Sango quotes from InuYasha

Sango

What choice do I have but to trust my younger brother!?

Sango

I don't know. It's just not normal.

Kagome

Sango!

Sango

The Jewel shard was suppressing my pain!! Naraku!!

Kagome

The fragments of the Sacred Jewel energize the power of evil. I still got a lot of pieces to collect before it's whole. (thinking) Everyone who comes in contact with the Jewel seems to end up unhappy. Just what is it exactly?

Sango

All right. Get your friends. You helped bury the dead. So I will tell how the Sacred Jewel came to be.

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.

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.

Sango

I know the monk would try to peek at us, but do you think Inuyasha would?

Kagome

(scornfully) No way! He's such a cold fish.

Sango

(confused)... Do you want him to look?

Kagome

That's a bad scar.

Sango

...Yes. It didn't heal well.

Kagome

Who hurt you? The demons'?

Sango

No. I got this scar...from my younger brother. If only I realized some things earlier I could have prevented his death. Kohaku was tender-hearted. He was always a very gentle boy. Perhaps he wasn't suited for the life of a demon-slayer.

Kagome

I'm sorry to bring up such painful memories. It must be hard for you to talk about it.

Sango

No. it's all right. Before he died, Kohaku reverted back to his old self. I still mourn for him, but that thought helps ease the pain of his loss. We were both strong demon-slayers; I'm proud of that. We all have our reasons for being here, don't we?. Why are you gathering the sacred Shikon Jewel shards?

Kagome

(awkwardly) Um...I figured it was the least I could do after what happened.

Sango

So you broke the Jewel?

Kagome

I'm sorry. I know, I really blew it.

Sango

I'm sure you just trying to save it from a demon, so it's not your fault. What's amazing is, you're the reincarnation of a priestess.

Kagome

That's the part I don't get. But I do understand we need to gather the Jewel shards, and we do that faster by joining forces. With Naraku's appearance things have gotten a lot more complicated.

Sango

In order to break the curse of the Shikon Jewel, we must destroy Naraku. (Kagome nods) Did you follow the deeper points of our conversation... you peeping Toms?!

Kagome

Huh?

Sango

A monkey?

Inuyasha

Hey! What's with all the ruckus?

Shippo

This time, you actually were in deep conversation and rushed to help!

Inuyasha

(irritably) Why did they have to suspect me, too?!

Miroku

(dreamily) It was worth the pain. That was a wonderful sight we just saw.

Kagome

(thinking)Everyone has been drawn into the cursed web of the sacred Shikon Jewel. But I feel sorry for Sango the most. She saw her father and younger brother being killed.

Inuyasha

How can it be that simple? If Kohaku looks exactly the same, can you really forget everything, and turn your heart against him that easily?

Sango

Don't underestimate me!! I am a demon-slayer!! I won't fall for Naraku's tricks!!

Inuyasha

If I was in your position...I probably couldn't do it.

Sango

This castle... Kohaku? Kohaku!

Naraku

First, put down your weapon.

Sango

(enraged) Naraku!!

Naraku

Well done, Sango; good work. You brought me Inuyasha's sword, the Tetsusaiga, as promised.

Sango

Let me see Kohaku! I will only hand over the sword after I see him!

Sango

Naraku, turn Kohaku back to his former self immediately!

Naraku

Killing me won't help. You should know that already. This is the fault of the sacred Shikon Jewel; demons and evil humans desire the Jewel, and out of that desire, demons attacked your village. That's why your father was killed. That's why your brother Kohaku's soul now wanders in darkness. It's all part of the curse of the Sacred Jewel.

Sango

Stop lying! You're the one who killed my father and comrades! You coveted the stupid Jewel; you're responsible for everything!!

Naraku

People die because of the power of the sacred Shikon Jewel, and people live because of its' power. There's no reason that you should despise the sacred Jewel as much as you do. Remember, Kohaku was revived, because of the Jewel's power. You made a promise to exchange the sword for Kohaku's life. So...what will you do?

Sango

I despise you!! I made no promise! You want my answer?! Here it is!

Sango

(shocked) It's you! the young lord of the castle!

Naraku

Kagewaki was a noble lord. He gave all the demon-slayers proper burials. Ah, yes, and I was the one who ordered for your care after the massacre.

Sango

You killed him!

Naraku

Kagewaki is still alive. At least, according to those I've fooled into thinking I'm him.

Naraku

(inside her head) Yes, Sango- kill him! Kill your brother, with your own hands! Slaughter him! And then... burn with a desire to live. Pray to continue wandering the world, and vow to do whatever you can to survive! When you kill Kohaku, and when you are bathed in his blood, the sacred Jewel will grow brighter with the power of the dark! The more sullied it is... the more beautiful the sacred Jewel becomes.

Sango

(to Kohaku)...Kill you? What makes him think I'm able to kill you? [she staggers towards Kohaku, reaching out] I can't. Kohaku...

Kohaku

(quietly) My sister.

Master Inuyasha, you haven't been able to unravel the mystery of Tetsusaiga on your own. You tried but you haven't been able to tap into the power that killed a hundred demons in one sweep. But Totsai knows its secret. I think if you take the time to know each other and cooperate, you can awaken and harness Tetsusaiga's full strength.

Inuyasha

There's no mystery. I'll get the hang of it. I just need practice.

I understand you been collecting the Sacred Jewel shards for awhile. Who knows how many demons have multiple pieces of the Jewel? You know how difficult it's been to battle demons with more than one. Don't you want to awaken the Tetsusaiga's full potential in order to defeat demons with that enhanced strength?

Miroku

He does have a point, Inuyasha.

Sango

I think you should at least hear what he has to say.