第6章: The Crimson Dragon Queen
He ran towards her "Erza, wake up. What happened to you? are you OK?" He said while shaking her lightly to wake her up then he saw the blood from the white haori and without wasting any time, he picked her up bridal style and brought her into his room. He used his Kaidō to stop the bleeding as Erza gained her consciousness from her fake fainting. "What happened? Where am I?" She asked "You lost consciousness so I tried healing you" "Thank you. I'm fine now, you don't have to do that, I can just put bandages on these cuts, no need to use your reiatsu on me" she insisted. "It was just an act anyway" she said inwardly.
"Can I use your bathroom? I can use a little bath yo clean the wounds" "Sure it's that way, towels are inside" she went in and soaked in a refreshing bath "Damn those two girls making me stuck here, I'll make them suffer later" she thought. She went out of bath with a small towel wrapped around her. "I got you some change of clothes, I'm not sure if you will like it but that's all I can get, and before you go, let me put some ointment and bandages on those cuts I made" signalling her to sit on the stool.
Before she can answer "please stop being difficult and just do it, I won't let you go without me taking responsibility so let me at least treat your wounds" Erza complied feeling a little awkward wearing only the towel she sat on the stool grabbing the knot to secure the cloth. He began applying the medicine on her upper arm and wrapped it with bandages same goes on her lower arm and legs. "You know it will be easier if you let me use Kaidō" he said. She twitched when she felt him apply the ointment on her upper thigh which made him blush as he touch her smooth soft skin on the beautifully tones thighs as blood came out from his nose trills. "Blood!!" Erza squealed pointing at his nose. He quietly wiped it off as he wrapped the bandages around her thighs which is turning him on. "I need to work on your abdomen, it's the deepest cut" "No need to, I'm good" securing the towel more "Do you want me to roll the towel up or I'll pull it down?" He asked in a scary deep stern tone Erza froze as she thought "Roll it up- will expose the forbidden part no that can't do" she tugged the towel letting it fall on her lap still covering what needs to be covered and she placed both of her palms to cover her chest. Blood came flowing out of his nose as he tried covering it and wiping it off. His hands tremble as it approaches her skin. Both of their faces are beat red. Then he leaned closer to wrap the bandages around her waist making her twitch as his face touches her skin as he reach behind her. "There we're all done, you can change into this now and get going" he hands out the clothes facing away. "Right, thanks" and she took it and changed into it.
She now wears a purple, revealing kimono. It consists of a short sleeveless tunic decorated by many flower motifs, with a revealing cleavage and revealing opening on the sides, exposing much of Erza's chest, held closed by both a large, dark obi, which has a thin red rope tied around it and sports a wide closing ribbon on the back, and by a lighter, smaller white belt, which are both wrapped around a pink, flower-patterned cloth circling Erza's waist on the back and the sides.
"I'm sorry and thank you, I'll take my leave now, see you around" she said leaning forward wiping the remaining blood from his nose using her thumb and smiled. His heart went wild as if it wanted to get out of his chest. Before she reaches the door he grabbed her wrist held it securely on top of her head pinning her to the wall his thighs locked her in between her thighs. He looked at her eyes caressing her face with his free hand "You're so beautiful" he said and he closes the gap between them, her lips slightly parted knowing what's coming next, his lips is almost touching hers, but before he can actually kiss her a massive explosion was heard from the Gotei headquarters.
They reached the source of the commotion. A giant hollow being sorrounded by the shinigamis can be seen. Several unconcious bodies scatterred lying on the ground. Byakuya's eyes widened as he said "Menos!!!" Erza stared at him quizically "huh?!?" In response.
"Menos Grande, a huge hollow born out of hundreds and hundreds of hollows compiled, folded, crushed and compiled together to form a much larger and way more powerful entity" he explained. "They are too much for a single soul reaper to handle" he added. Erza looked at the thing carefully and when Byakuya was about to jump and join the fight she stretched her arms out and stopped him.
"Illusion" she said. He tried to remove her arms on his way but she insisted "It's an illusion" she repeated looking at his eyes. "The one who controls the illusion uses its attack to make his move hiding it making the illusion look real injuring them" she added pointing at the fighters. "Better use your eye and try to see where the real enemy is" she suggested. Erza was surveying the area and sees the captains watching the fight.
"What are you doing here, its dangerous" Gin said walking towards her. "Yeah it will be dangerous if we don't catch the caster of the illusion" she answered. "Illusion? How did you know its an illusion? And they are getting hurt by this illusion" Aizen added. "It seems that I am not affected by the illusion" she explained.
Aizen pulled out his katana in attempt to show it to her "Then we better catch the culprit before he hurts more people" he said. Erza went to his side placed her hand on his right shoulder, leaned towards his ear and whispered "Your sword has a nasty feel to it, similar to the illusion, if I've known better I'll assume that this is your doing" and smirked. From a distance she saw Rukia jumped into to the fight and she saw an attack aiming Rukia's back so with a flash she went in and protected her new friend catching the blade with her bare hands and sent it flying back to the direction it came from.
"Listen well all of you, that illusion is not your enemy. Wake up fools, He might be anywhere" she shouted. Every one looked at her in confusion. Then the nasty spiritual pressure disappeared as she revealed the truth about it.
A crack on the sky appeared and a real gigantic menos appeared hungry to devour their souls. With a flash Erza managed to secure everyone and used kido unknowingly to put up a sheild- she was able to do it with pure instinct.
She charges towards the monstrous creature striking it but her first attack did not do anything. It kicked her sending her rolling on the ground. She tried jumping and striking it from the head but ended up flying away hitting the wall with her back and falling into the ground. "Well then, it looks like I have to call you now" she whispered. "Dance, Benizakura" her katana was divided into two swords, the other flaming with fire and the other frozen with ice. The rest was terrified as they felt her immense spiritual pressure as her body glowed with a mix of red and black smoke like aura.
The menos was going to attack with cero as an orb of reddish black spiritual pressure is forming from its mouth. "Erza, get out of there" Momo shouted. "If you get hit there will be nothing left of you" Rukia warned her.
Ignoring them she ran towards the orb and deflected it with her swords in x pattern as her spiritual pressure flows neutralizing cero and slicing the menos' arms and ripped it apart.
Everyone was shocked at her display of power. But the ripped arm formed another menos. "So I can't just simply slice you, the more parts separate the many you become" she thought. Erza slashed the blue colored sword saying "Hyōma no reiki" then the whole place froze together with the menos as an ice dragon swept the area. Then she slashes the orange colored sword saying "Karyū no honō" and a fire that is shaped like a dragon flee and devoured the menos making them disappear into ashes saving everyone once again- making her the most famous girl in seireitei.
At the 5th division office Aizen was talking to Gin. "So it is true that she is immune to illusion even after seeing my sword's true form. We need to get rid of her to carry out the plan" he told him with a grin.