Answer me one thing before I avenge Kikyo's death: Naraku, why do you bear such a grudge against me!?
Good question. I suppose you wish an answer to that question, else eternal rest will surely elude you in death
It is him.
Kaede [chuckles]. Age has not been kind to you.
Do ye know me? Aye, Onigumo, is that not your name?!
Onigumo...Heh. That name brings me such fond memories. Nay, I am Naraku, not Onigumo... yet it cannot be denied that I was born of Onigumo, fifty years ago. [flashback is shown] Onigumo was such a foolish man indeed. He began to foster desires for the kindhearted priestess who nursed him. Eventually, he succumbed to his weakness and called forth the demons.
[in flashback] My soul is rancid to the core, yet it still holds value. Feast on my flesh! I must possess my former mobility... Then the Jewel will be mine, not to mention the lovely maiden Kikyo. Feast on me, demons! DEVOUR ME! And in exchange, bestow me with your mobility and strength!
And that, is how the many demons merged... to become one. A demon named Naraku... myself. It required countless demons to create my body.
Because the priestess Kikyo was so powerless, the region teamed with demons. Her power had diminished, because she had fallen in love with a worthless half-demon. She submitted to her childish desires, and attempted to use the Shikon Jewel for her own purposes. For that, she was punished. And, Inuyasha, you suffered the punishment as well.
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