Try Me! [Undergoing Heavy Editing]

Chapter 8

One week.

One entire week of hard training with hamon.

Sure hamon training still took a toll on you, it was a little harder for Jonathan to get used to since he didn't have knowledge on hamon until recently, while you were unknowingly using it on several occasions when you were younger.

You never spoke up when Zeppeli explained his experience with the stone mask, so you waited until he was done to ask about your family, "Baron Zeppeli...", you call, "Yes (Y/n), what is on your mind?", he asks looking at you. "My family, you mentioned how my father would be proud of me, where are they?", you ask looking at him, "Mexico, the birthplace of your mother", he answers, you couldn't believe it, you felt your heart soar with joy until your stomach churned when you asked your next question, "Did they stop looking for me?", you question as tears sting your eyes. Zeppeli smiles kindly as he rested a hand on your shoulder making you look up item, "Never, (Y/n), they searched for you for so long but they were forced to stop when an accident paralyzed your mother from the waist down", he explains, Jonathan watches your face only to furrow his brows when tears slowly escaped your eyes. "You see your father was a hamon prodigy and became a close companion of mine, unfortunately, he had to stop all searches for you to take care of your mother, but he gave me a letter in case I ever found you, pequeña estrella", Zeppeli says pulling out a letter from his coat, you couldn't help but let your eyes widen at the familiar nickname your family gave you.

Slowly taking the letter in your hands you couldn't help but smile as you read it, you could almost hear both of your parents' voices while reading, wiping your tears from your eyes you felt Jonathan rub your back comfortingly. Looking at Zeppli you couldn't help but say, "Thank you for giving me my family back". Soon after a whole week you found yourself in a carriage after Speedwagon heard news relating to Dio, "So the village is called Windknight's lot", Jonathan said as you started to tie your bandana on your bicep, "Right, they had a string of disappearances lately, people vanishing after dark, folks have caught glimpses the fella who looked like Dio", Speedwagon informed.

Looking out the carriage as they continue to speak while entering the tunnel, your stomach twisted and you automatically put a hand on your whip, "(Y/n) what is wrong?", Zeppeli asked, "I feel like something's going to happen", just as you said that the carriage stop. Speedwagon got out to check on the driver only scream causing the rest of you to step out of the carriage, "Speedwagon what-", you cut yourself off from saying more when a strong iron smell hit your nose making you gag, when you checked on the driver your eyes widened at the sight before you went to a wall and barfed out your breakfast. Jonathan was about to ask about your condition until Speedwagon yelled, "What in the blue hell, that crazy blight is inside of our horse!", you whipped your head around to see what he meant, and almost barfed again when you saw a man getting out of the horse.

Zeppeli stepped in once Speedwagon stop yelling, "Stand aside my young friends, I will do the fighting", he states while pouring wine into his glass, "He is a zombie, they must feed on living flesh to survive, however, they are in constant thrall to their master, not unlike marionettes", he explains. The zombies in speaks, "Oh? Your lads face is white as a sheet, all the blood is drying from your faces, maybe I should clobber those useless heads of yours and watch it spray out of your necks!", he grins madly, then his eyes land on you, "I'll save you for last, your screams would be music to my ears", at his threat you scowled bringing out your whip slowly.

He suddenly stabbed a dagger through his cheeks diagonally as he shouted, "Now you merlid corpses to be, prepare for Carnage!", you stood on defense as you thought of what possible steps he would take, a small droplet of sweat cascaded down your temple as a carefully monitored his moves. Zeppeli spoke to Jonathan as you suddenly noticed how the zombie looked at the cart to the only entrance, "Miérda!", you could only watch as he grabbed the carriage and threw it at the entrance, "Damn it!", you curse. Just as you readied your whip Zeppeli rose a brow at you, "Not yet (Y/n), you'll get your chance", you frowned but roll the whip up until something were to happen Zeppeli looks back at the zombie, "Try harder". The zombie growls as small dots armed on his body, then you notice the slight glint on them, "Knives are coming out from him!", Jonathan points out making your breath hitch, "No way!", "Baron Zeppeli you didn't say nothing about fighting a pincushion!", Speedwagon yelled, the zombie suddenly threw the knives out of his body towards Zeppeli and you.

"Hamon cutter!", Zeppeli yells as he threw energy straight through the knives, you unravel your whip as your own hamon traveled through it, and lashed it out on the incoming knives -that upon contact broke to smaller pieces. The zombie stared on in surprise and irritation as Zeppeli spoke, "I'm afraid your blades are dull compared to my hamon cutter", you scowled at the zombie as you cracked your whip, "Try me you danm arse", you growl, tilting your hat while Zeppeli gives Jonathan a lesson and explanation in the fight against the zombie, you carefully defended the group from any surprise attacks. The zombie glared at your form and suddenly leapt into the air as soon as you felt Zeppeli hamon energy behind you, with a smirk you duck downword for Zeppeli to land a hit on the zombie's face with his knee, "Sendo wave kick!", shouts Zeppeli, who landed perfectly on his feet, "I don't believe it! He didn't spill any wine!, Speedwagon says in awe.

You glance at Zeppeli and Speedwagon was correct, he didn't spill is a single drop of wine, the zombie roars as he jumps in the air grabbing hold of a hilt, making you stand in your defensive stance again. "Time for the slaughter you naughty little pigs!", he yells yanking on it making rocks tumbled down revealing a secret passageway, "I'll rip you to shreds one by one!", he declares before jumping into the passageway, "Don't tell me we are following him into that passageway!", Speedwagon panics. "It has to be destroyed, but we will be doing no such thing", Zeppeli states pouring the remaining wine into the glass, you watch curiously as he tosses it to Jonathan, "Jojo, I expect you to finish this abomination without spilling a single drop", Jonathan looks at him in surprise as he continues, "Oh right, one last bit of advice before you go; There were no Vikings in the land of Norway until the north wind and created them".

You looked at Zeppeli in confusion, "if even one drop of that Vino goes to waste, I don't care what matter you to defeat the zombie, I will abandon you here and now!", Zeppeli declares, Jonathan looked down at the wine, "But Baron Zeppeli-", Speedwagon cuts you off, "Oi! Listen to yourself have you gone insane!", he shouts, "I know what I'm doing!", Zeppeli shouts back. You look at Jonathan and saw the determination glitter in his eyes, that's when you knew that Jonathan will defeat that zombie. "I will do my best! Like the Vikings, I will be strengthened by hardship!", Jonathan declares you smile at Jonathan before you speak, "No Jonathan, you won't do your best", they all look at you and saw the bold cheeky smile across your lips, "You'll do your greatest", Jonathan smiles at you before going into the passageway.

You put your whip away and crossed your arms soon afterward as you listened closely, Zeppeli looked over at you watching as your unnoticeable hamon violently swirled and curved, only to still for a moment, that's when he realized, "Her hamon is sensitive! It seems to be reacting to everything around her!", you anxiously waited for Jonathan until you heard a loud boom within the passageway. For some reason you knew Jonathan won, "Sounds like you passed the test with flying colors JoJo, excellent, adversity has made the lad a Viking", Zeppeli smirks, you smile and relief as you grab the top of your hat. Zeppeli almost smiled that how your hamon seemed to also show your emotions in some way when he saw the energy swirl and sway loosely.

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Notes;

Bold Italics= Thoughts

Pequeña estrella= little star
Miérda= Shit