「Crystal War Requiem」

The Crackle of bricks and stone was apparent as Honjo closes down the now topless building. Then, landing onto his hooves, his upper body was exposed, his outfit torn off long ago from being relentlessly dragged along the wall. He scanned the premise of any unicorn bearing a spear, or god forbid that Golden Joestar. However, it was hard to see past the clouds of dust and smoke created by the top of the fallen building piece, which landed quite close to where he was. But Giorno answered his thoughts with a crash landing meant to crush The General. Still, he evaded the aerial attack with a simple jump backwards.

Honjo has been unsatisfied with the turn of events that have been going for him so far. So, naturally, having been thrown into the skies by a wave of spears, having his back skate along the rough stone wall, and all the while being pummelled a yellow ghost. He's pissed, and it shows. His stance towards Giorno doesn't radiate the dignified nor civilized a trained master of the sword would. Blood oozed down his reflected, mirror-like mask as he dawns his blade with only one hand.

"Your luck's ran dry, his highness doesn't want you alive anymore."

Dashing fourth, Honjo delivered a vertical slash down unto Giorno. The instincts of his Stand took over, manifesting itself,「G.E.R」dodged the attack with a spin to the right, carrying the momentum from its body to its legs, it countered the slash with a right kick to the stomach. Tanking the impact with a block of his sword, Honjo managed to negate some of the blow. Nevertheless, it still cracked his ribs slightly. But the pain was numbed out by the adrenaline pumping through his veins and the pure bloodlust he's feeling right now.

「G.E.R」Chased him down, giving a right hook to his cranium. To which Honjo easily parries with his blade.

"MUDA!!"

Another punch. Another parry,

"MUDAMUDA!!"

Two more punches, and two more parries,

'Let's see how fast you are.' Giorno thought,

"MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!!"

「G.E.R」generated a flurry of blows towards Honjo, and sparks ignited between the two combatants as they clashed fists with the blade, wind currents bursts from the two, as Giorno wonders how long he has to keep this up before he's overwhelmed.

Landing with a thud of his hooves, Metal adjusted himself in the empty streets a couple of blocks down of there. Giorno was keeping Honjo busy. The lamp shined bright as Metal faced the direction of the halved skyscraper.

'I'll focus the attack on linearising it. Hopefully Giorno can get out of there in time.'

Grabbing one of the three real polearms hanging from his back and hoisting it next to his face. Then, taking a deep breath in, Metal began to forward. This is where his true power was hidden, and how despite the mighty strength of the Generals, he could not break through the defences of Canterlot. It was all thanks to Captain Metal Jacket and his strongest family technique which require a real polearm to bring out the fullest potential of this devasting attack. Not to say that the artificial copies of the spear were inferior by any means. No, it was simply far too outclassed to be compared to. The technique requires the wielder to have a good running start. Capturing the kinetic energy generated by the running of an equine would be substantial. Yet, the power comes not only from the speed at which the user is travelling but also from having improper form before release may not even trigger the technique.

The application of magic does nothing to help trigger the technique, only to add to such power, but it does help the process to go along more 'smoothly'. In essence, many mistakes the trump card of the Jacket to be another form of magic manipulation. When in actuality, magic does nothing to help one to master the technique. That being said, as hard as it is to perform this procedure skillfully. When understood and mastered, the user's polearm would glow a golden yellow as it pierces through the air like thunder and travels as fast as lightning.

Running, he plants his left hoof forward, letting the momentum carry him forward just a little before transferring all the energy from his right arm and to the spear.

The secret to the technique? It's Spin.

"Rimfire: Aimless."

Metal released the polearm at its maximum, and a sonic boom followed. Soaring through the open air with such speed, it dragged the surrounding space into following in its spiralling path as howling winds circles the speartip, flying forward while leaving a golden trail. Within seconds, the encompassing draft grew large enough to tear up the buildings and apartments on both sides of the road, and chunks of concrete and rocks flew along with the horizontal cyclone.

Knowing it won't take long before the attack reaches Giorno and Honjo, he was swift to activate his earpiece,

"Giorno! Get out of there now!"

"Giorno! Get out of there now!"

Echoed the voice of the Captain as static buzzed in Giorno's ear.

'Easier said than done.' Giorno thought,

He was in big trouble. Throughout the fight, Giorno was forced onto the back end as Honjo seemed to match「G.E.R」in speed, sometimes even surpassing it. Even til the point of having used up all of his knives just to keep Honjo at bay. However, the same could be said for Honjo. The Stand magic encasing him didn't come out of thin air, though it consumed little magic from Honjo. Magic consumption is still magic consumption. Usually, Honjo didn't have to try too hard in the battle to ensure victory. So having foes stand in front of him, alive and kicking, sure did drain a lot of his magic in battle. Which didn't allow him to be able to spam his abilities as much as before.

Their battle was coming to an end, however. When a thunderous boom down the street was making its way over where they were battling.

'That must be Captain Metal's doing! Damn it, if I leave now. Honjo will surely have enough time to make it out in time. Wait... I've got an idea!'

「G.E.R」was still keeping Honjo busy, punching and guarding his blade and attacks. Yet suddenly the power balance shifted to Honjo's favour, as「G.E.R」seemingly slowed down in speed and power. Without missing a beat, Honjo teleported in front of the Joestar, taking advantage of his shocked state, Honjo diagonally slashed his open chest while finishing with a kick to the stomach.

Flying back, Giorno knocked himself into the wall behind him denting it as he coughed up blood.

"Finally worn out, are we?" Honjo couldn't help but laughed as he approached, the aura around him dispersing.

"I'll commend you, Giorno Giovanna. You are by far, the strongest foe I have faced. Besides His highness, of course."

"*Cough*Wow... only the second strongest? I had thought I put up quite the amazing show, wouldn't you think?"

Giorno said as he fists a couple of stones and pebbles at his right side without the notice of Honjo,

"Well, all good things-"

Stopping just shy of a couple of feet in front of Giorno, he moved his blade such that it pointed its tip at his face.

"-must come to an end."

Summonding「G.E.R」now grabbing the stones in its right and balled them up into a fist. Instead of aiming for Honjo, Giorno commanded「G.E.R」to aim it at its left arm. With a swift motion, it severed its left arm at the point of its elbow, blood immediately started spewing out.

"What?" Stunned, this gave Giorno the opportunity to imbue life into the stones that still in its right fist.

"「GOLD EXPERIENCE REQUIEM!!!」"

Giving life, the stones grew out branches in between Giorno's biceps and severed forearm, latching onto them. Forcing more life energy into the seedling, it quickly outstretches its bark and stem, growing past Giorno's shoulder and into the building wall beside him as more blood gushed out of him. This increase in the miniature tree on Giorno's severed arm pushed Giorno's forearm forward and gave him reach, enough reach that it connected with Honjo's face.

"Arghh!!"

Flying back, Honjo writhed in pain, but the echoes of the attack were closing in so he hadn't had any time to waste. Getting up, he looked over to Giorno one last time. To see his own body standing in front of him, still staggering back slowly. Looking to his right, he could see the spear approaching fast.

"Oh no."