Episode number: 125

Title: The Darkness in Kagome's heart

Date: Sunday, November 1, 2005

Summary:

Inuyasha is jumping in the canyon full of Miasma where Kikyo fell. He calls out to her. Kouga is shocked to find out that Naraku created such a barrier and re-did his body just so he could kill one woman. Miroku assures him that Kikyo was no ordinary woman and that Naraku feared her holy powers. Kagome adds that he wanted to get rid of his human heart that longed for Kikyo. Sango remembers when Naraku tried to cut his human heart out. The result was Musou: a man with the heart and memories of the thief, Onigumo. *flashback to Onigumo getting eaten by the demons* *then flashback to Naraku releasing Onigumo* Miroku goes on to say that it was too early for Onigumo to be released, and Naraku had to re-absorb him. *flashback to when Naraku absorbed Musou* The lumps of flesh that they saw inside of Mount Hakuri were Naraku's attempts to create something to seal his human heart into. *flashback to Kikyo dying* Kouga notices that now that Naraku has finished off Kikyo, he can basically do whatever he wants. Well, he won't let something like that happen. Hakkaku's and Ginta's strained voices are heard from far away, calling out to Kouga. They've finally found him. Kouga says "goodbye" to Kagome and then wonders why Inuyasha isn't interfering. Then he wonders where Inuyasha went since he looked so gloomy. Kagome looks down sadly. Miroku knows that Inuyasha is unable to accept the reality of Kikio's death. Sango understands but... Kagome is watching Hakkaku and Ginta run off after Kouga. Inuyasha is still in the canyon, looking for Kikyo, wondering why she decided to fight Naraku by herself. She should have waited until he had gotten there. He jumps from boulder to boulder finally stopping at one and calling out to Kikyo. We see a skeleton, but it isn't Kikio's. Even though Naraku's miasma is flowing into the river, it isn't dispersing. He calls out to Kikyo again. The skeleton sinks into the miasma. Inuyasha keeps moving. *flashback to Sesshoumaru as he was walking away in Episode 124, and the things Sesshoumaru said* *flashback to Episode 47(?) when Kikyo pulled a knife on Inuyasha* Inuyasha stops running and begins to walk slowly. He then stops completely and stares at the ground. Kikyo didn't believe in me. That's why... He clenches his fist and punches the ground angrily. "Dammit!" he punches again. "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!" he yells out, punching the ground with every "dammit" His hand reddens with blood. Kikyo...did you really die all alone out here? Kouga's running with Hakkaku and Ginta panting behind him. He yells at them not to be so slow since they're chasing after Naraku. He turns himself into a tornado and runs away. Hakkaku and Ginta talk. Apparently, Naraku's demons went south. First they went north and now they're going back south, so wouldn't it have been easier to just stay where they were and wait for Naraku to come to them? But now that Inuyasha's gone it's the perfect opportunity for Kouga to try to steal Kagome's heart. Kouga is thinking that he'll get rid of Naraku. Wait for me, Kagome Everyone in the gang is asleep except for Kagome, who's sitting on a boulder as dawn approaches. She wonders how far Inuyasha went in search of Kikyo. She sees Inuyasha's figure approach and stands up. "Inuyasha?" The others wake up. Inuyasha and Kagome stand far apart, staring at each other. "Kagome?" He's a little surprised to see that she stayed up and waited for him. Kagome realizes that Inuyasha couldn't find Kikyo. She wants to ask him about it but... "I thought...at the very least I'd find her remains..." Inuyasha says, his hair covering his eyes. "Inuyash--" Kagome is unable to finish as Inuyasha clenches his fist. She wonders what she should say since she can't stand to see him in such agony. "I'm sorry. It's all right." Inuyasha says and then walks forward. He walks right by Kagome without looking at her. Kagome whirls around to look at him Inuyasha...you don't look "all right" at all! The gang (minus Inuyasha) are standing on a hill looking over at the landscape that has been affected by the collapse of Mount Hakuri. Suddenly Kirara leaps to the ground out of Sango's arms and runs forward. Sango follows her. Shintarou is passing out bowls of food when he hears something from the ground. He looks down and sees Kirara. Then Kagome calls out to him and he runs forward, greeting the gang with his sisters. The gang is happy to see that even after Mount Hakuri's collapse, they're all right. Kagome looks behind her to see Inuyasha looking out over the water. She walks over to him and asks him if he isn't glad that Shintarou and everyone is ok. "Hmm? Yeah." He looks behind him to see Shippo struggling to take out some firewood out of a giant pile. He heads over to help him, leaving Kagome behind. Kagome silently reflects over what's happened and about how pained Inuyasha looks. She wonders if following Naraku after Mount Hakuri's collapse was the best thing for Inuyasha since he might want to go look for Kikyo. Villagers are farming and wondering if the rumors about Mount Hakuri collapsing are true. "I hope nothing bad comes out of it." One of them says. A giant cloud of purple jaki comes towards them. The villagers run but the demons (in the cloud) catch up to them and begin killing the villagers. They leave the village completely destroyed. The gang senses jaki. "!" Inuyasha yells out and then bounds in the direction of the evil energy. When the gang arrives at the village, all they see is death and destruction. Inuyasha can only smell weak youkai. Inuyasha had thought that he had cornered Naraku, but now things are turning out for the worst. *flashback to when Mount Hakuri's barrier collapsed and all the demons came pouring out* Shippo and Kirara come towards Miroku with a bunch of flowers in Shippo's arms as Miroku digs graves for the villagers. They hear the voice of a monk who tells them that he heard about a tragedy that happened and would like to help. Apparently he comes from the direction of Mount Hakuri. He heard that the mountain had collapsed and that demons were headed south. It's just as the priestess said. Priestess?! Inuyasha looks very interested now. "It was two days ago. An injured priestess washed up on a riverbed in a village on the other side of the mountain; she said she was injured by a person named Naraku; she said she had to go after Naraku." There's no doubt that it's Kikyo. She's alive! "However since she had such horrible wounds, she may have already died." Inuyasha looks shocked. Kagome tells him to go. "This isn't the time to be hesitating. Hurry. Kikyo should be waiting." "Forgive me," Inuyasha says and then runs off. Shippo asks Kagome if it's ok. Kagome looks down sadly and replies "It can't be helped" Forgive me, Kagome. If I don't find out whether Kikyo is dead or alive, I won't be able to move forward! Inuyasha thinks as he runs through the forest and disappears into the darkness. The gang is going on ahead since Inuyasha will be able to catch up by following Kagome's scent. From behind them, soldiers approach, yelling at them to wait because they look suspicious. Sango wonders if they're talking about Kagome's clothing. The man tells them that there have been many strange occurrences lately and they've been ordered to take all suspicious persons to the castle. The gang knows that it would be easy to beat the men up and run away but since they look like simple human officials, they can escape whenever they want. The main soldier guy gets impatient and orders the gang to get tied up. Shippo and Kirara watch from far away. Shippo knows that they have to call back Inuyasha. He goes to get Inuyasha with Kirara. At the castle, a man is begging to be let go since he's not suspicious and has the proper documentation in his pocket. "Behead him!" comes the order. The gang realizes that this isn't reasonable. "She came," says a voice that belongs to the person who ordered the man to be beheaded. She points to Kagome. The soldiers take Kagome as the woman orders everyone else to be killed. Soldiers surround the tied up Sango and Miroku as they drag Kagome towards the castle. Shippo is flying on Kirara, calling out to Inuyasha. A great purple cloud of demons flies towards them and they fly right into it. Kagome is thrown onto the floor in a room of the castle. She sits up to see a woman glowing purple in the back. She is holding a child with light lavender hair in her arms. "Now that Kikyo is dead, you are the only one who can see Shikon shards." Kagome looks behind her and sees the monk from before. He falls forward to the ground and begins to bubble. Kagome gasps as Kagura emerges from the shadows. She was controlling the monk with her  "Corpse Dance" Kagome realizes that the story about Kikyo was a lie. She turns to the woman who says that no help will come since the monk and the exterminator will be killed by the people of the castle. Kagome realizes that the one talking isn't the woman. Then we see that the person who is really talking is the baby she was holding in her arms. He says that Inuyasha won't come for her. He looks at Kagome. "He's utterly absorbed in his search for Kikyo" Akago (the baby) says. "This baby...is an offspring of Naraku!" *commercials* The baby was born at Mount Hakuri and is an offspring of Naraku. Kagome asks Akago what he intends to do with her. "Haven't I already said? You're the only one who can see Shikon shards." He narrows his eyes. "I want your eyes." Kagome looks surprised as the woman stands up with Akago in her arms and walks towards Kagome. Outside, the soldiers draw their swords and hold up their large sticks (are they called staves? I'm really not sure so why don't I stick with "large sticks" I hope no one minds) They attack. Sango runs out in front. Her hidden (I like to call it a switchblade) pops open and cuts the ropes binding her. She blocks the attacker's sword and pushes him back. He attacks and she back flips out of his reach. More men attack. She knocks a sword out of one man's hand and cuts Miroku's ropes. Now it's Miroku's turn to fight some. He dodges one attack-by-large-stick and then another. The attacker turns around and tries a vertical attack but Miroku catches the stick - staff - whatever and pulls it out of the man's hands, then hitting him in the stomach. Sango runs forward and with her blade, cuts a bunch of large sticks in half. She grabs her Hiraikostu and Miroku's staff (which were against a gate of the castle) and faces the men ready to attack. Miroku hits a man in the stomach and another one in the head. The other people who were captured along with the gang try to run away but are boxed in. Miroku turns around and hits a man in the stomach as Sango knocks men to the side with her Hiraikostu. She runs to Miroku's side and hands him his staff. They know they can't kill the men since they're just humans who are following higher orders. Therefore, it might take a while since their out-numbered as well. But they know they have to hurry since Kagome is in the castle. The men attack. Inside the castle Akago is laughing. "Kagome, I'm going to use your eyes." He tells Kagura to remove the ropes that bind Kagome. Kagura does so and Kagome's ropes fall away. The woman holding Akago kneels in front of Kagome, who moves back. But Kagura puts her hands on Kagome's shoulders and pushes her forward. Akago reaches forward with his small hands towards Kagome's eyes. "No!!" she yells out and moves backwards against Kagura. "What are you afraid of?" Akago asks, a smirk on his small face. "Did you think I would take out your eyes then eat you?" Kagura nearly throws Kagome forward and Akago presses himself against Kagome's chest, giving her a child-like hug. They start to glow purple. He closes his eyes and listens to Kagome's heartbeat. What is it about this girl's soul? He opens his eyes. I can find no darkness. That should not be. No matter the human, the heart always has darkness. Anger, hatred, and also... "This terrible feeling..." Kagome says. It's as if he's groping inside my heart she finishes the unspoken sentence. Her entire body begins to glow purple. Then she closes her eyes and rests her chin on Akago's head. She sees Inuyasha's back, running away from her as she yells for him to save her. "Inuyasha isn't...Inuyasha isn't coming." *brief flashback to the earlier part of the episode when Inuyasha says "It's all right" and walks past her* "Inuyasha is...Inuyasha is searching for Kikyo's whereabouts." *another brief flashback to when Inuyasha went in search of Kikyo earlier in the episode* She hugs Akago. Inuyasha won't come and save me. Akago opens his eyes wide. Found it. Kagome's entire body pulses as the purple glow spreads outward (this looks mysteriously likes Naraku's purple aura) Akago's grip on Kagome tightens. "I've grasped it, the darkness of your heart. There is no escape." The woman who previously held Akago falls to the ground, forgotten. "Now, hold me tightly. Our souls will become one, and you will become my eyes." Kagome tightens her arms around Akago, holding him close to her. Inuyasha... She closes her eyes and then opens them again as she continues to hold Akago close. 

Source: "http://www.inuyashaworld.com/episodes_show.cfm?ep_id=125" 

Author: "Kuroro" 

Reviewed by: "Jewel Anderson"