1V1st Villager
This house was built specially for travelers like you to use. Please make yourselves at home- we'll see you in the morning.
2V2nd Villager
Yes. Enjoy your stay! (they leave)
Kagome(looking concerned) Look, you need rest more than any of us.
Huh! What do you know? Sitting around just makes it worse.
Sheesh! He never stops complaining! Kagome, please tell him to sit.
Kagome
What's the point? (thinking) He can't help it. It's obvious Inuyasha still hasn't gotten over Kikyo's death.
Kagome, are you all right?
Kagome
Fine- how about you?
I'm all right- thanks to you.
Kagome
(to herself) He wept tears of blood- whatever happened, it must have been pretty hard for him.
...Kagome, before you came... I had a dream about Kikyo.
Kagome
Oh?
When I saw her... she asked me to go with her.
Kagome
... Did you want to?
I never answered. You woke me up.
Kagome
(to herself) That doesn't answer my question.
I couldn't save Kikyo's life... and, that caused me a lot of pain. For some reason, I- I didn't want help. I thought it was something I had to go through alone. I guess... I was so focused on my own suffering, I couldn't see yours. I never... realized, you were in pain, just like me. (bows his head) Forgive me, Kagome.
Kagome
Ok. (Inuyasha looks surprised) I'm just glad you came back. The thing is, Kikyo's death was hard for all of us. But, I know that it must have been especially hard on you. I understand- it'll all be ok.
Kagome, you- I don't get it. How are you so strong?
Kagome
I am not strong, you idiot! (scared, Inuyasha jumps back and falls down) You should be asking why I'm so kind. I'm kind.
(hastily) Right- you're kind, very kind.
Kagome
(turns away, smiling, to herself) He might be clueless, but I'm still glad he came back.
I've created a barrier. It should keep us safe, for the time being.
What's wrong with your sword, Inuyasha?! How come they were able to attack us, but you weren't able to attack them? It's almost like they've gotten the real Tetsusaiga!
Unfortunately, it seems as if all of Tetsusaiga's demonic energy has somehow been captured by Kanna's mirror.
This isn't the first time this has happened! That sword, Dakki, was able to steal Tetsusaiga's demonic energy as well! (flashback of Inuyasha's battle against Toshu and Dakki) But in the end, he was killed by the demonic energy from the blade.
That's because he was human. It's different, this time.
Different to say the least. This demon has an endless appetite for energy. It won't be nearly as simple this time.
Kagome
(to Inuyasha) It seems unfair, seeing as how far you've come with Tetsusaiga.
Exactly. Who would've thought that Wind Scar and Adamant Barrage would fall into the hands of the enemy?
(nervous) So... Is Tetsusaiga just an empty shell, now?
It doesn't make sense- look where those spears went! It's like they were trying to avoid us!
(in a feral voice) That was Tetsusaiga. Its' protective barrier must have kicked in... and that means Tetsusaiga is much more than just an empty shell!
Kagome
Inuyasha! Look at your face!
Huh?! (he looks at his enlarged claws)
There's no mistaking that look! His demon blood took over because he was in danger!
This is not going well! Once Inuyasha transforms into a full demon, he won't hesitate to tear us apart; in fact, he'll enjoy it!
It's going to attack again!
(growling) Fine by me- bring it on!
Kagome
Inuyasha, is that you? Do you still recognize us?!
(growling) I don't know what I look like to you right now, but my mind is perfectly clear! (thinking) I can feel it: Tetsusaiga is seeking my demonic energy! It's trying to help me win this battle!
Kanna... I know you were probably ordered by Naraku to fight to the death, right? Well, I'm not interested. Killing you would only give me nightmares.
Indeed. Any further fighting would be pointless. Besides, now that she's half-destroyed, Naraku won't bother looking for her.
It's true. She may be able to survive.
Kagome
(approaches Kanna) Go on, Kanna. It's all over now.
(telepathically) It isn't over, Kanna. Far from it. I've never seen such foolishness- allowing Kanna to escape after all the suffering she's caused you! Your forgiveness and compassion truly sickens me. This is your final task, Kanna: You will take the lives of Inuyasha and his friends with your own!
Kagome
What is it, Kanna? Don't you understand? You're free, now.
Now, walk over towards Inuyasha and his friends. I shall be watching over you, until the very end.
Kagome
What's going on, Kanna? Do you know why this is happening?!
Move! You must get closer to them, Kanna!
Kagome
Huh? I can't-
Kagome
(steps towards her) What is it you're trying to tell me?
(grabs her and pulls her back) Look out!
Kagome
(thinking) Kanna! (a tiny shard of glass hits her eye) Agh- my eye!
Kagome
(clutching her eye) Ugh- it's my eye!
Kagome
Huh?!
The light... will destroy Naraku.
Kagome
It's Kanna's voice! I can see something... Is that the Shikon Jewel? There's a light at the center! Kanna... are you the one showing this to me? This light... is this what will destroy Naraku?
... You didn't have to die.
D'you think maybe Kanna was trying to take us with her? Is that why she did that?
Kagome
No. (they all look at her)
Kagome
The truth is... she never actually wanted to die. That's why... she wanted me to hear her final words.
(flashback) The light will destroy Naraku.
Kagome
(thinking) Kanna... wherever you are, I heard your heart's last wish.
You expect me to remove the poison from your weapon?
Yes. We've heard that you would be able to do so, Master.
Let me have a look. (licks the pieces of Hiraikotsu with his tongue)
Demon-slaying salve?! That's some harsh stuff you put on it! Even if I could fix it, I'd refuse to do it on principle! At a glance, I can tell you that this weapon is well-worn; this suggests you've been fighting with it for a long time, yet you'd apply this vicious poison to it without a thought?! That doesn't sit well with me.
(grabs him by his beard) Look, you don't even know the whole story behind it!
I forgot to mention, I'm a little bit hungover.
That's enough, Inuyasha. The Master of Potions is right, after all. There's no excuse for what I did.
What, so you're just gonna give up now?!
Huh?! A second ago, you said you wouldn't do it!
That's because I thought it belonged to you! But your friend here... I like her!
Kagome
(smiles) Apparently, the Master of Potions has a soft spot for girls.
Well, obviously he's a good person at heart-
If, by "good person" you mean pervert, then yes.
Young lady, let's have a look at your hand.
(sharply) What are you doing?
(pokes the Master between the eyes with his staff) Perhaps he's a little too good of a person.
I was merely examining the strength in her legs and waist. You see, though I agreed to fix your weapon, in reality you are the one who must fight and risk death.
Correct. (he brings up two giant jugs of potion) Now, be kind and hand over Hiraikotsu, dear.
Hey, the whole thing's dissolving!
Poison?! But I thought you were gonna fix it!
Hiraikotsu will be fixed when this poison turns into a remedy.
Well, mainly I need you to slay the demons inside this jug here. The poison in Hiraikotsu's jug will turn into a remedy if you can pacify the demons within it! To put it another way: if you aren't able to pacify the demons, Hiraikotsu will dissolve into nothing. You follow me?
Kagome
What is it, Myoga?
What did you say, Myoga? You know the guy Sesshomaru's fighting?
(terrified) I do! He's known as Shishinki, the Ogre of Death! He's a demon who was defeated by your father many, many years ago! He was a fierce opponent, as I recall! (thinking) It's impossible- how is he still alive?! Oh dear, this isn't good at all! If Lord Sesshomaru learns the secret behind Tenseiga, there's no telling what he'll do!
Is that the old flea, Myoga? I wasn't sure 'till now, but if you're here there can be no mistake!
That is Meido Zangetsuha!
That's it! You're gonna regret doing that! (draws and swings Tetsusaiga) Wind Scar!
(emerging through the dust) I heard that he had two sons, and now, here you are. The old man gave Tetsusaiga to his youngest, did he?
Hey, Sesshomaru, what the Hell's going on here? Why are you fighting with this guy?
Sesshomaru, don't you find it strange? Shouldn't the elder brother have received Tetsusaiga? Now, why do you suppose your father left it to him, instead?
Such cruelty! Bringing up the one thing that has tortured Lord Sesshomaru! He has tried to take the Tetsusaiga many times, without success; he even sacrificed his arm! He'd finally given up, and begun focusing on training with Tenseiga- and now, this!
Master Jaken, your explanation makes perfect sense-
But, if Lord Sesshomaru heard it, he would make you suffer just for saying it out loud!(Jaken gulps)
(Facing Sesshomaru and Inuyasha) Sesshomaru, what do you know of your sword? Do you have any idea how it was born? As I said, Tenseiga was nothing like it is now. It was in a different form, when I fought your father. The truth is, Tenseiga didn't actually exist at the time. (Inuyasha looks shocked) The sword I fought against was none other than Tetsusaiga!
(thinking) Is he saying that Tetsusaiga is the one that stole Meido Zangetsuha?
(chuckles) So, you didn't know, Sesshomaru? Well, let's see, how should I say this: Tenseiga was originally Tetsusai-
Now, then: I presume the old man was unable to control Meido Zangetsuha after stealing it from me, it's rightful owner.
Kagome
Wow. Is all that true, Myoga?
Yes, yes, yes. It is true that my Lord was pondering how to use this technique, once he'd acquired it.
That is why he cast it away from Tetsusaiga. And so, that unwanted technique, the one Tetsusaiga had no use for, was given to your Tenseiga instead.
(thinking) "Unwanted technique?!"
So, Tenseiga was cast off from Tetsusaiga?
Kagome
If that's true, it would mean that the two were originally one sword!
(thinking) Why?! Why did Father do this?!
And, on top of that, if I'm not mistaken, the younger brother smells part human. It seems unthinkable. Why would the old man bequeath Tetsusaiga- his original sword- to a mere half-demon? (mockingly) Poor Sesshomaru; it looks like your father passed you by in favor of your younger brother!
Sesshomaru, you should draw Tenseiga! Try it- something might happen!
(thinking) What do you want? Are you telling me to fight alongside Tetsusaiga? Worse yet- are you telling me to help Tetsusaiga? To help Inuyasha?!
There's nowhere for you to run, now. Prepare to be banished to the Underworld!
(thinking) Tenseiga was only cast off of Tetsusaiga to be rid of Meido Zangetsuha. Now, after inheriting this unwanted sword from my father, I'm supposed to use it to aid Inuyasha?!
Are you ready for it? Now, you and your father's swords shall spend the rest of eternity in the Underworld!
Kagome
Inuyasha!
(hides his eyes) They'll never make it!
(thinking) I still do not know what Father was thinking, when he gave me Tenseiga. (he draws Tenseiga) Perhaps I never will- but I no longer care about that! (aloud) Never, Shishinki! I would never allow my life to be taken by scum like you!
Lord Sesshomaru's Meido Zangetsuha has achieved a complete circle!
It's swallowing Shishinki's Meido!
(stunned) It can't be! Tenseiga is supposed to be incomplete!
(smiles coldly) ...Now, I see. I pity you, Shesshomaru. What your father did was cruel! It was cruel, do you hear?!
Hey, uh, Sesshomaru. That thing you just did- that was a complete Meido Zangetsuha, wasn't it?
Wait up, Sesshomaru! This means you've mastered Tenseiga, now! I can assume that, right? Look, Father died before I was old enough to remember him. I have no way of knowing what he was thinking back then. But all of those things that Shishinki was saying- that Tenseiga was something Tetsusaiga didn't need, that it's incomplete- those were lies, right? I mean, Father left you Tenseiga because he trusted you, and because you were a real demon!
Kagome
Inuyasha!
... Why do you ask, anyway?
"Why?!" Because, Sesshomaru, I'm sick and tired of you giving me trouble about this sword! Let's just agree that Tenseiga was your proper inheritance from Father, and let that be the end of it!
... Inuyasha is showing his respect for Tenseiga.
Kagome
I think he's trying to cheer up Sesshomaru.
(nervously) I hope it works...
Can we agree, Sesshomaru?
... Inuyasha, are you blind? Can you not see it?
(thinking) Tenseiga was able to produce a complete Meido, only because Tetsusaiga was nearby. They responded to one another... and that will only lead to conflict.
Inuyasha... like it or not, you and I are destined to fight each other 'till the day we die. Do not forget that.
Oh? You're able to speak, while under the control of my demonic energy. Amazing... with that Jewel shard in you, your body will be under my control, and yet you will remain conscious of it the entire time.
What will you do, Sango? How do you plan to save your precious Kohaku now?
Silence, Naraku! I'm sick of listening to your NONSENSE!
MKMiroku and Kagome
Sango!
Heh! Come now, you don't actually expect to defeat me with Hiraikotsu, do you- [Hiraikotsu smashes straight through his torso] Arggh! (thinking) Impossible! I am a mass of demonic energy; I cannot be shattered by the same energy! No... there's more than just my demonic energy. Something new... an entirely different poison-
(thinking) My body isn't recovering!
Kagome Higurashi
Where're you going?!
Kagome Higurashi
(as she purifies Kohaku's Shard) Ok- how's that feel?
Good. It feels a lot better.
Kagome Higurashi
I might not be able to purify it as well as Kikyo could.
Kagome Higurashi
Huh?
It happened when Naraku tried to take my Jewel Shard. I'm not sure why, but the minute his tentacles made contact, this pure light started flowing into it!
Kagome Higurashi
From Naraku's tentacles?
It almost felt...as though Lady Kikyo was purifying me!
Kagome Higurashi
(thinking) Does that mean Kikyo's power somehow entered Naraku- and remains there, even now?
(flashback) The light... will destroy Naraku.
Kagome Higurashi
The image Kanna showed me before she died- it was the Shikon Jewel! It was defiled, but in the center of it, there was a light! That must've been Kikyo's light!
(sits by her brother) And so...
Kohaku, are you suggesting you'll be able to use your shard to defeat Naraku?
Naraku said he was going to take Kohaku's head! He said once he did that, he could slowly defile the shard!
(defensively) Well, you almost died, Kohaku!
(to Sango) Don't listen to her! Look, Sister, it's clear that my Shard can cause Naraku pain! (Sango looks away) I know Lady Kikyo's power is protecting me! That's why-
Enough! (thumps him over the head) Stop your babbling!
Kagome Higurashi
Inuyasha!
Gimme a break; why do we have to keep tiptoeing around him? Sango, just tell it to him straight: it's a pain in the butt when he wanders off by himself, isn't it?!
Kagome Higurashi
Ugh! Sit, boy! (Inuyasha faceplants)
Kagome Higurashi
It wasn't Kohaku's fault this time- Sesshomaru left them there alone, so it was just Kohaku and the little ones around when he was attacked!
(angrily) "The little ones?!" Who are you calling "little?!"
Well, your height, your heart, your personality... so many things about you are little! (Jaken bursts into tears)
No, it's just as Inuyasha says. This isn't the first time it's happened. (Kohaku looks away) Kohaku, you know you are weak of heart and strength; that is why Naraku can take advantage of you! If you fight alone, you don't stand a chance against him! At least tell me you understand that much.
... It's true. You're right.
Kagome Higurashi
I believe that Kikyo left her power in your shard, but I don't think she'd have wanted you to sacrifice it. I think she'd want you to treasure it and protect it, like the beautiful gift that it is.
Yes. You're right. (thinking) Lady Kikyo...
..Sesshomaru, are you able to accept what has happened?
(sobbing) Lord Sesshomaru, I am literally sick with grief! For Tenseiga to be absorbed into Tetsusaiga like that, it's unbearable-
I do... not care. We're leaving, Jaken.
One moment, Sesshomaru. Although you may find little consolation in it now, I suggest you take it. (gestures at Tenseiga) It fell from the path to the Underworld.
Kagome Higurashi
You okay, Inuyasha
Hmm? (thinking) That's... that's Tenseiga!
Kagome Higurashi
Wasn't that sword... broken, already?
I see. That light I was following must have come from Tenseiga.
(offering Tenseiga to Sesshomaru) You may not be satisfied with this sword that cannot cut, but Tenseiga is powerful, for it heals.
(scoffs) So, what? I'm supposed to take it and go around healing people, now? Don't be ridiculous.
Please wait, Lord Sesshomaru!
Um... (she takes Tenseiga and runs after Sesshomaru with Kohaku) I'll give it to him when he's in a better mood! I promise!
HHitomiko
I don't understand. What point is there in stealing your feeble power? I wonder what Naraku was hoping to accomplish...
Kagome Higurashi
Lady Hitomiko, I came to your shrine because I want to save you!
HHitomiko
Oh, really? You propose to save me, do you? How absurd.
HHitomiko
Kagome, do you think it was by chance that you were given the name "Kagome?"
Kagome Higurashi
Huh?
HHitomiko
That name you bear holds a special power... a power hidden within you, since the day you were born.
Kagome Higurashi
I don't understand! Why is she telling me this?!
HHitomiko
Heh... You are no more than a bird in a cage. You shall never leave. Never.
Kagome Higurashi
[struggles] Ugh! I... can't move! Huh? [she notices Naraku hanging upside down, in the shadows over Hitomiko's head] Naraku, stop hiding up there and show yourself! [she manages to notch an arrow to her bow] You're a coward!
HHitomiko
[thinking] She can still move?
HHitomiko
Now, I see. It is not you he is after; I'm supposed to steal the power that resides within that bow.
Kagome Higurashi
This bow? [thinking] The bow I received on Mount Azusa...
HHitomiko
If I'm not mistaken, that bow was originally meant to be wielded by another... a person who would have been able to master the use of it.
Kagome Higurashi
[thinking] Kikyo!
HHitomiko
You merely aim and release with it, unable to harness its' spiritual power, and yet you believe you can save me? Leave the bow here, and be on your way. Do so and your life will be spared, but take it with you and you shall die.
You'll spare her life, will you? Then you leave me no choice!
Kagome Higurashi
Show yourself, Naraku! [notches an arrow in her bow]
HHitomiko
Do not... waste... your arrows.
Indeed. If you must shoot, aim here. [he conjures an image of a spider over Hitomiko's heart]
Kagome Higurashi
There's a spider in her chest!
Shoot the arrow through her chest. Once you do, Hitomiko will finally die, and you will be saved.
Kagome Higurashi
I won't do it! I won't take orders from you, Naraku!
HHitomiko
Then you leave me no choice but to kill you.
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