Book 1, Arch 1, Chapter 1 "A New Face"
December 4, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Notes:
Well, I have been waiting to finally translate this chapter and, here we go, hope I will be able to translate all the others. Enjoy the reading!
That night was beautiful. Silent streets, few people hurrying hone. Everything was normal.
But He wasn't normal.
He raised his hand and clenched his fist. His hand started to glow in bright blue. When he opened his palm, on it was a small round satchel, slightly glowing in green.
Even though his face was hidden behind a mask, but his eyes...
They were burning with interest.
- This will be... Interesting.
Jotaro Kujo's point of view:
- One of DIO's servants we've beat earlier decided to try and attack us againg. Such an idiot. Hol Horse wasn't able to beat us with J. Geil and he tried to beat us alone.
And why in the world did he put his fingers up Polnareff's nose?
- It's so hard to search for DIO's mansion, we don't even know in what direction it is! - Frenchman said unhappily - Mister Joestar, how long have we been walking already?
- Like 2 hours - gramps answered him calmly.
- We've been walking for so long!? - Polnareff shouted - I'm already tired! Can we find a place to rest for a bit?
- We aren't that tired, and if we don't hurry, we might not be able to save Miss Holy - Said Abdul, slightly shaking his head - We need to hurry.
Suddenly I felt something strange. Some weird feeling, like we are... being watched.
I started walking quicker and caught up with gramps.
- Gramps, - I said quietly - somebody is spying on us. I feel someone's gaze.
- You think that's another one of DIO's servants? - He quietly said, his face frowning.
- I am sure of it. - I answered. - We need to warn the others. If the enemy manages to ambush us, they might be in trouble.
- Got it, - Gramps said seriously - try to understand what kind of ability his stand has and how we can beat it. I will go warn the others.
- Alright.
Gramps sped up as well and I kept walking behind them.
Yare Yare daze... that's quite a task you gave me, gramps. First I need to figure out how they are spying on us and then figuring out his ability shouldn't be too hard.
The most logical answer - they're spying from the roofs. But the houses themself are 7 meters apart, so if they wanted to look after us from the roofs they would need to climb house after house. I clearly feel that we're being watched without stops, so this answer is wrong.
Second variant is - the stand user has the ability to fly. This seems right because of the constant spying. And that's bad. They will most likely attack from the air, and only Abdul's and Gramp's stands can reach that far. Mine and Polnareff's attacks will be useless. Then we need to find a way to make them go down. But how... yare yare, what a task...
Others have slowed down and allowed me to catch on. Gramps slightly nodded to me, telling that others have been warned.
- What's our plan, JoJo? - asked Polnareff
- Considering their constant gaze, our enemy, meaning our attacks are useless, - I started, seeing how his face shifted in mood and he opened his mouth to say something, but I cut him off - The simplest plan is: we lure him into an area with no people in it, when he appears, Abdul uses his stand to burn him, distracting him on the pain, then gramps pulls him down to the ground and me and Polnareff beat him.
For some time everybody got quiet, thinking about my plan. I didn't interfere and continued walking.
- This might work. - finally said gramps
- I agree with mister Joestar, - said Abdul - but we need to act completely naturally, so they wouldn't understand that we found out about them.
- I think that alleyway might work. - said gramps
- Then let's go and beat their ass! - eagerly said Polnareff, agreeing with my plan.
Together we entered the alleyway.
End of Jotaro Jujo's point of view
Entering the alleyway, the four crusaders were ready for battle. They were sure it would happen, but they weren't scared. They believed in their friend and were sure his plan would work.
Suddenly they all saw a triangular, metallic objeck floating above them
- That's a shield! - they all thought
- Magician's Red! - suddenly, one of the crusaders shouted his stand's name and aimed a torrent of fire at the shield.
Stands appeared behind the other's back and on Joseph's arm.
A torrent of fire of enormous temperature flung into the air and crushed into the shield with extreme speed.
Everyone's eyes were looking at the burning shield. They were expecting loud cries of pain and the smell of burned flesh.
Suddenly, in the corner of his eye, Polnareff saw a person to his right, raising his hand at Polnareff. This was the last thing he saw, before his eyes were shrouded in darkness.
A loud sound from collision of metal and flesh took the attention of the other crusaders. After they turned aroud the first thing they saw was the body of their companion, lying on the ground, and a shield floating next to it.
- Polnareff! - Abdul shouted.
- This guy managed to fool us, - Jotaro said grimly, looking at the person standing further - he understood that we realised he was spying on us and lured us into a trap.
- Let's grab Polnareff and run! - exclaimed Joseph.
Lifting Polnareff on his shoulders he ran to the opposite of the enemy. But as soon as he was about to get away a wall of the same shields appeared in front of him.
- What?! - Joseph screamed.
- Looks like running won't work - quietly said Jotaro.
He started to confidently walk to the strange person, who hasn't said a single word.
- Who are you? - asked Jotaro,
Without answering, his opponent started to walk towards Jotaro. His black hair was softly flowing in the wind and his pale blue eyes seriously looking at JoJo.
- Magician's Red! - a loud shout, made the unnamed opponent stop, putting a shield infront of himself.
Instantly using the opportunity, Jotaro quickly shortened the distance between them and activated his stand.
But the barrage of fists flying at the enemy were all stoped by shields. In front of every fist instantly appeared a shield, blocking every strike.
Jotaro couldn't believe what he was seeing. For the first time he met a stand able to block his attacks. Now he understood that the fight wasn't going to be easy.
- Jotaro! - a loud cry was heard from behind - the wall of shields dissapeared! It looks like he has a limit on the amount of active shields! I'll carry Polnareff to a safe place, and you with Abdul try to hold him off!
- Magician's Red! Cross Fire Hurricane! - out of the stand's moth came fire, which formed an ankh symbol - This is my strongest attack, it should at least do something. - said Abdul
The fire started to fly at the enemy, Seeing this he just maliciously smiled. Suddenly, the ankh split in to two parts that started flying at the enemy from the sides, but they were also blocked by the shields.
- Jotaro, go! - Jotaro instantly rushed at the enemy, sending a barrage of punches. And then a crack appeared on the shield.
Just like that, Jotaro! Red bind! - fiery whips flew at the enemy to wrap around him, but they were blocked by new shields.
Suddenly a voice behind the enemy was heard - Emerald splash! - The enemy's back was pierced by tens of emeralds and a fountain of red fluid poured from it.
- Kakyoin - Abdul exclaimed - You have already recovered from the battle with N'Doul?
- All thanks to the Speedwagon foundation. - Kakyoin smiled
- Long time no see. - Jotaro greeted his friend
- Let's hurry, we need to find mister Joestar and Polnareff until they go too far. - Said Abdul, quickly running from the alleyway.
- Abdul, wait! - Kakyoin exclaimed, running after him.
- Yare yare daze... - Jotaro said, following them.
And with that the stardust crusaders left the alleyway.
Notes:
Stand description "???"
Able to summon extremely hard to break shields, limit on the amount of them is about 30-40 shields. All the shields also have the same size and are able to move, although quite slow. The shields look like white triangular shields with a light-blue cross in the middle:
Stats:
Strength: C
Speed: C
Range: A
Durability: A
Precision: A
Development Potential: B
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