Mink Chapter 20

AN: alright now it's time to get to business, the big battle is about to begin. Will mink and karasu survive? Find out in the latest chapter of Mink.

It couldn't be true, he couldn't be real. Aoyama? The blue knight? It was all a lie and only he remained. We had all been fooled into his cruel deception and for some of us it meant the end of everything we knew. I could tell by the look on ichigo's face that this was not registering to her like the rest of us.

"Masaya." ichigo said walking up to the figure. "please say this can't be true." deep blue approached but passed ichigo as if she was invisible. My heart pained when I saw her expression and she fell to the ground shaking like a leaf. Pai and the other three knelt in front when he neared them and I stood up much to zakuro's whispered protests.

"We are deeply honored and grateful to see you at last." pai said. Deep blue turned his attention to me and I gasped when I saw his eyes. I had to turn away but I couldn't move my body. If looks could kill, I've heard people say but when you are staring death in the face the term comes very lightly. Karasu growled breaking me from my trance long enough to turn to hush him. Zakuro and the others stood in front of ichigo and myself like they new that we were his first victims to come.

"Get out of my way." deep blue said as a surge of energy from his palm targeted the mews pushing them back. Ichigo almost got hit but zakuro picked her up and saved her from the fiery blast.

"We have no choice." zakuro said.

"We must fight!" zakuro first tried to strike but was forced back again by his power.

"zakuro-san!" minto cried when she hit the ground. I wanted to run to her but karasu kept me in place.

'I wont let you go.' he growled. I was about to protest but I saw ichigo stand in front of deep blue in defense.

"Ichigo get out of there." minto yelled. "You're going to get hurt if you stay there."

"She doesn't realize what she's doing. she still thinks he's still Masaya." I said.

"No," ichigo said raising her strawberry bell.

"I won't let you hurt him!" she screamed and her bell shot out a beam that instantly threw the mews off of balance and hit them with a force that was strong enough to take out many chimeras at a time. When she came out of her rage she saw what she had done and fell to the ground. Mint was the first to wake and tried to prop herself up.

"Mint!" when ichigo reached her fallen comrade she was welcomed with a smack to the face.

"That's enough ichigo!" she yelled. Out of the corner of my eye I saw deep blue summon his sword.

"I know this is hard for you, but can't you see you better stop acting like this?" I summoned by sword and pushed karasu aside.

"If we don't do something about it, everyone will...die!"

"Mink!" before deep blue could plunge his sword into the ground I blocked it with my sword.

"Mink what are you doing?" Pai shouted. With his free hand, deep blue pushed me back making me drop my sword and grabbed my hair pulling me up.

"Agh!" I cried in pain. Deep blue raised his sword again and stuck the ground making everything collapse around us. I put my hands on his and scratched them trying to get him to let me go but he held his grip and pulled tighter making me scream again.

"Please stop this... please deep..." I begged.

"Silence! I'll deal with you soon enough." I looked to see ichigo left standing while the other mews were laying among the ruble. I couldn't find karasu anywhere and it was my fault for leaving him.

"Looks like there's one cat left." deep blue pulled me up to stand and walked towards ichigo.

"No master deep blue! Let me take care of ichigo!" kish flew towards us but pai and tart restrained him.

"Kish what do you think you're doing!" pai said.

"Please, she's different! She's..."

"I will rid myself of anyone who defiles me." ichigo held up her bell in defense as his blast hit her. Surprisingly her bell's power was able to disrupt the blast and she remained unharmed. Seeing that as well, deep blue took out his sword and raised it high over his head. Ichigo closed her eyes knowing that she would be finished. In the corner of my eye I saw a little gray cat with a green bandana around his neck. He jumped in front of ichigo and took the hit for her.

"Alto!" she cried. Ichigo knew this cat? Why was he so stupid to sacrifice himself for her? Before my eyes the cat transformed into Ryou. He fell to the ground his shoulder dripping with blood.

"Come," Deep Blue said dragging me underneath the fortress. I looked up at the guys. Their eyes shined in disappointment in me but praise in Deep Blue. I looked at ichigo and Ryou. Ryou knew I had sacrificed myself for the others and nodded. Ichigo gave a small smile and I choked back tears. My stomach lurched as the familiar feeling of teleportation enveloped me.

…...

I was finally released from deep blue's grasp as I fell to the ground. I saw something float around me as bits of my hair fell to the floor. My scalp burned but what burned more was my hatred for deep blue.

"My child, i'm very disappointed in you."

"Then why didn't you just kill me?" I asked. He ignored my question and walked to the other side of the fortress.

"That wolf, is he the reason of your impudence?"

"No," I said.

"You lie," he growled leering over me. "I should just order pai to destroy him."

"No!" I cried. He looked back at me knowing he had won and I closed my mouth.

"I had warned you time and time again that humans are dangerous."

"But not all humans are like that. They're are some humans that care."

"Did the ones who killed your mother seem caring?" I shut up. "I didn't think so."

"Is there a reason why they killed her?"

"I didn't want to give this to you until you were old enough, but I believe that now is a better time than ever." he pulled something out of his pocket and it landed in front of me. My eyes widened at the sight of my mother's old locket.

"How did you get this? I thought everything was destroyed." I opened it and I saw the face of my mother smiling back at me. I covered my mouth as sobs escaped me.

"Mama," I cried. "I'm so sorry!" a tear hit the locket and a bright light emitted from it. I closed my eyes from the light and when I opened them again I gasped.

"Hello daughter,"

LN: I've been gone for a very long time, but I believe after this chapter the next one will be the last. I'm sorry to see this story end but don't worry. I've been resurrecting an old fan fiction of mine. Tell me if you remember my old fan fiction about the mews children? I'm well aware that there are a lot of them out there but i'm hoping that mine is just as unique as the others.