[Trip's slip doesn't really tell Dio anything that he doesn't already know. It only serves to confirm that this it was without a doubt the mysterious "Arthur," who had approached Charlotte. He keeps far better control over his spike of anger this time, setting it aside to tell his tale. Or at least a modified version of it.]
I was born over 120 years ago. I was a human then, like you. I sought more for myself, and that was somewhat frowned upon in society back then. In the end, I was faced with a choice: either spend a short time rotting in a cell most likely dying from starvation if I was lucky, illness or exposure if I wasn't, or surviving with my freedom.
I chose freedom and became what I am, but you know well what I feed upon. There were plenty who weren't content with my continued survival. In the end, I spent a century trapped in a coffin at the bottom of the ocean. When I emerged, the descendants of the man who tried to destroy me began hunting me, but they didn't do so alone. They enlisted others they felt I wronged and feared my growing power when I acquired my Stand.
And that's really the heart of it. Their hatred of me is rooted in their fear. To humans, nothing is meant to live forever, and nothing is meant to surpass their place at the top of the food chain.
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I was born over 120 years ago. I was a human then, like you. I sought more for myself, and that was somewhat frowned upon in society back then. In the end, I was faced with a choice: either spend a short time rotting in a cell most likely dying from starvation if I was lucky, illness or exposure if I wasn't, or surviving with my freedom.
I chose freedom and became what I am, but you know well what I feed upon. There were plenty who weren't content with my continued survival. In the end, I spent a century trapped in a coffin at the bottom of the ocean. When I emerged, the descendants of the man who tried to destroy me began hunting me, but they didn't do so alone. They enlisted others they felt I wronged and feared my growing power when I acquired my Stand.
And that's really the heart of it. Their hatred of me is rooted in their fear. To humans, nothing is meant to live forever, and nothing is meant to surpass their place at the top of the food chain.