Michelle and Heather started to run off, as MIO is chasing after them, above the rooftops and night sky. As they flew off, Heather thought to herself, "MIO… I know you did something to him, my husband… and I won't rest until I get answers from you… He was my husband… and you turned him into a snake!"
She jumped onto the clock tower, and waited, along with Ice Empress. She called out, "MIO! I'm here for you, bitch!"
She thought, "I'm going to expose MIO's identity and stop her power! Whatever it is, whatever it takes, MIO and I are going to have a long talk, woman-to-woman! And then… I'll know the truth!"
Episode 41: MIO's World (Part 3)
Chapter 2: THE WORLD!
The Mysterious Ability Reborn!
MIO hovered over to the area, as she thought, "They stopped. All these two ever wanted was to know why he sided with me… Steven Nevins chose to step aside, and fight A-Fist. But you, Heather Dunn, I shall dispatch, quickly! Then, I will gain revenge on Michelle Nevins, and only then, this body will be permanently mine to control!"
Chazz arrived, via his motorcycle, down below, seeing the crash. Peter and Yamabuki arrived, via stealth, as Chazz said, "Good grief… I hope the old hag survived."
Peter nodded, "She's alright."
He looked up, "UP THERE! Michelle and Heather are fighting MIO, up on the roofs!"
MIO leapt from roof to roof, as she figured it out, "Ah, a pincers attack… Interesting. I've only dealt with Michelle and Heather on the way here. While down below, Giese, Princeton, and Yamabuki have arrived. A worthy strategy, but a futile effort, regardless!"
She landed onto another roof, but then, she stepped onto some icy thread. Multiple rocks of ice and hailstones flew towards MIO's face. She easily deflected them, with her fast fists. She stepped back, but triggered another barrage of ice. She deflected them, as she cried, "This is… ICE SHARD! Combined with Empress!"
She deflected each barrage, after hitting each thread. She kicked more hailstones, but was nicked in one of her shoulders. She moaned in pain, as she noticed the huge maze of ice string.
"THIS IS-? SHE TURNED IT INTO A WEB?" MIO cried.
Heather shouted, from the middle of the field, "Correct! I've created a barrier, using Empress! It can hit you in a trap, from twenty meters within your direction, on all sides! I can also know every move you or The World make!"
MIO smirked, "I'll bite… Seems to me that you want to know me more…"
Heather shouted, "I'm not here to kill you, yet… I want to know. Why did you brainwash my husband? You made him one of your slaves, you maniac!"
MIO said, as she stood straight, smirking, "You're just delaying the inevitable. See, I really do not care what you say… Your husband is righteous-."
"MY ASS!" Heather shouted, as she was angry, "My Ice Barrier has you surrounded, you whore! I want the truth… And I want it, now!"
MIO smirked, "Tell me… Your husband… my student… How long have you two been married now?"
Heather gasped, "Eh?"
"Don't hasten to your death. A little gift of advice from me and your husband."
"I'm afraid you don't seem to know the position you're in now, MIO! That's clearly none of your business! No matter what kind of power you have, The World, you have a weakness! You're trapped, with nowhere to run, hide, or escape!"
MIO smiled, "I see… I wonder about that maneuver, from a blonde pee pants coward like you."
"Try me, then."
"That's all the same, but I wonder how long you two were hitched. Are you scared, Heather Dunn? Scared of the fact that you want the truth about him… since it's too late to figure it out."
Heather shouted, "Bullshit! I am truthfully scared of you, when I heard about you! But when you try to manipulate my husband, and label him to your side, you've gone too far. I FEAR YOU, NO MORE!"
"Such a caring wife. You always cared for the ones you love. Of course, protecting your life for my student's sister… your loving sister-in-law… What is it that you desire, proving a point?"
"A point? The only reason I came to this stupid mission was to see him again! That's only part of the reason I fight with my friends! Michelle was the one who made me come, and I only want to know the truth from him! All you did was tarnish the Nevins family's legacy, with your disgusting Power Cores!"
"You want your answer? How about I offer you a deal? Pledge eternal loyalty to me, like your husband, and he'll tell you everything. I can give you that… and I promised him that I won't kill you."
Heather called, "You want my answer? HERE! ICE MACE BARBS!"
MIO deflected her snowball attack, as Heather snarled. She called out, "YOU WON'T TALK… THEN DIE! TWENTY-METER RADIUS ICE ROCK BARRAGE!"
She shot out a huge barrage of ice, surrounding her, about to lambast and destroy MIO. MIO then smiled and smirked, "Oh, you're asking for your husband?"
She looked around, as the shots were about to kill her. They went closer, as MIO laughed, "TAWDRY FOOL! The World's true power, as its name suggests, is to reign supreme over the entire world! What can you do in the face of overwhelming power?"
Heather growled, as she seethed, coated in a huge icy aura, "Say it again, you bitch! Show me your Stand, and I'll CRUSH YOU INTO MULCH, YOU FUCKING CUNT!"
Her aura boomed, as her ice rocks turned bigger. MIO was caught in a huge inescapable attack with nowhere to run. But…
MIO pointed at Heather and hollered, "BEHOLD! THE WORLD!"
Her Stand, a gold and silver figure, reemerged and suddenly…
BLAST!
The ice blasts missed! Heather gasped, as she was crying, "NO! THEY-!"
SMASH!
"AAAAAAAGH!" Heather was sent flying, with her stomach gashed open with blood, and sent hurtling down like a shooting star.
"HEATHER!" Michelle cried, viewing the action. "She went flying away, instantly! BUT HOW?"
CRASH!
SPLOOOOOSH!
Heather crashed into a water tower, and water spilled out. Heather was fatally injured, as she groaned, moaning in complete pain, "Ungh… It's… not true… What just happened? I had her, and she suddenly… vanished…"
She was stuck tight, as she croaked, "Ungh… It's… I can't speak… or make a move… The blow… is fatal… I can't… use my… Ice… Shard…"
She coughed blood, and moaned, "5:15… in New York, it's already around 10am… I wish I wonder how my daughters are doing… Maybe they're at school… I bet they miss me…"
Heather Dunn thought deeply about her daughters, and how she cherished them. Though she cared deeply for them, when her mind shifted to the final question that puzzled her, everything about her family was put aside.
She thought, "MIO was at my barrier… … …" as her barrier was deteriorating, "I had her… But she didn't even move, when she touched me. She ripped into my entire web, each at a millisecond at a time… So how? It wasn't just a string… it was a huge portion of it, in split second."
Michelle cried, "HEATHER! I have to do something! I can't sit around and do nothing!"
MIO appeared behind her, as she said, "Michelle Nevins… YOU shall be next."
She showed her neck, showing the scar attached to Stephanie McMahon's body, "It's fitting that the blood of my worst enemy shall be enough to claim Stephanie McMahon's body as mine to control, completely; and I think your blood will suit me fine to partake!"
Michelle roared, "MIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Heather was thinking, as she was fading, "How did she-? How did she break my barrier, and dodge it… like that? It was inescapable…"
She saw the clock, as she figured it out, "Of course… The clock… MIO's Stand… is able to… UNGH!"
She groaned, "I get it now… Something so outlandish wouldn't be possible… but there's no other explanation… I have… to tell them… If I don't… all of them… will surely die. But I can't… move… or talk for… that matter… I have to think of something… in order to show Michelle the truth of this terrifying ability…"
Michelle roared, "MIO! You son of a bitch! In the name of The Authority's honor, I will be taking this body back! You will pay for hurting Heather!"
MIO smirked, "Huh? You mean Triple H? That slime ball? He's at fault in this, from the beginning. Nonsense. I will drink your blood, to commemorate your death! And once The Vermin is dead, I figured that Triple H will be getting his wife's body back, and his just desserts! Steven Nevins, your brother, told me about the Great West Greenwich War! And I will happily kill The King of Kings, because in his terms, it's what's best for business! But for now…"
They stared down, as Heather used all her strength to fire her Ice Mace Barbs. MIO lunged at her and shouted, "MICHELLE NEVINS… DIE!"
Heather cried, "ICE! MACE! BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARBS!"
She fired her projectile attack. It missed MIO, as she avoided it. But her target wasn't MIO!
SMASH!
It was the clock!
MIO looked up and said, "She missed, completely! But why? Well, I suppose she's another dying hero left to make her mark on the world."
Heather gasped in pain, as she was losing breath, "Mich… elle… my… final… ice attack… Michelle… please…"
Michelle thought, "Heather wouldn't use her powers to aimlessly destroy property… Why did she fire at the clock? Was she trying to tell me something?"
Heather was fading, "Michelle… …this is all I could do… … … Please… get it… Please… MIO's power…"
She started to die, as she whispered, "Michelle… MIO's… powers… Her Stand… please… It's… it's… Please… … …figure… it out…"
Her head dropped down and stopped breathing. Heather has died.
Michelle wept, "Heather… No…"
Heather was lying into the destroyed water tower, immovable and motionless. MIO killed Heather Dunn.
[Heather Dunn: deceased]
Michelle seethed, as she roared, "HERMIT GHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOST!"
She shot her vines onto MIO, and then hollered, "AND HERE'S A LITTLE TY KO KY TO GO WITH YOU, YOU FUCKING WENCH!"
MIO was constricted, as she shouted, "SENILE WOMAN! Out of all the Stands and Spirits I have scanned, YOURS IS WEAK!"
She broke free, and Michelle ran for her life, swinging around the city, using Hermit Ghost.
"NO, YOU DON'T!" MIO gave chase to her, as Michelle was pondering over what Heather did. She thought, "I don't get it! Heather sent me a message! Why did she shoot the clock tower?"
Yamabuki saw Michelle fly off, as she said, "MISS NEVINS! MIO is chasing her! But where's Heather?"
Peter said, "You two go on ahead. I'll find Heather!"
Chazz nodded, as he left to follow MIO.
Michelle growled, "You couldn't have risked your life. Did you figure out her secret to the Stand's power?"
She figured it out, "She destroyed the clock with her ice attacks… and the hands stopped moving… moving… moooooving-? AH!"
She cried, "BOLLOCKS! SO THAT'S IT!"
She stated, as she was still running off, "The secret to MIO's Stand… is also to Steven Nevins's Spirit Caller! IT CAN STOP TIME, WHENEVER MIO COMMANDS IT TO!"
In case you're wondering how and why Heather Dunn died, here's what happened:
MIO said, as she stood straight, smirking, "You're just delaying the inevitable. See, I really do not care what you say… Your husband is righteous-."
"MY ASS!" Heather shouted, as she was angry, "My Ice Barrier has you surrounded, you whore! I want the truth… And I want it, now!"
She called out, "TWENTY-METER RADIUS ICE ROCK BARRAGE!"
She shot out a huge barrage of ice, surrounding her, about to lambast and destroy MIO.
MIO pointed at Heather and hollered, "BEHOLD! THE WORLD!"
Her Stand, a gold and silver figure, remerged and suddenly…
SHOOOOOOOOOP!
Everything froze in place, as MIO laughed evilly. She swung her cape and threw it into the air. With her Stand by her side, she sliced off the barrier, and hacked her way through the entire ice strings. She made it closer to Heather, and then grinned.
MIO boasted, "Now witness the POWER of The World! That's right. While time is stopped, you will not hear, see, or feel anything at all that befalls to you."
The World held her fist, as MIO laughed, "Steven Nevins said to spare you… WHY SHOULD I? DIE!"
SMASH!
The Stand punched through her gut, as MIO said, "She doesn't know that I killed her… nor does Steven Nevins… In a way, you're lucky. You don't think I'd spare your spouse, would I? You'll never know what truly happened… except that you're dying."
She turned to Michelle, and then smirked, and then decided to give her body a quick nudge, sending her flying.
Time resumed…
BLAST!
The ice blasts missed! Heather gasped, as she was crying, "NO! THEY-!"
SMASH!
"AAAAAAAGH!" Heather was sent flying, with her stomach gashed open with blood, and sent hurtling down like a shooting star.
"HEATHER!" Michelle cried, viewing the action. "She went flying away, instantly! BUT HOW?"
CRASH!
SPLOOOOOSH!
Heather crashed into a water tower, and water spilled out. And the rest was history. THAT was how Heather Dunn died.
Michelle kept swinging, as she growled, "Damn you, Heather! You sent me a message, and I read it loud and clear! YOUR DEATH WILL NOT GO UNPUNISHED! MIO WILL PAY FOR THIS!"
She said to herself, "But… But I have to tell the others… and I need a strategy, and quick!"
She continued to run, as MIO continued chasing her.
Gang Break!
MIO
Alignment: Evil
Pure Heart: Unsure
Abilities: ?
Destructiveness (Power): ?
Speed: ?
Range: ?
Durability (Defense): ?
Precision: ?
Developmental Potential (Learning): ?
Meanwhile, near Giza, Steven & Mr. Nevins continued to kick, as their battle was starting. Nevins landed a swift Kung Fu kick to the chest, and another to waist. Steven countered it with a massive palm strike. He leapt over and landed a swift knee to the gut and a kick to the ribcage. Nevins dodged out, and was on one knee. Nevins began a one-two combo, and a fury of punches, but Steven swept him off his feet. Nevins fell, and Steven stomped down. Nevins rolled out of the way of the attack, and prepared a knee to the chest. Steven blocked the knee, and they traded blows, rapidly.
Farra said, watching on, "Whoa… Even match. These two are powerful… But it seems I cannot tell who will win."
Asahi said, as she felt worried, "It's not just Steven… Heather… She wants to see this, for answers. Instead, she's fighting MIO."
Farra said, "I know I asked her to come with, but she wouldn't. She chose to stay with Michelle. Mainly because of her issues with the vampire."
She sighed and remarked, "Still! We were supposed to oust The Authority, and we suddenly became allies! And all because of Stephanie McMahon, which that android took, as a gift from Matt Hardy! It's times like this I wish I knew where and when these AU mess-ups came from. It almost feels like 100 years. 150, tops!"
Asahi said, "Farra, you know, that was a stupid thing you said…"
As the blows were being traded, Asahi whispered, "Chazz…"
Back in Cairo, Michelle kept swinging off, trying to escape MIO, and to alert the others of MIO's Stand, The World, and its wondrous time-stopping abilities.
"Her Stand stops time is one thing, but moving around during a time stop is a deadly combo! She's dangerous! We might not be able to defeat it!" She griped.
She leapt to another roof, and prepared to fight, "NO! Panic is NOT in my vocabulary! I have to beat her, and soon! And if anyone can fight it, it's me!"
MIO and The World appeared from behind and landed a huge punch. But MIO halted, and did not hit her. Michelle smirked, "What's wrong? Scared, MIO? You're trying to hit me, are you?"
MIO dispersed and said, "Hmm… Curious that you would resort to devilish tactics. For example, using your Ty Ko Ky on Hermit Ghost, perhaps? When you used Hermit Ghost, you created some sort of high-voltage wraparound on your body, to prevent me from touching."
She glared, "Quite the clever scheme, old woman!"
Michelle growled, "Well, you're not the only one who is clever!"
Michelle, revealed her chest, showing that MIO was right. Her ropes of Hermit Ghost was wrapped around her entire upper body, and then smiled, "It's not a weight problem. THAT'S a fact! I may be wafer-thin, but my Hermit Ghost is my thick shell! You realized that you weren't supposed to touch me, while I am coated with Ty Ko Ky and Hamon! Smart but shrewd, I'll give you that!"
She let go of her shirt and said, "But Heather told me everything, before she died, and the truth about your Stand! MIO! Your Stand, The World, stops time! Even though time can freeze everything around you, there's a limit to it! It takes three or four seconds! My brother must have had the same abilities that you possess! Any longer inside that mansion, and he would've killed all of us, saving yourself the trouble of making your move!"
MIO smiled, "So, you know how The World works, huh? Very impressive."
Michelle growled, "YOU should congratulate Heather! She was the one who figured it out! I won't let her death go in vain!"
MIO shouted, "SO WHAT? Am I supposed to care? How will you use that information against me? JUST WHAT CAN YOUR HAMON AND TY KO KY DO AGAINST MY POWER? YOU WOULD BEST A JEWEL WOMAN LIKE ME?"
She ripped off most of her skin on her chest, showing four Power Cores. She smiled, as she said, "Even if you know I am a Jewel Woman, you'd destroy my Power Core… But I have four… of EVERY ability known to man!"
Michelle roared, glowing in a purple hue, "THEN I'LL JUST HAVE TO SMASH THEM ALL! TY KO KY TECHNIQUE – HERMIT GHOST!"
MIO stepped back and prepared to strike, "IDIOT! I DON'T NEED TO KILL YOU, WITH OR WITHOUT GOING THROUGH YOUR TY KO KY!"
SMASH!
She used The World to smash the roof, near Michelle. She flew off, upon impact, and plummeted down to the streets. She used Hermit Ghost to latch on, stopping her fall. But she slipped off, and fell three feet on her butt. She moaned, "Ungh… Blasted little…"
She kneeled up and dusted herself off. A few people were watching, in a small café, nearby. One guy on the table, "Who's that minx in the street?"
The second guy said, "I've heard of Rainin' Men, but never Raining Old Geezers!"
A lady jeered, "She must be the tooth fairy~!"
Michelle growled, as she sensed MIO. She said, "Everyone, don't mind me… Just continue your merry ways. As you were, gentlemen."
A pudgy man cackled, "What? What the hell were you doing up on the roof? Grabbing some ass, or pretending to be Superman?"
Michelle noticed MIO, as she was watching from above. Michelle headed off, but stopped.
"Old hag!" Chazz was there, as Michelle was shocked.
He went forward, but she shouted, "PRINCETON! STAY BACK! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!"
MIO floated down, "Chazz Princeton… What good timing… But he's still not in my Stand's range… so Miss Nevins goes first!"
An orange-striped cat shrieked, when it noticed MIO. Michelle roared, "LISTEN TO ME, PRINCETON! MIO'S SECRET TO HER STAND! THE WORLD! IT'S TIME! HER STAND CAN STOP TI-!"
MIO raised her arms up and hollered, "ONCE MORE! THE WORLD!"
SHOOOOOOOOOOOP!
The entire area froze in place, with the patrons in the café ignoring the action. MIO, however, hovered down, and then smiled, "Interesting… At first, I can only stop time in a blink of an eye. But as time went on, as my neck started to heal, I'm able to use it for two seconds… then eventually three…"
SMASH!
She killed the cat with one punch, and its bloody parts spilled onto the men's food, as they were eating it. MIO walked over to a still Michelle, as she continued, "Now I'm up to five seconds! Although it's strange that it's been coincidentally five seconds since I stopped time, it is indeed five seconds."
She knocked the arrogant man down, landing onto wayward people.
MIO reached Michelle, and said, "Eventually, I will reach 30 seconds… and soon I will be able to move in a minute… then ten minutes! AN HOUR! And soon enough, as long as I wish… It's quite thrilling. Soon, I will be able to stop time, infinitely and continuously, TO MY HEART'S CONTENT!"
She prepared a chop, but halted and said, "Oh… Right… I forget that even in your frozen state, you still have that makeshift Ty Ko Ky/Hamon vest. Oh, well…"
She walked to the table and said, "Your troublesome Ty Ko Ky, trained by Queen Tia, have been a nuisance to me, ever since we met. In fact, around thousands of years ago, it was a weakness to best me with. But now, it's even powerless against The World! If Touka were alive today, she'd figure me out… But you annoying insects had to step in, and challenge me! You and your pack of heroes were just a concern… But thanks to The World, you are all a removal of my irritation."
She held up a steak knife and smirked. She prepared to fire, as she shrieked, "MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
She threw the knife towards Michelle's neck, aimed for her Adam's apple. It halted near the neck, as MIO boasted, "Michelle Nevins, daughter of Clifton! This is your finality!"
She turned to Chazz and smirked. She held up one finger, and said, "One… second left…"
She grinned, as she balled up her fist, "Zero."
STAB!
Michelle is stabbed into the neck, after time restarted. Chazz gasped, "OLD HAG!"
XXXXX
Elsewhere, Peter found Heather's body, in the destroyed water tower. He then growled, as his Phantoms were prying her out. He then said, "MIO… How did this happen?"
She was pulled out, but her dead body landed faced down onto the roof. He felt her pulse, and then growled, "She's dead. I can't believe this… First, Mizuki… then Rook and Yoko… now Heather…"
He seethed, but then noticed a pink object in her pocket. He pulled it out and saw it. It was a pink diamond.
"Huh? The Power Core that started it all!" He gasped, "This pink Power Core… How did Heather abscond with it?"
Before the car chase, as they were driving, Michelle gave Heather the pink Power Core, as Michelle said, "Here… For good luck…"
Heather asked, "Yui's Power Core? I can't-."
"This was the cause of this adventure… and I want you to hold it for me… I would need it, but I can't. During our travels, a voice told me to give it to you. So, keep it with you."
Heather nodded, and placed the Power Core in her pocket. She then smiled, "Thanks… I love pink…"
Peter sighed in disgust, "Gimme a break… Heather still never got used to her pink fetish…"
He bowed his head, and then placed the gem into her hand. He then said, "Rest easy, man. I got this…"
He dashed off into the shadows, as he was furious, snorting out black miasma, "MIO! I swear… when I find you… You're finished!"
XXXXX
Michelle dropped down to the ground. As for the patrons in the bar, the men were eating, ignoring the fact they're eating a dead cat. And some were mildly injured, unaware of the injuries.
Chazz growled, as he witness Michelle dying. She croaked, "Chazz… Run away… … Don't go near her…"
She whispered, "Prince… ton… Please… You're… no match… for her… power… She's… invincible…"
She collapsed and made a death rattle. Michelle Nevins is dead… again.
MIO smiled, "So, the second time that Michelle died? How historic… Yamabuki is nearby, likewise Giese. But I'll deal with them, later!"
She pointed at Chazz and said, "Now, Chazz Princeton, it's your turn!"
Chazz snarled, "You asshole… MIO!"
He walked forward, as MIO said, "You still want to fight? You're a fool. Despite that Michelle Nevins died, after learning about my Stand's secrets, she was nothing but a desperate old lady. No better than a student rushing to complete a final exam on time, before it's too late! Surely her pathetic pleas were warranted a bit of consideration!"
Chazz said, "I only need to come closer, to smack your sorry ass!"
MIO laughed, "You would? Okay then, by all means… Come as close as you like!"
They walked towards each other, as Chazz used Ojama Star to strike MIO. But MIO blocked it, and he gets hit in left leg. MIO said, "Too slow! My Stand, The World, is the ULTIMATE Stand! Spirit Callers tremble before its might! Even if you know that it stops time, yes, that's the secret to my Stand, its speed and power far exceeds your pitiful Ojama Star! I already told you what it does, but I am deeply saying that you're powerless against me!"
Chazz asked, "So… powerful and precise, as Ojama Star?"
MIO said, "If I want to be honest, I wanted to find out how powerful The World is, compared to ANY of your inferior Spirit Callers, let alone your Spirit Caller. My student, Steven Nevins, also wields The World, in Spirit Caller form. And yet his is the strongest Spirit Caller, equal to my Stand! However, that's no longer necessary to me."
Chazz asked, "Find out what? You barely grazed my leg. Didn't feel a thing. Though, I guess you tore a hole in my wallet, ruining my pants."
MIO grumbled, "For the life of me, why couldn't you goody-goodies concede in defeat? You are so stubborn. I suppose I should humor you in what more you are capable of. Let our comparison resume."
She unleashed The World. She landed a barrage of punches to Chazz's Ojama Star, but he blocked it. He landed a swift kick barrage to her, and they clashed. Ojama Star landed a swift right, nicking onto the Stand. MIO's face is mildly cut, as she said, "Impressive. Let's see whose rush is faster." And then healed her wound, easily.
They both landed a barrage of punches at each other.
"MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!"
"DORARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARA!"
The melee continued on, as they were evenly matched, but Chazz was struggling. MIO laughed, "It seems The World is more precise and powerful than this ridiculous beast! You've shown me enough! So there's nothing left to do but end this, for good! The time has come! Using the power of my Stand, I shall reduce you ALL into oblivion!"
She waved her arms out, "NOW! The World… WILL STOP TIME ITSELF!"
She stopped time, as Chazz remained in place. MIO approached him and said, "The Gang, the pathetic flies as they are, are close to being eradicated. You, however, shall join them. To the greatest challenge I ever faced… who dared to interfere in my plans of destiny… I bid you farewell."
She lunged at Chazz's body, with a deadly chop, but…
Peter's Phantom appeared in front of her, as she halted, "Huh?"
The Phantom spoke, "No more time."
It negated the Time Stop, as Peter appeared from behind her. His Phantom vanished, as black smoke appeared around MIO. She whispered, "This… this aura… The giant man… His aura, coated with dark shadows and miasma! What's going on? He shouldn't move in this range! How did he get here?"
He said, "So… The World is like Darkness Devil, too, huh?"
MIO gasped, "AAGH! YOU!"
She thought, "Wait… Did he say… Ojama Star and Darkness Devil… they're the same as The World? Are they the same type of Stand?"
She growled, "Damn it! Did you see me, or was that a subconscious trick, played by your dark mind?"
Peter unleashed Darkness Devil, "Princeton! Save your strength! THIS IS FOR HEATHER!"
He landed a swift barrage of punches on MIO, but The World blocked the attack. Chazz said, "Amazing… Darkness Devil is precise and powerful, too. But his speed is low."
MIO stepped back, and said, "Hmph! It seems Princeton's not the only one to be precise."
Peter asked, "What, me? I have no idea what you're talking about."
MIO growled, "This man… Can he see me? Or is it possible that his body moved from the subconscious mind?"
She seethed, as he said, "Look, for the record, I don't think it's YOUR business… but I don't care what you say. You bore me, MIO."
He then glared at her, "You did it to Heather and Michelle… much as what you did to Rook & Yoko… Moreover, I'll never forgive you for hurting my Mizuki!"
MIO smiled, "Is that right? Answer me this… Did you see me?"
He said nothing, as MIO barked, "I won't repeat myself! Did you see me, when I stopped time? I'm asking you if you have followed my movements!"
Peter smirked, "What's to say?"
He and Chazz jetted off, as MIO roared, chasing after them, "YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER, YOU TWO! IT'S MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF YOU DID OR DID NOT SEE ME! If you can use the ability to stop time, like The World… THEN SHOW ME! I WANT TO SEE JUST HOW MUCH WE HAVE IN COMMON!"
MIO continued to chase Peter & Chazz. She was curious about how Peter intervened and moved, while MIO performed her Time Stop. Will she be able to catch up to them?
Back in Giza, Mr. Nevins panted a bit, as he moaned, "He's good… but not good enough. Too much damage… But I have to do something, before it gets ever worse off."
Steven called, "Had enough?"
Mr. Nevins said, "You're rather trifle. But you wouldn't dare stop me, boy!"
Steven smirked, "Pick a spot. That's where you will be buried, along with your Choujin Lifestyle."
Then, he held up his right hand and said, "Steven Cooke… I believe I have a surprise for you…"
His aura brimmed in crimson red, as Steven gasped, "NO TRICKS!"
Farra asked, "What is he doing?"
Mr. Nevins boomed, "THERE IS A REASON WHY THIS RING IS 50 FEET WIDE!"
A figure appeared from behind him, as he bellowed, "Choujin Kung Fu – Forbidden Technique! THE! WORLD!"
His aura burst out a huge wave of red. What could it mean? Is it the same powers as does MIO?
To be continued…