DISCLAIMER: I do not own JoJo's bizarre adventure or Rising of the shield hero
"May our soul's fire pass its judgement!"
The bees mobilized, forming a ring, diving in to stab the two.
"One million against two! Seems fair to me!"
"Time these bugs learn that bright lights burn."
Jouta calmly walked in one direction, and Senshi ran in the opposite direction.
*POP!*
As Jouta walked, bees rushed at him with their stingers, but never touched him. Once they entered his flaming aura of Hamon, the water within them boiled instantly, causing them to implode violently. Jouta casually walked with confidence, his hands in his pockets.
*SPLASH!*
Senshi was shredding through the bees, ripping their internals from their bodies with her bare hands, a twisted smile on her face throughout. Hemolymph, the bee's clear blood-like fluid, splashed around enough to form deep pools. The bees attempted to retaliate, but their stingers broke on her skin.
"Yuck, bug juice!"
Senshi used her vampiric power to absorb the liquid, but she was unpleasantly surprised by the terrible feeling of it. Her body instinctively rejected it.
"Haven't tried this with bug blood, but there's a first time for everything!"
The blood leaked from the pores in her skin, forming around the hairs on her forearms. The blood hardened into wide single-edged blades. They were clear, instead of the usual red because of the different blood.
"Blood Blades!"
Senshi quickly cut down all the bees in her path, her slashes wild and without technique or grace. However, as she fought with them, her skill improved rapidly, countering the bees' ability to learn and develop countermeasures. The bees flew higher into the air to avoid her and stayed away from Jouta.
"You're not the only ones who can learn."
She inhaled a large quantity of air, inflating her cheeks. Her lungs contracted and applied extreme pressure to it. After a few seconds, a bright beam of plasma shot from her mouth. The shot reached the atmosphere, growing the further it travelled, erasing over half the swarm.
"SPACE RIPPER LIGHT FANG!"
"Come on, man, don't outdo me like that," Jouta complained.
"Try harder, Joestar!"
Jouta smirked, cracking his knuckles. His flame aura changed, condensing from reddish-orange to vibrant blue.
"AZURE FLAME OVERDRIVE!"
"Alright, there you go!" Senshi infused her own blood into her Blood Blades to match Jouta's energy, changing their colour to a deep red.
The fighters rocketed into the centre of the swarm, blue and red blurs cutting through the air. They moved in opposition to each other, trying to slow the other down while massacring bees.
"Won't let you get ahead of me that easily."
"Good, I don't want it to be easy."
The two met in mid-air, their elbows clashing. Senshi's Blood Blade extended, grazing Jouta's cheek. Jouta redirected his blue flame to his elbow, burning Senshi.
"Nice moves. After this, it's me and you."
"Call it a date, Foo."
They separated with a loud boom, Jouta's learned martial arts and Senshi's chaotic improvisation creating a clear contrast between their attacks.
"URYA!"
Jouta's stand appeared in humanoid form, throwing a quick jab at Senshi. The vampire launched her own punch instead of blocking, and their fists clashed, the force great enough to calm the brewing storm on the mountain and clear all the bees.
"Damn."
"I just wanted to test her reflexes."
Jouta had to blink a couple of times to believe it, she hadn't matched [Charmy Green], in fact, the impact resulted in her arm's bones completely pulverized to dust. What was impressive was her resolve to test herself.
"Ouch!"
The vampire had felt the greatest power she had ever had to encounter, the intensity stunned her. She began to fall to the earth when Jouta grabbed her arm.
"Scarlet Phoenix Overdrive."
Fire surrounded his body, burning hotter underneath him than above him, supporting him in the air with a strong wind current. His flame was not hot enough to burn Senshi as he held her.
"Careful, never know what could happen in your current state."
"You're holding my broken arm."
"Shit, sorry."
Jouta pulled her up to him and hugged her waist, and in that moment, he felt her full weight. He huffed, disturbing his breathing and deactivating his Hamon. He fell to the ground on his back with Senshi on top of him.
"You're so heavy."
"Sorry, it's this form, it's really bulky. DIO says it's unrefined," Senshi said dejectedly.
"I like it."
"Really!?" Senshi exclaimed, ecstatic to be complimented by someone as strong and smart as Jouta.
"Yeah, I think it captures your personality."
"You're the best, JoJo!"
Senshi's green eyes sparkled, hugging Jouta and nuzzling against his bare chest. Jouta was shocked at first but didn't resist, laying back and looking to the sky.
"Senshi's incredible. Her battle-ready attitude reminds me of Eclair. And she's grown so much since we got up here, all the way from a level 27 to 30 then all the way up to level 45. She is pretty impressive for a kid born a few days agoーnah, I shouldn't call her a kid."
"I guess we won. I think now we should check on the others."
"What about that voiー"
"I truly hate mankind. They have an annoying tendency to defy their fate."
The entire sky crackled with golden bolts of lightning, a large singular tear in space appearing. Out from it coming hordes of monsters that polluted the air. A large form crawled out, ten meters in length, twelve legs and two pairs of wings with a stinger two meters long. The compact eyes of a huge bee stared down at Jouta and Senshi.
"And I can tell you two are true perversions of nature, especially you, even your abilities reek of corruption."
The bee was referring to Senshi. The vampire cared little for the opinion of an insect, merely excited to face a powerful opponent. However, Jouta took great offence to the bee's words to Senshi.
"That's my friend you're insulting! She's the most passionate warrior I've ever seen, you overgrown whore!"
Jouta quickly realized his words and attempted to compose himself. Senshi saw and understood him now, his carefree nice guy attitude hid a very angry, expressive person.
"Thanks," She quietly said to Jouta with a genuine smile and a thumbs up.
Jouta rubbed his nape with a nervous smile. The bee, while offended, found this very peculiar, she rarely encountered humans in her many, many years of rule, so she was surprised to see Jouta defend his friend's honour. She believed they didn't have any.
"Very well, you simple-minded creature, I shall ask my subordinates about you."
"What?" Jouta was confused, all the bees were dead.
All of a sudden, the blood and corpses of the bees lifted from the earth, levitating upwards and gravitating around the giant insect.
"Unlike you selfish humans, the Anthophila work as one, ALL of my hive work for MY survival."
The parts collected onto the bee's body and engulfed it, reshaping the form and shrinking it.
"I am the hopes and dreams of my kind. I alone secure the future generations. My duty now is to end the humans that stand in the way of my hive."
A new form was created, one more humanoid: a two-meter-tall feminine body with toned muscles, a slim waist, and wide hips. Sleek black fur covered most of her body, but her abs, chest and face were smooth light skin. Her limbs ended with long black claws. Golden fur sprouted from her back and forearms, creating a long golden coat with a light brown fur trim. A green vine of multi-coloured roses wrapped around her waist, securing the coat as it covered the summits of her breasts. Thin slits were scattered across her body, hidden by the fur.
"So, Senshi and JoJo, say goodbye to your world."
Her face had three black streaks on either cheek. Two gold, black-tipped antennae draped in front of her face. Sharp teeth, long pointed ears, pitch-black irises, a sharp jawline and brown arched eyebrows. Her spiky light brown hair flowed upwards with faint sparks of electricity. She examined her new body, stretching and posing. The monsters that crossed over attempted to attack Jouta and Senshi, but the Royal Bee, in a test of her abilities, swiftly waved her hand in the direction of the castle town.
*BOOM!*
The monsters were attracted to the destruction and ran off in its direction. Jouta and Senshi were stunned by the display.
"Erhard!"
Jouta shook with anger, but held back, focusing his gaze on the Boss with clenched teeth.
"You're gonna pay for that."
Senshi felt his seething rage and gently held his hand.
"Please don't fight for revenge. Those people's souls will pass on and rest in peace. Just focus on us, okay?"
Jouta heard the sadness in her voice. She truly just wanted to have fun, fighting with her friend.
"I am sorry, Senshi, but I have to fight for those people," Jouta said this calmly while his stand hovered by his side with an extremely dark, vengeful glare at the Queen, "you taught me to have pride, now let me teach you something."
Jouta's aura of Hamon appeared with a yellow glow and sparks of electricity.
"GREEN EMERALD OVERDRIVE!"
The Hamon aura vanished from Jouta and appeared around [Charmy Green], causing the stand to glow with green sparks.
"This is what fuels the fire that is the Joestars, not pride or power, but the connections we make with others!"
Naofumi and Motoyasu fought with equal might. Moving so fast, they could only be seen when their legendary weapons clashed. Sparks flew as metal impacted metal.
*CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!*
They remained silent as they fought, totally consumed by their new power.
"Kill him. Kill him. Kill him...for me."
Malty's voice spoke distantly in Motoyasu's head. His mind was trapped in a haze, his thoughts consumed by an insatiable lust for Malty's approval.
*SWIPE!*
The legendary spear was swung at the shield hero's throat. Naofumi leaned back, avoiding it completely. He lifted his knee for Motoyasu's open side, but the spear hero spun his weapon and blocked it.
*SKID*
Naofumi kicked off the spear and gained distance between them. Naofumi did not let up, continuing his assault, leaping forward with his fists raised. Motoyasu took one strong step forward, cementing his stance, and thrust his spear for Naofumi's heart.
HEART BREAKER
The spear glowed pink and headed straight for its target's heart, pushing through any defence to reach it, physical or not. Naofumi raised his shield and met the spear with a red rage-filled aura.
FURIOUS RAMPAGE
An aura engulfed the front of the shield meant to violently destroy anything that entered it. Lust and Wrath clashed in a beautiful glow of bright pink and red. The spear refused to break, while the shield prevented the spear from reaching its target, a perfect stalemate! Motoyasu shifted his grip on his spear to lift Naofumi overhead.
*THUD!*
The shield hero fell on his back and immediately jumped to his feet and spun around with a devastating punch. Motoyasu threw his spear in the air and spun around into a crouching position, evading the punch. He bounced up quickly, upper-cutting Naofumi, this did nothing as the vengeful hero tanked it and punched Motoyasu in the face with his shield-bearing arm. The weight of it slowed him down enough for Motoyasu to see it and lean into the punch, reducing the power it would have had with more buildup.
*POW!*
Motoyasu nearly fell backwards after being hit, his lip busted and his hair ruffled. Naofumi already preparing an entire combo of punches. With perfect timing, the spear of legend landed in his hand, allowing him to use it to regain balance. Motoyasu spun his spear incredibly fast between his hands, mastering its weight. He deflected Noafumi punch after punch. Naofumi fired quick jabs while his shield-bearing arm used heavier punches such as hooks and uppercuts.
"!"
Naofumi picked up the pace and fought even more aggressively, the weight difference becoming a null factor as he rushed down the spear hero, giving him no breathing room. Motoyasu was forced to manoeuvre around him, acrobatically jumping off of buildings. He was able to land stabs on the shield hero, but these did not slow him down. The fight became a dance of two bright fiery red and pink forms battling.
"All this for me, I'm flattered."
Malty watched attentively, interested to see the winner.
"Lust and Rage, tools for control."
Naofumi and Motoyasu stood a small distance from each other, their feet firmly planted on the ground. Motoyasu thrust his spear forward with one hand like a javelin. Naofumi threw a straight punch with his shield. Their auras clashed before they did, creating a huge display that lit up Riyute.
"The winner will be the one to control their tool."
"Stop playing around with those two, Spiral has encountered DIO."
A mystic fog appeared beside Malty, speaking to her discretely.
"Perfect! As long as she makes it quick, we should be just fine."
"I fear that her hatred may lead to her downfall."
"If she does lose, you can intervene, but secretly. Her occupation as a mercenary protects us."
"And once he is dead, we shall proceed with your plans."
Malty looked to the battle between the shield and spear with a sinister smile.
"Exactly. And no one will be capable of stopping me."
