Yoh and claw began to fight and unlike the last time they faced each other they looked even.

"I see you've improved asakura" claw said.

"You can thank Kyle for that" Yoh replied.

Claw came in with his twin blades but Yoh was able to dodge. Yoh kicked claw around the head and punched him in the stomach. Claw lunged forward and tried to strike Yoh with his weapon Yoh dodged again but claw spun around and kicked Yoh. Claw used his weapon again but Yoh grabbed his arm.

"I'm impressed asakura" claw said.

"Allow me to impress you further"

Yoh brought his nee up into claws stomach and as claw doubled over Yoh gave him an upper cut punch. Claw fell to the ground.

"The time has come for you to pay for everything you've done" Yoh told claw.

Claw stood up.

"Save me a seat" claw said.

Claw ran at Yoh and attacked. Yoh blocked a few of claws strikes and then hit him in the face. Yoh then gave claw another kick around the head.

"That was for Ryu" Yoh said.

Yoh gave claw a punch in the stomach

"That's for horo"

Yoh hit claw under the chin.

"That's for Anna"

Yoh then kicked claw sending across the ring and to the ground.

"And that's for me and everyone else you've hurt"

Claw slowly got up.

"You've caused a lot of suffering claw. I remember everything you made me do while I was affected by the serum," Yoh told him

Yoh walked towards claw.

"I remember how you turned me against my friends. And what I did to Anna"

Yoh lowed his head. Claw smiled.

"How does it feel knowing you almost finished your girl friend off" claw mocked.

Yoh remained silent.

"What's it like to know I turned you into a puppet and that you obeyed your enemy with out question" claw added.

Yoh still remained silent but he was starting to get angry. Claw moved closer to Yoh.

"How does it feel that I made you betray the one you love"?

Claw laughed and Yoh couldn't take it anymore.

"That's enough" Yoh yelled.

Yoh punched claw.

"I'm gonna make you pay for what you did" Yoh shouted.

Yoh charged at claw and attacked. Claw could do nothing but block Yoh was now fighting a lot stronger. Yoh started to force claw back and it looked like Yoh was winning. However claw knew what he was doing yoh's anger was now fuelling his attacks but with every punch and kick Yoh was getting weaker.

"Time to strike" claw said.

Claw punched Yoh in the stomach and hit Yoh on the back of the head. Yoh fell to the ground.

"No Yoh" Anna yelled.

"That was to easy" claw mocked.

Claw walked up to Yoh.

"I can't believe I fell for another one of your tricks"yoh said.

Claw laughed.

"Your so easy to manipulate" he told Yoh.

Claw raised his twin blades.

"Looks like it's game over" claw said.

Claw brought his claws down to finish Yoh off.

"Yoh catch"

Anna threw Yoh his sword and Yoh just managed to block claws strike.

"This isn't over yet claw," Yoh told claw.

Yoh pushed claw away from him and got up.

"Now lets see how you do against my blade" Yoh said.

"Show me what you've got" claw replied.

Yoh and claw's blades begin to clash together as the two continued the fight.

"I see you're not a bad swordsman" claw told Yoh.

"You haven't seen anything yet" Yoh replied.

The two fighters kept attacking each other and once again the two looked even. Yoh kicked claw in the stomach and knocked him to the ground.

"Nice shot now it's my turn" claw yelled.

Claw got up and attacked.

"Cable claw" claw shouted.

Claws twin blades flew at Yoh but he dodged the attack.

"You're going to have to do better than that claw"

Yoh charged at claw and claw just managed to return his weapon in time to block yoh's strike. The two fighters blades locked together and the sound of metal scraping on metal echoed throughout the arena as Yoh and claw pushed against each other. Anna watched from the edge of the ring.

"This fight could still go either way," she thought.

Yoh managed to push claw away and cut his arm.

"You've done it now asakura" claw yelled.

Claw charged at you and the two continued to fight neither seemed to have the advantage. But after a while both were starting to get tried and one of them would make a mistake sooner or latter.

"Cable claw" claw yelled.

Claws blades flew at Yoh he dodged them again but this distracted him long enough for claw to strike.

"Now your mine" claw said.

Claw hit Yoh under the chin returned his weapon and struck Yoh with it.

"Yoh" Anna cried.

Claws blades cut into Yoh side and Yoh fell to his knees.

"Looks like it's over asakura" claw said.

"That's what you think claw"

Suddenly Anna jumped onto claws back. Claw spun around trying to get Anna off him.

"Get off me" he yelled.

Claw managed to get Anna off his back and threw her to the ground.

"Anna" Yoh shouted.

Claw turned to Yoh.

"I was just going to finish you off"

Claw looked at Anna.

"But I'll think I'll have some fun with Anna first"

Claw walked towards Anna.

"No leave her alone," Yoh yelled.

"I'm going to enjoy this" claw said.

Claw went up to Anna.

"You should have stayed out of this Anna" claw told her.

Claw went for Anna but she blocked claws punch.

"No one hurts my fiancée and gets away with it." Anna said.

"Impressive but your no match for me Anna"

Claw hit Anna again.

"Anna no" Yoh yelled.

Anna turned to claw.

"No matter what you do to me claw I'll never give up" Anna told him.

"Really. Then I'll just have to finish you off" claw replied.

Claw turned to Yoh.

"Say good buy to your fiancée asakura"

Claw turned back to Anna and raised his twin blades to finish her off. Yoh suddenly got up.

"NO" Yoh shouted.

Claw turned to Yoh.

"What the" he yelled.

Yoh lunged at claw and started to attack him. Claw couldn't hold Yoh and like before he was being forced back. With each strike claw was closer to defeat and this time it wasn't anger fuelling yoh's attacks it was his love for Anna. Yoh forced claw to the edge of the ring claws twin blades could no longer take Yoh attacks and Yoh smashed claws weapon in two.

"And now to end this" Yoh told claw.

Yoh punched claw in the stomach and finished him off.

"Shoryn-ken" Yoh yelled.

Yoh hit claw with a rising dragon punch and claw fell out of the ring and to the ground he was out cold.

"Well after that fight team asakura advance to the final" the fight announcer said.

Yoh went to Anna.

"You did it Yoh" Anna said.

"No we did it" Yoh replied.

The two kissed as everyone in the ring cheered. Unseen by anyone spike watched from the shadows.

"So asakura managed to beat claw again. Looks like it's now my turn to have some fun" spike said to himself.

Spike laughed.

To be continued.

Yoh may have beaten claw but he still needs to find manta. And what has spike got planed for everyone find out in the next part of island of heroes.

There's another chapter for you hope you liked it. Soon it will be time for Kyle and his team to face his former friends and spike is about to make his apperance. Once again a big thanks to yamiandanzu4ever Chris Jericho-y2j sakura-star69 aaaa322 gssff and mksk8r (thanks Rhys) for your reviews.

Thanks everyone. TK LEE

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