The Flaming Demon

Kushibo laughed as he walked by Kenji. The demon Kushibo was facing slowly walked up to him. He was lanky and tall, and he was wearing a strange robe with no sleeves. Kushibo took a few steps back. "No point in trying if I don't know his power," he said. Kenji tried to stay awake this time. The demon lit his hands up. He let out an explosion that sent him and Kushibo flying. Kushibo landed next to Akuma and chuckled. He got up slowly. He drew his sword and prepared. The demon stated his name. "They just call me Fish," he said confidently. He had a wide smile on his face, and his teeth were the color of mold. He lifted his hand up and Kushibo put his in the ground. "Let's see who goes flying now." Kushibo let out another earthquake while Fish let out a massive explosion. Kushibo was holding the ground with precision. Finally, Fish jumped out of the smoke and ran toward Kushibo. Kushibo cut each of his arms off, but he regrew them in a second. Kushibo looked at him with a disapproving expression. "I thought this would be quicker." Kushibo let out another earthquake and put energy in his sword. Fish put energy into his fists and let out another explosion. Kushibo was able to reflect it and it hit Fish, sending Fish flying back to Akuma. Fish crawled toward the stadium slowly. Fire lit up around him. Kushibo leaped toward Fish and kicked him in the jaw. He started to repeatedly attack Fish. He kicked him, bruised him, beat him, anything he could get in before he started to rise again. He hit Fish in the head with a tile from the stadium. Fish was bloody and beaten, but he was persistent. The sun started to set. Kushibo got up slowly. He noticed that there was a large wound of his shoulder. "In the time I was beating him, he must've landed a few hits," Kushibo thought to himself. He felt the other wounds dripping with blood. Kushibo was in agonizing pain. He let out an ear splitting scream. He stumbled back and fell onto the floor, his sword next to him. Fish walked up to him, laughing. "A little help from my friend, Maho! He's great with card tricks!" Kushibo rolled over and started to yell more. He was cursing and screaming about how he cheated. The demon chuckled. He didn't care. As long as he won, nothing mattered. Akuma was smiling under his hat. Kushibo suddenly noticed the large cut around Fish's neck. It was thick and red with blood pouring out of it fast. Fish's head flew off suddenly. It was then that Kushibo noticed his partner Kenji on the other side of the stadium. He had his sword out. Kushibo put two and two together to figure out that Kenji had helped him. The demon regrew his head. This time, he was furious. He dug his hands into the ground and started a chain of explosions. Fire took over half the entire stadium. It crackled and whipped away the stadium tiles with its heat. Kenji quickly jumped out of the stadium. Kushibo tried to crawl away, but he was engulfed by flames. Flames were now surrounding him on every side. Kushibo saw a dark figure. Fish walked through the flames and stopped in front of him. He grabbed Kushibo by the wrist and lifted him up. Kushibo couldn't do anything. He was stuck. The demon gripped harder and laughed. Before the demon could start talking, his arm flew off and Kushibo fell to the floor. Kushibo was the one smiling now. Fish quickly turned and kicked Kushibo in the gut. Kushibo grabbed his foot and threw him out of the flames. He started an earthquake to distract everyone and leaped out of the flames. He kicked Fish in the face, spun, and drove his sword into his head. Kushibo twisted the sword slowly. He kicked the demon in the face and pushed harder. Finally, the demons head burst open. Kushibo made sure to cut up the remaining bits and incinerate them all like Kenji had done in his other battles. Kushibo sat down. His body was aching all over. He tried to crawl out of the stadium, but his arms were weak and he was tired. Kenji jumped into the stadium and picked him up. "You rest now," Kenji said to him. He put Kushibo next to Toshi and hopped back into the stadium. He had a devilish gleam in his eyes. The next demon walked onto the stage. He felt his horns grow and his muscles get bigger. He laughed. The demon was pale and looked tired. Kenji laughed. He couldn't be stopped now. He picked up his broken blade and leaped toward the demon. He was prepared for battle once again. With one swift hit, the demons head was clean off.