It's so hot.
And there's an extraordinary demonic aura.
So this is the Cauldron of Resonance?
It's really creepy.
Nah! It's big, s'all.
Good-bye... everyone. Don't fight, okay?
Asagi! I don't want you to go!
I'll be a firefly protecting you all.
There must be a way to get out without sacrificing yourself!
Let's all think hard.
I'll help slay the demons.
Asagi, let's ask them to help us.
You don't know how vicious the Four War Gods are.
But...
With one sacrifice, the rest of the children can keep living for a while longer.
It's not for the Four War Gods! It's for all of you!
Don't follow me!
No can do.
Unless the source of the barrier is destroyed,
I can't get outta here.
If you're scared, go and hide!
Stop! Don't interfere!
Wind Scar!
- Dammit! - I said, stop!
If I sacrifice myself, everyone will be saved!
Shaddup!
Don't think about dying so easily!
- Inuyasha! - Asagi!
Hang in there! We're not dead yet!
Don't give up, idiot!
Damn!
W-What is that?!
Asagi! Don't give up on me!
What is that?
Asagi...
Huh?
Looks as if we've been rejuvenated once again.
Dammit! How long must we keep doing this?!
There are five half-demon children left.
Before they are all sacrificed,
we must find a way to get our true power back.
That's why we have that priestess ready.
Asagi jumped into the Cauldron.
Poor thing...
But, Asagi hasn't come to us as a firefly yet.
Could she still be alive?
It's no good! This won't even budge!
What'll happen to Inuyasha and Asagi?!
Both of you, get back!
Cut it out. It's useless.
No one's ever come out of this cauldron alive.
They're both dead.
We can't give up! There must be a way!
I wonder if these shapes have some meaning.
"Father once told me...
The hand of a demon defends
Mother once told me...
The hand of a mortal nurtures..."
That's the song you sang.
The song is carved into the gate in ancient writing.
Do you know what the "hand that defends" is?
The left hand. What else?
Don't you even know that?!
Then what about the "hand that nurtures"?
The right hand!
What about the rest of the song?
"Put both hands together and open the gate
Thou shalt go back into the crimson flames
Become the light and protect the children."
"Put both hands together and open the gate..."
Miroku, that means...
Yes!
If we put the left hand of a demon and the right hand of a mortal together,
the gate will open.
See, didn't work!
I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up!
"Put both hands together". I wonder what it means?
W-What are those?!
Man-eating poison insects!
Dammit!
My vision's getting blurry.
Isn't there a way out?!
A living being made it all the way here...
You must be a half-demon.
Why were you not consumed by the flames of the crimson fire?
Probably thanks to this Robe of the Fire-rat.
But who are you?
I am Kanade, the guardian priestess of Horai Island.
Then you can tell me what happened on this island.
Wind Tunnel!
Miroku, they're poison insects! You can't suck them in!
Eaten by poison insects or by the flames in the cauldron-
Which is better?
Well...
Let's look for something to use for weapons, too.
- Sister! - Moegi!
Oh well, we'd better look, too.
Okay!
Awright, I'm using special fox magic!
Shippo, here...
"If you are not authorized to be here, leave at once.
This place does not belong to you.
Only those who possess love and tenderness
shall be allowed to place their hands here."
That's it!
Kagome, we've solved the mystery of the song!
Many ages ago, Horai Island was a paradise
where mortals and demons lived in harmony.
In time, many half-demons were born
and everyone lived in peace.
However elsewhere, mortals would find half-demons distasteful
while demons would look down upon them.
It would be difficult to live on the outside.
In order to protect these children for all eternity
we decided to sever our ties to the outside world.
But every fifty years, when the time barrier became weak,
demons would attack.
The Four War Gods were among them.
There was great bloodshed.
We fought, too. But it was all we could do
to seal their spheres of power in this cauldron at the cost of our lives.
They realized that by throwing living half-demons into the cauldron,
they could retrieve a small portion of their power.
But why half-demons?
Normally, the spiritual power that a human possesses
clashes with the demon power of a demon.
However, in a half-demon, the two powers blend.
It is this synergy of power which keeps this cauldron burning.
Ready...!
Are you okay?
- No, we're not! - No, we're not!
I'm not asking you!!
We're ready on this side, Shippo!
Over here, too!
One!
Two!
Three!
It opened!
Huh? What's... this light?
This light...?
It can't be that the gate opened!
Which means... that's the exit.
The cauldron has absorbed your power, hasn't it?
So be it.
I shall pass on what little life I have left.
In exchange, save these children.
What happens to the kids is up to them.
All I'm gonna do is destroy the Four War Gods!
That is fine. You have my blessings.
Asagi! We're gonna get outta here now.
Is... it okay to stay alive?
Quit asking permission like that!
Wait.
Lady Kanade?
It stopped! Why?
Maybe there's not enough demon power.
'Cuz you're so puny.
What is it?
A jeweled comb box.
The power spheres of the Four War Gods are sealed inside.
I have guarded it until now.
It must never be opened.
If it is opened, it will spell the end.
The spheres will return to the Four War Gods
and they will become invincible.
Then all I have to do is destroy it, box and all.
Kagome! Can you hear me?
Inuyasha! Are you alive?
What about Asagi?
She's with me!
I'm gonna break down the gate!
Get away from the front of it!
Gotcha!
Everyone, move away from the front of the gate.
Inuyasha and Asagi are coming back.
Sango!
Asagi...
Forgive me. Perhaps I was wrong.
Huh?
I will pray for your happiness.
Lady Kanade...
Adamant Barrage!
That Inuyasha! Doesn't he know the meaning of restraint?
The idiot!
Man! It's nice and cool outside!
Asagi!
Ai! Everyone!
Asagi!
The jeweled comb box...
has come out of the cauldron.
Bringing it out for us... What a nice guy.
Hah! Now our original power will be restored.
Not so fast.
We must first take possession of the box.
Well, we may as well test the power of that priestess.
And...!
Sheesh! You couldn't break it!
And you sounded so confident! What a lame dog!
Why you...!
The barrier around the box seems to be extremely strong.
Perhaps Kagome with her spiritual power can open it.
But we're not supposed to open it, right?
Kagome, where are your arrows?
Huh?
Where'd I put them?
Are you talking about those...?
Sorry.
We're in the company of fools, huh?
I'll say!
You two! We're doing this for you!
Think before you shoot your mouth off!
K-Kikyo!
Inuyasha!
Are you all okay?
Yes, I'm good.
Tetsusaiga's sheathe protected us!
The box was taken!
Kikyo!
Was that really Kikyo?
That Kikyo...
didn't have the smell of graveyard soil!
Inuyasha!
Kagome! Get the kids off this island!
Inuyasha!
I think there's a love triangle in this.
You mean, a guy and two women?
What are you up to? Let's get going!
- Yes! - Yes!
She's upset...
Kagome is scary.
Good work.
Hurry it up and open it!
Wait, Kikyo!
Have you come to take back your old lover?
Why you...!
Now open it, Kikyo!
Stop!
Don't you recognize me?!
I wonder about that.
She's a doppelganger made from blood that
Gora sucked out of Kikyo fifty years ago.
What?!
And it was all to get this box back
and repossess our stolen spheres.
We can't break the barrier around the box.
Hurry and open it up.
Stop!
It's been so long!
Thunder cannon!
Birds of Fire!
Dammit!
Kikyo!
Hah! Can't take on a mere woman?!
Awright! Before we leave Horai Island, we'll slaughter everyone in the village!
Wha...!
Huh?!
It's him!
Let's go!
Kagome! Shippo! Take care of the children!
Right!
Got it!
Leave it to us!
As long as the children have the mark of the Four War Gods,
they cannot get off the island.
Which means we have no option but to destroy those demons!
Hiraikotsu!
Damn! How far is she gonna pursue me?!
See, didn't I tell you?
The boat hasn't been used in decades!
Asagi, let's make it.
Yes! We can make one ourselves! Let's do it!
Uh-huh!
Shippo, take Dai, Roku and Shion and gather logs.
Try to get ones that are straight, with the same diameter and length.
Sheesh, I guess I have no choice.
Awright, follow me!
Hey! Listen to your boss!
Moegi and Ai, go and find rope and large pieces of fabric
with which to tie the logs.
Okay!
Asagi, you can help me make the raft.
Uh-huh!
She's not the real Kikyo!
I know that!
Sesshomaru, I have been waiting for you.
Fine.
I will gladly be your opponent.
Hey, quit running away!
Hiraikotsu!
Thunder cannon!
There's no other way but to suck him in.
Miroku!
Your Wind Tunnel isn't...!
No, he's nothing!
Wind Tunnel!
My Thunder cannon...!
Unforgivable!
This is my...
true power!
Dammit...
I...!
K-Kikyo...!
Letting yourself be distracted by such an abomination...
How pathetic!
Birds of Fire!
Isn't this fun, Sesshomaru?
We are kindred spirits.
You are out of your mind.
We feel joy in fighting,
we feel alive when we kill...
What is different between you and me?
Do not put me in the same wretched class as yourself!
Crimson Demon Fan!
Then tell me how we differ!
I have no need to speak to you.
Dragon Strike!
What's wrong?
Is it over already?
I seek to battle the strongest one alive...
And you are not one of them!
Asagi!
The mark on your back is gone!
Really?
You're right!
One of the Four War Gods must have been beaten.
But only one...
means there's three left.
Kagome, we'll be saved, won't we?
Yes, I'm sure of it!
Now then, we're almost done. Let's get to work!
Okay!
Shion, please get the rope.
Huh?
What's wrong, Shio?
Ryura!
What're you doing over there?
Shion!
There're no need to rush outta here.
As long as you have at least one of the marks on your back,
you can't leave this island.
I-I'm sorry.
Your business with this island is over, isn't it?
Get out of the way!
A girl with spirit! I like that.
Well, I detest guys like you!
You're a coward who loves to pick on children!
Right! Right! You're a pervert!
We know that one of you was killed.
Just watch!
Inuyasha will get every last one of you!
Damn, what an unlucky draw I had.
A human woman and half-demons...
There's no fun in this.
I'm a full-fledged demon!
That time with Kanade,
we made a mistake in letting a mortal woman live.
We should've killed her immediately... the one with the spiritual powers.
Hiraiko...!
This is fun!
Sango, we need to get them to take each other out.
Kirara!
Damn! As if I'd let you get away!
Now, Sango!
Right!
I won't fall for your tricks!
Oh yes, you will!
Wind Tunnel!
All right. One more to go.
Kagome!
I'll take good care of the brats, so don't worry.
Hey! Ryura!
One more mark is gone!
Only two left!
The Four War Gods weren't much, after all!
Hey! Don't antagonize him more!
They're right! The Four War Gods are weak!
Moegi!
Get away from Kagome!
We're not afraid of you anymore! Leave this island!
L-Leave!
It's all over!
Don't worry.
I can't get serious over brats!
Transform!
Shippo!
Is everyone all right?
Thank you, Shippo!
Huh?!
Inuyasha!
Get away from Kagome!
I'm... your opponent!
Taking on the Four War Gods...
is a hundred years too early for you!
Inuyasha!
Gods? Forget it!
You're just fooling yourselves!
Wind Scar!
Dragon Gale!
Take this!
Adamant Barrage!
How naïve!
Who do you think I am?
Wha...!
Inuyasha...
Hang in there, Inuyasha!
Inuyasha...
I admit, I had a little bit of fun.
Don't be crazy! You can't win!
Oh, whatever!
Die!
Don't get carried away.
Curse you! We won't lose!
Enough. Get back!
Inuyasha!
I understand how you feel.
That you want to get off this island...
That you don't wanna die...
That you're willing to take on this fight...
That you want to beat the Four War Gods...
That's why...
you can leave the rest...
to me!
One more to go.
He intends to destroy this island!
Inuyasha!
Gora is attacking the island!
He could be planning to sink the entire island.
So I'll just beat the crap outta that overgrown turtle!
Inuyasha!
Backlash Wave!
He did it!
Inuyasha! You're great!
He's not bad.
But there's still one mark left.
Huh?
What does that mean?
Are you all right, Inuyasha?
Quit worrying about me!
So finally, the true form appears.
Kagome!
What is it?
Don't just stand there! Let's go!
I don't have my bow and arrows!
Well, do something about it!
But...
I can turn into a bow...
but I can't transform into an arrow.
Boy, he looks dangerous.
You think Inuyasha can handle him?
Hey, is there anything I can use for an arrow?
Like a piece of wood that's thin and straight...
and a sharp rock?
Exactly!
Mother?
Shion...
Go for it, Shion.
We're right by you.
Kirara!
The game's just beginning.
Dammit!
Kagome!
Shion!
Asagi!
Inuyasha!
Sister...
Take my hand.
Let's go!
Right!
Wind Tunnel!
Miroku!
Hiraikotsu!
You bastard!
Kagome!
Shippo!
Is everyone all right?
Kagome!
Look!
Where did you get these?
The fireflies told us.
Fireflies?
Inuyasha!
I gave you some credit...
but you're nothing, after all.
Huh?!
W-What?!
Please...
Inuyasha...!
Inuyasha!
Awright!
I feel like fighting!
Let's go, Kagome!
Playtime's over!
Die!
Adamant...
Go!
Backlash Wave!
Hah! We did it!
The scar is gone!
You're right!
We're saved!
Uh-huh!
Ai...
Thank you!
Horai Island is...
disappearing.
The Cauldron of Resonance lost its power...
so the time barrier collapsed.
When you think about it,
this was probably the fate of this island all along.
Good-bye, Mother.
Let's go, everyone!
Right!
Lord Sesshomaru, where have you been?
Please tell me, Lord Sesshomaru!
Now, now, Rin.
Don't be asking Lord Sesshomaru unnecessary questions.
But I want to know all about Lord Sesshomaru!
Wait, Lord Sesshomaru!
I hope you kids are prepared.
Huh?
It's the age of wars in the outside world.
There are tons of demons who prey on half-demons.
Don't worry, Inuyasha.
We'll be okay.
We can survive.
If you can do it, Inuyasha, there's no reason why we can't.
Be careful that you don't get warped like Inuyasha.
She's right! It's such a pain.
We'll manage, I'm sure.
We'll do our best just like Inuyasha.
These kids will be fine.
After all, they defied the Four War Gods.
No need to tell me that!
Inuyasha...
Huh?
Really... thank you so much.
We'll never forget you.
Y-Yeah...
You're embarrassed!
Good-bye!
Thank you!
Well then, Inuyasha, shall we be on our way too?
Yeah.