InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Souta's jorney ❯ About Inuyasha ( Chapter 1 )

I do not own inuyasha

For those of you who do not know Inuyahsa some back ground.

Rumiko Takahashi, creator of Ranma 1/2 has entertained the anime/manga world once again with the drama, romance, and comedy of Inuyasha. Inuyasha, the son of a dog-demon and a human girl, travels through feudal Japan with Kagome (a teenager from modern-day Japan) and fellow feudal friends to search for pieces of the shattered Sacred Jewel.

How did the Sacred Jewel (the jewel of four souls) shatter?

Answer: Kagome accidentally shot a Sacred Arrow at a demon crow who had swallowed the Sacred Jewel. The shot not only destroyed the demon crow, but shattered the Sacred Jewel into many pieces.

Kagome Higurashi, teenager
a girl from present-day Japan

Kagome is rumored to be the reincarnation of the priestess Kikyo.

Kikyo accidentally fell into their family's sacred well and entered the feudal era. Inside her was the Sacred Jewel. But a demon sensed the jewel and tore the jewel from her body.

Kagome is also able to create the Sacred Arrow whenever she picks up a bow and arrow. The Sacred Arrow is a powerful arrow that can purify anything it hits.

The Sacred Arrow is rumored to be created from numerous souls.

Kagome also has the ability to purify the sacred jewel and its fragments with her touch.

Kikyo, priestess

The love of Inuyasha's life. Had the ability to purify the Sacred Jewel with her touch & shoot the Sacred Arrow.

Before Kikyo could give Inuyasha the Sacred Jewel to make him a full human, Naraku tricked her to think that Inuyasha was trying to steal the Sacred Jewel to become a full dInuyasha, a half demon

The youngest son of a powerful dog-demon. He was going to receive the Sacred Jewel from his love, Kikyo, to become a human being. Instead, Naraku tricked him to believe that Kikyo betrayed their love.

Inuyasha now teams up with Kagome to find the pieces of the Sacred Jewel.

demon. In self defense, she shot the Sacred Arrow and pinned Inuyasha against the sacred tree.

Tetsusaiga, a sword that can kill 100s demons with one swipe. Is owned by him.

Miroku, a monk

He suffers from a curse placed upon his father by the demon Naraku. His quest is to kill Naraku so that the curse of the "Wind Tunnel" can be lifted from his hand. Otherwise like his father, he will one day perish as he is sucked into his own hand.

Miroku has a good heart, but he's always hitting on women.

Sango, a demon exterminator

She comes from a village of demon exterminators. Her quest is to avenge her village and to free her little brother Kohaku from the evil grasps of demon Naraku.

Sango also has a faithful sidekick named Kilala (sp?).

Kirara, a cat demon

Pictured on the left, Kilala (sp?) is the faithful sidekick and friend of Sango.

Jaken, loyal servant of Sesshomaru

Travels and serves his master, Sesshomaru. Jaken isn't the brightest of servants, but he serves his master with great loyalty.

Sesshomaru, full-blooded demon

The older brother of Inuyasha, a 100% full-blooded aristocratic demon. His quest is to kill his half-brother Inuyasha. He sees Inuyasha as an abomination to his demon heritage. Sesshomaru is given the sword Tenseiga by his late dog-demon father, a sword that can save 100s lives.

Our story begins one fateful day when Kagome Higurashi is celebrating her fifteenth birthday. She celebrates with her family, and then goes to check on her little brother who is playing around the old well on the temple grounds where they live. Sota, Kagome's little brother is afraid that Buyo the family cat has fallen down the well. Kagome bravely ventures inside the darkened shed where the well has been for centuries.

Suddenly arms emerge from the dark well and Kagome is dragged down into it. She finds herself face to face with a giant centipede woman who keeps mentioning a jewel. Kagome shoves her away causing her one of her arms to tear off in the process, much to Kagome's bewilderment. When she exits the well she finds that she is standing in a forest. Soon she notices a strange boy pinned to a tree with an arrow through his chest. Eventually Kagome makes her way to a nearby village where she meets an old woman named Kaede.

Everyone in the village, including Kaede is shocked by how much Kagome resembles her deceased sister Kikyo. Kagome discovers that she has travelled through time to feudal Japan and that the boy she saw pinned to the tree is Inu-Yasha, a half demon that was once in love with Kikyo, but Inu-Yasha betrayed her, and tried to steal the Shikon Jewel, a mystical jewel that grants demons immense powers. Inu-Yasha had killed Kikyo and the Shikon Jewel was cremated with her body. Eventually Mistress Centipede comes looking for Kagome again and manages to seperate her from the rest of the villagers who are trying to protect her. Mistress Centipede tears at Kagome's side and amazingly the Shikon Jewel pops out. Mistress Centipede swallows the Jewel and begins to transform. Kagome's only choice is to free Inu-Yasha in hopes he will save her

Inu-Yasha makes quick work of killing Misstress Centipede and retrieving the jewel for himself. Kaede and Kagome manage to stop him with a necklace that forces him to the ground when Kagome yells "Sit!" though. Soon other demons arrive trying to claim the jewel and in the process it is shattered with pieces spreading across Japan. As Inu-Yasha and Kagome travel in seach of the jewels they meet Shippo, an orphened kitsune, Miroku, a lecherous monk with a curse on his hand, and Sango, a demon exterminator who's family was murdered. Soon they find that Kikyo has been brought back to life and then, ultimately, it is discovered that Inu-Yasha and she were lovers who were tricked into believing they each betrayed one another by Naraku, a creature who is responsible for Miroku's curse, Sango's family's death, and Inu-Yasha's loss of Kikyo. Now it's a race to see who can collect the shards first and use the reunited Shikon Jewel for the ultimate good or the darkest evil.