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[~Y/N POV~]
Pompeii was a beautiful place, with its many statues to the stunning architecture it was a pleasure to look at. Though for the moment you need to focus yourself on a more important matter. You needed to quickly form a plan to save Illuso, but this was going to be hard. Purple Haze's virus is going to be the cause of his death. But perhaps in that second before purple haze hits him with the final blow, you could use Formaggie stand to cut and shrink Illuso down to pocket size, while your stand could take the place of Illuso and show the illusion of Illuso dying from the virus to Giorno and Fugo. It would be tough, but you had fate. Only problem being you had to find Formaggie ass and tell him what he needs to do. But right now that may be hard.
"Y/n are you alright, something on your mind?" Giorno hums softly beside you, nudging you with his arm.
"Yes I... I'm just thinking. Nothing for you to worry about." You sigh, looking over at Giorno before Fugo snaps at the two of you.
"Yes yes enough guys, listen our destination is about 100 meters ahead. It should take 30 minutes or so to get what we need hightail it back to camp." While Fugo speaks you keep an eyes out, looking at all the structures and statues around before you spot something shiny. Fosucing your vision you see the sapphire gem crutches you made for Formaggie leaning on a stone pillar to the side. It's a sign. (Great! He's here, I'll just need to find a second where I can tell him the plan.) Looking forward with a grin you freeze, spotting the mirror on the wall in front of Fugo where Illuso is going to drag him into the mirror world. (Shit, I wasn't playing attention and it's already going to happen!)
"Abbacchio, Giorno, Y/n. Eyes up." Fugo hisses under his breath, staring at the mirror you can only presume he just saw Illuso.
"Well that didn't take long..."
"How many?" Abbacchio chimes in softly, taking a half step closer to Fugo.
"Just one. At least for the moment. He's watching us from behind that pillar!" Fugo whisper, as both you and Giorno turn around to examine the pillar behind.
"And by that pillar, which one do you mean exactly?" Giorno speaks softly as he looks around, you can see the utterly confused look on his face.
"Open your damn eyes Giorno! There only one pillar there, how can you not see from there?"
"Fugo, you're definitely right about the pillar. But there's... no one watching us." Abbacchio whispers, sweat dripping from his brow.
"I know what I'm looking at damnit! He's closing IN!" Fugo's panicking, his breath increasing as sweat drips from his forehead.
"Fugo there nothing ther-" Fugo cuts you off as he turns around and points at the pillar, mumbling 'right there' till he sees there's, really nothing there.
"I- I know I saw him... the guy just came out from behind that pillar! I saw his every move with this mirror!" Fugo points back at the mirror to see Illuso slowly walking towards him. "W-what the hell?! There he is!! Look there, he came out!" Fugo points back and forth between the mirror and the pillar, panicking. Before it sets in, as Fugo looks back and stares at the mirror.
"Wait is he stalking in the mirror?... shit" You watch with concern as Fugo's chest rises and falls are a concerning rate, before his eyes widen and he points at the mirror. "He showed his stand, one of you attack-!"
"Hey, just take a beat! Nothing you've said in the last few minutes has made any sense!" Abbacchio hisses, getting into a defensive position you follow him.
"Is something the matter with the mirror, Fugo?" You ask dumbfounded, trying to seem confused but really you know everything that's happening.
"SHIT! He's coming in for the kill!" Fugo turns and pushes all of you out of the way! Screaming at you while his hand grips your shirt. "You HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM THE MIRRORRR!" Looking at the mirror for a split second you see Illuso, a devilish grin on his face. (Holy fuck, why can I see him?! Is he going to drag me in too!! Shit this bad!)
With a flash of light you feel an excruciating pain by your stomach, as you hit the stone floor hard. Groaning you try to push yourself up off your stomach. Feeling so much pain in the moment you're starting to go light headed. As you manage to flip yourself onto your back you try to lift your feet. Wait, why is my body not responding to me? And what the hell is this fucking pain I'm feeling! With several pained groans you managed to lift your head up, your heart stopping at the sight before you.
"M-my legs... n-no my whole LOWER BODY IS GONE!" You scream in pain, wet hot tears cascading down your cheeks. Your chest heaving as you try to control your breathing but you can't. Everything around you starts to become fuzzy. Seeing black dots cloud your vision you feels something warm and slimy in your hand as you reach down. The feeling makes you cringe.
"M-m-my organs..." You cough hot blood into your chest. Seeing your hand holding your intestines you hold back a gag at the slimy muscular pink tube in your hand. (So hot... burning... pain) Many brief, strong, deep-throated sounds emit involuntarily as you cry and scream.
"UGhh gahh-! Nuuu fA-fuck! Aghh-!" You try to hold back your moans of pain, feeling so tried you just want to close your eyes and fall asleep. But the feeling of cold hands at your chest makes your eyes snap back open. Looking up you see your stand, who's crouching over you. Gently it grabs your midsection, as it hands glow you watch in contorted pain as it repairs your body with gem. Watching as gathers your spilled blood and enters it back into your system, stuffing your intestines back inside your gut.
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The process took a hot minute at least, but once your feet had finally generated out of the gem you struggled to hold back a cry.
"H-how could this had happened? I-I don't understand! I saw Illuso a second before he pulled F-Fugo in. H-he must've tried to pull me in too but then I saw your flash of light and I-" Taking a small breather you look around. (What the hell is this place?!) You where no longer in Pompeii, it didn't even look like a physical place. It was bright, extremely bright to the point of almost blinding. It was a mix of light colors, like a rainbow but only the colors all mixed out of order and swirled together. While you were completely mesmerized, and looking around the odd place, your stand starts to make something. Generating small gems into words, that spell out, 'I am sorry, master. When Illuso grabbed your legs to pull you in I tried to stop him. I didn't have much choice of action in the split second I had. So I brought you into my dimension, a place between the physical world and light. He managed to pull your legs into his mirror world when I pulled your top half into my dimension. The cut off caused your body to be slip in half. I am sorry.' As it finishes you just stare dumbfounded, as the words disappear. They just floating by, like how the text does in the beginning of a Star Wars movie. (T-this is so much, I don't even know what to say...)
"Y-you... your subconscious, you have a mind of your own, but your still connected to me. You can read my thoughts, and do what I tell you to do. But you still act on your own..." With a sigh you push yourself up to sit, yelping as you look down to see nothing below you, just more of the colorful void.
"H-holy fuck are we floating?! I- god this doesn't make sense!" Holding your head in frustration you grumble out to yourself. Before your stand flinckers at you, gaining your attention it makes more words, spelling out. 'This dimension is still connected to the real world. Master, you right now are sitting in the very spot where Fugo pushed you back. Only your eye levels are not made to see in this level of high light. So everything around you appears to be an empty void. If you were to stand and reach out you would feel the wall that stood in the physical world. We are invisible in this dimension to everyone else, Y/n is safe here.'
"Whoa that's hella cool but no! I have to get back out there! My plan, m-my everything! I need to find Formaggie!" You hiss, trying to stand up your new gem legs cooperate but the pain is still unbearable. 'Y/n, lost too much blood. Tried to save as much as I could but still in very critical state. But, can take to Formaggie.' with a hum it picks you up gently, caring you. You watch with suprise as it walks and then suddenly turns left or right at deferent points. Jumping over thing you cannot see. (Whoa, it must actually be able to see the structure's of Pompeii, thats amazing.)
Suddenly it comes to a halt. Gently putting you down you look around confused. 'Formaggie is hiding here, behind a wall about 40 feet from where the others are. He saw what happened to you and is extremely worried. Once you leave my dimension I won't have enough strength to bring you back in. I used up to much energy already. So I will stay in my dimension and follow you where ever you go master. I am always watching.' with a hum it reaches down and grabs the diamonds sword from its belt, bringing it up to the void it slices through thin air. Creating a small gap through time and space, you stand up and peer through to see Formaggie leaning against a stone wall. Rubbing his face with his hands, he looks stressed. Turning back to your stand you smile.
"You know the plan." With a wink you jump through the gap. Landing on the stone ground right besides Formaggie with a hard clack from your gem legs making contact with the stone floor. Formaggie stutters and quickly looks up to see where the noise came from, holding a pistol in his hands aiming right at your head. He takes a second, blinking he slowly lowers the gun before looking down at you, he gasps.
"Y/n! Your goddamn legs are gone! Oh god, I can see the blood moving through your veins! Oh I'm gonna be sick!" He turns away, letting out a fake gag you chuckle and slowly walk up next to him.
"Nice to see you too." You smirk, taking the pistol from him and putting it back in its hoister on his belt.
"You won't be needing the gun, it's too loud and would give your position away." He hums at your words looking from your see through gem legs to your face.
"Does it hurt? I mean-... I saw what happened. I'm guessing Illuso tried to drag you into the mirror world too, but all I saw was..." he stops, hissing at the thought as he recalls the memory. "A flash of light before your bloody legs hit the floor... I thought you died for a second but I see now." He smirks as he gives you another look. "You are one tough bitch, ha!"
"So what's the plan?"
"Well." Turning around you peer over the side of the wall. Seeing where your bloody legs laid on the floor in a pile of blood and the panicked faces of Giorno and Abbacchio. Along with purple haze who already manifest... hmm there's not much we can do at this moment, I'm guessing they all think I'm dead right now. And it's best it stays that way... Turning back to Formaggie you smirk.
"Alright, so here's the plan!"
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[~Giorno POV~]
It happened so fast I didn't have time to react. Fugo pushed all of us away but that flash of light. I heard a piercing scream before Y/n's decapitated legs fell to the floor with a hard wet splat. Fugo was gone and Y/n-... she was...
"NOOOO!" Yelling I leaped forward, reaching for the two limp legs, the blood fresh, hot on my fingers I couldn't hold back a gag.
She, she-! Mio Dio how could I have let this happen?! She was the only one I had left... the only one from my childhood, who actually cared for me... I promise myself I would keep her safe, a-and now she's, she's!
Barely controlling my emotions I feel the hot tears spill down my cheeks as I hunch over. My shoulders shaking and my lips trembling. T-this just can't be real, Y/n...Amore mio I- I'm so sorry.
My thoughts cloud my mind as I continue to shake, the tears picking up as I can't control myself anymore. Pathetic whimpers escaping my lips when suddenly a hand grips my shoulder tightly and yanks me back. Y/n's limp legs tumbling out of my arms as I hiss, looking up at Abbacchio. Who sniffs and covers his eyes with his free hand. Wait is he...actually crying?
"Abbacchio, I know it's-" he hisses, cutting me off as he pulls me up to my feet harshly. Wiping his eyes once more as he glares down at me.
"Get your newbie ass over here! We're running out of time! Move it now!" Turning back slowly I look pass the bloody legs, my body shaking as I see a stand. Huddled in a ball of purple smoke huffing loudly to itself.
"What are we being attacked?!" I exclaimed as I quickly summon my stand, reaching forward pulling Y/n's legs back away from that weird stand. At least I'll be able to keep a part of her with me, well two parts.
"No kid! Stand down now, that's not the enemy! It's Fugo's stand!" I wince, dematerializing my stand.
"Unless you wanna die, quit digging around and get back!" He hisses, the panicked look on Abbacchio's face startling me.
"Fugo's-"
"Move away from purple haze! Hurry fool!" Pulling Y/n's still warm legs closer to my chest I grimace at the sight of Fugos stand panting and drooling like a crazed man, the oozing blood from her legs staining my chest, but I couldn't care less. She was in my arms and that's all that mattered, I'll keep this part of her safe!
Slowly backing up to Abbacchio I keep my eyes on purple haze's hunched figure, taking a few cautious gazes around the area. Fugo is no where to be seen, and somehow his stand is here?...
"He materialized his stand, which means he's alive, at least for now... but I can't say the same for Y/n I-" He grunts, stopping himself mid sentence as he looks away. "Damnit where the hell did he go? how's he going to protect himself!" Abbacchio hisses as we both back up slowly, as purple haze slowly stands to it's feet, it's body shaking.
"Get back Giorno, Your still to close! Fugo almost never manifests his stand, unless he's totally out of options. He's more than likely fighting for his life this second!" Grabbing my shoulder roughly he try's to yank me back further, but I can't help but want to get closer to purple haze. There's something we're not seeing here...
"I told you to get back!" Glaring back at Abbacchio I sigh. He seems more concerned about that stand than finding out where Fugo's been taken, it's like he feels threatened. With a sudden lash out purple haze sends a fury of punches at pure air.
"Why would it be lashing out all of the sudden?!" I hisses as Abbacchio hand tightens on my shoulder.
"This isn't good, we have to retreat! Come on, run!" That's it! What the hell is up with him?!
"You're not making any sense!" Shoving his hand off my shoulder I glare at him, as I turn and point at the mirror still hanging on the wall by purple haze.
"Somethings up with that mirror, we have to find Fugo and the rest of Y/n! Until we know exactly where they are nothing is matters-!" Before I can even finish my sentence Abbacchio grabs me by my collar and yenks my head up to his level.
"I'm really getting tried of that mouth of yours, piss ant! You're an annoying brown noser, but I thought I'll be nice and give the poor newbie a heads up!" Purple haze crushes into a wall, in a fit of anger lashing out all around. Pushing me back Abbacchio starts to retreat.
"It's attacking, Giorno get moving!" The capsules on purple haze's fist break, releasing a thick purple smoke into the air around it. How strange? It must be something lethal, but what? As a flock of crows fly over head, some sore down into the smoke. Not even a second passes before the birds fall to the floor with a wet splat. Their bodies bubbling and decomposing on itself. It's like their own cells are eating its self from the inside out.
"It's a lethal virus, that's the power of Fugo's stand. It's a ghastly ability." Abbacchio peers over my shoulder, almost like he's hiding behind me, going to use my body as a shield. And I'm not surprised if he would.
"But, how is that possible?" I turn back to him, nervous sweat, dripping down my cheek.
"Take a look at its hands." Turning back to purple haze I see the large yellow capsules on its knuckles. One had already broke and released the current virus. I saw that earlier but I didn't think the virus came from it! Amazing...
"When it's fist strike something, the capsule shatter, spewing the infectious agent contained inside into the air. Once airborne, the virus infiltrate the body through respiration or contact with the skin. It then multiplies violently, viral pathogenesis sets in and then death... Once the virus begins to spread any living organism is subject to its devastating effects! Like those crows, first your bodies metabolic functions will fail as you decompose from the inside out, along with your stand."
"And would you happened to know this range?" I hiss, now taking a caution step back.
"Five meters... Since he can still control his stand he must be no farther than five meters away as well."
"That's a good start but, how far does the virus reach? I guess I'm asking, what's the infection radius?"
"We're safe at this distance. When the virus is exposed to the elements, even indoor light can exterminate it after prolong exposure. The sunlight should have those crows disinfected before too long." Hmm it's a deadly virus but it doesn't last for too long? A loud groaning hiss draws both our attentions. Looking at purple haze as it grimaces, drool gathering at its chin.
"Stay alert! That beast blasts it victims with a viral cloud of death, than melts them into nothingness. What you're looking at is the embodiment of Fugo's ferocity!" Suddenly the gathered drool at its chin dripped. A large drop hitting its thigh. Purple haze suddenly gasps, reaching down with it's arm and rubbing at the splotch of saliva.
"Um, what's it doing?" I huff, unamused at all of this.
"Trying to wipe the drool off his leg I think. That angry grimace is his signature, he's extremely neurotic. The slightest bit of grime annoys him." Purple haze pulls his hand away from his thigh with a happy snort, seeing his leg all clean but than he notices the dirt smudges on his wrist. "Every stand gots its own quirks I suppose..." Gasping loudly purple haze frantically rubs his dirty wrist on his clean one. Pulling away to find it now spread to both his wrists. Gasping in shock he leans down and stars to lick at his wrist, trying to lick the grime away, only to have his dripping drool spread to both his wrists, and drip back down onto his thigh. I have to hold back a chuckle at the sight
"Not to rude but, it doesn't seem to be very bright." I snort, a small smile coming to my lips as I bring my arms up. I had forgotten I've been holding Y/n's legs in my arms. My smile immediately drops at my remembrance.
"We're only seeing the manifestation of his most savage side. since that's the case, it stands to reason Fugo can't see purple haze at all, and that means he's having trouble controlling it!" Abbacchio hisses, seeming disgusted by purple haze. "He would never let it act like that other wise." The groans and huffs from purple haze continued as it continuously tried to get the grime off itself. Suddenly he freeze, before lunging forward and slamming its fist right into the mirror on the wall. Shattering it, little pieces of glass flying everywhere.
"I knew it, Fugo's lost his grip on his stand! It's randomly attacking things in a fit of rage!" No Abbacchio, you don't realize but you're seeing this all wrong... there was nothing random about his punches, there must be something hidden in that mirror! "We need to get out of here, Giorno!" Abbacchio hisses at me, turning away he walks a few steps before turning back to me with his face contorted in anger.
"Now Giorno! We have to go, move it!" Damnit, Abbacchio's really starting to get on my nerves. Turning my head slightly I face him. Meeting his glare with my own.
"What do you mean? Move to where? Surely you don't mean to find the key. Would you really ditch Fugo and Y/n here and let them die?" Abbacchio face makes me take a step back, that look. His eyes. I've never seen him so mad. As he stomps forward and jambs a finger into my chest harshly. Standing so close his body is almost touching mine as he glares down at me, I can only meet with glare.
"I strongly suggest watching your mouth, kid. Listen well, the mission is to get the key and safely deliver the girl to the boss, it's our first priority! I want to save Fugo and Y/n as much as you do, hell even more! But getting that damn key is more important than our personal feelings! If it were me, confined inside that mirror right now instead of Fugo and Y/n I'd want you to make the very same call!" Tilting my head down I keep a neutral look on my face, never breaking eye contact.
"Sorry but with all do respect, that's just bull shit! Fugo and Y/n are in serious danger, but that doesn't mean it's all over! It's our duty to bring them back safely, but first, we have to find out how this guy is attacking us. Or we might as well pack it in-"
"WRONG! If you think this is bad wait till all four of us are taken out! AGAIN, we are leaving now!!"
"I won't! Finding Y/n and Fugo and taking this guy down are the plan! Trust me, none of us will be safe other wise!" Abbacchio hands grip the rim of collar pulling my shirt up and my head too, causing Y/n's legs to stumble out of my hands. I feel anger bubble up inside me but I try to keep a calm look on my face as sweat drips down my cheek.
"I outrank your stupid ass you newbie prick! So what I say goes!! You still refusing my order?!" I say nothing, staring into his eyes as I return his glare, when suddenly he pushes me back, grunting as he points at me.
"It's your fucking funeral Giorno! You have better be prepared to not survive this fight!" Turning Abbacchio runs away. Heading to where the key is my eyes just follow him as he goes. If only he wasn't so hardheaded he would've realized my plan is the best point of action!
Turning back to Purple haze I squat down to gently pick up Y/n's legs. They were no longer warm, cold in my hands the blood had dried up. Shit, I shouldn't keep them with me but for some reason I feel attached! If it's the last thing I have left of her I won't leave it!
Pulling her legs to my chest I stare up at purple haze, he's about 15 feet away. From what I've seen I can predict that the enemy must use his stand to take people into mirrors. That's why only Fugo could see him in the mirror before he was taken. And sense Fugo's stand is out here that must mean stands can't be brought into that mirror world as well... what to do...
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Coming up with a plan was a bit more complicated than I anticipated, but when purple haze sent another strike to the wall, sending it crumbling I get an idea.
The brick, if I turn it into a living organism inside the purple hazes virus, it will grow with immunity in its cells to the disease. I can then use the organisms blood as an antibiotic after being infected with the virus. Perfect! I can infect myself only slightly and as it slowly spreads I'll let the enemy pull me into the mirror, bringing the virus inside that mirror world of his I can infect him and then use the organism I previously made to heal myself! It's genius!
Walking behind a lone structure a few feet away I place Y/n's legs down, sighing as I stand and look at the cold, limp, bloody legs. God just looking at them fills me with guilt! Come on, Y/n's alive... she has to be.
Turning away, I had to purple haze. And while he's distracted grunting to himself I send golden experience in. Carefully picking up a nearby brick from the wall purple haze destroyed I bring golden experience as close as I can in. Forming the brick into a snake inside virus. At first the snake doesn't more, but slowly it wiggles to life. Yes! Moving golden experience slightly closer I left the virus touch the tip of my pinky, infecting it as I pull back with a smirk, half my plan already completed.
Suddenly, something taps my back, turning I bend down to pick up...Abbacchio severed hand, the cut is fresh, and still oozing blood. Gently holding the hand I pry the fingers open to reveal the key inside. I see now, Abbacchio sent me the key, which means he was probably attacked and wounded badly.
Standing up I turn to my side, noticing something faintly shimmering while flying towards me. A glass shard. In a second my arm is grab and pulled inside the mirror, as my body reforms inside the mirror world the enemy stand grabs me from behind tightly, holding me down.
"Welcome to my world!" The man cheers as I glare at him, ignoring the feeling of sweat dripping down my face and the horrible bubbling pain in my hand. As the men holds the mirror shard up to my neck with a devilish grin. "Slice away mirror man-!" My hand pops, the bubbles on my skin had formed from the virus and suddenly pooped, releasing a wave of purple smoke into the air, the man jerks back. His stand releasing me quickly.
"W-w-what?! No way, that's impossible! It's the virus, damn that Giorno to hell! He got himself infected with Fugo's purple haze!" With a nervous grin I glare at the man.
"The key stays with me, Stronzo! And mark my words before I'm done I'll bring back Fugo, Y/n and Abbacchio safe and sound!" I hiss, falling back on my knees I hold my hand up so the virus spreads further.
"Stupid brat! How dare you bring that filthy disease in here! Are you out of your mind?!" The man shouts as he back away further, before feeling a bubbly pain in his hand he looks down to find the welts appearing on his hand, he yells out in pain. Bingo, he's infected!
"Arhhh-! You Goldilock idiot, you infected me!"
"Ah~! You have the same nasty symptoms I do, it takes about 30 seconds for purple haze's virus to infect the entire body! Your life is over now, the writing was already on the wall when you decided to pull me into your mirror world." I state calmly, I can't resist the small smile that forms on my lips.
"T-this can't be happening!" The man was drooling, small tears forming at the corners of his eyes.
"Damn you to hell Stronzo!" Turning his head in pain I follow where his eyes go, as he glances at a mirror shard on the ground. He's going to try and escape.
"Idiots, don't celebrate just yet! I haven't been beaten, I just need to steal myself from the end of this battle!" Jumping he brings his hand up high in the air. Aiming his body for the mirror he summons his stand. "Now mirror man, allow me to leave this hellhole! Me and only me!" Fugo gasps besides me as the man's body gets sucked up through the mirror, his legs and chest disappearing as his head and infected arm stay above, he screams in pain.
"Grrahhhh-! However, keep that damn virus contained! No part of my body contaminated with the virus shall leave!" His hand starts to dissolve, the flesh bubbling off his bones as the muscle is pulled away. Leaving only his bone structure left.
"Merida, he's gonna isolate the virus inside the mirror world with us!" Fugo hisses besides me, trying to stand, his body doesn't cooperate and he coughs blood, holding his gut in pain.
"If that cocky bastard can cut off his own damn hand to get the key, then you can bet your ass, I'm willing to do the same thing!" Hissing he pulls his now only bone hand to his chest, laughing frantically.
"Oh, the glorious PAIN!!" Fugo manages to stumble up to his feet. Inching closer to me I only glance back at him before returning my glaze back to the screaming man before us. Fugo pushes at me, his breath ragged.
"Giorno grab him before he gets away!" Fugo screams at me, as a lump of bubbling flesh falls to the ground where the enemy once was. He used his stand and melted off the muscle tissue and flesh of his hand. How interesting... with a soft hum I sigh, everything is falling perfectly into place.
"He's gone... Giorno, he slipped through our fingers..." Fugo sniffs, his voice soft he almost looks like hes on the verge of crying.
"Y-you risked your life to come in here, and for WHAT?!" I sigh softly at Fugo, keeping my face calm despite the incredible burning pain eating at my hand from the virus.
"If he's gone, so the mirror world." Standing to my feet, I walk to where the enemies infected bubbling flesh laid on the ground.
"I had a hunch he'd leave his mirror world, though all hope isn't lost yet. He doesn't know it, but his fate was sealed a while back. By stepping outside his little mirror world he may have inadvertently saved my life." Turning back to Fugo I can't resist the smirk that comes to my lips.
"Fugo! Now that he's outside the mirror world, purple haze will be able to follow him. Finish him off!" Suddenly, at my words Fugo lowers his head, looking almost embarrassed?
"I- I'm sorry Giorno... I really wish I could but, I can't tell where he is from inside here! I hAve NO wAY to attACk him IM usELessss!" Fugo's voice cracks miserably, as a soft clunk draws his attention up. Looking at a brick a few feet from his feet that's magically moving across the floor.
"I know exactly where he is, earlier golden experience took the liberty of transforming that brick outside into a snake. That's why it's moving. Snakes can detect infrared radiation from warm bodies, human bodies included." Turning our heads we watch as the brick slithers down the stone path, stopping suddenly. Thats where the enemy stands. Turning to Fugo I watch as he closes his eyes, controlling his stand in the physical world, he smiles.
"I got him! Purple haze has him up against the wall, I'll have him deliver the final below!" The smile on Fugo's faces makes me relax, even though we haven't yet eliminated the enemy. Victory is in our hands.
With a hum Fugo and I are suddenly transported back into the real world. Purple haze standing right in front of us and on the floor... It's hard to tell but I can only presume it's the body of the enemy, turned into a pile of bubbling hot red flesh.
"We did it! We broke out of the mirror house from hell! We finished him and took care of his stand in the process!" Smirking he was about to celebrate before he gasps. Looking at me with fear in his eyes.
"Giorno, you've been infected... Purple haze is in your blood, it's circulating throughout your system. Once you've been infected, there's nothing I can do." Sighing I hum softly.
"Yes I know that... But everything worked out for the best." Slowly walking towards Fugo I turn to the side, staring at the distorted body still bubbling from inside the haze of purple smoke.
"Trust me, him leaving his house of mirrors really turned the tide in our favor. Pulling my diseased body into the mirror was... Well, the proverbial nail in the coffin. Who would've thought the guys refusal to admit defeat would turn out to be my lucky break. Fortunately, he recalled his powers just before I was about to die. Bringing me face-to-face with this friendly snake." Gasping Fugo steps closer to me, staring down at my feet where the snake lay in the purple cloud of smoke.
"That snake! The cloud of purple haze virus Didn't phase it at all!" Summoning my stand I have it gently reach down and retrieve the snake for my feet. Bringing it up to my chest, I chuckle at Fugo.
"That's right, I created the snake from a brick immersed in purple hazes virus vapor. The virus was a part of its natural habitat, so he came into the world disease free. Do you get what I'm saying now, amico?"
"Oh yes that brilliant!! it was born with an immunity, and since it has natural defenses, if we harvest it blood and cells you can make an antivirus and stop the disease!"
"Let's get to work! Golden experience!" Jamming golden experience's fingers into the snake's body it extracts the blood. "Extract the antiviral serum from the snake and injected into my body!" Pulling back golden experience faces me and stabs its bloody finger into my chest, feeling bubbles of shake waves around my body I pull back. Fuck this pain?!
Throwing my head up, I scream, falling back on my back gripping my throat as I feel the antiviral serum spread through my system. The pain is unbearable, I can't help but roll around on the floor, coughing I let out unbearable groans. I've never felt pain this bad. With a low grunt I managed to push myself up onto all fours, my body tried but I keep pushing to stand!
Hearing the soft noise of Fugo changing posture, I struggle to lift my head. Watching as he stands in an almost salute like position as he stares at me. Though, I can't keep my head up, letting it fall and hang down.
"Giorno! You went above and beyond to save us, you have my eternal respect!" Hissing I groan, watching my hand as the bubbles from the virus slowly disappear... but Fugo doesn't realize...
"N-no Fugo... I just did my part but I'm not the one who risked their life. I simply made prediction and acted accordingly, the one who really risked his life was Abbacchio. He sustained serious injuries back there, you should've seen him. He risked everything for that key. If he hadn't successfully delivered the key, we wouldn't be here right now! We would've been demolished. A-and Y/n, I thought she was in the mirror world but I didn't see her. You need to find her Fugo!! Don't worry about me, Abbacchio and Y/n need urgent help-" As my glaze fills with back dots I can't keep my eyes open any longer, the tiredness washing over me as I fall to the ground. Fugo's voice drowning out with my thoughts.
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[~Y/n's POV~]
You watched Illuso body suddenly appeared through air, he was limping. Clutching his oozing wrist, his own blood spilling all over him and staining the stone floor dark red. He was talking to himself, though at your distance his words were nothing but mumbling. Looking to the side of the wall Illuso stands in front you can see the spying head of Formaggie peeking out from around the corner, he was sweating. Nervous you could only guess, (Hell, if I was in his position I would be nervous too! he's going to have to get real close to purple haze. I hope the plan works...)
Suddenly Illuso turned, watching confused as a brick snake slithers towards him. Gasping he leans up as he feels waves of hot breaths roll over his shoulder. It only took a second for the snake to give away his position for purple haze to appearing behind. Grabbing Illuso throat slamming him into the nearby wall, lifting his body up holding him simply by his neck.
Choking him you watch with a smirk as purple haze brings his fist back to strike. And in that split second you follow Illuso eyes as he stares at the small shard of glass on the wall next to them. Summoning his stand from it, it quickly grabs purple haze's punch. Stopping it only centimeters from his head. He seemed happy, even proud at this. Laughing his head off till the small yellow capsule on purple hazes fist pops off. Hitting the wall with a small crack, that's when he freaks out.
But the second before it popped Formaggie rushed in, brining his stand little feet out and stabbing Illuso in the leg, it takes milliseconds for him to shrink and before purple haze can register what happens a flash of light fills the area, blinding purple haze for half a second and letting Formaggie flee the scene with the shrunken Illuso in hand.
Your stand taking the place of Illuso it morphs into him. As the capsule pops and the whole area fills with purple smoke. It mimics the screams of Illuso. As purple hazes send a barrage of punches. You feel it, groaning you feel small thumps hitting all across your body, of course your stand is minimizing the pain for you but it still hurts like hell. Hissing you watch as your stand falls to the floor, creating millions of microscopic red rubies that flow and look like blood. Leaving behind a bubbling gem your stand disappears in a flash of light, just as Fugo and Giorno appear. (Good, Formaggie must've just convinced Illuso to let them out of his mirror world. Now...)
Turning away from your hiding spot a few feet away, you quietly walk to the meeting point you had planned to meet up with Formaggie. Heading behind a stone structure you see the small panicking Illuso still in the hand of the very annoyed Formaggie.
"Formaggie good work, not a single mistake I watched the whole time." Giving him a light playful punch to the shoulder he chuckles.
"Ah I told you I could do it easy principessa, now you own me my bacio later." Winking at you he smirks, shaking your head you stare down at Illuso in his hand.
"Why hello there little Illuso, I'm guessing Formaggie already told you everything but I can still see your upset..."
"Yeah! Of course I'm fucking upset!! I just lost my fucking hand and almost died to purple haze's stupid virus! And I'm not thanking you for saving me" he hissing, his voice coming out in small squeaks. You laugh, grabbing him from Formaggie hand and bringing him up to eye level. Your E/c eyes staring into his very small form, you can see him gulp.
"Well Illuso, your life was a life I was willing to save. But to take it myself? Haha! That would be child's play. You ripped my legs from my body, as punishment your stay at loss to your hand unless I'm feeling nice. Which I'm not. So, it's either yes. You stay with Formaggie and stick to being hidden or you die!" You smile ever so sweetly, as Illuso turns away, tapping his foot on your hand.
"UGH! From what Formaggie told me I guess you really do what to keep our team alive. Though the whole boss thing is confusing I don't understand how your team will want to kill the boss, like our does but only after your team would have killed us?! Like you kill our whole team and then want to take down the boss... that doesn't make sense why are we even fighting now?! We could save resources and lives-!"
"That's the thing we..." You point to Formaggie and yourself. "We'll be the ones saving the lives of your team, all you need to do is stay hidden and off the charts. I'll keep in contact with both of you... Now can you do that for me? Illuso~?" He hisses and turns away, his small hand reaching ups and pulling at his hair angerly. Before he turns back to you, a mad pout on his face.
"Fine! But only because Formaggie convinced me not you! I'm not an idiota of course I value my life!"
"Good, than Formaggie return him back to normal size" with a nod Formaggie summons his stand little feet, and as you put the little Illuso on the floor Formaggie returns him back to his original size.
"Shit! Ughhh!" Illuso groans, once being returned to his normal size. The oozing blood from his severed hand returning. Losing his balance he falls forward, luckily you catch him. Gently bringing his body down to the ground so he can lean against the wall while sitting. (He's got a nasty attitude, but I shouldn't leave him in pain... at least...)
"Your lucky Illuso, I feel pity for you." Summoning your stand, it makes him a hand made from quartz, the bones inside made from diamonds. He watches with shock as his blood slowly starts to circulate through out the veins in his new hand. Everything see through, just like the legs your stand made for yourself.
"W-what the hell is that stuff?! I- I" He slowly moves his fingers, watching in horror as he regains feeling.
"I gave you back your hand, I suggest you wear a glove to cover it up from others." You hum softly, standing up you reach down and pull the still in shock Illuso to his feet. He stares at you, his eyes searching yours he looks away. Grumbling under his breath.
"Thank you..." he mumbles so softly you barely hear him. Chuckling as Formaggie nudges his shoulder.
"Don't worry Illuso you'll learn to love her." He winks at you, as you immediately turn your head away to cover you pink cheeks with a hand. (Damnit, Formaggie is such a flirt! Wait... Oh shit, I need to get back to Fugo and the others!) Shaking your head you let out a long sigh, clearing your thoughts you turn back to the grinning Formaggie, and the sad looking Illuso?
"Alright guys, Pesci and Prosciutto are next on the list. Currently, I have no plan to save them, I don't even remember how they die but I'm sure it'll come back to me!" You chuckle nervously. "Anyways, we'll be going on a train next and that's where it happens. Just discreetly follow me without being seen by any members of my team. We'll make a plan on the train. Got that?" Formaggie nods while Illuso just looks around confused.
"Hey, wait what?! H-how do you know that's going to happen!" He hisses, jabbing his finger at you.
"I said it to Formaggie and I'll say it again. I've seen everything, and I want to save everyone's lives." Turning away from the two you sigh. "Just meet me at the train station, and good luck you two."
"Don't worry Principessa, we'll be there!" Formaggie yells back as you walk away, leaving the two be. (Well I'm glad Formaggie likes me at least. Cant say the same about Illuso, but he'll come around... Maybe.)
Sighing you slowly walk back to where Purple haze had fought Illuso, seeing Giorno laying on the ground passed out and Fugo panicking above him, holding your severed legs in his arms. (What the hell? Why does he have my legs?! Well actually it good he does, when we head back Bruno can use sticky fingers to reattached them back to my body.)
you sniff, wiping away a fake tear. (I can't live without me legs!)
And at this point, the gem legs your stand made for you were starting to hurt like hell. Where your fleshy body come in contact with the hard gem was extremely irritated. It was like your body was rejecting the material internally. (Yeah I need to get this fixed pronto... Hmm but I can't just walk in there. Gotta make it look like I was doing something this whole time...)
Seeing a few fresh drops of blood drip from where your gem legs attached to your hips, you wipe a finger at the fresh blood. Bringing it up to your face and smearing it all over, your shirt was already soaked in blood from when your legs first got cut off, so you looked...well like one chewed you up and spit you back out.
Slowly, walking out from behind the wall you were hiding behind, you walk up limping to Fugo. At first he doesn't notice you, not until you call out to him.
"Fugo!" You yell loudly standing a few feet behind him. He squeaks and drops your legs, letting them stumble to the ground as he turns to face you. Gasping loudly he immediately rushes to your side, hooking an arm around your back to keep you steady.
"Y/n what happened?! I-I didn't even know till goirno told me something happened to you and Abbacchio I-.." he grimaces, voice breaking he looks away.
"Then I found... your legs behind a wall.. I-i almost threw up at the sight... a-are you okay I see you must've um..." he looks down at your new gem legs, confused by the sight.
"I'm okay Fugo, I just had my stand materialize me legs. I mean it still hurts like hell, but I'll be okay." Immediately Fugo cups your cheeks, his purple eyes staring into your as he scans your face. His thumb wiping the blood from your cheek.
"No your not okay, what happened y/n?" His glaze reminds on your e/c eyes, his eyes so soft. Fill with worry and care for you. You're lips tremble, blush rising to your cheeks, you can feel your heart start to race.
"I-I what happened was, Illuso tried to pull me into the mirror world with you. B-but my stand, at the same time tried to pull me back. So when Illuso pulled you in fully he close the portal cutting off my legs.. then I-"
"Shh" He cuts you off, putting his finger to your lips.
"I understand Y/n, don't strain your voice anymore..." You blink, your eyes looking away frantically. Trying not to make eyes contact your glaze lands on his lips. As a chuckle escapes them. "What is this Y/n? You can't look me in my eyes but you can at my lips instead?" He hums quietly, thumbs gently rubbing your cheeks. (W-why is he acting like this?! I didn't know he cared so much about me... This is...)
You can't help it. Gently pulling your face away from his hands you look to the floor, your cheeks a dark pink. "W-we should check on Abbacchio..." You mumble quietly, as Fugo gasps.
"Oh my Dio, you're right Y/n!" Reaching for you, he gently lowers your body to the ground next to Giorno. "I want you to stay here, don't strain your... legs anymore. I'll go get Abbacchio and we can head back to the van."
"But I-" He shushes you again, before walking away to find Abbacchio. Leaving you to scoff, and turn to the unconscious Giorno beside you. He looked like a cute baby laying there, all curled up. Gently grabbing his shoulders you lay him flat on his back, staring at his face you give him a little smack.
"Wake up!" You whisper yell, smacking his face again with a grumble before looking away defeated. (Damn, he really his knocked out.)
Turning back to him, you find yourself staring at his golden hair, the few strands that came loose flowing in the slight breeze. His braid was messed up, yet somehow his three donuts on his forehead were all still fine. (He must use a lot of hairspray there...) You chuckle, gently wiggling your fingers under his head as you place his face on your lap. Letting his cheek lay on your cold gem thigh as you gently comb your fingers through his silky hair.
"So soft..." You were astonished, his hair felt so soft between your fingers it was almost unreal. Gently unbraiding his tangled braid, you let his hair free. His long mullet flowing down his shoulders, slightly curly. His hair reach just below his shoulders, long and beautiful. (I wonder why he doesn't left his hair free? He would look like a literal god if he did, haha!)
Shaking your head with a chuckle you start to slowly re-twist the strands together. Turning the bottom of his mullet into a semi French braid. Humming quietly to yourself, feeling content before someone's hands warp around your lower back, startling you.
"What the heck-!?"
"Y/n..." Giorno mumbles quietly up at you, through lidded eyes his emerald green stares up at you. He's cheeks slight pink with a smile on his lips. His arms wrapping around you tightly as he pulls himself more into your lap.
"Giorno are you okay I-"
"Shhh... Please y/n, you had me so worried I-" he stops, his breath catching in his throat as he sniffs. "For a second I thought you died... Ha... But I'm so sooo glad you're okay, so happy to see your beautiful face again." His hand slowly reaches up to cup your cheek, thumb brushing over your lips. You freeze at the sudden movement, feeling the heat rise to your cheeks as you blush. (Oh my... Giorno is such a lover boy!)
"I'm sorry I worried you, my legs will be okay once Bruno attaches them back to my body, haha..." You laugh weakly, trying to change the subject but Giorno doesn't say anything. His eyes just staring into yours, he looked in deep thought.
"Y/n I-"
"Y/n, Giorno! Glad to see your both doing well, I got Abbacchio it's time to go!" Fugo huffs, walking up to the two of you. Holding the unconscious Abbacchio in his arms, you chuckle.
"Fugo, I don't know how you can lift Abbacchio, that man weighs a hell of a lot!" Fugo chuckles at your comment, smirking down at you.
"I'm stronger than I look Y/n." he states calmly as Giorno gets off your thigh but keeps his arms around your back. As you stand he pulls himself up with you, wobbling on his feet a little, he holds his head, groaning in pain.
"I might be a little dizzy but I'm feeling all better now, the virus is no longer in my system." Smiling softly, you wrap an arm around his back. Keeping him steady, as you summon your stand to pick up your legs from the floor a few feet away. Slowly moving to Fugo he smiles at the two of you.
"I would say this was a mission well done! Besides for the injuries involved." Fugo chuckles, walking to the exit of Pompeii with Abbacchio in his arms, you and Giorno slowly following behind him. Giorno was reluctant to let go as you help him walk. (Such a clingy boy...)
"I'd say this was my first and last time visiting Pompeii. I'm not planning on ever coming back!" Chuckling to yourself Giorno hums at your side. Mumbling things under his breaths as he leans more on you with each step. It's going to be a long ride back.
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