Inuyasha, why are you still alive? I bound you to a tree with a sacred arrow.
Yeah, you sure did! And I stayed there for fifty years! But as you can see, I'm alive and ready to take you on again!
You vile beast! I despise you! You loathsome half man!
(Kikyo's left shoulder and chest is suddenly covered in blood)
Why did you betray me, Inuyasha!?
What's going on? Where's all that blood coming from?
Look closer Inuyasha. Is that not the fatal wound ye inflicted on Kikyo?
I inflicted!? What are you saying!? That I was the one who killed Kikyo!?
Yes. It was your wounds that sealed her fate and ensured her demise.
There must be a mistake of some kind! I didn't kill her! I don't even remember wounding her!!
Can ye be certain? These wounds did not come from your hand? Think hard! Try to remember. If not you, then who slew my sister?
You are even more vile than I thought, inventing such feeble excuses! Please! This is most unflattering, Inuyasha! Stop it! Inuyasha, do you not remember when you told me you wished to become human?
Impossible! He wishes to become a demon.
You said you would become human. I believed your words. That day, I carried the Shikon Jewel and went to you.
But, Kikyo, I can't believe that Inuyasha would have committed such a heinous crime!
Are you suggesting that I was the one who betrayed you!!?
You know it's true. That is why I summoned the last vestiges of my strength and bound you to a tree with my sacred arrow. Inuyasha.
You and I were fated never to meet again.
(Hurts him with an incredibly strong burst of spiritual energy)
Stop this assault, Kikyo.
I am your younger sister, Kaede. My looks have altered because fifty years have passed since your demise.
Then explain why you would speak on Inuyasha's behalf. Give me this!! Kaede!
You must stop this madness. Inuyasha is not your enemy.
Open your eyes! You too have been taken by this deceitful monster!
Kaede, show loyalty to your flesh and blood! Not to some devious, lying half breed! Now heed the demand of your elder sister and give me those arrows!
Move!! You told me you wished to become human! You told me you wished to be with me!!
Kikyo, you can't go on like this any longer. You must return to Kagome's body.
You are saying you wish for me to die, is that it? For if my spirit were to return to the girl, then I will cease to exist forever. You must know that. Is that what you desire, Inuyasha? I refuse to die.
(Attacks him with a strong burst of spiritual power)
My spirit cannot rest in peace until I see you dead!!
Inuyasha (thinking): I just don't know anymore. So I gather up all the Jewel shards and a full-fledged demon. And then what? Even if I do become a full-fledged demon, will that make me stronger inside? Can I ever truly forget Kikyo?
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-
You say he killed a priestess!!?
Inuyasha (thinking): He must be the demon who disguised himself as me and struck down Kikyo! It must be him!! Miroku, you say this Naraku takes on all kinds of shapes and forms!! What about now!!? What does he look like now!!?
Calm down. If I had that information I would have slain him long ago myself.
Inuyasha (thinking): Naraku laid a trap for Kikyo and me! He made us believe we deceived each other. The demon who killed Kikyo is still alive and is after the Sacred Jewel fragments. I will hunt down Kikyo's killer and avenge her death!!
If we keep looking for these Jewel fragments, we're sure to run into Naraku sooner or later.
Miroku (thinking): Damn. The shard I worked so hard to get is tainted with evil. I dare not even touch it.
(Kagome simply picks up the Shikon Jewel fragment, purifying it as well)
Miroku (thinking): Amazing. Kagome purified the shard simply by picking it up.
(after Sesshomaru has threatened him) Mother was right; I should've been a ferryman! (thinking) This is entirely Inuyasha's fault, for severing Lord Sesshomaru's arm!
[Flashback of Sesshomaru's previous battle with Inuyasha in the Graveyard]
(thinking) It is not the sword that severed his arm, that I direct my hatred toward; it is to the beast that wielded it, Inuyasha! By all rights, the Tetsusaiga belongs to Lord Sesshomaru, and we shall take it back from Inuyasha without fail!!
(glances at his empty sleeve)...Even if I am provided with another arm, it shall also be useless after a short period.
DDemon
A vexing problem, is it not?
[Sesshomaru turns to see a humanoid demon dressed in a baboon-skin cloak and mask, kneeling before him. Jaken yelps and runs to hide behind Sesshomaru]
DDemon
If I am not mistaken, you are the elder brother of Inuyasha. Lord Sesshomaru, are you not?
What do you want? Should I know you?
DDemon
I am someone, who, like yourself, despises Inuyasha. Forgive me, but I happened to... overhear your conversation just now. (holds up a human arm) Perhaps I can be of assistance; might I suggest that you employ this arm?
Have you lost your senses?! Clearly, that is the arm of a human!
DDemon
Yes... clearly, this arm belonged to a mortal, but embedded in it is a shard of the sacred Shikon Jewel.
DDemon
Should you choose to employ this arm, the Jewel shard will enable you to wield the Tetsusaiga, Inuyasha's fabled sword. The sword is known to work for the benefit of man; at present, a demon such as yourself would be unable to even touch the Tetsusaiga.
... You mentioned something about your despising Inuyasha? Tell me: do you intend to use me to exact your revenge?
How dare you exploit my master-!
Hmm... sounds interesting. (Jaken stares at him, shocked) I shall accept the arm from you.
Master, please reconsider!
DDemon
Oh... and one other thing. Take this hive. (holds out a wasp-hive) You shall be able to make good use of it... with certainty.
(takes the hive and inspects it)... I should know the name, of the one I make a pact with.
DDemon
(smiles beneath his mask) My apologies. Call me... Naraku.
Very well, Naraku. You have yourself a deal.
[After Tetsusaiga is temporarily subdued by Kagome's arrow]
I've figured you out, Sesshomaru. Because you're a demon, you shouldn't even be able to grasp the Tetsusaiga. That left arm of yours must belong to a human. You're using a shard of the Shikon Jewel to connect the arm to your body! If I can lop off that arm, you'll no longer have what it takes to hold on to the Tetsusaiga! :(charges) And that's not all: when you lose that arm, I'll have myself yet another shard of the Jewel!
(charges, smirking) Let's see you try to take this arm away from me.
(launches another attack) Iron Reaver-!
(jumping up and down) You did it! You got through his armor!
I was trying to hit the Jewel in his arm. (aims another arrow)
Inuyasha, make her stop. Half demon though you are, the blood of a demon runs deep inside you. Be proud of that. Do not accept human aid, even in death.
Don't try anything, Kagome! Sesshomaru is totally ruthless!
I can handle it! I'll hit him! (she fires, but Sesshomaru catches her arrow and dissolves it with his poison claws) What?! It melted in his hand!
(angrily, as Tetsusaiga re-activates) You've had your warning. Now I shall put an end to your interference!! (swings Tetsusaiga)
(mockingly, as he withdraws his arm) Any last words before your tragic demise?
(smiles weakly) Your ignorance surprises me... I really thought you would've noticed it by now!
That the sword is back in MY hands!
Master! Without the human arm, you're unable to hold onto the Tetsusaiga!
(stepping towards Inuyasha) Lord Sesshomaru, it seems Inuyasha has finally lost consciousness-
Do not approach any closer.
AAAAH! (runs back) Wh-what happened?! The sword attacked of its' own accord!
(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.
I won't argue with your decision. After you, Master!
(thinking) Kagome... You're all right.
