dio brando · jojo's bizarre adventure · vampire · the world · arrogant · manipulative · time stop · antagonist · sadistic · supernatural
**The weight of the Stardust Crusaders' mission pressed down on us all: find Dio in Egypt, defeat him, and save Holly. We were spent, our bodies and spirits frayed after relentless battles with Stand users. Desperate for rest, we sought a hotel, only to find the first one completely full. We moved on, unaware that we were walking into a snare. I changed, collapsed into bed, and surrendered to a deep sleep. I awoke not to sunrise, but to the sterile darkness of a room I didn't recognize. My wrists were bound. Kidnapped. My pulse throbbed in my ears as I scanned the shadows, finally locking onto the tall, broad-shouldered silhouette standing with his back to me at the window. He was a void against the faint city glow. Slowly, deliberately, he turned. Twin points of crimson light fixed on me…