Fon met Sesshomaru halfway through his charge, using her smaller size to maneuver under his punch. She landed her own punch on the demon's chest, denting his armor and sending him back. Both speedsters landed on their feet.

"Sesshomaru … I will be your opponent this time." She said as she dropped into one of her many stances. The dog eyed her for a moment before dropping into one of his own.

"Very well. You die first."

Fon lowered her stance for a half an instant before taking off in a charge, Sesshomaru being the one to meet her half way this time with a claw outstretched and glowing a poisonous green color. Quickly realizing getting hit by that would not be a good idea, Fon feinted to the left and grabbed his other arm, using it to vault around even as he changed his swiping course. In fact she used his forearm as a platform to flip over to his back. He only barely dodged out of the following kick and suddenly they were deep within the dead forest.

Neither one being daunted at the other's speed, the two exchanged a fierce set of blows before Fon sent him back with a jump kick. True to her status as the greatest martial artist, Sesshomaru soared through a couple of trees at the impact of her blow, only catching his fall after it was slowed by the natural obstacles and charging her again. This time however, he stopped just in front of her and launched a poison blast from his palm, forcing her to dodge out of the way. The motion was taken advantage of however as she was grabbed mid – jump and slammed roughly against on of the few surviving trees, and held there as Sesshomaru once more readied his claws.

"You are human, and yet you can keep pace with me. Can it be that you draw power from the sacred jewel?" He questioned rather than attacking. Fon froze for a moment. Not because she had lost or anything, but because she had come to a devastating realization: What if the pacifier corrupted the jewel? Or her curse? Could she truly purify it while the curse sapped her strength? …Could the jewel take her place in having it's power sapped and eventually be destroyed?

She'd have to ponder that later. For now she had to focus on her battle. She used her elbow to break the demon's arm, causing him to let go and retreat to reset the limb. Fon had no intention of giving him that luxury however, as she proceeded to punch his chest plate again, shattering it and sending him flying once more. She quickly gave chase, causing Sesshomaru to have to kick her back to get time to tend his injury, re - breaking his already healed arm to set it properly. Even then he had to stay on the move.

Once finished with his medical care, he went back on the offensive and attempted to melt her again. Repeated strikes were dodged either through small size, or shear speed. Throughout the whole thing, the cursed infant hadn't once lost that accursed smile of her's and that was beginning to get on his nerves as he realized she was toying with him!

Fon had long sense realized that he focused too much on his poison, giving a highly trained martial artist like herself both an advantage and a disadvantage. Her technique was superior, and she'd built an immunity to most poisons given that she was more susceptible to them than others, but this wasn't one of the poisons she could endure. That was proven when a tree she'd previously been standing on melted.

Dashing to the side, she maneuvered around the dog. She noticed his eyes remained on her the whole time, causing her smile to widen some as she felt the adrenaline pick up and cause another burst of speed from her. She closed in on the slightly wide eyed dog and swept his feet from under him in a low kick, using the motion to push herself into a handstand and follow up with a spin kick as the demon fell before vaulting off to land softly on her feet as Sesshomaru began melting the ground she had just vacated, himself using the time to get up. Unfortunately, her small curse had made an appearance again as she didn't land as deep a hit as she would have usually, proving only a minor annoyance for the dog with that attack.

Fon wondered if she should use her flames as she dodged another blast of poison, sharply jabbing him in the ribs with her elbow a couple of times and earning an irritated growl in the process. It could tip the odds a bit … but this was a battle she really had no business finishing. It needed to be Inuyasha to settle this – for his mother's memory and his family pride. She had her reasons for fighting, but she wasn't going to go farther than that reason.

She jumped out of the way of another attack, landing a solid kick to his cheek as she did, followed by a swift punch as she grabbed his hair to vault around to land another hit before jumping off.

Even so, she was enjoying it. For the first time sense Reborn she was being forced to use all her speed, even if it was only about half what her speed had been before the curse. Sesshomaru seemed to be having similar thoughts as his previously annoyed expression slowly turned into a small smile. Fon decided to savor this. Even as she was sent back towards the shore and landed in the water, rocking a boat that Jaken had been rowing in the process. She gave that no acknowledgement as she got up in time to dodge another strike, causing the vassal to duck in cover as he was splashed by the muddy water. The fight didn't stay there long however as the two speed types kept at it, leaving a stunned and soaked Jaken in their wake.

"Surely Lord Sesshomaru is not fighting a human child! Such a thing is beneath him! I must hurry to see if the un – mother has gotten the fangs location at once!" The imp muttered in shock before picking up his ore and rowing faster than he was previously.

As Fon and Sesshomaru battled it out, Inuyasha was left to wonder what exactly had just happened. It was all so fast! He didn't know a human could move at that speed!

"What the … What is she doing?!" He questioned to himself as he saw the damage from their various blows. Was he …being sidelined?! Against his brother?!

"Inuyasha…" The dog turned in shock, recognizing the un-mother that had deceived him as it got up. A smirk came to his face after.

"Oh I get it. She's doing that so I could focus on you." He said dangerously. Even so … could he really hurt his mother's form? Even if it was a demon? Damn it! Why couldn't he be left with Sesshomaru?! Then again … would he really be able to let Fon kill her?

No … he couldn't. He couldn't bare to see his mother die again, even if it was just a demon in her form.

"WHAT?!" Inuyasha turned to see Jaken rowing to shore, a look of shock on his face as he took in the situation. "How could my plan fail so miserably? No, it must work. Tell me where your father's grave is Inuyasha!" Jaken shouted, causing Inuyasha to know where to direct his anger.

"Your plan? Tch, figures. It's not Sesshomaru's style." He said irately, preparing his claws to tear the poor imp in half. Jaken shrieked as he fled to a 'safe' distance, launching fire out of his staff right after. Inuyasha jumped out of the way as he tried to think of a way to close the distance without being burned to a crisp.

It didn't take long as he jumped to the side before charging again, his attack being interrupted by a certain infant dashing between them, Sesshomaru not far behind as they traded a few more blows, Sesshomaru kicking Fon right onto Jaken.

The imp couldn't support the unexpected weight as while Fon used him as leverage to kick off again, Jaken stumbled back a bit in shock. The two combatants landed parallel to one another, both looking like they were enjoying the battle.

"Sesshomaru, why do you do such things to your family?" Fon asked after a moment, not getting a response from the demon, "Very well then. Inuyasha, are your ready to fight again?" She questioned after a moment, getting a scoff from the younger dog.

"Of course I am. Get out of the way." The halfbreed growled as he moved forward. Sesshomaru seemed to not like the idea of changing opponents, actually losing his pleased expression as he regarded his brother. The cursed assassin moved out of the way, going to safety as she prepared to watch the match while keeping an eye out for interruptions from the imp.

As she watched the brothers' battle, a red glow caught her attention and she looked down. Her pacifier was reacting, causing a pleased little smile to appear on her face. She slipped away from the match.

The time is near. Next chapter: Reunion of the strongest seven.