"Hey, leave her out of this!" Hikaru leaped at Ash, the sunlight in the area forming into four swords made of the most divine, golden light. He attacked Ash, who swiftly dodged and delivered a quick blow to Hikaru. The black wolf sensed this, and made one of the swords go up for a block. The blade disappeared in a flash of light as Hikaru made more and more as the fight went on. Sparks flew from the strengths of both wolves as they were locked in claw-to-Hissatsu combat. Hikaru gasped as he managed to knock Ash backwards. He fell down onto the ground, choking for air, his chest heaving up and down.

"Feeling tired?" Ash laughed, holding up a metallic set of claws. He swiped Hikaru's leg open, leaving three, long claw marks on it. Hikaru let out a guttural scream as his own red blood trickled out of the open wound, staining the forest floor.