Awakening

Chapter 223 – Seal

Hearing Lei Yin’s words, Naoko had a scare, and the old woman gave him a strange look.

“Lei, you said you want to see that blade?” Naoko’s two hands tightly grabbed his arm.

“Yes. ” Lei Yin went to the old woman and said: “Please show me the blade in the box okay?”

“Please give me a reason. ” The old woman calmly said.

“I have a friend, his family handed down a similar ominous blade, but later for some reason, the blade was gone. He once asked me to inform his family if I see the blade someday. Therefore, I want to see if that blade was the one he was talking about. ”

The old woman thought for a moment and asked: “What’s your friend’s name?”

“His called Nakawa Meiji, his from the Yagyuu sword faction. ” Speaking of this name, Lei Yin’s eyes flashed a faint sadness, Nagakawa Meiji’s real name is Nagakawa Kyuujirou, a name that made him have different thoughts.

The old woman shook her head, “Your request I’m unable to comply. This blade has a lot of strange things on it, you’re the most important person to Naoko, so I can’t let you take a risk. ”

Lei Yin with a sinking sound said: “That old friend when still alive, I have owed him, although he is dead now, but I want to make some compensations as far as possible and to complete his entrustment, I hope you can understand. ”

Naoko had only ever seen this eyes of Lei Yin, that was when he was in his first year of high school attending the trip to Okinawa. Now seeing this eyes again, Naoko’s heart can’t help but gently tremble.

When the old woman was in deep thought, Naoko loosened her lover’s arm and slowly walked to her side and said: “Grandma, can I ask you to agree to him, please?”

The old woman look up at her, “Naoko, are you sure that doing this is really ok? Don’t forget that this blade is very dangerous. ”

Naoko looked back at her lover gently then with a firm voice said: “His wish is my wish, no matter what happened. I will go with him facing it together. Please grandma grant his request, I beg you. ”

After listening to her words, the old woman sighed gently, “Well, since you insist on doing so, I can only agree. ”

“Thank you grandma. ” Naoko bowed to her.

Naoko went back Lei Yin’s side. Putting her head on his chest and gently said: “Lei, be careful. ”

“Rest assured, I’ll be fine. You go out with your grandmother first. ” Lei Yin lowered his head and kiss her forehead.

After a deep look at his eyes, Naoko and the old woman went out of the room.

After they went outside, Lei Yin went in front of the table, after glancing for a bit, he reach out to untied the curve jade tied to the wooden box.

Because these things are tied tightly, and in a dead knot, Lei Yin had no choice but to take out a knife to cut the cord.

The above attachments is all clean after. Only the surface of the box is left with a very strange ofuda(paper talisman).

He drew the knife in the opening location and cut the ofuda a slit.

Putting the knife away, Lei Yin slowly opened the box.

Seeing his action, Naoko that’s looking outside had her whole heart raised. At this time, no one knows what will happen when the box is opened.

Finally, she saw the box was entirely opened.

At this time, everything around is very tranquil, and nothing happened. Naoko slightly relieved.

But wen she looked at Lei Yin’s back, she suddenly found that he seems to be a little different than usual.

At this point there’s a feeling that can’t be expressed in words, although because she can only see the back and can’t see his face, but from his back, Naoko can clearly feel this.

Then, she saw Lei Yin extend his right hand towards the position of the hilt.

He’s going to pick up the blade? A look of fear appeared in Naoko’s eyes.

Remembering her grandma said those two personal experience, with absolute concern, Naoko can’t help but called out: “Lei, don’t…”

But before she finished, the old woman suddenly held her hand and whispered: “Do not bother him. ”

Naoko did not dare to speak again, and can only worriedly and anxiously look at Lei Yin.

Finally, Lei Yin’s right hand held the the hilt, and then slowly put the blade vertically.

After so many years, Naoko finally saw the full picture of the blade that she only had a little bit of impression.

It was a blade that was longer than the usual Japanese katana, and has no scabbard, with a blade of nearly one meter, the blade was rendered in a strange dark brown.

Not knowing why, seeing the blade, Naoko suddenly felt her whole body powerless, as if having anemia, with the same feeling of dizziness. Seeming to be aware of her granddaughter’s situation, the old woman held her hand, while the other hand firmly held her waist.

Having the help of the old woman, Naoko’s body finally able to barely stand straight, without enough time to thank her grandma, she continued to look ahead.

At this time, Lei Yin was looking at the blade in his hand, motionless, as if he were a statue holding a blade.

The unspeakable strange feeling was becoming more and more clear, and she found that Lei Yin’s body at the moment was emitting a strong sense of oppression.

Right, it is a sense of oppression, and she could now finally describe this strange feeling. She had never seen Lei Yin like this, but strangely, under this seemingly breathless invisible oppression, she felt a familiar sense of security, as if she was in his arms.

Slowly, Lei Yin put the blade in his hands horizontally and put it back in the box, and finally he closed the box.

After completing these series of actions, Lei turned around and walked out.

“Lei…” Naoko suddenly threw herself into his arms and tightly hugged him.

“Relax, I’m fine. ” Lei Yin hugged her softly and comforted.

“Lei, I was really afraid. ” Naoko said as she was sobbing quietly.

Lei Yin while holding her, gently touch her hair behind her neck.

Standing next to Naoko, grandma smiled and looked at them.

“Lei, is that blade is the one your friend said?” In the room where the tea had been before, Naoko asked she put a cup of freshly brewed tea in front of him.

Lei Yin shook his head, “Although it’s similar as describe by my friend, but it doesn’t have an inscription, so it’s not the one my friend said. ”

Usually, the outer position of a Japanese katana will have some inscriptions, especially blades made by some master, but that blade does not have anything.

After putting the cup down, Lei Yin said to the old woman sitting at the opposite side: “It may be a little abrupt, but I suggest you burry the blade as soon as possible. ”

The old woman looked at him and said: “In fact, when Naoko’s grandpa was still alive, because of what happened, I advised him to do so, but he is very stubborn. He thought that since his good friend left the important object here, it can not be treated so rudely. As his surviving wife, I should follow his wish and keep this ominous blade until the day I leave. ”

“Lei, just what happened in the end?” Naoko still has a deep impression on what she just felt.

Lei Yin with a sinking sound said: “The top is attached to a very heavy death qi. ”

“Death qi?” Naoko asked a little surprised.

Holding her in his hand, Lei Yin said: “Death qi, also known as corpse qi, as the old saying. From a scientific point of view, when a person died an unnatural death, especially when killed, will sometimes release a substance in the moment of deathーor should be called energy, which clings to the murder weapon or the murderer. Usually, the death qi will fade slowly along with the passing of time and eventually dissipates completely, but there are also exceptions. When a person with the same weapon constantly kill, then the accumulation of death qi will likely exceed the speed of dissipation, when the quantity of death qi reaches a certain level, there will be a qualitative change, forming the death qi that will not dissipates along with the passing of time. When this particular death qi reaches a certain quantity, it will have an unpredictable effect on the person holding the weapon, depending on how much death qi is attached to the weapon. Most likely it will gradually make the character of the holder unknowingly become brutal or bloodthirsty. But this blade is different, the death qi attached to it is unusually heavy, if an average person picks it up, it will likely make them go mad, but there might be also other situations. ”

Hearing Lei Yin’s words, Naoko nervously shook his hand, “Then, will you be okay?”

Lei Yin patted her hand and said: “Relax, I’m fine. ”

Seeing her lover’s eyes as clear as ever, Naoko finally felt relieved.

At this time, Naoko’s grandmother suddenly said: “I listened to the original owner of that blade, that blade results from a soul-seal. Do you know what that means?”

Lei Yin gawked: “So that’s what it is, no wonder that blade will become like so. The so-called soul-seal is what Japan calls it, the real name should be called sword sacrifice. It means that when the sword or blade was just released from smelting, the caster of the sword or blade will make his own blood droops on the blade, thereby enabling the sword or blade to open. But later this practice was slowly distorted, turning one or few living people to build up into the furnace, trying to get the victim’s soul to fuse with the weapon, producing a true weapon. But those who casts swords like this are usually lunatics, and it can be said that swords or blades that have been forged in this way are already a weapon before they even kill. If you use it to kill people again, it will become like that kind of evil blade.

Another point to explain, can actually seal the blade with death qi above it and not let them spread is not because of those mantras or curved jade, but the wooden box. ”

The old woman could not help but sigh: “Then, the two people becoming like that is really affected by the blade. It was our own family that has killed them indirectly ah. ”

Lei Yin does not know how to comfort her, after all, it is the fact that although manslaughter and murder differ, the result is still the same.

“Grandma, this kind of thing no one can expect, please don’t think too much. ” Naoko went over to comfort.

“I’m a little tired, and want to take a rest. Take your time. ” The old woman held the table and stood up.

Naoko immediately help her walk to the bedroom.