It worked, it actually worked! Looking around, he saw what was about to happen and shouted, "Kars, watch out! He's going to clap twice!"
Luckily, this time, Kars managed to contort in time to dodge the double attack. Sighing in relief, he smirked as Kars then sent Funny flying away with a single punch. At least that crisis was averted. Or so he thought. As Funny was sent flying away, Dio only smirked, saying, "Well, that was pretty clever. You've been getting quite lucky lately, Kars. But I think it's time we end that luck. I will win this fight!"
A parallel world version of Dio suddenly appeared behind Kars, grabbing him as Jorge, Narancia, and Karaat shout in frustration. This guy refused to quit! As if to make matters worse, nine Funny Valentines and nine of The Funniest Valentines surrounded Kars. Helpless and unable to stop what was about to happen, even Kars seemed to accept his fate as they all clapped down and Kars disappeared, once again. The Dio that had grabbed him also disappeared at the same time, most likely going with Kars to whatever world they sent him to. Right away, the group of Funnys and the group of The Funniest Valentines collided. They eventually turned into Menger sponges, the chunks making everyone shudder. Karaat was pretty sure that he was going to have nightmares about these events, if they survived them, that is.
"Yes, it's over! It's all over!" Dio laughed, leaning his head back with his eyes closed, enjoying the moment of triumph. He had done it! He had made them regret their actions and he was at the top of the universe! And soon, the pesky humans staring up at him would all be dead, as well as so many more in this world! His time had finally come!
"I wouldn't laugh so quickly, Dio!" Jorge shouted and when Dio gave him an annoyed look, he smirked, pointing to the sky. Karaat looked up as well and somehow, there was Kars, watching Dio as he had boasted about winning. Jorge smirked and cheered and honestly, Karaat couldn't help himself. He cheered as well! He didn't even know how he had done it but he didn't care! There was still a chance!
"How in the? Ugh, you're as annoying as a mosquito!" Dio shouted, clenching his fists. Damn it all, this man didn't quit!
"You really shouldn't depend on one stand. I adapt for a reason. Which is why I was telling you I understood about your stand. Before you and your lackeys interrupted, that is." Kars smirked, enjoying the look of rage on Dio's face. It was almost cathartic after all the frustration of the fight and being teleported back and forth. "Like I said, I know about your stand and understand it. Therefore, I can make my own. The World Ultimate! And when I realized what you were going to do, I used it to stop time and avoid the claps."
"Why you! That's it!" As Dio summoned his own version of The World Ultimate, he smirked. "You're going to suffer for this, all of you will! Once I get done with you, maybe I should take my time. Oh yes, I think I'll make sure none of the men can fight before I slowly kill that girl, make them watch as she bleeds out. Maybe I should keep you alive too, just to see that. Hmm, we'll see. Like you said, I'll adapt." With that said, the fighting began again. Though, Kars was using Whitesnake Ultimate against Dio's stand this time.
Still, Karaat moved to protect Chiyako, having a feeling that this was about to get messy again. A few blows later, he heard Dio cry out, cursing in frustration. Looking up, he was shocked to see that Whitesnake Ultimate managed to hit Dio in the cheek and a disc fell out, shattering on the ground a few seconds later. As soon as it was shattered, Dio's stand flickered before disappearing. Karaat was stunned as he looked at Kars and then Dio. He had actually removed his stand and destroyed it!
"You bastard! You son of a bitch!" Dio was clearly so shocked that he didn't really know what to say, or at least that's what Karaat thought. Honestly, he didn't blame him. He didn't know what he would do if he saw his stand just disappearing in front of him like that. He also secretly enjoyed seeing the vampire speechless and fuming, even if it meant he would be even more determined to make Kars and the rest of the group suffer in retaliation.
What he also didn't expect was to see Kars using the stand on himself, which caused numerous discs to flow out of him. As they flowed out, they flew into Dio's head, which caused his head and body to swell up into balls of flesh. Even with this going on, Dio remained confident. He even laughed despite the grotesque, and probably painful transformation. Karaat shuddered, holding Chiyako close who probably hadn't been watching the fight for some time, or at least he hoped she wasn't. It was probably for the best, if he was going to be honest.
"You really think you can defeat me? Or I haven't prepared for anything like this to happen? You fool! I will win, no matter what! Take this!" Dio shouted as he used an Arrow that he had hidden to stab Kars' stand, Whitesnake Ultimate before exploding into nine parts.
Kars cursed, attempting to use Ultimate Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap before he could get away but he was too fast! Even worse, Dio had managed to take control of Kars' C-Moon Ultimate Requiem, and Made in Heaven Ultimate Requiem! Damn it all, just when he thought they had an upper hand, he had figured something out again. He knew Dio was going to be persistent but this was something else!
"Now, since you're insisting on being so annoying and getting in my way, I guess I'll have to handle this a different way!" Dio shouted before activating Made in Heaven Ultimate Requiem to accelerate time everywhere but Kannamura.
"Not good!" The Valentines said, making everyone look at him now that Dio had disappeared. "Dio is heading to the past beyond the future! Once the universe loops back to the second universe, where the first Steel Ball Run takes place!"
Karaat turned to Chiyako, the adrenaline of the long and brutal fight making him shudder. He looked down, feeling bad as he saw the tears running down her cheeks. "Hey, it's okay. Well, as okay as it could be." As Chiyako lunged and hugged him, he held her close, rubbing her back as he did his best to soothe her. He knew he probably couldn't do much, given what they had all seen, but he would do his best. Luckily, Narancia and Jorge was telling Kars and the Valentines to give them a moment.
"I'm so glad you're safe but I also hate this. I hate it so much," Chiyako said, sobbing as she clung to him. "I just want this to be over with!" Shaking her head, her sobs slowly turned into quiet sniffles and little hiccups. "I'm sorry, I know I'm probably being dramatic."
"No, you're not being dramatic," Jorge said, blushing as Karaat and Chiyako glanced over at him. He hesitated before sighing, "We were all scared. I'm not sure if Kars was, but I had been praying that it would be over soon, even if it meant Dio won and we died. I was just as scared as you were."
As Narancia nodded, Kars frowned and hesitated before muttering, "I apologize that you had to endure that battle. And I'm sorry that the debris was causing so much damage. I'm just glad we were able to keep all of you out of harm as much as we could. Unfortunately, this isn't over. And while I'm sure all of us want to sit down and contemplate about what we've learned, myself included, we do not have that time. Also, the Valentines have some instructions for us. I'm not a big fan of trusting them, but at this point, we might not have much of a choice."
Karaat turned to where the Valentines were, shuddering. Unfortunately, Kars had a point. They had no idea where Dio went. If even a shred of what they were going to say would be helpful, it would be better than them wandering around and trying to make sense of what was going on. Karaat just hoped that they would get to him in time and be able to stop Dio. And, hopefully at the same time, find Pucci as well.