Time to formally introduce the new character I developed for this story. I say developed, not created, since we technically saw him in the manga during the flashback of Tarkus and Bruford's execution. Hope he makes a good first impression.

As the group tried to track down Poco, Twilight reflected more on how she developed her powers in the first place. The arrow that had scratched her had been found in an Egyptian dig site, along with six others. Her father, Night Light, had only taken one and brought it back to Britain for his collection. Twilight was just a young girl of five at the time she scratched herself. Her Stand first made itself known when she was trying to stop a group of bullies from attacking a friend of hers. First it had protected her when the bullies tried to turn their attention on her, then on her friend. It was Twilight's father that gave the Stand the name Love is in Bloom, because back then Twilight believed she could love everyone.

However, she was quickly coming to the conclusion that she could never have any love, of any kind, for Dio. As Twilight thought this, the group suddenly came across Poco being harassed by a couple of thugs. "What's the meaning of this?," Jonathan asked. "Just punishing this brat for lying like always," one thug explained, "He said some bollocks about ghost knights or some such. Kid's always been lying through his teeth." "I swear, I'm not lying!," Poco called out, "Please tell them, sirs and ma'am!"

"The child speaks true this time," Zeppeli said, "So you have no reason to punish him." The thug scoffed. "So he told this story to you then? Outsiders are always so gullible." Zeppeli shook his head. "It's the reverse, chaps. We're the ones who told him this story. In fact, we did more than that. We showed him proof." The other thug walked over to Zeppeli, likely to attempt to give him a piece of his mind, when he made a disgusting face after a step. "Ew, I think I stepped in something elastic."

He looked down and gasped, seeing a bunch of faces crawling up from the ground. "W-What is all this?" The other thug screamed in terror. "The dead! The dead are rising!" His screams were cut off when a large figure sliced his head off with an executioner's axe. His friend screamed at the sight as the figure proceeded to drain the fresh corpse of blood. "Just as Dio said," the man said, "I can gain more power from this." "That zombie," Speedwagon said, "He's dressed as an executioner, and wields a similar weapon."

"I'm known as Red-Hand Morton," the undead explained, "So called because all the heads I've claimed while acting as an executioner have stained my hands red with their blood. I am the very executioner that claimed the heads of Tarkus and Bruford. And now..." He swung his axe down, hard enough to crack the stone. He cackled at the sight. "I've always wanted to cause such destruction! Being an executioner let me murder as I pleased without being punished by the crown! Now I am even more unfettered! Even Tarkus could not stand against me with this strength!"

Then, to everyone's shock, the cracked rocks started to crumble away. Morton was taken aback. "I knew I'd gotten strong, but there's no way I've become that strong." "It's not your strength, you fool!," Speedwagon called out, "There must be something buried under the stone that you uncovered by accident!" The rocks started to reveal an entire fortress beneath them. Morton quickly killed the other thug to drain him and leapt away from the collapsing cliff. Meanwhile, the Joestar group managed to get lucky by landing on a precipice overlooking the fortress.

"I think I know where we are," Speedwagon said, "This must be the old knights' training grounds." "This entire area was supposed to be sealed inside a cavern," Poco noted, "But no one goes in there because it's supposed to be haunted." "What of our new enemy?," Jonathan asked, "He claimed to be the same executioner that killed Tarkus and Bruford, in spite of them doing the same during the execution." "Dio is getting desperate," Zeppeli realized, "He needs bodies to throw at us to slow us down until he can complete his plans. Tarkus was his biggest heavy hitter, but Twilight defeated him."

"Where is Morton now?," Twilight asked. "Right above you!," Morton called out, striking the nearby cliff with his axe. This caused the rocks to start falling like boulders. Twilight reflected a few using her Stand, causing damage to Morton. "Those rocks might as well be improvised weapons," she explained, "But we still need to get to more stable ground before he brings down the whole cliff." "We could climb down," Poco suggested. "Too dangerous," Speedwagon noted, "We've no tools for the job, and Morton could just attack the cliff while we're climbing. Is there some other way?"

Zeppeli looked around, and noticed that the ground they were on was covered in leaves that all looked similar. "Yes, I think there is! Jonathan, do you remember that other technique I taught you?" Jonathan turned and nodded. "Yes, I think this is the perfect time to try it out." The two focused their Hamon, and called out, "Life Magnetism Overdrive!" The placed their hands on the ground, the Hamon channeling through the leaves. To Morton's surprise, the leaves merged together to create one giant leaf.

"How on Earth...?," Poco asked in amazement. "They used the natural magnetism in the human body and amplified it," Speedwagon realized, "Transferring it to the leaves to cause them to become attracted to each other." "This should make for a good make-shift glider," Zeppeli noted, "Everyone hang on, we're making for the ruins!" Twilight and Speedwagon each grabbed an edge, Zeppeli and Jonathan using their Hamon to remain connected to the giant leaf, while Poco grabbed onto Jonathan backpack. He grinned at Morton as he taunted the zombie the same way he taunted the Joestar group earlier, causing Morton to growl in frustration.

Meanwhile back in London, Erina was being looked after by Speedwagon's gang. They had vowed to protect Erina with their lives if necessary, though Jonathan did note that unless they failed to kill Dio there would be no one else deliberately endangering her. 'I only know about Jonathan needing to settle things with an old enemy,' Erina thought, 'That man Zeppeli mentioned Dio still being alive. I hope Jojo will allow me some context for all this once he finally returns. And I know in my heart that he will return, no matter what it takes.'