Sorry I took awhile with the update but school has been killing me. You'd think when it's nearly summer they'd give less work. OH well. That's enough of my gripping. This also took awhile cause long battle scenes are the toughest things to write about. Any way this chapter will focus on the battle between Riku and his archenemy Sirus.

Chapter 15

Battle of the Wolves

Riku and Sirus both charged with incredible speed. They both went for a diagonal swing. Their swords collided and a pushing match started. The wind around them started to pick up. They finally separated and started a real duel. Their swords were blurs as they dodged each other's weapon. Neither seemed to gain the upper hand. Riku managed to push Sirus's sword to the side and land a punch with his free arm. As Sirus stumbled back, Riku went for the kill. He thrust his sword forward. Before it hit Sirus disappeared.

Riku stood where he was. His face showed no emotion. He swung his sword to the left. The sound of swords colliding echoed throughout the fortress. Sirus was in midair and floating above Riku with their swords in contact. They both disappeared. Shockwaves came out from the air when they collided with each other.

All the spectators watched in awe as the two combatants continued their battle to fast to see. Even Kurama was having trouble keeping up with them. "Shouldn't you guys help him?" Keiko asked. "No, we mustn't interfere. This is a fight to settle the fate of these lands. It's their battle not ours" Kurama said. He'd lost the two. Where could they be he asked himself.

Riku and Sirus had left the square where the flagpole was and no fought on the rooftops of the houses. They each were on a separate line of houses across the street from each other. They ran at the same speed not taking their eyes off each other. Every now and then they'd jump across the street to the other side, clashing with each other a bit before landing.

Sirus sent a gust of wind at Riku that threw him off balance. He then slashed at him. Riku just dodged it but his coat was cut on the left shoulder. They landed back in the square panting. "I'm sorry, did I damage your precious coat?" Sirus asked mockingly. Riku threw his sword in the air. In a blur he removed his red coat and threw it to the side. "Lets take it up a notch" he said catching his sword. Sirus smirked and they went to their fighting stances. A tornado surrounded Riku and another surrounded Sirus. The two tornados charged and collided sending high winds in various directions. When the winds died down Riku and Sirus's swords collided.

In an explosion of power the swords flew from their wielders hands in the direction to each one's back. They turned in opposite directions to look where the swords landed. They then spun around and hit each other in the face. When they recovered, they spun in the opposite direction. Their forearms collided and another pushing match started. They then jumped backwards and jumped in to the air toward each other. They threw punches and kicks while blocking and dodging each other's blows. When they landed they both disappeared. More explosions were heard as they clashed in the air.

They appeared again with Sirus slashing his claws sideways at Riku. The attack left five bleeding scratch marks on Riku's chest. Taking advantage Sirus punched Riku's face then did a spinning kick landing his foot on the side of Riku's head. Riku went flying to a building. He crashed into it and it caved in around him. Sirus landed smirking. In know you're still alive he silently told Riku.

The debris started to shake. Riku leaped out of the rubble and flew to fifty feet above the ground. "CRESCENT CLAWS" the attack headed straight for Sirus. He smirked and dodged each one. "What a useless technique" he said dodging another.  He was about to jump out of the way of another when a foot came into contact with his back. He was pushed forward toward the energy blade. Sirus just managed to dodge but the attack managed to graze his arm. Riku followed up with a three punch, two kick combo and a knee to the gut to finish it off. Sirus stumbled back clutching his stomach. He growled and lunged at Riku.

He punched Riku in the gut. Riku punched him back on the face. Sirus went for a kick but Riku caught his foot and swung him over his head. He slammed Sirus to the ground. He let go and spit some blood from his mouth. Sirus was struggling to get back up. He finally stood on both of his feet.

"Impressive Riku, you used your energy blades to distract me while you snuck up on me. I won't let that happen again" Sirus said smirking at the end. He brought his hand up and put it in a chopping position. "WIND BLADE" he called out. A blade made of moving air headed for Riku. He blocked it as it hit. While he was busy trying to keep the attack at bay, Sirus sent another. This one hit Riku on his side. As he winced in pain the other hit. When the dust cleared, Riku stood with his cloths in taters and clutching his left shoulder.

"That attack has weakened you severely. It's time to finished you off" Sirus said. He jumped into the air and seemed to hover. He brought his hand forward and started to power up. Black flames surrounded him. "This attack was meant just for you Riku. Nothing you do can stop it" he laughed as the flames built up.

Looks like I have no choice Riku thought. He relaxed his body and closed his eyes. Slowly, he stretched his right hand upward and widened his fingers. He stood in this position as he concentrated. A breeze passed by him as a white aurora surrounded him.

From the sky came what looked like wild wolves. They were each white and transparent. "Spirit wolves" Kurama said with surprise in his voice. "What are spirit wolves?" Yusuke asked. "Their the souls of dead wolves. You see when a wolf or wolf demon dies its spirit doesn't go to Spirit World. A wolf's spirit is to wild to go to the realm of the dead so they roam the human world. They can take physical form during a full moon" Kurama replied.

The wolf spirits turned into little comets and gentle flew into Riku outstretched hand. They formed a spiral pattern as a ball of energy formed. When they all disappeared into the energy ball, Riku cupped his hand and brought it to his side.

"Time to finish you off, ULTIMATE BLACK INFERNO" Sirus shouted. Out of his hand came the same flame attack he used on Yusuke but his one was twice as big. It speed toward Riku. "My thoughts exactly" he said calmly. His hand squeezed into a fist. It looked like a glove of white energy. He thrust his hand forward. "SPIRIT WOLF CLAW" his hand was engulfed in light as it took the shape of a glowing white hand with pointed fingertips. He charged the flame attack with his hand stretched forward. When the two attacks collided, Riku's claw split the flames in two as he continued toward the source. Sirus watched in fear as Riku broke through and reached him. Riku grabbed Sirus by the forehead. (This is like on G Gundam when Domon uses his shining finger attack) "Like you said, this battles over" Riku said as head squeezed his hand a little. White beams shoot from Sirus's body. He screamed as his whole body blew up in a flurry of white light. When the flash died down Riku was still in midair, his hand in a grabbing position. Nothing was left of Sirus. The white light on his hand died down and he landed. A few seconds later, the Dark Moon members that had been watching suddenly ran away from the scene. Cowards thought Riku.

He walked over to his coat and put it back on. He than grabbed his swords sheath and headed for the Crescent Edge. He picked it up and sheathed it. He strapped it to his back and started to walk to Yusuke and company.

That's enough for now. Next chapter, we learn the secret behind the Spirit Wolf Claw and Yukina and Riku say farewell to each other. Review please.