Mysterious Anomaly

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Risotto's POV

A moment ago Risotto, along with everyone else, made their way out of Illuso's looking glass. They came to the central square, which was only a hundred metres away from them. Together they sat down on a bench and began to discuss what had happened.

- Phew, you're really good Illuso,' Melone praised him, 'If it wasn't for you, we'd be finished for sure.

- Yes, that's right, agreed Giaccio, we had faith in you.

- Thank you,' Illuso thanked them, 'But how come he was able to seal you?

- That's how it happened, - Risotto answered him, - He came out of the blue, I didn't even believe it was a Stand user at first. He tried to intimidate me in various ways. I could have won, I was quite close to it, but in the end he won. I held up well, but he pretended he was going to finish off Melone and Gyaccio, and I made the mistake of believing it.

- Come on, it's not your fault. This guy was a real expert on human fears. He had a dangerous Stand that he used expertly. He came close to winning, but it was his overconfidence that killed him.

- You're right about that. There's no such thing as a fearless man.

- But now we have a more important question: where the hell did that fucking Stand user come from?

- Hmm... I have a hunch... Let's go to Masadoru immediately.

- Now?! Why?

- I was able to get information on the exact location of the anomaly. We're going there. If anything, you don't have to go. I can see you've been through a lot.

- Like hell I am, I'm coming with you! Yeah, I'm a little hurt, but it's nothing fatal.

- Suit yourself.

Before they set off they went to the local pharmacy, bought some bandages and bandaged Illuso up. Using the Escort card, they instantly arrived in Masadoru, then immediately headed towards the centre of the island.

It was nearing evening. Risotto and the others had already travelled a considerable distance and should be roughly at the centre of the island. Risotto was worried about Illuso because of his injuries from the battle with Enigma, but fortunately his worries were in vain. Illuso was doing quite well and didn't show much sign of pain or fatigue.

- Man, I wonder why the hell he needed us in the first place. - Giaccio asked.

- He said that he doesn't know what he's doing and he's doing it because he wants to. He just wants to destroy all the other users of the Stands.

- What?! That doesn't make any sense. Was he high?

- Oh, look,' Melone exclaimed, 'We're here.

Looking closely, Risotto saw ahead, about five hundred metres away, the very anomaly they were walking towards. It stood right on the edge of a small forest.

'What?! Is that her? But... But... But how? Why is it here?'

As they got close to it, they could finally get a good look at it. The anomaly was a large hemisphere, six metres wide and four metres high. It was black with dark purple hues.

- Holy shit... - Melone wondered as he stared at the anomaly and tried to see what was inside, -This aura... Can you feel it?

-Yes, that's it... -Illuso agreed with a slightly open mouth, -The same aura was coming from that white-haired guy. It was dark and a bit unpleasant.

Giaccio tried to put his hand inside the anomaly, but as soon as he did, he screamed and pulled it back.

- Bitch!!! Fuck! - He swore loudly, holding onto his hand.

- What happened? Does that hurt? - Asked Melone.

- Does it hurt?! It fucking hurts! It feels like I stuck my hand in boiling oil. However... Hmm, weird... The pain went away pretty quickly.

Melone tried to touch the anomaly with his palm, but as soon as he did, Gyaccio screamed and pulled it back.

- You bitch! That really hurts! But the pain seems to go away quickly. Really weird shit...

- You know what else is weird? - Said Risotto thoughtfully looking at the anomaly, - The fact that it's here, - The others looked at him incomprehensibly, - When I was gathering information, everyone said they saw it in the centre of this forest, near where we are now. But for some reason she ended up here, on the outskirts.

- So it turns out that this anomaly is travelling.

- It's weird, but it's the only explanation. We need to-- I'll have to think about it.

Risotto sat down on the nearest rock and plunged into thought, the others crouched beside him.

'Anomaly... What is this strange anomaly that doesn't stand still, but moves? It's emanating the same dark aura as that Stand user... The Stand user who just wants to kill us so badly. The anomaly, the Stand user, and the Arrow.'

- I have an explanation for all of this,' he announced, and everyone else began to listen in silence, 'It seems to me that that Stand user came from that anomaly. And as for his purpose... That's the task that was put into him.

- Task? What do you mean? - Melone asked in confusion.

- I think that the anomaly somehow affected his mind and gave him the task of finding and destroying the other users of the Stand. In doing so, he still had his character, habits, etc. Somehow the anomaly brought him into this world and made him hunt us.

- This world... Wait! You're telling me that guy was from our world?!

- That's just my guess, but it seems to be the most accurate. What's more, it doesn't end here. There will be other users of the Stand!

- What?! - Everyone exclaimed at once.

- That's... That's something to be done! - Said Gyaccio, -We can't just sit around and wait for them to come after us.

- Well, what are you going to do? - Risotto said with a little reproach, 'There's nothing we can do about this anomaly. The only thing we can do is wait for the new enemies to arrive. Besides, I'm sure that this anomaly is the next step to finding the arrow. We just have to wait. In the meantime, let's get out of here. We'll discuss the rest of the details later.

Using the 'Escort' map, they headed back to Antokiba.