Tournament of Anime
Part 6: End Game
Inuyasha is teleported back to the main arena via lightning-bolt.
"Well done, Champion of Champions!" The Master of Games announced, standing atop his podium. Inuyasha turned towards his direction. "Victory is yours!"
Inuyasha just glared up at the Master.
"Feh!" he said, "Cut the formalities! I'd just like my prize now!"
The Master of Games laughed to himself.
"What's so funny?" Inuyasha snapped.
"I did say there would be prizes, young champion." The Master replied, "However, I did not say they were for you!"
"What!" Inuyasha snapped angrily, "You mean I fought in your stupid tournament for nothing!"
"I would not say you fought for nothing, dear champion!" The master answered, "You managed to give me seven wonderful prizes!"
"What are you talking about?" Inuyasha asked, rather annoyed.
The Master of Games then walked down towards Inuyasha.
"You may be the winner…" he said as he grabbed his ruby amulet around his neck.
He then pulled the amulet close to Inuyasha; close enough for Inuyasha to hear the desperate screams and cries of Luffy, Yusuke, Naruto, Edward, Trunks, Miroku, and Koga trapped inside. The reflection of the shock on Inuyasha's face shone from the amulet.
"…but the losers are mine to keep!" he added.
Inuyasha then shook off his fear and glared angrily at the Master.
"Miroku was right!" he yelled, "This is a trick!"
Inuyasha then drew his Tetsusaiga and swung it in the Master's direction.
"Let them go this instance!" he demanded.
The Master of Games just laughed.
"You honestly think, young champion, that you are a match for me, Master of Games?" The Master asked tauntingly.
On that note, he began to shift in front of Inuyasha. Inuyasha was shocked at what he saw. The Master of Games was now dressed in a school uniform like Yusuke. His right hand was made of metal like Edward, and his left arm was covered in a cloth like Miroku. His hair was long and purple like Trunks. He wore a straw hat like Luffy and a headband like Naruto. Finally, he had a tail like Koga.
"With all their powers at my command no one will ever defeat the Master of Games!" The Master proclaimed. "I am invincible!"
Inuyasha smirked.
"How can you be invincible?" Inuyasha asked tauntingly, "You don't have me! I'm the Champion of champions, after all!"
The Master stood their in awe for a few seconds. He then evilly smiled at Inuyasha.
"You have a point, young champion" he said, "You are the best of the best, as proven!"
"Then maybe the game isn't over!" Inuyasha said.
"The game is never over!" The Master barked.
"Then how about one last round?" Inuyasha asked, "Winner take all!"
The Master of Games motioned his hand in the air.
"Inuyasha versus the Master of Games!" he announced. "Let the contest begin!"
With that, Inuyasha ran forward with his Tetsusaiga ready. The Master of games slapped his hands on the ground, transmutating a long metal pole. Just as Inuyasha was about to pounce upon the Master, the Master took the pole and countered Inuyasha's attack. The two were drawn into a heated sword fight, each one countering the other's attack Suddenly, Inuyasha sliced through the Master's pole, cutting it in half. Inuyasha then pulled his sword up, and was about to strike the Master. The Master clapped his hands together and disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Inuyasha only hit air.
Just then, several Master clones appeared, circling around Inuyasha, completely surrounding him. The clones charged forward and attacked Inuyasha, pulling as many punches and kicks as they could. While he did manage to evade a few attacks, Inuyasha was bombarded by the assault. Inuyasha managed to take his Tetsusaiga and slash one of the clones, causing it to disappear in a puff of smoke. He repeated this several times, until the real Master was left. Inuyasha almost slashed him, but the Master stretched out of the way, elongating his body backwards in a back flip. Just as the Master landed on his feet, he pointed his finger at Inuyasha.
"Spirit Shotgun" he shouted as he shot a beam of energy at Inuyasha.
The blast hit Inuyasha straight in the chest. He was taken aback by the impact, falling upon his back He lay still for a few seconds, but struggled to get on his feet. As soon as he was standing, Inuyasha charged forward with Tetsusaiga ready. Just as Inuyasha was close enough to the Master, the Master began to spin around rapidly, engulfing himself inside a tornado. He charged towards Inuyasha, sucking him into the whirlwind. Inuyasha screamed as he was spun around within the vortex. In a matter of minutes, the cyclone spit the poor half-demon out, exhausted from the intense battle so far.
The Master stopped his tornado attack abruptly. As the winds died down, The Master was revealed holding onto a ball of energy. He aimed the ball into Inuyasha's direction.
"KA-ME-HA-ME…" The master chanted as the ball of energy increased. "HA!"
The Master released the energy mass, sending a blast at Inuyasha whom was still in the air. The attack hit him, Inuyasha groaned hard in pain, lacking enough breath to properly scream. He fell to the ground, bruised and slightly bloody. Inuyasha was nearly unconscious, struggling to keep his own eyes open. But no matter how weak he was, he refused to lose his grip on his Tetsusaiga, holding on to it for dear life.
The Master of Games gazed upon the fallen hero from across the arena.
"It just goes to show champion!" The Master said as he held out his amulet "Nobody defeats the Master of Games!"
The Master then whipped out his other arm in Inuyasha's direction, removing the cloth over it.
"WIND TUNNEL!" he screamed as a gush of wind came in through the hole in his palm.
The force of the wind tunnel drew Inuyasha's body forward from across the arena. Inuyasha was then sent flying towards the Master, whose amulet glowed a bright red.
"NO!" Inuyasha thought, mentally screaming, "I CAN'T LET THIS PSYCOPATH WIN!"
Inuyasha tumbled forward into the air, too weak to move.
"BUT WHAT CAN I DO?" Inuyasha thought, "HE'S NEARLY DEFEATED ME!"
A memory then struck Inuyasha. It was when Miroku and he were back in his world after the sparring match!"
"Just because your opponent's down, doesn't mean he's beat." Inuyasha remembered what Miroku said, "He still has a few moves he can pull off, even when felled."
As he flew towards the Master's Wind Tunnel hand and amulet, Inuyasha whipped out his Tetsusaiga sword with what little energy he had left in him. As soon as Inuyasha was close enough, his sword plunged into the Master's amulet, breaking it into many fragment. The Master was in shock as a bright red light engulfed the room, crying out in terror. Inuyasha blacked out right before he fell to the ground.
"Inuyasha…" a voice cried out in the dark. It was Miroku's. Inuyasha was rousing from unconsciousness. He began to open his eyes slightly. What little he saw was that of Miroku standing over him.
"Inuyasha!" Miroku said, kneeling beside him.
"I think he's waking up." Trunks said, standing behind Miroku.
Inuyasha eyes opened fully, as he saw Miroku, Trunks, and the other five contestants standing around him.
"And I though mutt-face was put down for good!" Koga sneered.
"Shut up, Wolfboy!" Inuyasha snapped, as he began to sit up.
"Inuaysha!" Miroku said, "You're alright!"
Inuyasha got on his knees as he struggled to pick himself up.
"I've fought worse!" Inuyasha said, "You we're right monk! The master was just using us!"
"YOU DID IT!" Luffy cheered as he and Naruto rushed towards Inuyasha with open arms. "YOU DEFEATED THE MASTER OF GAMES!"
The two pounced on the unsuspecting Inuyasha and hugged him tight.
"AND YOU SAVED US ALL!" Naruto added, "BELIVE IT!"
Quite annoyed, Inuyasha shook Luffy and Naruto off of him.
"Hey!" Inuyasha shrieked, "Off of me!"
"I have to hand it to yah!" Yusuke remarked, "You did good back their!"
Trunks stepped forward towards Inuyasha. Inuyasha hung his head down.
"I don't do this often," Inuyasha sneered, "But I just want to apologize for acting like a jerk! Miroku! Trunks!"
Trunks placed a hand on Inuyasha's shoulder.
"That's okay dude!" he said, "We both did! Besides, in the end, it was your drive to win that saved us."
Inuyasha moved Trunks hand away.
"Actually, when I faced the Master, I wasn't fighting to win!" Inuyasha confessed "I was fighting for my friends!"
"You mean you consider us all your fiends now?" Trunks asked.
"Everyone except Koga!" Inuyasha replied.
Everyone laughed at this, except Koga who just crossed his arms angrily.
"I second that emotion!" Koga huffed.
"Wait!" Naruto cried, "How are we supposed to get back now?"
"Good point!" Mirkou said, "The Master of Games is nowhere to be found! And his amulet…"
Everyone turned to the remain of the Master's ruby amulet, lying in fragment behind the group.
"Leave everything to me!" Edward announced making his way through the crowd.
Edward knelt toward the remains of the amulet. He carefully swept the fragments into one small pile. He then clapped his hands and slammed them onto the ground. A transmutation circle surrounded the pieces. In a flash of light, the amulet had been transmutated back to normal. Edward picked the amulet up and faced the crowd.
"Good as new!" he announced "One ticket back home coming up!"
Trunks and Inuyasha faced each other.
"Well," Trunks said, holding his hand out, "Nice knowing yah!"
Inuyasha took his hand and shook it.
"Same here!" he replied.
With that, everyone said their goodbyes to one another. After everyone was finished, Edward Elric rubbed the gem, glowing with a bright red light. Everyone was then zapped away in a lightning bolt. As Edward was zapped away, the amulet fell out of his hand onto the lone arena's floor.
End of Chapter 7
Next Chapter: A New Game is Planned
The story may be over, but this is NOT the last chapter. The last chapter will be posted next, which will serve as a tie between this story and its sequal I plan on writing after this is finished. You'll all have to wait for the exciting conclusion to my most viewedfanficiton soon. As always, be kind and review, please!