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  Chapter 43. Humans and Vampires

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  Ohing Suessed right.

  The Ripple teique, which corresponds to vampires, indeed possesses abilities parable to those of vampires.

  Because at their core, they are both abilities that manipute life energy.

  In other words, as long as there is suffit life energy.

  Then the various absurd recovery abilities that vampires possess are equally applicable to Ripple warriors!

  Just like JOJO, who initially entered the Ripple and could recover from a broken arm, which would normally take one or two months to slowly heal and possibly two to three years of observation to ensure plete recovery.

  He healed instantly, to the extent that he could immediately engage in inteivity, as if he had never been injured!

  Of course, if the life energy is insuffit, even vampires would find their normally instantaneous healing abilities taking several seds, and evehey might not fully recover.

  Here lies the problem.

  Whether it is the life energy o restore JOJO's neck vertebrae, or the life energy required to reattach Zeppeli's body that was cut in half. Do JOJO and his friends have it at this stage?

  Yes!

  Zeppeli happeo know a method that not only could heal JOJO's injuries but also mature the somewhat inexperienced JOJO!

  -- I see, Master Toy.

  -- Is this the prophecy you wao tell me?

  -- To liberate the young lion imprisoned by s, to lead him into the future, I will burn my wounds and face a cruel death soon after.

  -- But you were still wrong, Master Toy...

  "I won't five you, Tarkus!"

  Amid Tarkus's horror, JOJO, tearing off the colr from his neck with brute force, appeared before Tarkus with golden Ripple energy surging skyward, filled with anger.

  This is a cssic use of ematiguage.

  By ging perspectives and paring facial expressioween characters.

  It creates araordinary sense of oppression from one character.

  Previously, it was Tarkus who had this oppressive presence.

  Now, JOJO has it as well!

  But this time, the one being oppressed has shifted from JOJO and his friends to Tarkus.

  Without ce, will, or determination, Tarkus brought this sense of oppression to an unpreted height!

  "Your twisted spirit and hideous madness, it seems you have pletely sold your soul to DIO!"

  JOJO calmly threunch.

  Tarkus's resilient body, like butter being sliced by a hot knife, offered a all as JOJO's Ripple-infused hand knife severed his arm.

  As he decred.

  "Tarkus, I won't let you leave even a single bone in this world! I will pletely annihite your evil soul, forever sinking it into the darkness of history!!"

  This is the current JOJO.

  When he says he will kill you.

  He will do it openly and directly!

  No matter what underharicks Tarkus tries to py.

  Nothing stop JOJO, surrounded by the Ripple and filled with the life energy transmitted by Zeppeli, from pummeling Tarkus's body and iing it with the Ripple!

  Logically speaking.

  The audience who saw this se should be happy.

  The protagonist es back to life as a previously invincible enemy.

  In most works, this is a cssic plot development.

  For example, in "Dragon Ball," Goku transforms into a Super Saiyan after witnessing Krillin's death, a se that remains iic.

  And under Kamikaze Studio's dire.

  Although "Phantom Blood" doesn't have the same overwhelming power level as Super Saiyans.

  The way a work presents its impad the shock it aims to deliver to its audience isn't limited to p-destroying ses.

  Pucci, having many iic ses from his previous life for reference.

  Directly chose the se from "Fate/Zero" where Saber first unleashes her Holy Sword for this moment!

  Zeppeli's legacy (Diarmuid's chivalry);

  The t golden Ripple pilr (Noble Phantasm release);

  The BGM that starts quietly and then roars, mirr the shift from Zeppeli's death se (the BGM of "The Sword of Promised Victory");

  Apanied by Speedwagon, the best narrator (Taiga: "This sword is...");

  And Tarkus, who ends up pletely obliterated (simir to the sea monster's fate);

  ...All these perfectly fitting, soul-stirring images bio produce a performand shock value that could qualify for top ten cssic ses even in Pucci's previous life!

  Not to mention now, with the full dive device bringing this se to life?!

  That feeling is indescribable!

  But, Zeppeli died...

  His body was cut in half, aransferred all his remaining life force to JOJO.

  After shining this brilliant light.

  Zeppeli, as foretold, faced a cruel death.

  "Why, why did it have to end this way..."

  Holding Zeppeli's body, now incredibly aged from losing all life force, JOJO cried: "If you're not here... if you're not here, what are we supposed to do!?"

  "JOJO, you... big idiot..."

  "Is this the time to be sad?" Zeppeli spat blood, gasping: "Now you..... cough, cough, hurry up and go... defeat DIO, destroy the Stone Mask... bleh!!"

  "Mr. Zeppeli!?"

  "I am tent with my fate." Zeppeli reassured them not to worry: "I got married when I was young, but I abandoned my family for the Stone Mask."

  "Even so, I am still tent with my fate."

  -- That's right. Master Toy, your prophecy was wrong.

  -- This is not a cruel death, but...

  "Because in the end, I passed everything on to you, JOJO. You are my hope..."

  Living a short life to the fullest, leaving achievements for the geion to i, growing slowly over time... this is humanity.

  pletely different from vampires, who steal others' lives to grow quickly!

  So this was never a cruel fate.

  But a hopeful future that he chose!

  "Hmph, it feels like having both a best friend and a son..."

  Zeppeli smiled tentedly: "After this, I will always live on in your life..."

  -- Will A. Zeppeli, dead.