Chapter 8: Speed!

Inuyasha looked at Flash a smirk on his face. He would in this and then face the next opponent. He thought it would be an easy win but he was dead wrong. As he brought his claws down towards Flash he sliced nothing but air. Soon he felt a familiar rumbling beneath him. The arena began changing as burnt trees came up fire swirling around them. Ashes lay scattered around the place small flickering flames stretching in places.

"The Fire Arena," Flash said smiling. "You'll be burnt to a crisp in no time."

"Don't be so sure…," Inuyasha said clenching his fist. "You may be fast but I'm fast too."

"To me you're as slow as a slug," Flash said balancing on one foot.

Inuyasha growled and slashed at Flash with his claws once more slicing nothing but air. He watched Flash move and charged after him punching forward getting blasted back into a burning tree.

"With high speeds I can make it so when I stop the wind pushes you away," Flash said smiling.

"Brat…," Inuyasha muttered softly sitting up. Soot covered his arms the heat passing through his clothes. If he got hit by fire directly he would be in trouble.

"Only reason you're calling me a brat is because you're losing if it was any other opponent you'd be complimenting him."

"Fat chance…," Inuyasha said pulling out Tetsusaiga.

Flash smiled. "The famous Tetsusaiga, able to slay 100 demons with a single slash, it will be an honor to defeat the one who wields it."

Inuyasha glared his anger rising.

"If Flash keeps it up he will be in trouble," Miroku said checking over Shorin's wounds who was still knocked out.

"All he's trying to do is provoke Inuyasha so he'll fight blindly…obviously he doesn't know when Inuyasha's mad he fights better than before," Sango said softly staring at the two.

Inuyasha leapt back as Flash went on the offensive punching at him swiftly. Inuyasha had enough time to block each with Tetsusaiga. If this kept up Flash would win this and Inuyasha would lose. Flying back as Flash stopped Inuyasha pushed his sword into the ground skidding back. Jumping over his sword Inuyasha leapt on Flash.

"Now try your quick feet!" Inuyasha panted.

"Gladly," Flash said smiling and quickly began running around the field.

Inuyasha cried out but kept a tight hold on Flash hoping to wear him down. He didn't think Flash would actually have enough energy or strength to do this. Flying off of him Inuyasha crashed through a burning tree heat immediately passing through.

"He's dead now," Flash said smiling looking at everyone. "There's no way a demon or human could live through that."

"Oh really…?" Inuyasha asked standing up his body burnt. "Cause I'm both demon and human and I'm still alive…answer that then."

"I can tell you have human blood in you, you won't give up even if it means death or it could just be that your stupid."

Inuyasha suddenly flung his sword as Flash running towards him. Jumping up he punched Rinku out of the arena as people moved to dodge the body.

"This time I win…,"

"Winner…Inuyasha," Keiko said sighing. "And since you're still able to fight you can choose to stay in or leave."

Inuyasha's head dropped passing out but still standing with Tetsusaiga.

"Ok guess your-" Keiko began but stopped a hand being placed on her shoulder.

"He's still in the arena," a man twice the size of her said.

"F-Fine," Keiko said. "Inuyasha vs. Ladon."

Everyone was in awe including the other three on Keiko's side.

Ladon stepped up smiling a sword on each side of his body. "Time to repay you for beating up Flash."

Inuyasha unable to respond got punched across the field. His head remaining down he fell but still in the arena. Ladon kept pummeling him showing no mercy.

"That's it!" Kagome yelled pulling out an arrow and firing it past Ladon scraping his side. "Either let someone else join the fight or have an arrow stuck in your head what's it going to be?"

"Fine," Ladon said throwing him into Miroku who stumbled catching him uneasily.

Kagome stepped up dropping the bow and arrow pulling out Slash her eyes narrowed.

"Ho, you plan to use the Spirit Sword on me do you," Ladon said laughing. "Get real unless he chooses you as a master you have no way of defeating me."

"I already did," Kagome rasped once more in a different voice. This time though both of them were working together. This time both of them were mad.