Narrator POV

Around the same time brothers Dio and Damian dawned the stone mask, there was another evil skulking in the shadows. Jack the Killer swept across London, murdering any woman unfortunate to catch his eye. 

But even he, was nothing compared to the nightmare that had already begun...

Damian POV

Dio was ALIVE?! It seemed there was more to the stone mask than I'd thought. True, we'd survived the bullet wounds, however to escape a fire was something else entirely. Dio's body had visible signs of burns, yet to heal and for now, he was also confined to a wheelchair.

Along with him came the Asian apothecary, Wang. Only right away, I noted that he was far more pale than before, his eyes were dark and lifeless, his tongue long and much like us, he possessed sharp nails and fangs.

The likeness, resembled the two police officers. I assumed this was ANOTHER ability of the mask. Dio had transformed Wang in to some sort of zombie, I'd would have to learn this ability myself in time.

The sound of a scream served as our guide as we once more navigated our way through the streets of London. This time I walked ahead of my brother as Wang pushed the wheelchair along. 

I knew why we'd come, Jonathan had also escaped the burning Joestar estate. And it was highly likely he'd make an attempt to pursue us. So we were using this chance to gain ourselves an ally. As much as I despised the person in question, I was willing to go through with it.

Following the scream for earlier, we finally found the man we sought. This was a man whom no one knew the identity of, and yet here he was. Still frantically stabbing the body of his latest victim. JACK THE RIPPER!

Image of Jack the Ripper:

It was Dio's voice that caught the killer's attention. His tone calm, yet chilling as he spoke "Most humans are bound by the laws of good. They fear the power of evil." This got the man's attention, he snapped his head in our direction, looking at me with a shocked expression. Likely surprised he'd been caught in the act, that was the least of his troubles for now.

I let out a hiss as my mouth opened partially, I grinned, baring my fangs before stepping aside to reveal my brother. As I did so, Wang pushed the wheelchair forward as Dio continued "But a rare few are born unfettered by good. The EVIL elite. I can use you, Jack the Ripper."

Before he could finish his demand though, I raised my hand and said "Allow me brother. I've been itching to give my new gifts an exercise." Dio turned to look at me, our now-red eyes locking. He didn't respond verbally though, instead he just gestured his hand outwards.

THAT was enough of a response that I needed. My attention turned back to the notorious serial killer. Blood-soaked knife still in hand as he snapped out "Who the hell are you two?!" I didn't respond at first, instead I took a step forward, followed by another.

Slowly, I approached the man causing him to once again snap out "Don't come any closer or I'll cut you to ribbons!" I raised an eyebrow and stated "Will you? And what if we just walked away now? We could just go to the Police and your little charade would be over sooner."

I paused, shaking my head before correcting "No, there's nothing to be gained from that. My brother has something, different in store for you. AFTER I'm satisfied that is." This served to push the killer over the edge.

He let out an enraged yell "You're mocking me you bastard!" He rushed forward and swung his knife in my direction, attempting to slice my throat in one quick motion. A pathetic effort, I easily dodged and leapt into the air, thrusting my foot out and slamming it into the man's chest!

With a pained gasp, he was launched back, slamming into the ground near his victim's corpse. As soon as I'd landed back on my feet, I spoke down with distain "Get back up! I want to test my limits some more!"

Jack the Ripper sat up, clutching his chest with his left hand and his knife in the right as he caught his breath. In an instant I was stood over him, a malicious smirk across my face, showing my fangs once more. The killer exclaimed "W-what are you?!" This was quickly followed by his knife thrusting out once more.

This time though, I allowed it to stab into my thigh. A squelch of the flesh being pierced was heard as a faint stinging was felt. I didn't even flinch in the slightest though. Instead I just stared down at the man.

Grabbing onto his coat, I pulled him to his feet and let go. He instantly tried lashing out with the knife however I sidestepped him and lashed my fingers out, plunging them into his neck!

Jack the Ripper's eyes went wide as veins appeared across his face. A quiet glugging sound could be heard for a moment as I was about to drain the life from him. Before I could take EVERYTHING though, Dio raised his hand and ordered "Enough Damian. Have you forgotten why we came here?"

I let out an annoyed scoff before saying "Very well." I threw the killer to the ground, he wasn't dead, yet. As his head lifted up. Dio ordered "Submit your will to me!" For an instant, a red flash spread across Dio's eyes.

Jack went completely stiff, his expression going blank as he approached my brother, completely ignoring his injuries in the process. Dio spoke out "I'll give you wondrous power and unprecedented pleasure."

The man dropped to his knees in front of my brother who extended his hand outwards. His final words to the killer were "You need worry no more."

With that, just as I had done before, his fingers stabbed into Jack the Ripper's head...

Jonathan POV

Ruins and rubble. That was all that remained of my family home now. Only Speedwagon and I knew of the tragedy that occurred here. The police thought it was an accident. Perhaps that was for the best.

Speedwagon had told me Damian had escaped. I didn't know whether to be relieved or scared. Perhaps, a part of me still wanted the Damian that had been my friend for the last seven years, no matter how much I tried to convince myself it had all been a lie.

The real troubling news was that during my search, there was no sign of Dio's body OR the stone mask itself. I'd hoped it had been smashed, if this was the case I just needed to be ready if Damian ever returned.

"JoJo!" My head turned to see Erina standing near me. I was surprised when I first saw her again, she'd nursed me back to health after my fight with Dio. I approached her, greeting "Erina!" She held out my cane which I'd been advised to use until my wounds fully healed.

After that, we took a break from the searching to have a bit of a walk. Even then my mind lingered, the event here may have been over but Damian was still out there and there was still a chance Dio had survived as well.

My unease didn't go unnoticed as Erina asked "JoJo, are you alright?" I sighed, I had no reason to lie to her. "Damian definitely survived the incident, my friend Speedwagon said he fled the scene. I feel I haven't seen the last of him."

For a moment Erina's face faltered. I remembered, when I'd first begun healing and we got a chance to catch up, she talked about her encounter with Dio all those years ago, how Damian had interfered. For reasons unknown.

Before she could answer my question properly though, I got distracted by something else. Turning around, for a moment, I saw a man in a white jacket wearing a top hat. Upon realizing he'd been spotted he ducked out of sight.

Erina asked "Is something wrong?" I was about to reply "No, everything's fi-." However I was cut off by that same man, now sat directly in front of me. A sandwich in hand as he just watched with a grin.

Who was this man? And what did he want?

Author's Note: And that's it for this chapter, another quick fight to demonstrate Damian's abilities. In a few chapters we'll reach the first BIG one. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and as always, thank you for reading.