In the School Arena

Spike and Sunset Shimmer faced off against each other. Spitfire raised her hand and brought it down to signify the start of the fight.

Both Spike and Sunset rushed towards each other with speed comparable to a race car. They collided in a mess of armored arms and legs.

Sunset was ferocious. Spike found himself on the defensive and struggling to dodge and block Sunset's punches and kicks. When it came to combat and raw power, Sunset's greater training and experienced started to show.

Sunset grabbed Spike's left ankle and hurled him into a wall. He crashed into the wall leaving a spider web of cracks on the wall. The back of his skull broke open, his ribs were shattered, and his right femur broke.

Shockwaves of pain shot throughout Spike's body. He poured his arc energy to healing his wounds. The energy instantly killed the pain. In a matter of seconds, he was back on his feet.

His demonic opponent launched herself at Spike at full speed and gave Spike a punch right to his gut, which nearly made Spike throw up. Pushing through the pain, he grabbed Sunset's arm and threw her to the other side of the arena.

Sunset recovered with the same speed as Spike. She spit out a few drops of blood and smiled at him.

"You seem to have a bit of real power behind you. Color me impressed," she complimented.

"I'm happy to see such a powerful opponent acknowledge me. I'll do my best not to disappoint you," Spike said with a small smile.

Once again, the two opponents rushed each other. Sunset demonstrated great speed and accuracy with her blows while Spike was defending against her with great precision. Once Spike saw an opening, he delivered a power punch to the left side of her head.

The blow sent Sunset flying to the far side of the arena. It took some effort, but Sunset was able to stand back up on her feet. She put her fingers to where she was hit and looked at the blood on her fingers. The Fire Demon looked at Spike with a manic grin.

"This is the first time an opponent has made me bleed. It seems you never cease to amaze me, Spike," Sunset said.

"Then come at me so I can impress you more," Spike said.

That was all Sunset needed. She launched herself at Spike so fast, Spike couldn't make her out fast enough to dodge. He felt a flurry of punches to his face, chest, and stomach. Spike coughed up a lot of spit and blood from the blows.

He dodged Sunset to allow his magic time to heal his fractured forehead, orbital bone, ribs, and collar bone. Once his wounds were healed, he attacked Sunset next and copied her flurry-punch technique. But as Spike struck Sunset, he saw the her eyes had changed.

Her original human eyes were gone. Looking back at him were eyes that were two black pits with red dots of light burning right in his face. It also appeared that a series of cracks was spreading from her eyes. It was if her humans form was falling apart and threatened to expose her true Demon form. Sunset grabbed both a Spike's wrists and drove her forehead into Spike's.

Spike's ears started ringing from the blow. His vision swam as he saw Sunset deliver a punch to his nose, sending him flying. At this rate, Spike could feel his arc levels depleting quickly. If this kept up, Spike could very well lose the fight.

"It looks like I'll have to use most of my remaining power to dodge before delivering a final blow," Spike thought.

Spike, focusing his magic into his speed, started to literally run around Sunset. He was quickly getting faster and faster until he started to leave blurry afterimages as he ran. Sunset, who was slowly becoming more and more demonic in appearance, was finally starting to look worried.

"No! I can't keep track of his movements!," Sunset thought. "I'll have to end this quickly".

Sunset started to charge up one of her most powerful attacks: the Infernal Fist. Her magic red flames wrapped around her arm and formed what looked like boxing gloves on her hands.

Since Spike was running so fast, Sunset knew that she would hit Spike if she started punching. Sunset lunged forward to deliver a blow, but Spike grabbed Sunset by the arm. Using his enhanced strength, Spike threw Sunset up into the air.

There was one flaw with Spike's technique, though: he threw Sunset towards the crowd in the stands. And Sunset still had her Infernal Fists active.

"Hold on!" Spike cried.

Spike used his magic to leap into the air and grab Sunset around the waist. He landed on the railing of the stands and jumped backward. Both Spike and Sunset fell backwards and landed back in the arena, with them both landing on the ground headfirst with pained grunts.

Spike's feet touched the ground with his spine bent in an arch. Sunset was draped over his front with Spike's arms still wrapped around her waist. Spike realized what this looked like. Spike had just performed an impromptu German suplex.

Spike let go of Sunset and gently laid her on the ground. Sunset didn't move and didn't even seem to be awake. Spitfire walked forward to check on Sunset.

"Sunset is unconscious! Spike wins the duel!" she called.

The entire arena went nuts. Cheers filled the entire arena for Spike's victory. Spike's friends leapt over the railing and rushed to him to congratulate him.

"That was awesome, Spike!" Rumble said.

"Your speed was awesome! It was like something out of an anime!" Rainbow said.

"Your battle techniques were very impressive," Twilight said.

"Well, I couldn't have done this without the training you all gave me!" Spike said.

A groan from behind them brought their attention over to Sunset, who was starting to wake up. She staggered to her feet and held her head with her left hand. Once she looked at Spike, utter incredulity crossed her face.

"What happened?!" she asked in fear.

"Spike won the duel and beat your ass! That's what happened!" Rainbow replied in pride.

Sunset started to visibly shake. She looked down at her feet in pure shock. Her breathing started to pick up in pace and tears started to stream down her face. She was starting to concern the monsters and human in front of her, but before Spike could aske her what was wrong, something happened.

A red portal opened in the arena behind Sunset, and out stepped a terrifying sight. A tall and muscular male Demon stood over Sunset with a disapproving look on his face. Everyone there was shocked, but Sunset seemed even more shocked. Sunset dropped to her knees before the Demon.

"Father! W-what are you doing here?" she asked fearfully.

"I saw you lose this fight to a simple Ghoul," he replied.

"He won by accident, Father! I would've won if-," Sunset said before her father cut her off.

"No excuses, fool!!" he bellowed at her.

Sunset seemed to shrink to the ground. She didn't even want to dare to look at him. Her father continued in a thankfully calmer voice.

"You failed. Not just as a fighter, but as a Demon and a daughter," he said coldly. "As of this moment, I have no daughter!"

Sunset looked at her father in pure shock. More tears starting rushing down her face in the way an upset child's would.

"Wait! Father, please! I can make this up to you!!" Sunset cried.

Her father simply stared at her with a neutral expression. "Who are you, stranger?"

Sunset simply sank completely to the ground in shame. Her father left the arena without saying a single world. A traumatized Sunset simply sat on the ground without saying a word.

Hesitantly, Spike slowly walked to Sunset. "Sunset... are you okay?"

Sunset turned to Spike. He expected to see hate and rage in her eyes, but instead, it was like he was looking at a hurt child. When she looked at Spike, she broke completely. She ran past him and out of the arena with superspeed.

Spike wanted to go after Sunset, but he knew she probably didn't want to see him. Miss Luna joined Spike and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Spike," she assured him. "Me and my sister will tend to her. We'll make sure she's alright".

Spike looked at the doors Sunset ran out of. He hoped with all his might that Sunset will recover from this.

Once the arena was emptied out for the night, Jack Volgaroth walked around the arena going over the fight's events. He smiled as he recalled how Spike used a wonderful combination of power and brains in his fight.

"Looks like things are becoming more interesting," he said to himself.

Spike's victory would lead to some intriguing developments. He not only defeated a powerful Fire Demon with ease, but also effectively replaced her as the alpha of the student body. He'll be even more popular than ever, and the school year had only just started. Jack's smile grew even bigger.

"I do hope the Order will put Spike's skills to the test once the Hunters get here," he said with hope.

Author's Note

A new chapter for my most popular story. Hope y'all enjoyed it.