

It then devoured the arms, as Cassandra gagged, "Ew! Bueno disgusting!"

The bunny spoke, "He's dust… reduced to nothingness…"

Yamabuki and Cassandra were shocked in fright. Reginald Hadigan the 3rd is dead! Saya Kisaragi killed him! She continued, "Beyond my jaws, like an endless vortex; a dark dimension which harbors things, even I do not comprehend. The man of Humming Magician… now stuck in my vortex… Your ally is dead… It is a dimension of darkness… But fret not… for you three will soon be next to join him…"

Her Stand hovered over and said, "I will obliterate any hope you have left for vanquish Lord MIO. You are arrogant enough to believe you will! Therefore, you must be punished."

She emerged from inside the mouth, as Saya smiled, "One by one… you'll be all dead… I, Saya Kisaragi, will see to it that you and your bodies will be scattered inside my dark dimension of blood…"

Yamabuki sobbed, "You're lying… Rookie…"

She shrieked, "DON'T YOU LIE TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" She summoned Ninja Chariot and slashed at Saya. But it phased through.

"What?" Yamabuki gasped.

"Qué?" Cassandra cried, "No way…"

Saya said, "I didn't realize that Yamabuki's Stand was so fast… so that I could attack from the distance."

Yamabuki hollered, as she swung her katana, "LOOK AT ME, YOU SON OF A BITCH!"

She managed to strike her, but ended up making the flying sphere hover around the area. Yamabuki moaned, "Fuck! I am sure I hit her… but she's wandering around, aimlessly. He shrank and reappeared, both her and her Stand!"

She shivered, "What'll I do… Rook's gone… I can't believe it… You told us not to save each other… We're on our own… But why?"

She sniffled, "Why did you save us from that demonic woman… only for you to die? You said that if we put ourselves in danger… you wouldn't save us! You lied!"

She held her tears, and wept, "Ever since the trip to India, you've made er'ryone's problems your own! Rookie… Why did you have to die, and leave me to face this demon?"

Cassandra said, "I know what you're saying… Rook said if we were in danger, he would save us, or the other way around. But was he trying to warn us?"

Yamabuki dropped to her knees and shouted, "I DON'T EVEN KNOW!"

Cassandra ducked down, and a huge hole was made in the pillar. They gasped in horror, as Yamabuki cried, "EEK!"

Cassandra said, "She may be a ninja, but if she didn't duck sooner, she'd be dead…"

The huge dark sphere rolled towards the girls, as Cassandra cried, "SCRAMBLE! Vámonos!"

They split up, avoiding the impact. Cassandra dashed off on one end, while Yamabuki grabbed Yoko, to the other side. Yamabuki cried, "It's best we split up! Yoko, let's go!"

She and Yoko ran off to another room, as Cassandra said, "It's best to avoid being in danger. If it attacks one of us, the other will be safe. How can we stop this evil Stand?"

Yamabuki and Yoko ran upstairs, as Saya's attacks continue to rampage, creating holes in the mansion. Yamabuki saw a huge light and cried, "THE EXIT! We made it! But we cannot turn back… Rookie sacrificed his life to save us! I'm not going to betray his trust! But we entrusted ourselves to defeat MIO, and I'm not going to be a coward! After realizing this, I forget that Cassandra is still far from the battle! But if she dies, Farra will never forgive me! I don't want to see anymore die!"

Yamabuki roared, "I'm done running away! The only running I'm doing… is to the location of that asshole, MIO!"

Yoko's tail went and meowed, "MYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

They took a U-turn to the stairway, heading up. Yamabuki said, "Let's go!"

The doorway started to emit dark energy. Saya reappeared, as she was bleeding. She moaned, "For a moment, they would fall right into my trap. But I guess it was worth a shot… Surprised that the ninja girl managed to wound me. She must've found the strong will to conquer fear in the face. I will find them, and kill them, for Lord MIO… WITHOUT FAIL! My Stand is much stronger than hers. The cat has a Spirit Caller, but the android is useless, with neither."

Yamabuki and Yoko raced back to Cassandra, as she gasped, "Where were you? I saw you running the opposite end!"

Yamabuki said, "I'm fine… But we have to run!"

Cassandra stated, "Saya Kisaragi's Stand… I don't know much, but… I sensed her Dark Dimension, and I understand why it didn't give out any signs of life."

They reached upstairs, as Yamabuki shrieked, seeing a hole on the floor. Yamabuki roared, "SHE CUT US OFF!"

Cassandra transformed, as she barked, "ANDROID FOOL!"

She prepared, "No signs of life… The only question is… how can we beat this demon?"

Yamabuki said, "Yoko! Watch my back!"

Yoko yawned, and hopped onto Yamabuki's shoulder. Yamabuki said, "…and don't worry! I'll watch yours!"

They waited in the middle of the room, as Cassandra scanned the area. She beeped, "Inconclusive data…"

They waited for the right moment, as Yoko was panting, and Yamabuki was seething. She said, "There's no way she can get the three of us, without making a hole in the wall. If there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that once she shows her from her dark dimension, I'll have the chance to strike. The only option left is to lure out the Stand User, and kill the bitch!"

Yamabuki roared, "SHOW YOURSELF, YOU DEMENTED PINBALL! MY CHARIOT IS FASTER THAN YOURS! I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU PAY FOR KILLING ROOKIE!"

Her eyes bugged out, as they waited. Yamabuki was seriously angry, wanting to kill Saya. Cassandra looked down, as Yamabuki gasped, "OH!"

Saya appeared from under Yamabuki's shoe. It opened its mouth, as Yamabuki shrieked in horror.

CHOMP!
It gnashed down, but Cassandra pushed Yamabuki out of the way, only for Saya to bite off the toes of her left shoe. She screamed in pain, as Saya giggled, "Now that I bit off your toes, you won't run anymore…"

Cassandra held Yamabuki's foot, and said, "No, she's alright… They just singed her toes…"

Yamabuki wept in pain, "Singed nothing! The bastard ruined my foot! Now I cannot walk again!"

Cassandra growled, "So unfair! YOKO!"

She and Yoko attacked Saya, but dodged out of the way. Cassandra hollered, "¡Hijo de puta!"

She, Yoko, and Yamabuki continued to slash and strike the room, as they were making a mess.

Meanwhile, down below, Steven, Chazz, and the others were walking, hearing the noise. Mundy asked, "You guys hear that?"

Scarlet said, "Rook's got this. It's four-on-one, but I believe we need backup! Come on, we have to find them, and assist them!"

They rushed off, looking to find Rook and the others.

Back above, they destroyed the huge room, as Yamabuki panted, "Where is she?"

Saya called from a distance, "You cannot have gone far, without a foot… How futile. Is that your best, amidst the confusion?"

Saya appeared, holding her katana, "You will die before the powerful Saya Kisaragi. Now… Where are you? You shall meet your end by my hand."

They already hid, as Saya was detecting them. She said, "Nowhere to be found… But I have more ninja instinct that you, you meddling ninja… And your robot and pet… They did, too…"

Suddenly, MIO's voice called, "Must you be noisy, Kisaragi?"

She walked down the stairs slowly, as she was very annoyed, and then Saya cried, "LORD MIO!"

She kneeled to her legs, and pleaded, "Forgive me, milady! Please be careful! Yamabuki, the android, and the cat are hiding somewhere!"

She stated, halting MIO, "Please, leave this to me, Lord MIO. You needn't trouble yourself over this."

MIO raised her hand high, and prepared to strike Saya from behind her back. However, what Saya didn't know was that MIO's hand was leaking sand. Yoko said, as she was hiding in the sands, "YES! It worked! Desert King's fake MIO tricked her! Normally, it'd be a cheap trick to attack from behind, but since you killed the Purple Guy, Rook, I think he is called, I don't mind returning the favor, asshole!"

Yamabuki said, "Attacking from behind is NOT our cup of tea, but you did the SAME shit to Rookie! THIS is what you deserve!"

Cassandra and Yamabuki waited, as Yamabuki thought, "Do it, Yoko… Give her a chop to the neck!"

Yoko used her MIO puppet to chop down, but Saya slashed MIO's arm off with her sword.

Cassandra growled, "SHIT! I knew it was a bad idea! Light is from the sun in this room… Saya knew it!"

Saya said, "Of course… Sunlight is streaming in this room… The REAL Lord MIO would never leave her room, in a sunlit room like this!"

Cassandra smiled, as she giggled, "Ohhhhhhhh… MIO is a vampire… I forgot… Sunlight kills va-."

POW!
Saya kicked Cassandra in the face, and slashed at her chest. Cassandra moaned in pain, "UNGH!"

Saya roared, "YOU STUPID ROBOT DOLL! YOU'RE AN IDIOT!"

She was able to land Cassandra onto the floor, and then proceeded to stab down onto her head. Cassandra rolled away, and then growled, "It was Suou's idea! I was against that idea! I forgot that she was a vampire! But what about you, Jewel Woman of the Egyptian Sun?"

Saya kicked her chest, and she was lying down. Cassandra changed back to normal, as she was weakening. Saya said, "The real Lord MIO trusted me to handle this situation! Under NO circumstances would she EVER leave her room, and descend to the second floor! If it were Master Nevins, it would be different, being he is mortal, and he obeys Lord MIO!"

Yamabuki groaned, "No… She's going to kill Cassandra!"

Saya held her katana high, "I'd start with you, but that fucking cat dies first!"

She slashed at Yoko, after she lunged from behind. She stumbled down, landing on the floor. Saya stomped onto Cassandra's chest, and she screamed in pain. Cassandra started to pass out from the pain by Saya. She walked off and said, "Rust in peace, you mannequin!"

She turned to a downed Yoko and roared, extremely angry, "How dare you defame Lord MIO, by impersonating her image? YOU DISGUSTING LITTLE MONGREL! YOU COMPELLED ME TO BREAK LORD MIO! SHE WOULD NEVER DESCEND FROM THE SECOND FLOOR!"

She punched Yoko, hollering in complete anger, "YOU FUCKING LITTLE FELINE BASTARD!"

Yoko was sent flying, falling onto a wall, and dropped to the ground. Saya seethed, as she went closer, "Of all… the things you could do… Even if it was a fake of Lord MIO, how DARE YOU COMPEL ME TO STRIKE IT!"

She prepared a kick, and hollered, "YOU SHOULD BE BEATEN TO DEATH, HEATHEN!"

POW!
She kicked Yoko in the gut, and then roared, "I could swallow you whole with my Stand, BUT THAT WOULD NOT PLACATE MY ANGER!"

She viciously punted and kicked at Yoko, in extreme anger, "YOU FUCKING TRAITOR OF LORD MIO! YOU WEAR THE POWER CORE, YET YOU SIDE WITH THE GANG, YOU MONGREL! THIS IS YOUR FAULT! YOURS! YOU HAVE PROVOKED MY WRATH! HOW DOES IT FEEL? REPENT FOR YOUR SINS! DOES IT FEEL GOOD NOW? DOES IT? DOES IT?"

Yamabuki crawled closer, completely angry, as she said, "No… That Saya Kisaragi is insane… She's blind with rage! Did attacking the fake MIO made her berserk? Her mind itself is a dark dimension!"

She was still singed in the foot, as she moaned, "That bitch… Cruelty to animals… Her heart's like her Stand, a desolate void that rips er'rything apart!"

Saya hollered, "Lord MIO told me that we must NEVER UNDERESTIMATE the resolve of mankind! BUT YOU… YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A MANGY LITTLE ALLEY CAT! YOU DO NOT POSSESS RESOLVE, A PROUD SOUL, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT!"

Yamabuki seethed, as Cassandra was coming to. She growled, "Stop it… Stop it, Kisaragi…"

Cassandra moaned, as she saw Saya continuing to savagely kick a bloodied Yoko. Cassandra snarled, and her aura boomed in a demonic red flame. She hollered, "YOU BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!"

Her Android Fool returned, but completely different. Her hair was white with red streaks, and her eyes were black, with red irises and pupils. She demonically called, "YOU DEMONIC BEING! HOW DARE YOU HURT MY YOKO!"

Yamabuki suddenly stood up and said, "No… Cassie, let me have that fucking bitch!"

Saya stopped and said, "I'll take BOTH of you on!"

Cassandra cried, "I've seen enough! DAMN HER! HURT MY YOKO, AND YOU'RE GOING TO HELL!"

Yamabuki cried, "CASSANDRA, SNAP OUT OF IT!"

Saya curled into a ball, and avoided Yamabuki and Cassandra's attacks. Yamabuki growled, "Damn! She got away! Yoko's fake MIO may have failed, but it gave me an idea!"

She had Chariot swung her katana like a fan, as it created a huge sandstorm. Cassandra seethed, as she sensed Saya's ball, "There she is… Yamabuki, you're injured. Let me worry about this prick! She kills Rook, batters Yoko, and now wants us dead, with that Stand of Dark Chaos! Whenever she moves up, she'll swallow up everything in her path, using her portal."

Yamabuki growled, "Swallow the sand, and come get some, you piece of shit! As soon as you come out…"

Saya lunged towards Yamabuki, as her head emerged. Cassandra unleashed her fiery aura, and roared, "DIE, ASSHOLE!"

BLAST!
She blasted a huge beam of fire onto Saya's head, smashing through her head and mouth. Yamabuki smiled, "GOOD! Cassandra knows where you are now! Serves you right, asshole! Whenever you want to see where you're going with your Stand, you poke your head out of your Dark Dimension, or you cannot see what is outside!"

Cassandra grabbed her neck and roared, "NOW, DIE IN HANDS, AND BURN IN HELL, YOU FUCKING BITCH!"

Saya was choking, but her eyes went hostile, and suddenly clasped onto Cassandra's neck, with ease. Cassandra was choking, as Yamabuki shrieked, "CASSANDRA!"

She thought, "But that injury was fatal! She pierced into her brainstem! HURRY UP AND DIE!"

Saya held her sword and snarled, "I… refuse… to die in… cold blood…"

She roared, "THE ONLY WAY I WILL DIE IS TO DEVOUR ALL OF THE GANG, AND THEN I'LL DIE HAPPY!"

She swung her katana, but Cassandra avoided it. However…
SLASH!
It slashed onto Yamabuki's hand, hacking off Yamabuki's left pinky and ring finger. She narrowly avoided the attack, as Cassandra hollered, "YOU SON OF A-!"

Saya grabbed onto Cassandra's wrists, "Which of these arms that stabbed me, with your flames of hell?"

She started to chop onto Cassandra's right arm, as she was moaning in pain. She broke free, causing Saya to escape via her Stand. Yamabuki growled, "Good! Cassandra let her go! But she'll come back!"

She tossed sand into the air, and waited for Saya to strike. She dove forward, and Yamabuki used Ninja Chariot's katana. But as it swiped upwards, Saya turn a turn up. It then attacked recklessly, zooming in and out, breaking holes onto the wall, creating makeshift windows. Yamabuki's Ninja Chariot avoided each strike, as Cassandra waited for the right time to strike. Cassandra snarled, "She won't give in! Shit, I wanna kill her, so-."

She gasped, "No… unless…"

She reemerged in the walls and floors, as Cassandra snarled, "NO! She's swallowing up the sand, everywhere! Then we cannot use the smokescreen effect on her!"

Yamabuki griped, "The bastard! She's got good instincts, for a Stand User…"

Chariot grabbed Yoko, and retrieved it to Cassandra, "Yoko… She's lost a lot of blood… and I think her ribs are broken, severely…"

Saya began to spin around, and then started to dash around the room. She was making a huge circle, as Yamabuki growled, "She's got something planned… I think she's starting to close in on us… She's moving like a cyclone or a mosquito coil, but who cares? She is gaining on us, like a huge roulette marble!"

The huge sphere ran towards them, but Yamabuki and Cassandra jumped out of the way, in time. Yamabuki sighed, "PHEW! Close call! But I'm out of options…"

Cassandra growled, "That little…"

Yamabuki thought, "How will I dodge her, while with this foot badly scarred?"
1: Yamabuki suddenly counterattacks!
2: Her friends will come and save her!
3: She won't dodge it! Life is cruel!

Yamabuki moaned, "I can count on answer #2, but… it's hopeless. But how can they hear me, if they separated from the group? For all I know, Miss Nevins and the others are struggling in their battle, for all I know."

She sat up and groaned, "Option #1, it is! Cassandra, Chariot!"

Cassandra helped her up, but suddenly, she saw Saya coming closer. She pushed Yamabuki out of the way.

SLASH!
Well, what do you know? It was Option 3: Life's a bitch!
Cassandra is severely slashed in the chest, and suddenly dropped to the ground. Yoko suddenly got up and her Desert King appeared. Yoko moaned, thinking to herself, "If I die… Lemme save these two… Would I forgive the ninja girl, for trying to avenge Rook? Maybe… But to avenge the one broad… to save my life…"

Yamabuki cried, as she was still pinned down, "YOKO, YOU IDIOT! STAY DOWN! If you move, or even use your Stand, the bones in your body piercing your lungs will kill you!"

Yoko was bleeding heavily, as Yamabuki kneeled up. She coughed up and moaned, "Yoko, you damn cat… Are you trying to save me, so that both of us will die? I don't like that second wind that you have."

She boasted, "Cassandra's down and out, and you're the only one that can tell er'ryone else! Did you forget why we're here?! Rookie died to save us! That doesn't mean you're going to, also! How many lives you even have left, and DON'T SAY IT'S YOUR LAST ONE!"

She moaned, as she felt Saya's cold energy. She whispered, "Option #3: life is cruel… She's going to end me, at the final turn…"

She bowed her head and closed her eyes. She whispered, "Rookie, I failed you… I failed to avenge you…"

Saya was almost there, as she went closer. Yamabuki stared at Yoko and smiled, "Sayonara, Yoko…"

SLASH!
After that, Saya went through Yamabuki. All that was left of her was a small orange cloth of her shirt. Yoko was in complete shock, as she witnessed Yamabuki Suou die, by Saya Kisaragi.

But did Saya really kill Yamabuki? What sort of miracle play happened, if Yamabuki somehow survived?
Find out in the next exciting chapter!

To be continued…