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Koga, are you in any pain?

Nah, you saved my life there.

Hey, wolf boy.

You should stay out of this.

What?

Give us your shards and go back to your Wolf-Demon pack.

Heh, Kikyo said the same thing.

Huh?

You guys think alike because you used to date, huh?

Don't bring that up!

I swear I'll kill you!

Is this how it's going to be when Koga's around?

I can't take it.

The miasma within the monk is being transferred to me

and cleansed within my body.

You can handle that?

Lady Kikyo's body is being contaminated by Naraku's miasma,

she can't possibly handle it.

You are willing to sacrifice your own body to save the good monk...

Yet on the other hand, I intend to sacrifice Kohaku's life?

I wish to save what I can.

That is all.

THE MAUSOLEUM OF MOUNT AZUSA

So you've returned, Naraku.

Not by choice.

Naturally.

You ejected your human heart from your body,

the heart that cared for Kikyo,

and sealed it within Mount Hakurei.

Yet you've returned.

Why is that, Naraku?

I absorbed Moryomaru and the Infant.

That was when I realized

that Kohaku's shard shone with a frightfully pure light.

If I were to take it carelessly,

my Shikon Jewel would instantly be purified,

and I with it.

That is probably Kikyo's goal.

So you now need the human heart you once discarded.

A human heart isn't as bad as you believe it to be.

wicked thoughts,

despicable thoughts,

base attachments.

Your negative human feelings for Kikyo are

what give the Shikon Jewel its dark power.

To the point where I'll kill Kikyo, huh?

Isn't that why you've come to take me back?

Negative feelings?

That's right.

The most appropriate weapon for killing Kikyo...

My negative feelings are what tie Kikyo and I together,

and you as well, Inuyasha.

Are you awake, Master Monk?

Lady Kikyo, you saved me?

I have cleansed the miasma.

but deep scars have been left within your body.

If you continue to use the Wind Tunnel.

the scars from Naraku's miasma will eventually reach your heart.

When that happens, Master Monk, your life will be...

I am fully aware of my physical condition...

So I would prefer that you keep this a secret, Lady Kikyo.

I understand.

Sango, I don't want you to know.

I don't regret what's happened.

Kikyo.

The miasma has been cleansed.

The monk will need to rest a little longer.

Miroku's okay?

Yes.

Kohaku, are you leaving with Kikyo?

Yes, thank you for letting us stay with you.

Kikyo, about Kohaku...

I know.

If I can save him, I will.

Inuyasha can't sleep?

What?!. A spiderweb?!.

Kohaku, stay near me.

Okay.

The webs don't seem to have any effect on the villagers,

but I know who's on the other end of these threads.

Naraku and his evil intentions.

Saki, we're going home.

Okay, Mom!

What's wrong, Saki?!.

Pull yourself together!

Stand back.

Lady Priestess.

Using an innocent little girl...

So he's determined to force me to touch those webs.

She's been cleansed?

Oh no!

That way!

A huge knot of webs are coming from the sky!

This is...

Kikyo's scent!

Yes, a priestess passed by.

That must have been Kikyo!

And what did the priestess do afterwards?

She appeared to feel ill and left.

Wait, Inuyasha!

Is the priestess Kikyo?

Man, he's one cruel bastard.

Ditching Kagome to chase after an old flame.

Koga, we don't want to go down that path.

Shippo always says that.

Stay away from me for the time being.

If you're with me,

your Shikon Jewel shard will be defiled.

What's happening to Lady Kikyo?

No matter how much I purify them...

Naraku...

Now, of all times, you attempt to fluster me with such illusions?

Kikyo!

Stay back, Inuyasha!

Hang in there, Kikyo!

This is...!

It's Naraku.

He's noticed that I intend to purify him with the Shikon Jewel.

Don't talk!

I'll help you out!

Damn it!

The more I cut, the more entangled I'm getting!

Over there!

What is she shooting at?

Those spiderwebs, probably.

Inuyasha and Kikyo are inside!

Is Kagome purifying the webs outside?

Yeah, Kagome can also see the webs.

How can Kagome see them too?

Could Naraku be...?!.

I couldn't purify the webs inside.

Don't touch the webs!

Kagome!

A barrier?!.

Caught them.

This is...

with this Shikon Jewel, I can become a true demon.

Inuyasha!

This is...

Inuyasha and Kikyo fifty years ago.

My chest hurts.

I can feel something through the webs.

This is Kikyo's sorrow, but that isn't all.

A love as deep as her sorrow...

A bond that can never be broken...

Are you awake, Kagome?

What about the webs?

The three of us have been assembled.

They must no longer be needed.

You saw, didn't you?

Huh?

I've figured out his plan.

Kikyo, that wound!

When I touched his spiderwebs, the miasma began to spread.

I can heal that wound, right?

Once before...

My salvation requires using this bow

to shoot my wound and purify Naraku's contamination.

U-Understood.

You have also been contaminated by Naraku's spiderwebs.

What do you mean?

This was all part of Naraku's trap.

First, he magnified my wound so I would leave Kohaku.

for the miasma seeping from this wound would defile Kohaku's shard.

Then, he used me as a decoy to bring Inuyasha out.

Do you know why?

To plant negative feelings in your heart.

He planned a chain of events to cause that.

It was all part of Naraku's plan.

You are the only one who could

cleanse Naraku's poison from my body.

That was why Naraku showed you visions from fifty years ago,

to create negative feelings and banish your purification abilities.

And now that Koga has lost the protection of the Wolf-Demon tribe,

his shards can be stolen at any time.

There's nothing we can do.

Don't just give up, Kikyo!

There must be a way to save you!

You're safe. Lady Kagome?

Yeah.

Why does the pup have such a long face?

Kagome caught him secretly meeting with Kikyo.

He probably lost a few years of his life.

Inuyasha, stay with Kikyo.

You do that.

I'll carry Kagome.

Thanks, Koga.

Kagome! Now look here...

I don't want to see your face right now.

Have I really been contaminated?

THUMP THUMP THUMP... No, you're always like this.

Head about ten leagues east.

If you use the bowstring kept in the mausoleum on Mount Azusa,

the bow will be restored.

However, Kagome, you must truly desire to save me,

or you won't be able to reach the mausoleum.

Why does Kikyo always sound like she's trying to test me?

Could something have happened to Lady Kikyo?

I can see you.

You're...!

Run.

Please run!

A futile effort!

Your Shikigami disappeared?!.

Yes.

We must hurry back to Kohaku.

You aren't getting away.

Over here.

Give up, Kohaku.

You can't escape from Naraku.

The venom in those snakes is miasma.

I have to defile your shard before I take you to Naraku.

That was a surprise.

You again, Lord Sesshomaru?

Moryomaru's scent has vanished.

I presume that he was eaten by Naraku?

So? You came to save Kohaku?

That wouldn't be in your character.

I came to get rid of an irritating smell.

That's all.

Well, well.

I'll take my leave.

It wouldn't be funny if I was cut down by a passerby.

Kohaku!

Don't touch him, Rin.

Those snakes are venomous.

Okay. but...

Master Jaken's been bitten.

Please help me, Lord Sesshomaru.

It hurts.

That's a long stairway.

That's the mausoleum of Mount Azusa.

Okay! We'll climb this in no time.

Kohaku's scent ends here.

Looks like Sesshomaru's group took him with them.

I see.

Kikyo! Is the miasma spreading?!

My body will fail soon.

Kagome, you are the only one who can save me.

Damn it! What's going on?!.

We aren't getting any closer...

Is it my fault?

Do I have doubts?

What's that?!.

Everyone!

A human?

The Spirit Guardian of Mount Azusa can appear as a god or a demon.

Its appearance reflects the viewer's heart.

Kikyo!

Why did we return to the bottom?!

Where did Kagome go?!

Don't panic, Koga.

Mount Azusa is a sacred mountain.

It must have accepted Lady Kagome.

Take it.

Really? Thank you.

Yes, if you truly desire to save this woman,

you should be able to take this bow back.

It's the same as when I was climbing up.

I can't reach the bottom.

Kagome! Where are you?!.

Kagome!

Wait! I'm right here!

Inuyasha!

Kikyo's also here.

Spiderwebs?!

Hang in there, Kikyo!

I'll find Kagome right away!

Inuyasha, notice me!

Can't you see me?!

It's enough.

Kagome has probably been swallowed by Mount Azusa.

They probably judged her unfit

for the mausoleum's bow after being contaminated by the spiderwebs.

After all, Kagome considers me an enemy who is bewitching you.

You mean that Kagome doesn't actually want to save you?

No! That isn't true!

Kikyo can see me, and yet she's purposely...

Something's happened to Kagome.

Kagome?!.

The Spirit Guardian of Mount Azusa tests your heart.

Kagome may have been swayed by the Spirit Guardian's illusions.

My arm's going to tear off.

The bow is so heavy...

Hand over the bow.

Kikyo! Call for Inuyasha!

This cliff is within a barrier created by the Spirit Guardian.

Inuyasha, a half-demon, cannot enter.

Now, give me the bow, quick!

I can't! It's so heavy that I can't lift my arm!

So you truly desire my death.

What about you?!. Do you have any intention of helping me?!

Throw away the bow!

Huh?

The Spirit Guardian of Mount Azusa?

Priestess, you are the one who desires that girl's death,

for she is the woman who stole your beloved man.

If you hand over the bow,

the priestess will leave you to die and choose to live with the man.

Therefore, no one will blame you if you abandon the priestess.

You are free to abandon me.

Inuyasha cannot see what's taking place here.

She's taking way too long! I'm going!

Hold on, wolf boy.

Inuyasha.

Put me down, Inuyasha.

Yeah.

I will wait here.

Go.

Got it.

Huh? Aren't you responsible for Kikyo?

I'm going.

I have to do this.

Sorry, Kikyo.

Wh-What's so funny?

You just thought that even if Inuyasha were to forgive you,

you couldn't forgive yourself, right?

Stop pretending to be so self-righteous!

You may try to act reasonable and dignified,

but your heart is filled with envy and hate.

Yet you continue to feign pity for me.

Feign?!.

You feel sorry for me, a dead person brought back to life,

while growing irritated with Inuyasha,

unable to fully end our relationship.

You find me to be a nuisance.

Those are your true feelings as you offer me a kind hand.

Huh? What are you saying?!

Do you really think I'd cling to such false kindness?!

Why you...

Cut it out, you idiot!

I shut up for a minute and you go out of control.

Do you have the right to talk about me like that?!.

If you and Inuyasha have such a strong bond.

why don't you be more upfront about it?!.

You're always looking down on me.

but in reality, you're scared of me, aren't you?!.

Scared of you?

That's right!

You and Inuyasha have a past that I can never infringe upon!

I'll admit that!

But you know...

I've also spent time with Inuyasha!

I've seen many sides of Inuyasha that you never have!

I know things about Inuyasha that Kikyo doesn't?

I was in the same position as Kikyo.

Understand?

I won't abandon you out of fear.

I don't need to!

What's going on?

It was so heavy a moment ago.

You can now climb up by yourself.

The priestess cannot kill you.

What is it, Kikyo?

Why aren't you saying anything?

Spiderwebs... It isn't Kikyo!

Girl, that is an illusionary priestess created by your heart.

The spiderwebs which entangled you have been severed.

Use that bow to save the priestess.

Help.

Help me, Inuyasha!

Oh?

The little girl cut herself free from my web.

What do you intend to do, Naraku?

That should be obvious.

I will go take Kikyo's life, as originally planned.

Naraku shows up to destroy Kikyo

and also take Koga's Shikon Jewel shards!

Kagome...

All that remains is for you to protect Kohaku's light.

Kikyo!

Wasn't shooting you with the bow supposed to save you?!.

Kikyo is finished.

Next time on Inuyasha The Final Act: "Among the Twinkling Stars"

I have finally become an ordinary woman.

AMONG THE TWINKLING STARS