「Crystal War Requiem」

"『A ROAD ROLLER!!』"

Slamming the Road Roller onto Honjo knocked the wind out of him; brightening his blade with magic, he summons several magical blades once again to support the weight of the gigantic metal contraption.

"Argh! Sagittarius!"

"You can't escape!"

Without wasting another second. Giorno showers the yellow vehicle in a cannonade of punches and fists. Ruthlessly pushing the heavy metal down onto The General.

"MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!!"

"Don't get cocky! 10th Star: "

Releasing his glowing blades, Honjo allows the hunk of steel to drop ever closer towards his face. Just as it was about to make physical contact, he unsheathes his katana. A circular slice travels around him fully, cleaving the mighty road roller in two.

"Capricorn!"

Giorno jumps to the side, though his tailcoat got sliced off. He kicks off and abandons his ride. Landing safely close to Metal, regaining his posture.

"What was that?" Metal questioned,

"...A good idea?" Giorno replied,

"Which part of dropping an entire steam roller onto your opponent was a good idea?"

"Something in the back of my head said so, in hindsight. Probably not."

"Are you done with your tricks?" Honjo asks, agitation clear in his voice. Making his way out of the now two-pieced machine, he stands clear of the wreckage, eyeing Giorno down.

"Are you that desperate to kill me that you'd resort to using such barbaric methods?"

"It wasn't meant to kill you," Giorno replies,

Snapping his fingers. The sliced parts of the Road Roller sprung roots from below, giant husks of bark and wood engulf the swords-pony. Honjo tried to unleash his sword once again, but the limited space and the enclosing trees gave him very little to work with. And within just a couple of seconds, Honjo was restrained.

"It was meant to restrict you."

"Hurgh! Urgh!"

Struggle as he might, Honjo wasn't going to be set free anytime soon, and he knows it. He desperately tried looking around for a way out, anything that could help unshackle him.

"It's best to stop struggling. These trees are living beings. They are alive. Any harm you wish to do to it won't turn out in your favor. I have several questions I want you to answer as well." Giorno explains as he walks over.

Honjo scoffs,

"Are you threatening me?"

"No, it's a warning. That is,-"

Leaning closer, he stares straight into Honjo's eyes.

"If you don't want to die here."

There was an uncomfortable silence between the two, and the atmosphere felt heavy. It was as if two unstoppable forces were pushing against each other, fighting for dominance, neither side letting up, and both determined to beat the other side down to the ground. Yet, one the sideline. Metal still couldn't get rid of the feeling that Honjo is hiding something from him, something more. Personal.

Honjo was first to break the silence,

"You said that these trees are alive, yes? If that's the case, Sagittarius."

Multiple swords materialized around them, piercing each tip of the blades into the ground.

"Now, 1st Star: Aries."

The temperature in their immediate vicinity spiked as the blades Honjo summoned combusted into bright purple flames. Warm violet hues drowned their surroundings, and the woods that were previously restraining the lone General shrunk and crackled to the intense heat the Amethyst-colored fire gave off. Giorno jumped back with「G.E.R」, sweat starting to perspire along his forehead, and Metal ready his magic spear once more.

"Purple fire?!" Metal exclaimed,

Unsheathing his blade, it burns with the same flame that set him free.

"If it's alive. Then naturally, it will die when placed in harsh living conditions."

Blasting forward at immense speeds, Honjo jumped into the air and delivered a downward slash onto Giorno. In retaliation, Giorno summoned「G.E.R」to withstand the strike. Catching the blade with his left, stopping just shy of his face. A noticeable cut and burn slashed and marked itself onto Giorno's corresponding hand, but he gave it no mind as「G.E.R」threw a right hook towards Honjo. Letting gravity take its course, Honjo allowed his body to fall facing up, dodging the punch. Twisting his firey blade upward, he imbued his weapon with more magic.

"10th star: Capricorn."

The circular attack traveled along the path, making its way three-sixty degrees around Honjo and reaching the underside of Giorno's left arm. Slicing it clean off, exposing muscles and bone. Along with Giorno's left arm being sliced off, so did the arm of「G.E.R」.

Metal was quick to act, throwing a magic spear towards Honjo to divert his attention onto him again.

"Centerfire: Boost!"

Honjo was quick to react, however, deflecting the spear head-on. Changing sights, Honjo gave no room for Metal to breathe as he jabbed his blade into the asphalt,

"2nd star:" Honjo whispered,

And in a fraction of a second, the ground beneath him cracked and exploded. Charging in a straight line and leaving a trail of purple fire where he stood. Honjo extended his blade, aiming for Metal's chin. Yet, even at the insane speeds The General was going, Metal was still quick enough to bring forth a wall of spears to shield him. Though it did little in protecting him from the explosive attack, and it sent him flying upwards. Recovering quickly, Metal generated dozens of red glowing spears behind him. Aiming for the lone swords-pony below him,

"Shotshell: Obliterate!"

Metal released his spear, showering the battlefield in explosive rain, Metal knew this wouldn't kill The General, but it should at least do some damage to him. But to his surprise, Honjo didn't run nor bother to look at the attack, and by this time, the flame on his sword has already been extinguished. All he did was just stood there, staring at The Captain.

"Virgo."

Within an instance, Honjo disappeared.

"Where did he-"

"Behind you."

Grabbing his attire, Honjo threw Metal back down to the ground with such force that it shattered the earth where he landed. Pointing his blade forward, he summoned several blades to his side. This time, it was his turn to shower weapons onto Metal.

"Sagittarius."

"Centerfire: Seek and Obliterate!"

Throwing both spears forward, it did as commanded, flying to each magical blade and obliterating it, all of it except for one, which promptly stabbed itself straight into Metal's abdomen. Explosions caused by the clash of attacks gave Metal enough time to recover and create distance between him and the monster he is currently fighting. Clutching his wound with his arm to somewhat stop the bleeding as best he could.

"That's it, try harder. C'mon. Put more effort into this. Haven't you ever tried in your life before?" Laughed Honjo,

" *Huff* Argh- *Huff* And what do you know?" Metal replied,

"Oh, a lot of things."

Suddenly knives appeared out of the cloud of smoke, hitting close to Honjo's hooves.

"Knives?" He questioned,

Springing life once again, the knives sprung roots and curled themselves around The General's hooves and up to his thighs.

"MUDA!"

Having caught off-guard,「G.E.R」sent a life punch to the side of Honjo's body. Not letting up this opening, Giorno delivered a barrage of punches to Honjo with only one arm.

"MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!!"

Honjo's body went limp. The trees that were previously onto him had turned back into inanimate objects, causing Honjo to fly a few feet off the ground, but before he could fall back to the ground.「G.E.R」gave a deadly roundhouse kick to finish his attack, causing him to fly into a nearby shop.

"MUDA!!"

Running to Metal, Giorno picked him up with「G.E.R」and using his stand to increase his running speed.

"W-what are you doing? We could've ended him right there!" Metal complained,

"No, I severely underestimated him. Had we attacked him at the same time back there, we both would've been dead by now."

Turning the corner, Giorno continues running down the street, with Metal in tow.

"For now, we need to come up with a plan before we can face him again. He's just too much of a force of nature for us to handle right now."

Honjo-

The rubble shook and crumbled as swords-pony emerged from the debris, now his straw hat gone and outfit slightly torn and dirtied.

'I wasn't inform about this ability when King Sombra had contacted me. I'll just had to find a work around it.'

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'Hear me, My Generals.' A voice from the abyss called,

'King Sombra? Another message?' Honjo thought,

'As I had mentioned in my previous contact with all of you. To kidnap a human by the name of Giorno Giovanna and bring him to me. But, plans have changed.'

'What?'

'A new order is in place, kill Giorno Giovanna. By any means necessary. However, this might be proven difficult due to his... ability to summon an entity to protect him at will. But, I have just the solution for it.'

All of a sudden, volts of dark magic surged through The General's veins. Spasming and convulsing, he dropped to the floor.

"ARGH!!" Honjo cried out, kneeling and grasping his chest,

'It's magic that is fused and brought about by connecting one's soul to the source. Essentially, allowing you to touch that entity that is protecting that monkey Giorno Giovanna. Now...'

"Bring me his head."