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*~ To Know Him ~*

*~ Chapter 21 ~*

"Dad?" her voice came out in a shiver that shook her whole world. Tears ran cold down her cheeks mixing with the blood and clouding her vision.

"Have you seen my wife? Please do you know where she is? Is my daughter okay? Where am I? Sorry, please help me!" Shintaro's voice cried out in panic and he sounded in pain and the agony vibrated through his voice and in to Ichigo's bones.

Ichigo suddenly saw red and her eyes fixed on the devil fighting below her.

"Ichigo, I don't know how long Pudding can hold the ulmera," Mint called up to remind her but she was already turning to face the other way and her eyes were glaring daggers at the boys below.

"Ichigo?" Lettuce called.

"I don't think she can hear us," Zakuro realised and stood grasping her spear in both hands.

Out of no where, surprising everyone in the area and even Deep Blue, Ichigo shot out of the sky like a rocket and gripped the god's neck in her fist. She dug her nails in as hard she could, hoping to leave bright purple marks, and using all her strength she lifted him off of the floor and threw him over her head. She slammed him in to the concrete hard enough to crack the pavement and hopefully some of his bones.

"Ichigo?" Kisshu gasped.

She didn't even see anyone but the evil god underneath her as he laughed and chuckled finding this whole ordeal a hoot. She screamed in rage as she lifted the katana to stab downwards, "You killed my father?"

Deep Blue rolled and teleported behind her, as she drove the sword in to the sidewalk. Without a moments thought, she spun backhanding him across the face and just as quick swung the sword hitting his still grinning figure and causing a gruesome rip across his torso, "You killed a man who only cared about people! Who only wanted to keep his family safe! And even now as a monster from the hell that you crawled out of all he can cry about is his wife and his child!"

Nor Pai or Kisshu could get anywhere near from the erratic swings that Ichigo was using. She was going to tear down everything in her path to hurt this murderer. All the while Deep Blue danced and giggled like it was all a game and he wasn't currently bleeding out heavily from multiple wounds.

Pai stumbled and Kisshu caught him before he fell. He lowered him gently to sit on the ground, "Brother!"

"Do you smell that?" Pai asked his brow furrowing.

"Are you okay? Has your wound reopened-ack!" Kisshu was hushed by Pai pulling on his collar and pulling on his attention.

"Do you smell that?" he asked again more firmly this time.

"The gas? Yes! Yes! Why?" Kisshu asked.

Pai released his brother's collar and had a calculating look on his face, "The fumes around here. They're different gases. Methane, Hydrogen, Ethylene -"

"How do you know that just by sight?" Kish asked wondering what its relevance was.

"Because I'm the reason there is gas here in the first place!" Pai confessed and went on to explain, "I created the ulmera anima after experimenting with just plain gas. I was trying to make an anima that didn't have a physical form as such. So that the mews couldn't physically attacked it but they were too unstable and stupid. They have short lifespans but they reproduce by themselves quickly so I just discarded them here in the city to see what mischief they caused."

"You shut down a few small businesses, if they're the cause of the recent gas leaks in town," Zakuro commented over her shoulder as the ulmera was beginning to break loose from its confines.

Pudding was running around the monster shooting pudding cake after pudding cake trying to keep it restrained, while Mint and Lettuce were shooting arrows and attacking with Mint's new upgraded bow and Lettuce's fans. Zakuro and Taruto were also attacking with her spear and his click-clacks. As they ripped up and tore open the ulmera, as before the scraps of flesh and scale that hung became mobile like extra arms and the faces cried and screamed in agony. All the while Ichigo was pummelling Deep Blue. It was like she were possessed and it scared Kisshu to no end.

"What is your point?" Kish snapped at his brother wanting answers now.

"Roughly 80% of the gas I used was highly flammable," Pai explained, "There is enough gas in the area and under the ulmera to blow it up. We just need Ichigo to strike at the right target, beside me; under the anima. Her power and my lightning will be enough to spark a flame and thats all we need to blow this area sky high. Even an ulmera anima can't survive an explosion that big."

"Then we can also trap..." Kisshu mumbled glancing back at Ichigo and Deep Blue. He ushered his brother up, "Zakuro! I need you!"

She stopped fighting and jumped to stand beside him awaiting orders, "Can you distract Deep Blue while I try to get Ichigo's attention? We have a plan."

"I'm liking the sound of that," she commented with a nod and dashed forward. She was dodging not only Deep Blue's attacks but Ichigo's erratic movements as well.

Kisshu teleported above the fight and was surprised to see that both were wounded but Deep Blue seemed worse off over all but still chuckling and finding this whole situation hilarious. Disgusting.

"Ichigo!" Kisshu called but she didn't react to his voice at all, "Ichigo! Urgh!" He looked to Zakuro, "Get ready! I'm pulling her out!" Zakuro nodded and crouched ready to jump in.

Kisshu teleported behind the mew, wrapped his arms around her own trapping them against her torso restricting her and teleport out of there again. He teleported not too far but enough that he could try to break this trance she seemed to be in without distraction. She struggled instantly as the scene fell away from her. They were on the roof of a tall office building down the street. He didn't let go of her as she continued to struggle.

"LET. ME. GO!" She growled. It was a guttural sound that was almost animal.

"Ichigo, come back. You're not yourself right now," he grunted trying to keep his hold over her.

"You killed my FATHER! You monster! I'll kill you!" She shrieked and her breathing was deep and irregular, so heavy it sounded like she was hissing with each exhale.

"Ichigo, its me! Kisshu! It's me," he repeated and finally her struggles began to slow and falter.

"Killed my...killed...Kish...he killed my dad," the mew stopped struggling and broke down in tears. Only now did he loosen his grip but only to turn her and encompass her in a hug just a tight in order to hold her together while she wept into his chest.

"Ichigo, I'm deeply sorry about your father, really I am. You know I understand how you're feeling right now, but we have a plan and we need you right now," he explained as softly as he could feeling terribly guilting about asking her to do something while she was heartbroken, as important as it was. "Can you do this, if not for me, for you father?"

She sniffled and glared up at him. She wasn't angry at him just determined and miserable. She snarled, "I will do anything for my father! As long as Deep Blue is stopped!"

While Kish explained the plan to Ichigo, Pai had joined the fight again with Zakuro and the evil god. After a few attacks, Zakuro noticed there was a pattern to Pai's assault and Deep Blue was getting knocked back in a particular direction. There was a split second when she glanced at him with question in her gaze and he gave her a pointed look that confirmed her assumptions. Their telepathic discussion didn't go unnoticed but the wicked god didn't understand what they were up to.

He growled with that sinister smirk on his face, "Whatever you think you're doing, it'll all be in vain! You won't succeed. You are all destined to die," he cackled wickedly, "It is my grand design!"

Zakuro glared and clicked her tongue in annoyance. She didn't look away from their target yet asked, "Now?"

"I would say so," Pai agreed and before he could ask what they meant, both Pai and the wolf shoved the god propelling him back in to the tied down legs of the ulmera.

It seemed he hadn't realised how far they had moved from their original battle ground because surprised he looked up to realise how close he was to the beast. While distracted and confused Pudding used her pudding ring on him as well to hold him down also and put back to ensuring the demon was constantly restrained.

"What?" Deep Blue yelled, finally that sickening smile was wiped clean off of his face, "How dare you! Beast! Release me!" He commanded the monster but it only struggled against its on restraints as Pudding continued dancing around it, "No...NO! This world will be healed! I will clean it! I will save it!"

"No," Ichigo and Kisshu teleported beside Pai and Zakuro opposite Deep Blue. The mew leader didn't look at him just glared at the ground off to the side while she addressed him, "We will save it...from you."

"Right, let's do this," Kish announced.

All mews ran to get to a safe distance, Pudding throwing the last gelatine cake before retreating to ensure to hold the creature in its place. Ichigo, Kisshu, Pai and Taruto flew up and back to be able to hit the target without getting burn also and readied their weapons. Ichigo lifted her Katana, her teammates channeling their inner power to begin a second transfer. Kish lifted both his sais above his head forming an energy orb. Taruto begun spinning his click-clacks faster than the eye could keep up with. Static and sparks began to crackle around Pai's fan.

"For the future of the Earth," Ichigo begun, "We'll be of service."

"Kuu-Rai-Sen!" Pai thundered.

"Hissatsu Hourai-Kyuu!" Taruto cried with determination through his fears.

"Doragon-buresu!" Kish yelled.

"Strawberry Strike!" Ichigo shrieked with all her might, a tear sliding down as her eyes met with one of the monster's faces.

All attacks flew at lightening speed the air around igniting as it went until it hit the base of the monster directly at Deep Blue who screamed, "NOO!"

"Ichigo?" Shintaro's voice caused a lump to form in Ichigo's throat and she would have flown forward had Kish not pulled her back just before the area went up in flames.

The impact of the explosion hit them, even from this distance, and threw them back in to the sides of surrounding buildings. All windows and glass in the street splintered and shattered from the blast, falling like deadly snowflakes in to the quickly spreading fire below. They hadn't realised just how much gas was around and the flames went far spreading much further than the immediate area and even the mews on the ground suffered minor burns. The Tokyo Tower and Minato were burning but the ulmera anima was no where to be seen and Deep Blue's screaming had ceased. Tokyo and the Earth would be safe but Ichigo's heart was broken and as she came to this realisation, she sobbed feeling empty.

They had won but she had also lost.

Lettuce had used her old weapon to diminish the flames. Emergency services were now on the scene also to help the wounded, assist in putting out the fires and begin clearing up the damages and start repairing the city.

Pai walked over to where the fallen god's body should lay in wait, while his brother comforted a rather distraught young lady. But as he approached he noticed there was no sign of there ever having been a body on the scene - not even a skeleton or ashes.

His eyes scanned the area and noticed a parasitic alien just floating around, most likely looking for a new host. He walked over to it and held out his hand. The jellyfish creature hovered over his palm before settling. He opened up a hole in space and pushed it through so it wouldn't be anymore trouble and went back to searching.

Underneath where the parasite had been found, were the familiar crystals of human souls and a dead, charred rat. There were three crystals but one was cracked and broken. If they could find the bodies of the two remaining souls then there would be two survivors of this horrible ordeal but one of them was unfortunately and unavoidably dead.

He reached down and scooped up the souls...and that was when something caught his eye. He push over some rumble, burning the flesh of his hands in the process, and gasped at what he had found. An orb the size of his hand and not just any old orb. Mew Aqua and the biggest amount of Mew Aqua he had ever come across. This held enough power to heal a thousand worlds and he only needed the one.

The Earth was not the only planet saved today. They had all won. They would all live.

Of course, I'm not done yet but its coming to an end :) Please review and tell me your thoughts it helps a hell of a lot, believe me!

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Replies to ALL reviews following Chapter 19;

Breezy Mist;
As I'm sure I told you (at least I think I did) I am also a PieXRetasu shipper but there hasn't been much of it in this fiction. That's why I tried to put a little bit in ^_^ haha. I hope you enjoyed the battle scene and I'm so sorry that I have literally obliterated Aoyama, I know you like him - please forgive me!
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DrDark7;
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Mew Shadowfang;
Girl, you rock! Like literally, I look forward to hearing your reviews and I appreciate all the help with the grammatical errors and such! Thank you so much ^_^ I hope you enjoyed both chapters and I agree the first ulmera was more horrific. This one was more mentally disturbing than visually. Also if you want to rattle off, girl, go ahead! :') I'm all for conversation and long paragraphs aha ^_^ Look forward to hearing from you as always ^_^

Sarada Uzumaki;
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