Sorry the wait. I've been working on several projects at once lately, so any new projects will take awhile being updated. There's only about two chapters left for this story, so let's get this story going. Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story. I'm just borrowing them. So finally, here's chapter 10 of Inuyasha and the Dark Tournament. Enjoy! Please read and review if you want the next chapter out faster. Flames are allowed. Please issue your challenges.

With both fighters down, the teams, announcer and audience waited for either Sango or Kurama to get to their feet. Kurama had inserted a poison into Sango that put her to sleep. Sango had Hiraikotsu and hit Kurama in the stomach. Forcing him to lose his balance, fall and hit his head.

25 minutes has passed since the fighters fell. It was in those 25 minutes that Kurama started to move. In the 27th minute, Kurama got up shakily to his feet. Sakura raised the microphone to her mouth and said, "Kurama wins. Team Urameshi picks up the win. Team Urameshi is leading the tournament finals over team Urameshi with a score of 2-1." Kuwabara yells with the newly won victory. Inuyasha cursed over the loss.

Kurama remembered about Sango when Miroku started asking what's wrong with her. Kurama walked over Sango's body and picked it up. He crossed over to Miroku and handed him to Sango. Kurama explained that the thorns on the whip he used had a poison on it. The poison was a sleeping mixture on them, and she'll be asleep for about 1-3 hours. Afterward, he went to Botan, who greeted Kurama with a hug, a couple of kisses, and a good scolding for scaring her.

Botan then had Kurama sit down, so she could heal whatever wounds he might have. "Ok. With the third match of the finals out of the way, we can see the fourth match of the finals," stated Sakura. The screen did the scramble and showed the fourth match. "For the fourth match, we have Sesshomaru and Hiei. If Hiei wins the match, the tournament's over, and Team Urameshi wins and are the champions 2 times in a row. If Sesshomaru wins, the finals are tied, and Team Inuyasha has another chance to win the tournament.

"And you two know the rules. So, now we can let the fourth match, and possibly the final match of the tournament. Let the fight begin!" Sesshomaru and Hiei stood in the ring face-to-face; Sesshomaru towering over Hiei. Hiei unsheathed his sword, as Sesshomaru pulled out Tokijin. Everyone could feel the demonic aura coming from Sesshomaru's sword. It made the hairs on the back of their necks stand.

Hiei, using speed disappeared, and then reappeared behind Sesshomaru. When Sesshomaru turned around, Hiei swung his sword at the demon lord's midsection. The blade was easily blocked and forced back. Sesshomaru then swung Tokijin at Hiei. Hiei placed his sword in front of him to block Tokijin. Then under the pressure, Hiei's sword broke. Hiei jumped back before the opposing blade could land on him completely. The opposing sword had left a cut across Hiei's cheek.

Without his sword, Hiei resorted to using his fists against the demon lord. Hiei using most of the speed at his disposal went straight for Sesshomaru. With his speed, he was able to get in front of Sesshomaru and land punches on him. The speed of the punches had caught Sesshomaru slightly off guard. With all the punches, Sesshomaru was forced down to one knee. Sesshomaru gave Hiei one good punch in the face, forcing Hiei to stop his constant attacks. After a moment, Hiei regained his footing partially before he fell.

But before Hiei could regain his footing completely, Sesshomaru used Tokijin's attack on him. The blast knocked Hiei out of the ring, and into the wall. Sesshomaru had to admit though, this match was going on longer than he expected. All the matches he fought in so far had been 1-2 minutes long. But this one was going to take a lot longer than 2 minutes.

Hiei had watched all of the matches Sesshomaru had fought in. He memorized the fighting style, but not once did Sesshomaru use Tokijin. He got to his feet, with barely a scratch, and summoned the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. The black dragon, from the pits of the Spirit World, went after Sesshomaru with the intention to kill him. The dragon hit Sesshomaru, throwing him backward and onto his back.

When Sesshomaru got up, he was bleeding from his mouth, and a trail of blood coming from his forehead. Hiei wasting no time took the offensive. Still weak from the previous blast, the half-dead demon never noticed Hiei coming in for an attack. He may have blocked most of the blast using Tokijin, but the rest Dragon of the Darkness Flame still had enough force to nearly kill him.

Hiei started punching Sesshomaru with all the speed at his disposal. Each hit landed on the demon's chest. Sesshomaru swiped his claws at Hiei's face, successfully forcing him back. Sesshomaru then tightened his grip on his sword and called forth Tokijin's strongest blast. Hiei moved out of the way of most of the blast to survive, but enough of it hit him leaving cuts and bruises across his face and body. He wiped the blood off his face while the cuts healed 3 minutes after the attack.

Sesshomaru got bored with the match real quick. The match was going on for too long for his taste. His right hand starting glowing an acid green color. Sesshomaru then went on the offensive. Hiei was able to dodge the first few attacks, but was caught after a while by the throat. The demon lord sank his claws into Hiei's neck and started to insert the poison into his bloodstream. After a couple more seconds, Sesshomaru threw Hiei, as if he was nothing more than a rag doll.

The poisoned fire apparition got to his feet shakily and tried to regain his balance. Once he regained his balance was regained, he transformed into his demon form. Using whatever speed he had left, he went to attack Sesshomaru. Hiei might have landed his punches, but none of them could push Sesshomaru back a centimeter, let alone an inch; nor did his punches hold as much strength as before. And his punches were growing weaker with every passing moment; as well as slowing down.

When he slowed to the point where his punches stopped coming at all, Hiei collapsed. "Oh, looks like the poison finally got him," announced Sakura. "There's only one way to find out if he can get up and continue the fight, let the count begin." But before she could start the count, Hiei staggered to his feet.

"Next time you put poison into someone and leave them for dead," said Hiei breathing heavily as Sesshomaru turned his back on him, "make sure they're dead, you sorry excuse for a demon lord. Because, your victims can come back twice as strong as before and kill you asshole!"

Sesshomaru, angered by the comment, turned back around, narrowed his eyes as they turned red, and he bared his fangs. Sesshomaru walked slowly towards Hiei, like a wild animal ready to pounce on his prey. Since Hiei couldn't move much at the time, Sesshomaru picked him up by the throat once again, and brought him to eye level. He then put more poison into Hiei, all the while squeezing tighter and tighter with every passing moment.

Hiei started to feel the pressure in his neck start to build up. He knew that if he didn't do something fast, the bones in his neck were going to break. So with one final resort, he balled his right hand into a fist and surrounded it with fire. With one good shot, Hiei's fire fist connected with the left side of Sesshomaru's face. The punch left something of a burn on his face. The surprise punch forced him to drop Hiei and stagger backward. The fire apparition used most of his remaining energy to use the fire punch to get out of Sesshomaru's death grip. It left him breathing even heavier. And the poison was draining what was left of that energy.

With all the energy stolen from him by the poison, Hiei collapsed for the second time. Sakura starts the count, but this time Hiei doesn't get up. Sesshomaru walked towards Hiei, Tokijin in hand, got ready to kill him. But before anything could be done, Miroku activated the talisman on Sesshomaru. He calmed down slightly and moved away from Hiei's body. Kuwabara went into the ring and took Hiei. He brought Hiei to Botan so she could heal and remove the poison from him. While Sesshomaru was leaving the ring, Sakura made the final announcements for the fourth match.

"Sesshomaru wins the match. Now Team Inuyasha ties Team Urameshi with their recent win. And since all the other fighters already fought in the finals already, their team leaders will fight. And so for the 5th and final match of the Dark Tournament, and for the tie breaker, it'll be Inuyasha versus Yusuke Urameshi!"

Inuyasha and Yusuke walked into the ring. The two stared eye to eye, getting ready for the final match of the finals. "Ok. The fighters are in place. So, let's get this match under way. Ready Set Go!"

Author's note: You now know the final match. Say who you think is going to win. Please read the other fan fiction I have. It's a sailor moon au story.