Fair point to the Joestars; Dio should have really seen that coming. Confronted with the gun, there isnât time to reactâŠif he werenât Dio Brando. Staring calmly down the barrel, he grinned, called upon his stand with only a flicker of a thought, a mere fraction of his powerâ
 THE WORLD does not manifest.
A pellet ricocheted off his cheek, pain that should not be so potent, so jarring like a dull needle jammed through the skin starting Dio hard.
THE WORLD. Wonât. Manifest.
Hissing from between clenched fangs, he threw up an arm to catch the last volley of shoots, forearm littered with small indents. With the element of surprise given, Dio leaned backwards sharply as Joesphâs fist sailed harmlessly above his head. No matter. Dio was nothing if not resourceful.
âAh, how Iâve missed that Joestar charm,â Dio sneered, hand briefly nestling under his chin in the picture of contemplation. Then his threw out both hands over his head in a backbend that would have snapped a human spine, foot flying up to strike at the underside of Joesphâs jaw. âAlways flinging yourselves into the fight with no understanding of how outmatched you are!â
moments before death, oneâs life will flash by their eyes. their memories, their achievement, their wishes and their desires will all be played in those split seconds. that... did not happen for joseph. instead, he is thinking about whether or not his precious face will be ruined from the impact.Â
as his kisser is kicked, he uses the momentum from the impact to propel himself a few feet back. with grace that one would not expect, he manages to land on his hands, then back flips to give himself space. one hand idly rubs his chin, assessing the damage, making sure his kisser is still functioning. and, it is. so, with confidence, his lips parts and he lets out a laugh,
he arches his back and thrusts his arm out, pointing at dio. confidently, he says,
     âyour next words are... âmuda muda muda!â,
    arenât they, dio?! while you were kicking me,
    you failed to notice iâd been putting glue on
    the ground! youâre trapped dio!âÂ
and indeed, thereâs a small puddle of glue (which honestly has no guaranteed to trap anything) right by dio. he begins running towards the vampire again, this time he lifts himself off the ground, intending to slam his foot onto the vampire, and with some hamon conducted through the kick--but his hamon wouldnât come! heâs sailing now and heâs trying to land the kick, but, at most, if the kick even lands, itâll just leave a bruise on the vampire. at worst, joseph is going to crash into the trash behind the vampire. he vocalizes out loud, with his eyes wide,
     ân-nani...?!âÂ