Miroku quotes from InuYasha

Miroku

It must be true. Kagome really is the reincarnation of the priestess.

Miroku

One victory and he thinks he's invincible.

Miroku

The Jewel of Four Souls has returned and is now scattered into many, different shards. Even possessing one fragment will gain unimaginable power. I know because Naraku came close to getting the Jewel fifty years ago. In doing so, he slew the priestess protecting it-

Inuyasha

You say he killed a priestess!!?

Miroku

That's right.

Miroku

Calm down. If I had that information I would have slain him long ago myself.

Kagome

If we keep looking for these Jewel fragments, we're sure to run into Naraku sooner or later.

Sesshomaru

(mockingly, as he withdraws his arm) Any last words before your tragic demise?

Inuyasha

(smiles weakly) Your ignorance surprises me... I really thought you would've noticed it by now!

Sesshomaru

Noticed what?

Inuyasha

That the sword is back in MY hands!

Jaken

Master! Without the human arm, you're unable to hold onto the Tetsusaiga!

Kagome

He's weakening!

Jaken

(stepping towards Inuyasha) Lord Sesshomaru, it seems Inuyasha has finally lost consciousness-

Sesshomaru

Do not approach any closer.

Jaken

Huh?

Jaken

AAAAH! (runs back) Wh-what happened?! The sword attacked of its' own accord!

Sesshomaru

(thinking) He holds power over it, despite being unconscious. If I make a move for it... he will strike me down. (turns away) We shall leave, Jaken. The Tetsusaiga is presently beyond my reach, so there's no sense in staying.

Jaken

I won't argue with your decision. After you, Master!

Miroku

They must have given up!

Shippo

That's a lucky break.

Kagome

(runs forward) Inuyasha!

Inuyasha

(thinking) Kagome... You're all right.

Inuyasha

Kagome... I haven't asked how you're feeling. You're hurt, too.

Kagome

Huh? It's just a little lump on the head. I'm sorry, Inuyasha. You told me to stay away from Sesshomaru, but I didn't listen, and only made things worse. If I had run away like you told me, you wouldn't have been so seriously injured.

Inuyasha

No... in the end, it was you who saved me with your arrow. I'm grateful, Kagome.

Kagome

(thinking) He's grateful? Okay, now he's officially freaking me out. (feels his forehead) You're acting totally weird, now; do you have a fever? (Inuyasha glares at her)

Shippo

(watching covertly with Miroku) What's Inuyasha doing, taking Kagome so deep into the forest?

Miroku

Shhhh.

Inuyasha

You heard the story. About how Naraku deceived me, fifty years ago. He's the one pulling the strings behind Sesshomaru.

Kagome

(thinking) He figured it out! I guess it's no surprise; Inuyasha's more aware of Naraku's movements than anyone.

Inuyasha

I've made a decision. Things are getting more dangerous by the day-

Kagome

Yeah, you're probably right.

Inuyasha

Huh? What's that mean?! Aren't you scared?! We're in serious danger! This time, we were lucky, but who knows about next time?!

Kagome

Well, I'm not afraid. Naraku's a terrible demon! We've got to do what we can to destroy him- (Inuyasha pulls her forward and hugs her) Huh? (thinking) What's going on? Inuyasha... what are you doing?

Inuyasha

... I was afraid. I thought I was going to lose you. I was terrified.

Shippo

(having his face covered by Miroku) Lemme go! I wanna see-

Miroku

This isn't something for children to see.

Inuyasha

I'll hang on to the Jewel.

Kagome

What do you think you're doing?

Inuyasha

Kagome, go back to your own era!!

Miroku

Inuyasha, what have you done?! (notices the Well is empty) Kagome is gone! What have you done?!

Inuyasha

I've sent her back home... to her own time, on the other side of the Well.

Inuyasha

I owe ya one, Royakan- for getting me out of that hut, where my so-called friends the monk and the hag locked me in!

Kaede

(dryly) For your protection, I might add.

Miroku

(also dryly) Gratitude doesn't come naturally to him.

Inuyasha

You bastard! You are to blame for everything that happened! You deceived Kikyo and I! You tricked us into trying to kill one another!

Naraku

Then tell me: how is it that the trust you held in each other was so easily destroyed?

Inuyasha

What are you saying?

Naraku

It was anger- a bitter anger- that set you against one another. That, Inuyasha, is the true legacy of the trust you supposedly held for one another. Even Kikyo could not comprehend it. She should have chosen to live and used the power of the Sacred Jewel to save her. Instead she chose death. Had she pleaded for her life, her pathetic, wretched wish would have been easily granted. Then she would have understood the ultimate truth of darkness. Foolish woman. It is claimed that the sacred Shikon Jewel grows more beautiful, when it is tainted with malice.

Inuyasha

Kagome, look inside him! How many fragments are there?

Kagome Higurashi

I know there are lots. Ten! No, twenty! Wait, there's even more than I can count!

Inuyasha

Hey, Naraku, wanna see something really scary? I'll slit you from head to toe to show you what malice means!

Inuyasha

Iron Reaver! [He slashes at Naraku, but only destroys his cloak and mask, revealing Naraku's form as a long-haired man in nobleman's robes with his face hidden behind his arm. Naraku smirks and releases a burst of toxic miasma, devastating the forest around them]

Miroku

A cloud of destruction! Run!

Kagome Higurashi

Inuyasha!

Naraku

Farewell, Inuyasha. It seems you've succumbed to my cloud of destruction.

Inuyasha

Heh... think again! [he draws Tetsusaiga, dispersing the miasma]

Naraku

[thinking] Impossible! How could he have broken through?

Miroku

Inuyasha, had you heard of the Jewel's origins?

Inuyasha

Not at all. When I learned of the Jewel of Four Souls, Kikyo had it in her protection. I had never given any thought as to where the Jewel came from or how it was created.

Inuyasha

So, Sango, how do we get rid of this stupid cave barrier, anyway?

We need to know what incantation you villagers chant in order to break it.

Sango

There isn't any incantation.

Of course there is! How else would you do it!?

Sango

At first, my villagers thought the demons' had placed a curse on the entrance. But we eventually realized that she is the one who keeps intruders out.

Miroku

And who is "she"?

Sango

The person whom the Sacred Jewel was born. Her spirit is full of sadness and regret, and it prevents others from entering. That's what I sense. It will be easier to understand once we go in. Go ahead, step through the barrier.

Inuyasha

Uh, are you sure about this?

Sango

Countless people have been killed because of the Sacred Jewel's dark power. And it is the sympathy you show for the victims that leads me to believe she will allow you to enter the cave.

Inuyasha

The demon has her in its jaws.

Sango

There was a time when demons, dragons and other monsters merged together to wage a battle. They fought against one powerful human.

Kagome

There's a person inside the stalagmite.

Miroku

Ancient armor. Is that an ancient warrior?

Sango

It's a woman. A priestess who lived many centuries ago.

Kagome

Huh?

Inuyasha

Look at the number of demons surrounding her. This priestess must've had immense spiritual power.

Sango

The court nobles controlled the country at that time. Wars and famine dragged on and on and countless people perished. Demons devoured the dead and the near dead and they were able to grow in great numbers. Many priests and warriors set out to slay them. But only one priestess, known as Midoriko, was able to purify demon souls and render them harmless. She was considered the most powerful human of her time.

Kagome

She could purify and weaken the demons' souls?

Sango

In her world, animals, trees, and even stones were all created though the foul souls.

Miroku

I've come across that philosophy in my readings. The four souls are called as aranitama, kushinitama, niginitama and sakinitama. When they're combined, they become the spirit of one person housed inside the heart. Aranitama is "courage", niginitama is 'friendship", kushinitama is "wisdom", sakinitama is "love."

Inuyasha

Uh, not really, no.

Shippo

This is way too deep for me.

Sango

When somebody does a bad deed, the four souls energize evil, and the human loses his way. In other words...

Miroku

In other words, a soul can turn good or bad, and this transformation can happen within either a human soul or a demon soul.

Sango

Now you know why Midoriko was a formidable foe for the demons' because she was able to purify their souls and make them powerless.

Inuyasha

So what!? She fought off an army of demons by turning them into a bunch of weaklings! Well, her power didn't last very long, did it? I'd say she's a pretty useless priestess now!

Sango

She hasn't lost the battle yet.

Sango

After battling for seven days and seven nights, a demon got its fangs into Midoriko. With her last ounce of energy, she reached deep within her own body for strength, and seized the demon's soul. But in doing so, she forced out her own soul.

Miroku

Tell me. Is the hole in her chest the spot where she forced out her own soul!?

Sango

What flew out of her was, in fact, the Shikon Jewel. She wasn't able to purify the demon's soul. All she could do was seize and imprison it along with herself. Although the flesh is gone, inside the Sacred Jewel, a battle still wages between Midoriko and the demons.' That is why the fight isn't over yet.

Kagome

So a war between souls is still raging inside the Sacred Jewel.

Inuyasha

It's not like this story complicates things. We just gotta go after Naraku hunting after the Jewel shards. I'm gonna take possession of the Sacred Jewel and use it to become a full-fledged demon, and then Midoriko can rest in peace!

Miroku

Looks like people who talk of the Sacred Jewel for selfish gain get thrown from the cave.

Shippo

That must be Midoriko's version of "Sit!"

Sango

My villagers have worked as slayers for generation upon generation, and it likely has something to do with Midoriko's influence. Over the centuries, the Sacred Jewel passed through the hands of several humans and demons, and finally returned here, in my grandfather's time. The Shikon Jewel had come out of a demon that he had slain. But my grandfather's life, and the lives of many others, were sacrificed in the battle. The sacred Shikon Jewel was removed from the demon, but it was horribly defiled and the villagers did not possess the ability to handle it.

Miroku

So they put in Kikyo's care.

Sango

Kikyo? Was she the priestess who had the ability to purify the Sacred Jewel?

Miroku

Yes, but Naraku found out about her and killed her.