Will ran over to mat followed by Zak Lisa.

"Mat speak to me," Zak said.

Zak brother slowly opened one eye.

"I guess I lost," he said.

Everyone was relieved that mat was still conscious. Kyle and Antony dropped into the ring and walked over to will and the others.

"We'll get him out of here" Kyle said.

Will nodded and Kyle and Antony helped mat up.

"Watch your back" Kyle said as he and Antony left with mat.

"Will he be ok" Lisa asked.

"He'll be fine" will answed.

Now it was time for the next fight and Zak and red fox walked up to each other.

"Sorry about your brother kid" red fox mocked.

Zak looked angry.

"Oh you'll be sorry" Zak replied.

Zak pulled out his sword and red fox clenched his fists and two sword blades came out of his sleeves.

"Let the fight begin" the announcer said.

Zak ran at red fox and attacked and the two started to exchange blows but red fox was the better fighter.

"The boy has too much anger in him" wu long said.

Yoh turned to him.

"What do you mean?" Yoh asked.

"When you fight with rage alone it clouds your mind and it limits your fighting power" wu long explained.

"I know what you mean," Yoh said.

Yoh remembered his battle with Faust and knew all to well what happens when you fight with rage alone. Zak was now losing his anger had taken its toll.

"Ready to give up yet" red fox asked.

"Not as long as I'm standing," Zak shouted.

Zak charged at red fox. Fox just smiled he knew he was about to win. Zak swung his sword at red fox. Fox blocked the attack and knocked Zak's sword out of his hand and kicked him around the head Zak fell to the ground and out of the ring.

"And the 2nd win goes to team dead eye" the announcer said.

Will and Lisa walked up to Zak.

"I'm sorry will I failed" Zak said.

"At least your still in one piece" will replied.

Now it was wills turn to fight and his opponent was dead eye him self.

"Let the fight begin"

Will and dead eye began to fight. The two swordsmen matched each other blow for blow neither seemed to have the upper hand. But as the two fighters parted dead eye threw a knife at will. Will blocked the knife with his sword but this distracted will long enough for dead eye to strike. Dead eye hit will with the handle of his sword and kicked him sending will flying across the ring. Dead eye ran up to will and he just managed to get up in time to block dead eye's attack.

"Cheap shot dead eye" will told his opponent.

Will could feel a sharp pain in his arm. Will had manage to block dead eye's strike but the edge of dead eye's sword had cut into will's arm. As the fighters parted blood began to pour out of wills wound.

"Well it worked" dead eye said.

The two begin to fight again but wills wound was slowing him down dead eye now had the advantage. Will fought bravely but dead eye became too much in the end dead eye managed to knock will's sword out of his hand and kicked will in the stomach sending him to the ground. And before will could get up dead eye put his sword to will's neck.

"Looks like I win" dead eye said.

Will had to except defeat he knew there was no way he could win now. Dead eye was declared the winner and team dead eye advanced to the quarter finals. About an hour latter it was time for the 2nd match.

"And now for our 2nd match today please welcome team asakura and team smith.

Yoh and his friends appeared and from the other side of the ring came team smith.

"And for the first fight from team asakura horo horo and from team smith Johnson"

Johnson and horo walked up to each other and got ready to fight. Anna and manta watched from the crowd.

"You get him horo" manta shouted.

Anna remained silent.

"Let the fight begin" the announcer said.

Johnson ran at horo but horo moved out of the way really fast and Johnson lost sight of him.

"Wow how did horo move so fast" manta asked.

"Look" Anna said.

Manta saw where horo horo was and could see he was on a skateboard. Horo headed towards Johnson. The man jumped into the air and tried to hit horo with a fly kick. But horo flipped him self into the air and kicked Johnson first. The man hit the ground and got up as horo landed. But horo wasted no time he raced up to Johnson put one hand on the ground and hit Johnson with the bottom of his board.

"Eat my board" horo shouted.

Johnson was sent flying to the ground and out of the ring.

"Yeah he did it" Yoh shouted.

Horo Horo headed over to his team mates.

"That was impressive my blue haired friend" Ryu said.

"Yeah I had no idea you were so good on a skateboard," Yoh added.

"It's not much different from using my snowboard except you've got wheels" horo said.

Horo turned to ren.

"What did you think ren?" the boy asked.

"Not bad I guess" ren said with a smile.

"Not bad. NOT BAD" horo shouted.

"And now I believe it's my turn" ren said as he headed towards the ring.

"And for our next match welcome from team asakura ren and from team smith Thomson"

Ren and Thomson walked into the ring and got ready to fight.

"Let the fight begin"

Thomson charged at ren. Ren didn't move and just before Thomson got to him ren pulled out his Kwan Dao and knocked Thomson out with it. Thomson fell to the ground he was out cold no one could believe there eye's.

"Wow" Yoh horo and rhy said together.

Ren walked over to his team mates.

"That's how you win a fight" ren said.

Thomson was taken away now it was yoh's turn his opponent the leader of team smith.

"We only need one more win Yoh don't screw this up" horo horo said.

Yoh just ginned at his friend.

"You can trust me," Yoh said as he headed to the ring.

Yoh stepped into the ring where smith was waiting for him.

"Mr asakura" smith said.

"That's right" Yoh smiled at his opponent.

"Your team are impressive mr asakura but I'm afraid your wining streak ends here" smith said.

Both fighters got ready to fight.

"Let the fight begin"

The two began to fight and Yoh was surprised how strong this guy was. But Yoh was still a match for him. Smith came in with a punch, which Yoh blocked then Yoh tried to kick smith. But smith dodged and gave Yoh a punch in the stomach Yoh staged back as smith attacked again. Yoh blocked the attack and gave smith a kick around the head. Yoh then came in with another kick and sent smith flying to the ground.

"Come on Yoh take him down" horo shouted.

Smith got up and turned to Yoh and he didn't look happy.

"Your going to wish you hadn't done that mr asakura," he said.

Smith charged at Yoh and started to attack Yoh and this time smith seemed to have more power. In the end Yoh was sent to the ground.

"Yoh" manta shouted.

Anna remained silent but she looked worried. A small trickle of blood came from the side of yoh's mouth he wiped it from his mouth.

"I'm going to enjoy this mr asakura"

Smith grabbed Yoh and punched him in the face. Yoh fell to the ground again and smith got ready to give Yoh one final blow.

"Goodbye mr asakura"

Then smith came in with a final blow.

To be continued.

Is this the end for Yoh? What will team asakura do if it is? Find out in the next part of island of heroes.

How's that for a cliffhanger what do you think will happen please let me know. Once again thanks for the reviews and any ideas are welcome.

Thanks TK LEE

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