Rising Sun's Lore

Long ago, during the Taishō era of Japan which was during the years 1912-1926. A researcher known as Julio Speedwagon came across an Ancient Japanese Gemstone which would change the world forever. The Gem was found in Shibuya which was currently noted as one of the busiest sections of the nation. The Gemstone consisted of an Amber color. The Gemstone had come from a meteorite which had struck the Hokkaidō region up north in Japan around the Meiji era which was 1867-1912. Many researchers and geologists went to the site to examine the contents of the rock which fell from space. But upon getting close, many became sick and died of a rare illness which wasn’t identified. Only a few survived and were able to get their hands on the Gemstones produced by the meteorite. However the Meteorite would be left as a reminder of the damage it caused regardless of the fact that the Hokkaidō Region was rebuilt where it had been struck.

Julio Speedwagon had found the Gemstone to be held by a certain man known as Jōta Kujo. This man lived in Shibuya and upon meeting him, Julio instantly became interested in the Gem because he was a Gemologist. His work and research was mostly identifying Gem’s and collecting them to identify them for the world to know. Hence why he was rich, he had made a living off his hard work and research. Over the years the disease emitted from the Gem would weaken and would only affect those who directly touched it. No one understood why, but it was disregarded as people were able to find their way around it. Jōta explained to Julio that he could not give him the Gem as his great grandfather had passed it down in the family for years. It is a family heirloom. Julio was intrigued and asked him what his Great grandfather used to do for work. Jōta responded ‘He was a Geologist’ This interested Julio and gave him the theory that Jōta’s Great Grandfather was one of the few that went to see the meteor and survived the disease that many died from. In other words, Jōta was also immune to the disease which made sense. Julio respected Jōta’s perspective and asked if he could merely inspect the Gem as he wasn’t interested in having it at all. Jōta was fine with this as long as it was kept in his possession.

Julio gained enough knowledge on the Gem, but was never able to truly get a touch on it. Until one day, Julio and Jōta had become close friends and had a lot of trust between each other. Jōta finally offered Julio a chance to get a close look at the Gem to which he instantly accepted  the opportunity. Jōta held the Gem out and Julio touched it, once he did he felt his body radiate a heat which caused him to feel faint instantly. A few seconds later he passed out and felt gravely sick. Jōta took care of him during this time and eventually when Julio woke up everything seemed fine. That's when Julio noticed some humanoid like figure sitting in the corner away from him. He freaked out and instantly pointed at it trying to get an understanding if it was a ghost or if a trick was being played on him. Jōta raised an eyebrow and looked at it confused and was able to actually see it. Jōta then told him that what he was seeing was something he named a ‘Stand.’ He personally didn’t understand the purpose of them as he also had one, but never used it as there was never a situation where the need to use it emerged.

Julio was baffled and asked Jōta how long he had it for, to which he replied as long as he possessed the Gem. He mentioned he had gotten sick once he took the Gem, but recovered within a day and from that point on he had the ‘Stand.’ Julio even asked him for his age during that time, to which Jōta replied he was a teenager about 15 years old. That's when Julio had made a huge breakthrough. The disease was the circumstance which would trigger one to have a stand if they survived. Julio was lucky enough to have the willpower to survive as many who obtained the said disease eventually died. This altered his DNA entirely and mutated him, Julio and Jōta were both stand users, but this led to a special conclusion. This meant that they weren’t the only stand users as many Gems were discovered at the Meteor site.

Once Julio recovered he decided to make a trip to which Jōta asked him to join. Julio allowed him to join in a heartbeat to which they went back to his hometown in Hokkaidō known as Kushiro. Once they arrived they reached Julio’s research headquarters and for about a week Julio performed vigorous research and called many connections he had. The conclusion was simple, from the site about 15 Gems were retrieved. Jōta was one of them so that meant about 14 more were out there in Japan. Julio made it his goal from this point on to collect them and save the world from people who would obtain a ‘stand’ for the greater evil. This mission would continue and till this day is still ongoing, but Julio and Jōta are now dead and several new generations rose. These Generations continued and were linked by blood to the previous 2 which brought their dreams and goals with them. Now Japan is in the middle of the Akihito Era. The year is 2012. The Speedwagon Foundation is considered the richest foundation in the world currently. They have received word that there is someone out there actively trying to collect all of the Gems, as a fact was recently discovered about 3 years ago. That fact is that the Gems are attracted to each other just like how stand users are attracted to one another by gravity. From the Intel received, the person attempting to collect the Gems is located in the Kantō Region of Japan, though his whereabouts are completely unknown. This is where the story begins of a journey to find and stop the culprit as crime has risen to an all time high due to the Yakuza clan and some of them obtaining ‘Stand Abilities’ Even the police in this region are unable to stop them from rampaging across the land. The Yakuza Clan have gone as far as to commit every crime imaginable and they have no intention of stopping any time soon. The question now remains… Who will stop them?