The mansion was silent.
But in the underground cellar… the story trembled.
Leo descended the stone stairs like a shadow, each step cloaked by the distortion of his Stand, The Archive Over Void.
The dagger rested in his hand. It didn't tremble.
Dio stood with his back turned, gazing at the Stone Mask under the faint light of a candelabrum.
"Do you know what this is, JoJo?" he asked without turning.
Leo stopped three meters away.
There was no tension in his body—
but the air itself was tight, as if the universe were holding its breath.
"I know you were never meant to touch it," he answered calmly.
Dio turned, smiling slowly.
"Then… you know more than you let on."
[Alert: Critical narrative triggered.]
[Canonical fate: Imminent vampiric transformation.]
[Intervention permission: Full access granted.]
Leo raised the dagger. Not in anger—
but with precision.
"I won't let you become something you never deserved to be."
Dio laughed. But it wasn't joyful.
It was bitter. Wounded.
"I always knew it…
That you weren't the real JoJo.
Your eyes—they're not noble.
They're starving."
Leo stepped closer.
"And you… you're no longer the perfect villain.
You're just… a file I want to erase."
Dio lunged—fast, like a killer.
The Mask in one hand, a shattered bottle in the other.
Leo activated the system.
[Combat Style Activated: Gojo Satoru (Defensive – 62%)]
[Technique: Expanded Perception Field]
Dio aimed straight for the face.
Leo dodged without moving—
as if he had seen the strike seconds before.
The dagger spun in his grip.
A clean cut across Dio's abdomen.
Dio screamed. Collapsed.
But he wasn't finished.
"You… bastard… What are you?"
Leo knelt before him.
Looked into his eyes.
Not with hatred—
but with recognition.
"I'm the one who studied your story better than you did.
And now… I'm the one writing your epilogue."
He drove the dagger into his heart.
[File "DIO BRANDO" — DELETED]
[Full Absorption Initiated]
[Unlocked Abilities: "The World (base)," "Infernal Charisma," "Dominance Instinct"]
[Condition Fulfilled: "The nameless heir has claimed the throne."]
Leo stepped back as Dio's body dissolved into shimmering dust,
like ashes torn from the ink of a burning page.
His Stand appeared behind him—
taller, sharper, now marked with golden fragments
and a rotating sphere in its chest like a broken clock.
[Stand Evolved: The Archive Over Void — Phase 2 Unlocked]
[New Ability: "Archive Embodiment." You may fully manifest any absorbed ability as if it were yours from origin.]
Leo closed his eyes.
And for the first time…
time truly stopped.
Literally.
[The World — Activated (100%)]
[Time Halt: 1 second]
He opened his eyes in a world without sound.
"This power… no longer belongs to you, Dio.
It's mine now."
When time resumed, Leo stood alone.
One less corpse.
One completed file.
But also… one more mark on his soul.
And though no one knew it yet—
that night…