Chapter 11: Plant, Sword, Arrow and Shield
Sango charged and slashed at Rinku who blocked with his sword. The two kept slashing but matched each others perfectly. Nobody was getting a hit on each other. One hit though could decide the match.
"Come on Sango…," Inuyasha muttered softly. "We're counting on you…we can't lose to even one of them or this whole thing will turn around…Kit can you even fight well?"
"Er…well I use the Spirit Shield obviously…um…I also know how to slightly use a sword. My best method of attack is using Spirit Energy to make attacks. I can create a dragon out of Spirit Energy and um…I can use my Spirit Energy longer than Keiko did…so that's my specialty."
Sighing Inuyasha lowered his face into his palm. "We're doomed…aren't we?"
"We're not doomed!" Kit snapped. "Just you wait even if Sango loses I'm sure I can take both of them down…I'm just not busting with confidence," she finished meekly.
Sango jabbed her sword forward and missed. Jumping to the side she kept moving quickly Rinku now taking the offense. She had just enough time to dodge an attack before another came in at her. If things like this kept up she would lose to him in no time. Crying out she gasped as a plant tripped her falling on her back. She rolled to the side then screamed in pain as his sword jabbed in her leg.
Rinku blinked slightly blushing once more. He pulled the sword out. "A-Are you ok?" he asked his nervousness taking over.
"K-Keep your mind on the battle!" Sango said using her uninjured leg delivering a swift kick into his stomach.
Rinku felt the air get knocked out of him as he stumbled back gasping.
Sango stood slowly her injured leg bleeding heavily. She wouldn't be able to run very fast with a bum leg. If she managed to run it'd be painful as she did. Her best chance would be to wait for Rinku to attack, get him in close range combat and end it with the sweep of her sword or Hirakotsu.
"Bring it on…," Sango said sticking out her tongue.
"Gladly!" Rinku said all traces of nervousness gone. He charged and swung his sword at Sango as his sword got deflected. Sango whipped her arm around and smirked as she hit something solid.
Gasping she backed away seeing vines snake around the sword. Not only had the vines blocked her sword attack it had taken the sword away too!
Rinku smiled another sword forming in his hand. "This is why I can't be beaten in a forest arena…my whole body might as well be a shield!"
"Shields can be broken," Sango said as she picked up Hirakotsu. Sango looked at the weapons on her side and smirked slightly.
Rinku blinked as he seen Sango's arms moving behind Hirakotsu. "What is she doing…," he muttered slightly blinking.
Sango bent down seeing the broken arrow Kagome had fired at Ladon. She used the strap of it aiming and fired at Rinku then hurled Hirakotsu at him. Running behind the trees she saw the weapons she had strapped to it flying directly at Rinku.
Rinku blinked as swords and other weapons came at him. He blocked with his sword deflecting most of them then skidded slightly as Hirakotsu hit him head on. That's when he felt the sword stabbing through his back and coming out his stomach.
"Told you…shields can be broken," Sango said smiling as her leg gave away.
Rinku breathed softly his breathing short and ragged. Not only had he been fooled but he had been stabbed too…
"Touché Sango…," he said softly pulling out the sword and smirked. "But I had an Ace too," he said as a branch slammed through her chest.
Sango cried out as it flew in her. She had missed a vital blow but she knew she'd be out of the next fight. She grabbed Rinku and threw him out of the arena as hard as she could praying he wouldn't get up. He didn't.
"The winner is Sango," Yuu said barely showing any emotion at all. He stepped in the arena his slick gay hair and purple eyes seemed disarming.
Sango stumbled out of the arena into Inuyasha. "I won…sorry Kit but I think you have the most powerful person…as soon as he got in that arena I felt a demonic aura unlike any we've seen before."
Shorin healed her his breathing soft. "Kit…don't get injured to much I can't handle much more White Magic healing."
"A demonic aura eh?" Kit asked replying to Sango. "Don't worry I wont," she said talking to Shorin that time.
Yuu stood there calmly his arms behind his back. "Since you're a weaker opponent my specialty is Spirit Archery."
"Spirit Archery?" Kit repeated blinking in confusion.
He nodded as a bow and arrow made purely out of Spirit Energy formed in his hand. He smirked towards Kit. "Ready to give in?"
"Not a chance!" she said smiling. "This is way to much fun to give in now!" She suddenly blinked as a heavy rain began lightning flashing the trees disappearing.
"Lightning Arena," Yuu said.
Shorin muttered softly. "If only I had fought there…"
"Well…this is new…," Kit said softly looking around in awe. Right now she really had no idea how to fight if she didn't know his strategy. If he was using Spirit Energy he probably wouldn't fire rapidly…or would he?
"Ready?" Yuu said.
"Yeah!" Kit cried smiling in excitement. Excitement turned to fear as she began running an arrow being shot at her. Right now she wasn't using Spirit Energy to fight, right now she was seeing how he fought.
Yuu readied another Spirit Arrow taking aim and fired. He barely missed as he charged for Kit changing the arrow to a sword slashing.
Kit jumped up then blinked as the sword turned to an arrow as it fired at her. Crying out she threw up her arms calling a barrier large enough to block the arrow around her arms. As she came down she blinked Yuu gone from sight. She looked around in confusion the lightning blinding her temporarily. It hadn't blinded Yuu though as Kit suddenly felt a searing pain right above her right kneecap. She looked down long enough to see the Spirit Arrow disappearing blood running down her leg.
Everyone on the sidelines watched in awe silently cheering her on.
Slowly Kit pulled out the Spirit Shield her eyes narrowed. This time if he fired she would be ready.
"Ah…the Spirit Shield…truly a weapon that would make anyone envious," Yuu said smirking from his spot.
Kit turned and held out the shield at arms length. A blast formed in the center and shot at Yuu who leapt out from the darkness in just enough time to dodge.
"One hit like that and I'll lose this…," he said softly his eyes wide.
Kit smirked slightly despite the throbbing of her leg. She charged Yuu and dodged as another arrow fired at her swinging the shield nailing him in the head.
He felt to the ground blood trailing off his head gasping softly. He placed a hand to his head biting his lip slightly.
"I can't lose this now…," Kit said softly.
"Well…you're definitely the first who's made me have to use this technique in years," Yuu said his body glowing with Spirit Energy.
Blinking Kit slowly backed away wondering what was going on.
"Spirit Arrow Barrage!" Yuu cried as Spirit Arrows flew from his arrow at Kit.
Kit's eyes grew wide as the arrows slammed into her entire body full force.