Scene 1: Into the Volcano
Kilauea’s Lava Tubes – Late Evening
Steam hissed through ancient tunnels as Joji, Marina, and Dr. Akela descended into the volcano’s network of lava tubes. Their Stands provided light: 「ISLAND IN THE SUN」glowing like a miniature dawn, 「OCEAN EYES」projecting a map of the tunnels, and 「BLACK MAGIC WOMAN」clearing toxic gases from their path.
“The Seekers are heading for the Kahua Pili,” Akela explained, his tattoos gleaming with reflected light. “The Binding Place. It’s where our ancestors performed the ritual to seal Kanaloa.”
Scene 2: First Contact
They weren’t alone in the tunnels. White-suited figures moved through distant passages, their own Stands manifesting in strange ways. Marina’s 「OCEAN EYES」detected unusual energy patterns.
“Their Stands,” she whispered, analyzing the data. “They’re… modified somehow. Artificially enhanced.”
A voice echoed through the tunnels: “The Joestar boy brings his Stand to us. How convenient.”
Scene 3: The Seeker Elite
Three figures emerged from a side tunnel. Their leader, a woman in a pearl-white suit with iridescent patterns, removed her mask to reveal a face covered in bioluminescent markings.
“I am Doctor Rachel Chen, head researcher for the Seekers of Truth,” she announced. “We’ve been studying the intersection of Stand abilities and genetic modification. Your family’s unique Stand-carrying bloodline is… fascinating.”
Her Stand,「DEEP BLUE SOMETHING」, manifested as a crystalline entity that seemed to bend light around it.
Scene 4: Battle in the Deep
The fight erupted in the confined space. Dr. Chen’s Stand could manipulate pressure and density, making the very air heavy enough to crush stone. Her two companions revealed their own modified Stands:「PRESSURE DROP」and「TIDAL FORCE」.
“The meteorite fragments here contain unique properties,” Chen explained during the battle. “Properties we’ve learned to extract and… improve upon.”
Joji’s 「ISLAND IN THE SUN」absorbed the heat from the surrounding rocks, while Marina’s Stand analyzed their opponents’ patterns. Akela’s 「BLACK MAGIC WOMAN」used the volcanic gases to create obsidian barriers.
Scene 5: Revelation
During the clash, Chen’s Stand caused a cave-in, separating them. Joji found himself in an ancient chamber, its walls covered in petroglyphs that seemed to move in the light of his Stand.
The pearl in his pocket began to resonate with the markings, projecting images into the air: a massive meteorite striking the Pacific, ancient Polynesians discovering its power, and the first manifestation of Kanaloa.
Scene 6: The First Stand
Through the visions, Joji saw the truth. Kanaloa wasn’t just a deity or a Stand – it was both. The meteorite’s impact had created a bridge between the physical and spiritual realms, and Kanaloa was the first being to cross it.
“Now you understand,” Chen’s voice came from above. “Stands weren’t just random mutations. They were gifts from beings like Kanaloa. And with modern science, we can perfect them.”
Scene 7: Ancestral Power
Marina and Akela broke through the fallen rocks just as Chen’s team launched their combined attack. But something had changed in Joji.
「ISLAND IN THE SUN」began to resonate with the petroglyphs, its form shifting to incorporate ancient Hawaiian patterns. The stand arrow’s energy, preserved in the volcanic rocks, responded to his Joestar blood.
“The islands remember,” Akela realized. “Your ancestor didn’t just fight here – they were chosen by Kanaloa itself!”
Scene 8: Evolution
Joji’s Stand evolved, gaining the ability to not just absorb energy, but to channel the very mana – spiritual energy – of the islands. The chamber filled with blinding light as 「ISLAND IN THE SUN: AUMAKUA」emerged in its new form.
Chen’s modified Stands couldn’t match this pure, primal power. But as her team retreated, she smiled.
“Perfect,” she whispered. “Exactly what we needed to see.”
Scene 9: Price of Power
As the dust settled, Joji collapsed, drained by his Stand’s evolution. The chamber had changed – the petroglyphs now pulsed with a faint light, and something deep below the volcano stirred.
“We’ve got trouble,” Marina’s Stand detected new data. “That display of power… it weakened the seal. Whatever’s down there, it felt you. And it’s waking up.”
Akela looked grim. “The Seekers knew this would happen. They didn’t need to break the seal themselves – they just needed someone with the right blood, the right Stand, to do it for them.”
Scene 10: Depths Below
Deep beneath them, in a chamber older than the islands themselves, ancient chains of solidified mana began to crack. A massive eye opened in the darkness, its pupil reflecting countless Stand arrows.
Kanaloa, the original Stand user, was stirring from its millennium-long slumber. And it remembered the taste of Joestar blood.
On the surface, across all the Hawaiian islands, every Stand user felt a tremor in their power. Something fundamental was about to change.
“What have I done?” Joji whispered, his evolved Stand flickering like a troubled flame.
“What they wanted you to do,” Marina answered, helping him up. “But now… now we make them regret it.”
To Be Continued in Chapter 5: Rising Tide