Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1396: Soma Yukihira chooses the demon sword

Luther's eyes slowly fell on Soma Yukihira and he said calmly, "You."

Yukihira Soshin lowered his head slightly, immersed in his own thoughts, and was startled by the sudden voice and raised his head suddenly.

His eyes instantly widened, his face full of disbelief, as if he had heard the most absurd joke in the world. He subconsciously raised his finger and pointed at his nose, his voice changed due to shock: "Me?"

The other people around him seemed to be under a spell and all turned their gazes to Soma Yukihira, their eyes filled with surprise and confusion.

After a brief shock, Soma Yukihira quickly calmed down.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, then looked at Luther and asked seriously, "What exactly is the demon sword?"

Luther narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The demon sword is the product of an evil creation school. In order to pursue extraordinary power, people from this school do not hesitate to use all kinds of evil means to create things."

"The demon sword I got was created by the evil people of the evil creation school using a powerful red ghost as material and shaping it into a demon sword alive. Anyone who uses this demon sword will be eroded by the power and will of the red ghost, but will also gain unparalleled power."

Luther said.

"Red Ghost!"

Everyone had just been defeated by a red ghost and was seriously injured and on the verge of death. They knew very well how powerful this kind of monster was. And now there was a demon sword made of the red ghost?

But now, Luther told them that there was a demon sword that was actually made of red ghost, and from Luther's description, the red ghost used to make this demon sword was much more powerful than the one they encountered.

Yukihira Soma's face turned pale, but he still suppressed his fear and continued to ask: "Since using this demon sword will bring such terrible consequences, why did you choose me? Can I escape the fate of being eroded?"

Luther looked at Soma Yukihira.

He said slowly: "If other people use this demon sword, it is indeed very likely that the red demon will devour their flesh, soul, vitality, and even spiritual energy. In the end, everything will be devoured and turned into nothing. But you are different, Yukihira Soma. You have a special physique to seal demons. In the era of the Age of Gods and the active mysterious forces, people like you are the best sealing containers, which are often called Jinchūriki."

"Jinchūriki?"

Soma Yukihira looked confused. He had never heard of this term and was full of doubts.

Luther nodded and began to explain in detail: "The term human pillar itself originated from the Warring States Period of the ancient island country. In that turbulent era, wars were raging, and various forces did not hesitate to launch brutal wars one after another in order to compete for territory and resources."

"Shibata Katsutoyo, an influential general at the time, recruited a large number of poor people to serve as laborers in order to build an impregnable castle. However, no matter how many people they recruited or how many methods they used, the walls they built always collapsed quickly. Local superstition believed that the construction of the castle alarmed the gods underground, who were angry and deliberately made trouble."

"In order to appease the gods' anger, they came up with an extremely cruel method - human sacrifice. And this living sacrifice to the gods must be buried alive in the foundation of the city wall. It is said that only in this way can the gods feel their sincerity, and the built city wall will be more stable. Therefore, this living sacrifice is also called a 'human pillar'."

"In fairy tales or myths, the containers that seal monsters are usually bottles, teapots, and the like. People just need to put a seal on them to temporarily suppress the monsters inside. But this seal is ultimately unstable, and the monsters may break the seal at any time, smash the container, and regain their freedom." "And using a living person as a sealed container is undoubtedly gambling with one's life, and one is ready to sacrifice at any time. Because once the seal is loosened, or the monster's power is too strong, the person as the container will bear the brunt, endure the monster's backlash, and eventually end up being shattered to pieces."

Soma Yukihira stood quietly by the side, listening to Luther's story, his heart feeling as if a bottle of five flavors had been overturned, with all kinds of flavors intertwined together.

He was originally just an ordinary boy, with his love and dream for food, living a simple and happy life in the ordinary world.

But fate seemed to be a cruel joke, dragging him into this world full of danger and mystery.

At this moment, he was shocked that he had such a special physique, as if there was a time bomb hidden in his body that could explode at any time; he was also deeply worried about the future, not knowing what it meant to become a so-called Jinchūriki, and not knowing whether he could bear this responsibility as heavy as a mountain.

"Then...what should I do?"

Soma Yukihira's voice was a little trembling, and that trembling voice revealed his inner fear and confusion.

His hands unconsciously clenched into fists, his knuckles turned white from the force, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Luther looked at Soma Yukihira's nervous and helpless appearance, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a meaningful smile.

"It depends on you. I told you before that I would give you two choices, healing and demon sword. Which one would you choose?"

However, everyone actually knew that they had no choice. A mere red ghost had seriously injured all of them. They were deeply aware that there was a huge gap between their own strength and that of the red ghost.

If they want to continue on this dangerous journey, find the legendary spirit wedge and reinforce it to prevent the revival of the monster, then they can only choose the demon sword.

Healing magic sounds like a good choice. It can quickly restore the strength of the injured, heal the wounds on their bodies, and give them the ability to fight again.

However, it only restored their physical condition but could not improve their strength.

Only the demon sword will do.

But neither Alice Nakiri nor Erina Nakiri had a choice, because the choice was in Soma Yukihira's own hands.

They had no opinion on whether to become the demon sword's human pillar and risk being devoured by the sword and turned into nothing, or to choose healing techniques.

Soma Yukihira fell into deep thought.

The horrific scene of the red ghost eating people kept appearing in his mind.

All that was heard was a creepy chewing sound, and blood flowed from the corners of the red ghost's mouth.

(End of this chapter)