It had been a long night for Dio Brando, and it was looking like it was going to be worse. He had planned to kill JoJo with the stone mask, but not only could he not find him anywhere in London, but when he put the mask on a random person, he turned him into a monster. He was lucky to escape the monster's wrath at sunrise. When Dio decided to return to Joestar Manor, he was surprised to see JoJo sitting in the dark looking serious.

"I got the antidote, and I gave it to father." JoJo said making Dio nervous. "I also got the evidence, Dio. I know you poisoned father and I can prove it now. We may not be real brothers, but it is unfortunate that I have to turn you into the police. Believe me."

Dio sat in the chair trying not to lose his cool. "JoJo, I understand." He said catching JoJo by surprise. "You truly are a kind soul. And if you'd be that way, I must ask that you give me a little bit of time to turn myself in. I regret what I did, recently and in the further distant past. My horrid ambition led me to poison the man who raised me just for money. That's why I came back, JoJo. I want to start to repent."

Of course, Dio didn't mean it. He just said that to make an opportunity to kill JoJo. And it was working too… until three men appeared in the darkness. One of them was Speedwagon, and the other (much to Dio's surprise) was Lusong. Lastly, a Chinese man was kneeling down exhausted. He was the man who sold Dio the poison.

"Don't listen to him, JoJo." Lusong said. "He's a monster who wouldn't know kindness if it slapped him like a swung trout."

"He's right, Mr. Joestar." Speedwagon agreed. "You're innocent, so I must tell you. I know how to tell who's truly good or bad. And Dio here is among the worst of the worst. In fact, it's much more believable that you were born a villain rather than raised into one."

"For sure, my good man." Lusong said. "You see, this man attempted to kill me earlier today. Dio probably thought that if he eliminated the only witness of your last encounter with him, he could get away with offing you. But you stink, Dio. You stink to high heaven! And that's why I already called the police."

Suddenly, the curtain opened up revealing a squad of police officers and George Joestar in the middle.

"Dio, I heard everything." He said. "I raised you out of a favor to your father who saved my life. I loved you like my own son. Which is why I must return to my sleeping quarters. I can't watch you chained up."

"How?" Dio thought to himself. It was the same question that's been roaming in his head since he saw Lusong. "How did that fool survive? I stabbed him in the neck! Unless… Could he be some kind of monster too? There's no way I can get out of this. Wait! Maybe…"

"All right, JoJo." Dio raised his wrists up. "I'll let this happen. But I want you to put the cuffs on me. It's the least that could happen."

"Careful, Mr. Joestar." Speedwagon said.

"Wait. Something's not right." Lusong thought to himself. "He cannot be this willing to just give up, right? There must be some kind of trick."

"JoJo, do you know that humans are limited?" Dio asked. His question confused most of the men in the room. "I planned for many circumstances. I thought I had it all don. But in the end, I am merely human. So I must remove that factor."

"Dio, what are you talking about?" JoJo asked.

"Simply put…" Dio quickly swung his arms up revealing the stone mask in one hand and a dagger in another. "I'LL PUT AN END TO MY HUMANITY, AND I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO USE YOUR BLOOD!"

"NO!" Lusong screamed in fear. "STOP HIM!"

Dio swung his blade, but at the last second, George Joestar jumped in getting stabbed instead of his son. Blood spilled everywhere, even one the statue Lusong brought with him.

Not wasting any time, Dio slammed his face with the mask and soaked it with George's blood. A great glow escaped the mask, but the police immediately fired their barrage of pistols pushing Dio out of the window and into the rain. What nobody saw was the ruby pendant Dio had on himself glowing red as if it was heating up on Dio's skin.

"Maybe he was killed before the mask took full effect." Lusong hoped in his head.

He was wrong.

The inspector had told everyone a story about how George Joestar had willingly let Dio's father go after he stole the ring. He blamed himself for allowing him to leave, but Speedwagon said that George will always live in JoJo. But as soon as they were done, Speedwagon caught a horrid sight through the broken window.

"Dio's body!" Speedwagon gasped. "It's gone!"

"What?!" Lusong asked in a panic.

Suddenly, a hand struck down and tore the inspector's head in two. Everyone looked up and saw Dio still alive (so to speak). Dio hung upside-down above the window expressing his four new fangs as the blood dripped from his clawed hand.

"Ruh, roh." Lusong said shaking his knees watching Dio return to the ground.

"How!" the cops asked over each other. "How is he still alive after all those bullets? How did he slice the inspector's head in two? Put him down!"

JoJo picked up a gun and shot Dio straight in the head. The human-turned-monster wasn't even phased. Everyone was absolutely petrified.

"JoJo." Dio said. "Behold, the power I received by the stone mask and your father's blood!"

The vampire dug his fingers through the head of another police officer and drained him dry.

"Dio, wait!" Lusong shouted. "You don't know what you're messing with!"

"This coming from someone who's not even human?" Dio asked. "Someone who doesn't die after a stab in the neck? You think me a monster, but that makes you a hypocrite. Still, I suppose having someone like you as a minion will be rewarding."

Dio suddenly appeared behind Lusong and did the same thing he did to the officer. But after a mere second, Dio's face turned to disgust as he forced his fingers out of his head. The wound he left on Lusong healed itself.

"WHAT IS THIS?!" Dio shouted as he looked nauxious.

"DIO!" JoJo said ready to attack Dio with a spear. He began fighting against his undead minion.

Speedwagon went to check on Lusong, and was amazed at the recovery. "Lusong! What's going on?"

"I don't think he liked the way I tasted. Not exactly chicken."

"Not that! How did you heal like that?"

"Oh, that." Lusong rubbed he back of his head. "Look, long story short, I'm a Spirit."

"A what?"

"A Spirit. Look, long story short, we Spirits used to guide humanity ten-thousand years ago. Now, there are only a few left, including me. I'm the Spirit of Humor. My job is to keep the joy alive wherever I go. Though, now, I'm not having the best days."

"I'd call you daft, but on a night like this, how can I not believe it? So do you know anything about what Dio has become."

"One or two. Just give me a minute to see straight, then I'll give smiley who's boss."

"So it's just you?" Speedwagon asked.

"Not exactly." Lusong said. "That statue in the center of the room is just two Spirits that have been cursed to petrification."

Speedwagon looked. "What statue?"

Lusong looked, and was surprised to see nothing there but a stone pedestal and bits of marble across the area.

"What?" Lusong asked.

Back at the battle, JoJo had impaled Dio's hand with the spear, but the villain broke it off and sent it flying toward JoJo's chest.

"JoJo, let me keep enjoying this power of mine a little while longer." Dio said. "I wish to know what else I can do. I… Huh?"

Dio felt something jump-start in his mind, as if he's being surprised by something before he acknlowedges it. He looked at the back of the room and saw two different figures next to JoJo, a man and a woman in ancient armor. Dio was surprised to see the flesh versions of the statue in the lobby.

"What sort of trick is this?" Dio asked.

"No tricks, monster." Said the man Lusong previously called Clafilius. "I don't know where we are, but all I know is that you are an abomination. To protect this world and the innocents that live in it, your evil must be extinguished."

Lusong was surprised at first, but then, his face turned happy as he realized his task was done.

"Claflius the Spirit Prince and Sisis the Spirit of Nature are back. Guess even the darkest night has a bright side."

Author's Note: And so introduces the first main hero in my Uniscope series: Spirit Man. The next chapter's going to have quite a battle. I'll have more detail about Clafilius and Sisis' release in a later chapter. Any and all comments are welcome.