Narrator: the arena went silent. Everyone was silent. There wasn't even a moan. Wammu's wound was like a jack-o'-lantern's grin. The iron ball carried a small amount of Hamon. The wound began to fester. Wammu's damages arms grew worse. There would be no more Divine Sandstorms.
Yang grinned "Joseph finally DISARMED him, eh?"
The rest of the team did not appreciate that.
Wammu finally fell forward, however his eyes began to open, glowing red. Joseph watched warily, gasping raggedly as the ringing of Hamon sounded out. "Joseph's on the ropes as much as Wamuu is, his breathing was ragged." Blake noticed.
Joseph: I-I have to r-resume my Hamon breathing.
Wammu suddenly roared and flipped forward, causing Joseph to ready himself for the attack. "What's he doing?" Ruby and Weiss asked at the same time.
Joseph: A front flip kick?! You're just lashing out in pain! Here, have some more! Rebuff Overdrive!
Joseph lit up his elbows with Hamon, slamming them into Wammu's legs. Wammu cried out as the Hamon ravaged his legs, leaving them smoking just as his arms and chest was. "That was it! His limbs have been neutralized!" Weiss said.
"He can't do much if he is just a torso!" Blake adds.
Lisa Lisa: JoJo won! Wammu won't get up again!
Wammu twitched on the ground, smoke rising from his battered body.
"But what if he stole some of those vampires' limbs to replace his just like what Esidisi did to Loggins?!" Ruby asked in panic. "That's stupid- wait it already happened, OH NO! AND THERE ARE ALOT OF VAMPIRES TO CHOOSE FROM TOO!" Yang exclaimed.
Wammu: W-What has become of the great Wammu? I have fallen into such a sorry state. A body that lived for 12,000 years is reduced to this.
"Maybe he won't have that idea..." Weiss mumbled.
"No! His perfect body is burning out!" Yang whined.
Wammu slowly sat up as Joseph watched, revealing that his arms were gone from the elbows down, confusing the team.
"Where did his..?"
Wammu: I refuse to go down without a struggle. My wounds are my flesh. My losses my ability. I will use all of this to claim victory!
"That don't look too good..." Yang gulped.
Joseph: What are you mumbling abou-
Wammu turned to Joseph as his body glowed green, before suddenly firing his severed arms from the hole in his chest. "OH WHAT?!" the team exclaimed at the absurdity.
Joseph: AHHH FUC-
Joseph couldn't move out of the way in time and was blasted backward.
Lisa Lisa: His arms! He fired the severed forearms from the hole in his chest!
Joseph was slammed into the brazier holding the arena's flames, grasping at the hands around his neck, choking.
Joseph, thinking: Wha…?! C-can't breath! I can't use my Hamon breathing!
Wammu continued to kneel, before odd metallic pipes burst from between his ribs. The air around him began to be sucked in, and Joseph watched as he struggled to remove the hands from his neck. The team tilted her head in confusion, is this another secret move?
Joseph: T-That wind. It's flowing towards Wammu.
Wammu: This is my ultimate mastery of wind.
Kars: Ultimate mastery? No! Stop Wammu! You cannot do that!
The team was anxious. "What is it this time?" Ruby whined.
The wind continued to be sucked in as Kars waved his arm to signal Wammu to stop.
Kars: Wamuu! Stop! Can he not hear me?
Lisa Lisa: He gouged his eyes out, not his ears. Try yelling louder.
Joseph: The wind is going into those pipes!
Wammu: My ultimate mastery. Atmospheric Rift!
Blood exploded out of him as his face grew determined, while an image of Joseph appeared in the corner of the screen, before the Ending began playing.
The team was speechless they really have to see what happens next.
"Next next next!" WBY said as the leader panicked. Unintentionally juggling the remote as if it was a hot potato "Ahhh! Ahhh! PLAY!"
Click.
Episode 23: The Warrior of Wind
Wamuu was still kneeling before Joseph, drawing in wind through the pipes, as Joseph tried to remove Wamuu's severed hands from around his throat.
Joseph: Ahh..! I'm not in to this shit!
Yang yelled "I'll take note of that!"
Joseph grimaced as he sweat, the firelight flickering off of his face and blood leaked down his lip.
Joseph: T-That wind… It's flowing towards Wamuu.
The sound was irritating for Blake "Urghh... Please turn the volume down a little."
The influx of wind grew more and more violent, as Wamuu concentrated.
Wamuu: My ultimate mastery: Atmospheric Rift!
The hat or headband or whatever the hell he wore on his head around his horn was torn to shreds, before a visible stream of sharpened, forceful wind was fired out, the sound akin to a jet engine. "Ahh it got worse!" the faunus whined.
It slammed into the stone wall that Joseph leant against, and instead of washing away like normal wind it visibly cut into it. "OH MY GOD! THAT..." Yang drifted off. "Somebody do something!" Ruby exclaimed. "Lisa Lisa!" Weiss called out, hoping she'd actually do something. The wind began slicing down closer and closer towards Joseph as the Joestar watched in horror, the wind more akin to a highly sharpened blade than actual air.
Joseph: T-That's wind?!
Wamuu: You're near the flame, so I only know your approximate location. But now that you can't use Hamon, I'll find you eventually and cut you down.
As Wamuu spoke, blood spurt from his body and patches of flesh were visibly ripped away, revealing lava like innards as he concentrated. Kars' face appeared, two beads of sweat dripping down his face as he thought to himself.
Kars, thinking: Atmospheric Rift is Wamuu's final weapon. The pipes that he uses to cloak himself suck up huge amounts of air and then compress it. The air is then blasted out of a paper-thin slit. It is a razor made of wind. But it creates a terrible amount of heat and friction, even for Wamuu. His body can't handle it, so it's falling apart.
The tean concluded that it was a suicide attack. "Joseph really pushed him to the brink didn't he?" the heiress muttered. "The concept of thin air being razor sharp still made no sense though..." Yang said.
As Kars had thought to himself Wamuu's body continued to spurt blood, before Kars began speaking out loud.
Kars: But that tragic figure is truly breathtaking. Victory is yours! Take his life to salve your wounds!
Lisa Lisa: JoJo!
Joseph: It's close! I'll have to use one of my tricks!
"Come on... Come on... He must have something." Yang quietly cheered.
As the blade of air cut ever closer, sending shards of rock flying, he reached into his back pocket and grabbed a clear bottle filled with a slightly opaque liquid and a string plugging the opening. "How did it fit in there..? It's quite huge and his pants are tight." Blake questioned. "His mmmhmmm, is also quite huge and it still fit inside his pants- stop questioning logic!" Yang screamed, excited at how this us gonna go.
Joseph: This one's called the Hamon oil trick!
He reached up and stretched his arm backward, reaching towards the blazing inferno behind him.
Joseph, thinking: His lungs are like high-pressure oxygen tanks. Those pipes… If I can hit them… He'll suck in the flames and explode! But this is the last ace up my sleeve. If I fucked this up…
The wind finally reached him, cutting into his ear and causing him to cry out in pain. The team gasped loudly "JOSEPH!"
Joseph: GAAAAAAH!
Wamuu turned his head, having heard his cry and using it to pinpoint his location.
Wamuu: I've got you now!
W: TOSS THE THING!
B: THROW IT NOW!
R: NOW NOW NOW!
Y: GAAAAAAAAAHHH!
Joseph: Damnit! Wamuu, CHOKE ON THIS!
Joseph reared back and launched the bottle of oil, which now had a flaming string and flew perfectly towards Wamuu's air pipes, until Wamuu turned his head and sliced through the middle of it.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Ruby screamed. "THAT WAS HIS LAST HOPE." Weiss' voice cracked.
Joseph cried out and watched with wide eyes as the liquid fell from the bottle, and the flaming string went out.
Wamuu: A firebomb? Pathetic. I can sense things that are away from the flames. You're out of tricks. And that cry gave away your position. Have at thee!
Joseph grunted as he pulled at the hands and Wamuu sucked in even more air which resulted in more blood spurting from him.
Yang covered his mouth, with all hope seems lost, she can only hope that Wamuu destroys himself before his razor wind reaches Joseph.
His horn was pointed at the sky, the wind swirling around it as he prepared his attack.
Wamuu: And now, Atmospheric Rift!
Joseph: CAAAEEEESAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR! TAKE IT FROM MEEEEE!
RWBY: CAEEEESAAAAAAAAAAAAR!
With that roar Joseph reached back, gripping the end of Caesar's headband, throwing the now flaming cloth towards Wamuu as dramatic dubstep played.
Wamuu: More fire? Imbecile, I can sense things away from the flames.
Another flick of his head turned the headband into shreds of cloth and embers, eliciting a grunt of dismay from Joseph.
Wamuu: And now, I will cut you in half to claim my victory.
"What's even the purpose of that?!" the faunus yelled.
"Caesar's headband..." Ruby muttered in sadness.
Lisa Lisa: JoJo!
I feel like that's the majority of what she's said this fight…
Joseph: You fell for it fool.
Suddenly, Joseph looked calm, and he held out both hands. A very familiar theme began playing in the background, Il Mare Eterno Nella Mia Anima. The Eternal Sea in my Soul. The team's mood changed drastically as they heard the theme.
Ovunque tu vada!
Joseph: Wamuu… You lost the moment I threw Caesar's bandana. Don't you see that I meant for you to break the bottle?
Ovunque io vada...
They were silent, as they awaited his explanation.
Wamuu grit his teeth in anger and confusion, not sure what Joseph meant, while Joseph simply stared back, completely serious. The camera cut to the bottle, where the liquid inside was being sucked out by Wamuu's pipes.
C'è il mio amor nella tua vita.
The oil flowed through the air, before being drawn into the very weapons that would have allowed Wamuu to kill Joseph.
c'è l'amor nella tua giornata...
The climax of the song was heard. "Caaaaaeeeeesaaaaar..!" Weiss silently screamed.
Joseph: Your ability to cut it so easily led to your defeat. The oil that was inside is now vapor. And the bandana you sliced up?
Above him, the embers and fragments of cloth that remained of Caesar's headwear flew down, drawn to Wamuu just as the oil had been.
Basta un tuo sorriso!
"This song... Just..." Blake was crying. "Too good." Yang finished as she herself was crying.
Wamuu: The fire… It's still burning. And I'm sucking it in!
Wamuu was sillougheted by light as four streams of flames were sucked into the air pipes along his body, and he was unable to do anything to stop them. Joseph looked on, watching calmly.
un tuo sol sorriso..!
Joseph: Wamuu. You were an honorable fighter. But a powerful ally named Caesar was with me this whole time.
Wamuu grunted, pain flaring up inside him, and the music reached a crescendo.
Non morirà l'anima mia. È IMMORTAAAAAAAAAAL!
With a massive roar of sound Wamuu exploded from the inside, his body blown apart into fragments, and cracks running along his face as his head was thrown away from his disintegrated body.
"Bravo! Just... Bravo!" the powerful song caused Weiss to stand up and applaud with tears on her eyes. Yang and Blake sniffled as they followed her. Ruby's silver eyes shed a single tear. Wamuu lost, and Caesar was avenged. But why does it feel so... Wrong?
Vampire: H-He lost.
Vampire: He lost! Lord Wamuu!
Kars just watched, saying nothing, before Wamuu's head bounced along the arena floor. His neck and several cracks in his face glowed orange, and he groaned pitifully as his blond hair lay against the ground.
"Wamuu!" Ruby called out in concern. The rest of the team shared her complicated feelings. They slowly just realized that Wamuu is not malicious enough to deserve it.
The arms constricting Joseph's breathing finally released, and Joseph breathed several large sighs of relief as he tore them off.
Lisa Lisa: JoJo, that creature can regenerate, even after exploding like that. Use your strongest Hamon to finish him completely!
Kars solemnly watched. The team did too.
Joseph walked towards Wamuu's head, one foot bare and his outfit ragged as bruises lined his body, and looked down at the severed head of his enemy.
Wamuu: S-So it's finally over, Jo… Jo…
Joseph: It is.
Wamuu: You payed me back for Caesar.
Joseph: I did.
Wamuu: Then do it. Finish me.
Joseph clenched his fist for one moment, before chopping downwards with sudden speed and force, causing the team to gasp.
Joseph: I will!
The team flinched, it was too brutal.
There was an explosion from the force that the Joestar used, sending up dust and debris, but as it cleared, his hand was revealed to have been slammed into the floor next to the Pillar Man. Wamuu and RWBY gasped in confusion, and Joseph raised his hand to watch as a small amount of blood shot out of it. He moved his hand over Wamuu's head and clenched, sending a stream of blood down towards Wamuu.
Wamuu: W-What is this?!
Joseph: That smoke isn't from the explosion. It's from your wounds. The Hamon from your limbs spread throughout your body. I know how painful that must be for your kind. I cannot mend you. But my blood can ease your pain before you go.
Ruby smiled brightly after hearing what Joseph had to say.
Wamuu: Do you wish to shame me as I die? Stop! I don't need your pity!
Joseph: Pity? Did you say 'pity?' So why did you ignore the bubble that carried Caesar's bandanna and this ring? Was it pity?
"This is making me so emotional..." Yang wiped a tear but she was smiling too. "I actually feel bad for Wamuu somehow..." Weiss said.
Wamuu: It was because that man was a proud warrior. I wished to honor him.
Wamuu gasped at the realization, and Joseph pointed towards him.
Joseph: 'No, JoJo, you don't…'
Wamuu: No, JoJo, you don't…
"Ahh, come on! Way to ruin a moment like this, Joseph!" Yang chuckled as she sniffled.
Joseph: I do, Wamuu. A fight is a fight. My grief for Caesar is my grief. But somehow, I wanted to honor you in return. My blood pays tribute to you.
"The respect these two share..." Blake mumbled in amazement, wiping the last tear she shed.
Joseph stood tall and looked behind him towards Wamuu, his scarf and hair fluttering in the night's wind. He raised a bloody fist in respect, eyes showing no lies. Wamuu was silent, before his head twisted and he let off a soft chuckle.
Wamuu: I have lost, JoJo. It seems that as a warrior, you stand taller than I did.
"Maybe because you're currently a head." Yang whispered only to be elbowed by Blake.
"What? Come on, I like the guy, I don't mean disrespect." she said with a grin.
They both went silent, their mutual respect needing no more words, before the silence was broken by the vampires around them. The undead creatures roared, eyes glowing red as they scrambled for the Joestar.
Vampires: Kill the bastard!
Team RWBY suddenly braced themselves at that sudden jumpscare before laughing it off.
Joseph stepped back and watched as the vampires neared, wielding all manor of weapons, before Wamuu intervened.
Wamuu: HOLD! What betrayal is this?!
"Wait, wait..." Ruby said.
Wamuu used his hair to put his head into either his own or Joseph's crossbow, before using several more strands of hair to pull back the lever and fire.
"AHAHAHAHA! OH MY GO- WAHAHA!" Yang laughed at the absolute insanity of the situation.
Wamuu's head flew forward, his horn spinning like a drill and used to sever and slice through the vampire minions. "Yang, shut up!" RWB scolded.
Wamuu: You recreants!
"Oh... Oh.. I'm done." Yang said as the situation turned serious once more.
Blood flew as Wamuu slaughtered them even as just a head, before his horn suddenly broke off, and he fell to the ground. Joseph ran over, kneeling down.
Joseph and RWBY: Wamuu! W-Why?
Wamuu: I am sworn to Lord Kars, but I will not allow the vampires to attack you. I told Caesar this as well. It's not because I am sentimental. To me, only the strong are real. Victory alone is just and admirable. I merely lived according to my own code of honor. To me, immortality was a trivial thing. All that mattered was living up to my code. Now… drink the antidote for me. Do it before I fade.
"He is not evil at all..." Blake muttered. "You don't say." Weiss snarked.
Joseph looked down at him as he stood up.
Joseph: ... Can you see it though?
Wamuu: I'm blind, not an imbecile. Do it now.
Joseph reached down and grabbed the ring, lifting it to his mouth to bite off the removable portion, and swallowing the antidote. His heart appeared on screen, beating calmly, with the ring swiftly disintegrating into nothingness, causing the team to sigh in relief. "Well... He is finally a bachelor once more." Blake chuckled. "Not for long he ain't." Yang grinned with a huge blush on her face.
Joseph stood before the fire, his and Wamuu's shadows being cast over the bodies of the dead vampires.
Wamuu: I have no regrets. I am glad I was able to witness your growth. Perhaps I lived these thousands of years in order to meet you at the end.
Fare… well… Jo… Jo…
RWBY had a moment of silence, like Esidisi, he was a worthy opponent.
With a final gust of wind that fluttered through joseph's hair, Wamuu's head turned to dust, drifting along through the air and disappearing into the sky. Joseph's scarf waved, and Joseph raised a hand, placing it to his forehead to salute as a final sign of respect. The team mimicked his action without hesitation.
Narrator: Wamuu merged into the wind. JoJo immediately gave his opponent a last salute. Though he shed no tears, they had shared a silent song. They had shared an affinity.
It was a bittersweet ending for the fighter of the wind. But he died doing what he loved.
As Wamuu's dust flowed through the sky, Kars reached up and clenched his hand, his arm shaking as an unknown expression crossed his face.
Past Kars: Wamuu. Kill him.
Past Wamuu: B-But Lord Kars… With respect, he's just a mere child.
A grainy scene appeared, showing Kars and Wamuu standing over the fallen bodies of several people.
Past Kars: A child? That he is. That's why he must die. If these Hamon-users grow up, they'll be deadly enemies. And humans grow quite rapidly. We must end the problem now.
"What an asshole." Yang jeered.
The boy they faced was crying, and Wamuu grunted, closing his eyes. "He is such a softie isn't he?" Ruby asked.
Past Kars: Can you do it, Wamuu? Well, since you can't do it yourself… Let me show you how. Look at me. This is how it's done...
"Oh come on..." Weiss cringed as she was about to witness another slaughter.
His bone blade sprung from his arm and began glowing, before he swiped it across the screen. It went dark, before a splatter of blood exploded out of the darkness.
"... Atleast they didn't show it." the faunus cheered the heiress up.
In the present day, Kars clenched his hand and looked down at the arena.
Kars: Wamuu… His heart is too big to be a warrior. That purity made him weak!
"I kinda get the feeling that Wamuu is just on the wrong side of the team. He is not a good guy but not bad either." Blake mumbled. "I agree." Yang replied.
Vampire: Hey, Wamuu just lost!
Vampire: What a disappointment.
Vampire: That fool was just posturing.
"Hey!" the team angrily called. "All of you are scrubs! How dare you say that." Weiss said. "Yeah, you are literally Wamuu's snacks, and he held more honor than you can ever hope for." Blake tsked. "Morons." Ruby mumbled, shocking her sister.
Lisa LIsa: Your friends are disgusting. I hope this doesn't say much to you, Kars
Instead of responding, a sudden bone blade sliced through all three of the vampire's heads, and began melting them. Lisa Lisa turned with a shocked expression, and the vampires weakly groaned in pain.
Vampire: Lord Kars…
Vampire: H-He's drinking us…
Kars retracted his blade and let their bodies fall to the floor, turning away.
RWBY: THANK YOU.
Kars: Now only Kars remain...
I'm sorry.