Chapter 2
Enter Stands.

Let me warn you. Most of this stuff is made up to make the story more interesting. OG Fan discretion is advised.

"Okay! I'll tell you what you want to know. So can you please stop hitting me up against the walls like you did 7 times?" Chris pleaded which Joe just scoffed as his Stand let Chris go. Joe got close up towards Chris. "Fine. But only because I need this. After this, I'll hit you up even more." Joe calmed down as Chris began explaining. "Once upon a time-" "Hold on, is this a flashback thing?" Joe rudely interrupted. "Well of course it is. Now back to what I was saying. Once upon a time, an asteroid hit Earth. That asteroid created a special alloy which was used to create arrows. These arrows were all uniquely designed. Some of them rusted over time. The arrows are supposed to help unlock an innate power within the user, a [Stand]. A man by the name of Adrian had an arrow. He used his expansive facilities and influence to research these powers and created a new type of arrow. These were termed with Abnormal Arrows. They were able to unlock a stand but for those who were not worthy, they were only given partial parts of a stand. Chris only had the power to harness legs, and Trevor, a tail-" "Are you referring to yourself in the third person?" Joe chimed in again. "Anyways, because of these new arrows, there have been much more Stand users. There are organisations built around them. Though, I forgot most of them. One of which is owned by our boss. I think he's name was De-" Chris was cut short as a bullet pierced through his head. EXP Share ON. 350 EXP Obtained. Level up! Joe raked his head. All those times he interrupted Chris and now he's dead. Joe reached into the corpse's pockets and came across a wallet. Joe saw a laser pointed at his chest as the bullet barely grazed him. Joe made a run for it. There was no going back. He had retreated to his lair. His apartment.

Joe looked upwards as he sighed. "Status" Joe uttered as numbers popped up.

Level 3

XP: 100/350

Coins: 0

Destructive Ability: 4

Speed: 1

Range: 1

Durability: 1

Precision: 1

Development Potential: 54 (MAX)

Available points: 3

Joe realised just how much he needed to work on other stats. He concluded. "Two in Speed. One in Destructive Ability." Joe sighed as he took out the wallet which had many pouches. He had 3 cards and some cash. Joe looked at one of the cards. "Www.[Redacted].com User ID: XXXXXXXXX Password: XXXXX." Joe was intrigued. He went into a Library to access a computer and what he found was shocking. Joe rubbed his eyes in disbelief. "coin?!" Though one doesn't seem like much, it's worth roughly 10,000 USD. Question is, why would Chris put down the details? Isn't that quite stupid? Joe stroked his chin as a bolt of lightning hit him. "Ah." Joe then remembered a scene… "Shit! Trevor! What's the pin again?" Chris yelled. "The pin? Isn't that your Credit Card?" Chris told him to shut up. "Wait never mind. Now I remember." Trevor's face palmed himself. "Hold on." Trevor took out a bunch of blank cards. "Write that down!" Trevor yelled. "Make sure you write EVERYTHING so you don't forget." Chris scratched his head as he took out his pen and wrote everything down. "Don't think I forgot about you. Now, where's my damn mustard?!" Joe was on his knees grovelling.

Joe reminiscence of those horrible old days. Joe realised what he could do with this. He figured he would need to move apartments since when they find his current one, he'd be dead. He soon transferred the money over to a safe deposit as he then made his way to the ATM. After withdrawing the cash, he made a stop to a rental car dealership. "Listen, pal, I need an ID." Shit. Joe thought to himself. Then he remembered something. "Listen. How about this. Why don't you turn around for a second for whatever reason and also leave the keys on the table?" Joe then tapped the counter as he had about a few hundred on cash. The man nodded as he left the table and put the keys on the counter. The man then looked up. {Persuasion} Lv1 Obtained! Joe took the keys and rushed out of town. Leaving the city of Brooklyn for Los Angeles! A long drive. He made a pit stop at a nearby Motel about ten hours in. While walking, Joe felt like he hit a wall. He looked back and noticed a black hoodie man with red hair. Joe shrugged it off. Just then a quest popped up.

EVENT

Description: Stand Users are destined to meet!

Task: Shake hands with the stand user!

Progress: 0/1

Reward: Uncommon Skill Box

100 Coins

250 XP.

Joe looked behind him but there was no one there? He had no idea. Joe proceeded to check in his room. Joe sat on the bed contemplating while looking at his quests. Joe glanced over and saw an underline of the reward. That usually meant it would refer him to another page. Joe searched the page. Lo and behold, it popped up.

Rarities

Unique

Legendary

Super Rare

Rare

Uncommon

Common

Joe had no idea what it meant but it was probably some ranking systems that games used to have. Joe clicked further on Uncommon. A text appeared.

Uncommon Rarities

{Skills}

Iron Body

Strengthen

Rock throw

Heavy Kick

Bullseye.

[Items]

High-Tier Bronze Dagger

Mid-tier Copper Sword

Low-tier pistol

Deceleration of independence.

His stand was looking at the list too. [Looks good not going to lie.] Joe was shocked. He had completely forgotten that his Stand had sentience. Funny how people could forget such things that changed outcomes. Joe looked up to see a picture of a man signed with the name Araki. Joe lied down to think long and hard about where to go from here. As soon as Joe was about to go to sleep, he heard a loud noise. A thud sound. He saw the same man as before. He stood there idly by as he walked towards Joe in a Menacing way. The man was sporting a black jacket. He had on his shoulders a Chameleon. The man also held a knife. He pointed towards Joe as the chameleon went forward onto his finger. "Attack, GIST." (Ghost in the shell. A camouflage game.) The tongue came out as it latched onto Joe's peepee. "My d-" Joe was about to say as he was held at knifepoint by the man. Joe was about to lose his father's day then he remembered that he has a stand too. He called forth as his stand came out.

His stand grabbed the man and tossed him across the room. "Not bad. I guess that's why they asked me to get rid of you." "Who are you?" Joe asked the man. "Me? I guess a dead man wouldn't need to know but I do have a code name. Kuroko (From the anime and also because it means black clothes so black hoodie.), the phantom killer." Joe looked in awe. Phantom killer. That sounds so cool. Kuroko paused as he stared intensely. Joe stared as he looked at the chameleon. As soon as he did, Kuroko suddenly vanished. Where was he? Joe felt a tap from behind. Joe rushed behind him but Kuroko was in front and stabbed Joe. Joe was on his knees. He bled but then all the pain suddenly disappeared. He had no clue why but of course the damage was still there. He looked up and saw a health bar. 7/15. (Endurance is px15. p = Durability.) Joe took this opportunity and took Kuroko's hands. He grew a bright light.

Leveled up All health has been replenished due to level up Awarded 100 Coins Uncommon Skill Box

Use Uncommon Skill Box?

"Use. Also, add 2 in precision and 1 in Durability." Joe commanded as he got ready for round two. Joe had inferred Kuroko's ability. He could blend in with the surroundings and his Stand could help out as well and attract objects using its tongue. But there was a flaw. Learnt {Iron Body Lv1}. "{Analysis}!" Kuroko was dumbfounded with what Joe had just said.

Stand User: Kuroko

Stand: GIST

Ability: - (Unless given by you unable to fill.)

Stats -

Destructive Ability - 2

Speed - 4

Durability - 3

Precision - 2

Range - 5

Development Potential - 20

Joe was astonished by the stats but didn't let it get to him. Kuroko disappeared once more. This time, Joe knew just where he would strike. "{Iron Body}" Joe whispered as his left arm turned into metal and shattered the knife Kuroko was with. Joe smirked as he took Kuroko's hands and tossed him towards a wall. Kuroko felt dizzy as he looked up and Joe stood there menacingly. The place went dark. Kuroko found himself strapped to a chair with no light. A flicker occurred. A lamp illuminated one side of the room as Joe was sitting down. "I'm going to ask you some-" Joe stopped before coughing. "My bad, I shouldn't try to do a deep voice. Now then. I'm going to ask you a

QUEST!

Description: Today's enemies can be tomorrow's friends.

Task: Gain Kuroko's trust and find out his motive.

Progress: 0/2

Break up -

Motive: 0/1

Trust: 0/1
Reward: Dungeon Key

200 XP

250 Coins

Joe thought to himself. He was going to spare Kuroko anyways if he had given the information. "So? How about it?" "I was hired by an organisation to kill you." Kuroko looked away. "Why? What's your motive?" Joe interrogated Kuroko. "Money." Joe looked at the quest. The progress didn't budge. "Try again. What was your motive!" Joe banged the table in front of him as coffee spilt out of the cup. [How about you use your skills?] The stand suggested. Joe looked at his skill set. [Here, I'll show you. Activate {Persuasion}.] Persuasion activated [Listen here. If you tell us your true motive then we'll help you do it. As long as it doesn't involve taking innocent lives such as ours.] Kuroko was somewhat dumbfounded due to the Stand talking. Stands, in general, were weird but this was just bizarre. "Alright! I'll fess up. But only if you agree to help me." [Agreed.] The stand looked back at Joe and just gave a sinister smile. "My dog and little brother were taken by the organisation. That's what they do to most of us in the Assassination Squadron. They get close family and threaten us to keep doing work. Now you better keep your end of the bargain." Joe nodded as a new quest pooped up.

Side Quest!

Free the prisoners!

Description: Kuroko's brother and dog were kidnapped. Help rescue them.

Progress: 0/2

Rewards: 200 Coins

500 XP

Joe was appalled with the rewards. All he had to do was free them, but how?

At a cafe.

"Okay then. Let's go over the plan first. Where are they?" "They are currently kept inside a private Juvenile prison run by a corrupt warden. It's a prison for murderers. Luckily for you, I just sent in a report with evidence. And also, study this." Kuroko put a file on the table as Joe read it. It was information about 'Robin Lang', a notorious criminal in the juvenile prison. He was tied to a mobster which he could use to get some favours. Just then the TV started playing the news.

"Recently, we have gotten reports of a man named Joe Joah. He is suspected of murdering two men, Chris Davies and Trevor Scott…"

More coming soon!

Meanwhile here are stats.

Destructive Ability: 5

Speed: 3

Range: 1

Durability: 2

Precision: 3

Development Potential: 54 (MAX)

Skills:

{Persuasion}

{Analysis}

{Barrage}

{Strong Punch}

{Iron Body}

Btw, what should I name the stand? It seems pretty dull to say "The Stand". Also, I left his stand name as [None] on purpose. Universal System is the ability.