Chapter Summaries

Sesshomaru and Han reached Sannai Maruyama, where they reunited with Han’s old friend Ayame and learned the Wolf Demon Tribe guarded the mountain’s deadly inner reaches. Despite Ayame’s warning that no one who entered had returned, Han and Sesshomaru prepared to seek the Spirit Bow.

• Sesshomaru taught Han how to draw and wield the blade made from his fang as they traveled north, while Jaken watched and narrowly avoided Sesshomaru’s anger.
• At Sannai Maruyama, Sesshomaru deflected an arrow and drove three Wolf Demon Tribe patrol demons from hiding with a sword strike.
• Ayame recognized Han, welcomed her to the Wolf Demon Tribe’s cavern, and told her about her promise to marry Koga.
• Ayame explained that the Wolf Demon Tribe guarded Sannai Maruyama, where those who entered the deepest mountains never returned, and said she did not know whether the Spirit Bow was sealed there.
• Han told Ayame she intended to enter the mountain for the Spirit Bow, and Ayame gave her solemn assent.

Han and Sesshomaru entered the forbidden inner mountain using the Wolf Demon Tribe’s Obsidian key and were swept into an unfamiliar wilderness. They fought the powerful demon Hei Xiao, who vanished after their combined attacks, while Sesshomaru discovered a new power suppressing the curse of ice.

• Han entrusted Yunai and Jaken to Ayame, then entered the inner mountain with Sesshomaru after Ayame gave them Obsidian.
• A force within the Six Pillars structure swept Han and Sesshomaru into a strange wilderness, where Sesshomaru shielded Han from the storm.
• Sesshomaru and Han advanced through the wilderness and encountered the enormous demon Hei Xiao, who attacked Sesshomaru.
• Han wounded Hei Xiao’s wing with a Purifying Arrow, and Clear Torrent raised a barrier to protect her from his counterattack.
• Sesshomaru struck Hei Xiao with powerful sword pressure, and Han fired another arrow as the demon vanished in pale green light.
• Sesshomaru sensed a new force within himself that restrained the curse of ice and began to erode it.

After surviving relentless monster attacks, Han and Sesshomaru met Shun Ye, a Spirit Clan member who explained the wilderness was a land of exile and pointed them toward a forbidden ground where the Legendary Bow might be. Shun Ye departed, and Han and Sesshomaru continued their journey together, holding hands.

• Han used her Purifying Water technique to cleanse Sesshomaru’s wounds, and they suspected the Obsidian might be needed to return to their world.
• Han sensed someone hiding in the wind, and Shun Ye revealed himself as a Spirit Clan member.
• Shun Ye explained that the barren wilderness was a land of exile between the Mortal Realm and the Heavenly World, and warned Han about the dangers surrounding the forbidden ground.
• Shun Ye told Han that the forbidden ground lay east in the central region and might contain the Legendary Bow, though a powerful guardian protected it.
• Shun Ye warned Han about traveling with Sesshomaru and then fled when Sesshomaru’s aura turned threatening.
• Han took Sesshomaru’s hand, and he gently tightened his hold on hers.

Sesshomaru and Han reached the forbidden grounds, where the swordsman Tomb challenged Sesshomaru and pushed him to awaken his own sword intent. Sesshomaru forged his resolve to follow his own path, while Tomb reminded him that swordsmanship’s ultimate truth belonged to the swordsman, not the blade.

• Sesshomaru and Han reached the forbidden grounds and entered the stone structure.
• Tomb recognized Azure Nether and asked Sesshomaru to draw his sword.
• Tomb effortlessly defended against Sesshomaru’s attacks, then pressured him to unleash his strongest technique.
• Sesshomaru broke through his barrier and used Azure Dragon Blast, but Tomb shattered the attack and knocked Azure Nether from his hand.
• Sesshomaru realized he wanted to forge his own path rather than follow his father’s path of protection.
• Tomb advised Sesshomaru that his swordsmanship belonged to him, not to the sword he wielded.

Sesshomaru and Han entered the Ancient Tomb to claim the Legendary Bow, where the awakened god Ame-no-Wakahiko seized Han and banished Sesshomaru into a rift. The chapter ended with Han waking just as the rift closed between them.

• Tomb returned the Azure Nether Blade to Sesshomaru, revealed the Legendary Bow was sealed in the forbidden grounds, and let Sesshomaru and Han enter.
• Tomb broke his oath to the God Clan and crumbled into sand as time resumed, hearing the name Kaoru as he died.
• Sesshomaru and Han survived the Ancient Tomb’s traps and reached the altar, where Han touched the bow and lost her life force.
• Ame-no-Wakahiko emerged from the bow, recognized Han as Shitateruhime, and pulled her away from Sesshomaru.
• Sesshomaru attacked Ame-no-Wakahiko with his Light Whip, but the god deflected it, opened a rift, and sent Sesshomaru through it before leaving with Han.
• Han woke in Ame-no-Wakahiko’s arms and looked toward Sesshomaru just before the rift closed.

Ame-no-Wakahiko awakened and confined Han in his domain, insisting she was Shitateruhime reborn and revealing the name Yuqing Shuiyue Jiano. Han rejected his advances and resisted, while the Yasakani no Magatama restored her Spiritual Power; Ame-no-Wakahiko then threatened to wait out her barrier.

• Ame-no-Wakahiko watched the unconscious Han and believed she was Shitateruhime's reincarnation.
• Han woke and rejected Yuqing Shuiyue Jiano as her true name, but the name stirred a deep response in her.
• Han remembered the people and bonds she trusted, and Clear Torrent's lingering consciousness steadied her.
• Han raised a Water Wall that repelled and wounded Ame-no-Wakahiko, though she exhausted her Spiritual Power and remained trapped in his domain.
• The Yasakani no Magatama filled Han with renewed Spiritual Power and prevented Ame-no-Wakahiko from reaching it.
• Ame-no-Wakahiko accepted that Han's barrier would eventually fail and threatened to wait until it did.

After escaping the Void of Exile, Sesshomaru fought Ame-no-Wakahiko to free Han, who had spent years sealed within her barrier. He defeated the god by shielding Han from a divine arrow and unleashing Azure Dragon Blast, then reached her as she began to stir.

• Sesshomaru returned from the Void of Exile and confronted Ame-no-Wakahiko, who transformed into a half-human, half-serpent form.
• Ame-no-Wakahiko threatened to distort Han’s time and attacked Sesshomaru with divine arrows, but Sesshomaru evaded the rift and continued striking him with Tenseiga.
• Ame-no-Wakahiko fired a heart’s-blood arrow at Han while Sesshomaru was occupied by a barrage of light arrows.
• Sesshomaru placed himself in front of Han and took the heart’s-blood arrow, then used Tenseiga to unleash Azure Dragon Blast and destroy Ame-no-Wakahiko.
• Sesshomaru opened Han’s barrier, pulled her into his arms, and told her she could wake up as her fingers trembled.

Han and Sesshomaru escaped the collapsing Arrow Mound Ancient Tomb after reuniting, and Han recovered keepsakes from the swordsman Tomb. Outside, Shun Ye told them they needed the Gravekeeper’s black gemstone to return home, and he recognized the Obsidian Han carried as the key.

• Han awakened and reunited with Sesshomaru, healed his wounds, and left the collapsing tomb with him.
• The Longbow followed Han after she refused Ame-no-Wakahiko’s final gift.
• Han collected Tomb’s forehead protector and broken sword hilt before she and Sesshomaru escaped as the tomb collapsed.
• Shun Ye met them outside and explained that only the Gravekeeper’s black gemstone could open the gate between worlds.
• Han realized Ayame had given her the Gate Key, and Shun Ye recognized the Obsidian in her palm.

Sesshomaru, Han, and Shun Ye returned from the Void of Exile to the Wolf Demon Tribe’s forbidden grounds, where Sesshomaru collapsed from exhaustion. As Totosai repaired Clear Torrent and encouraged Han to accept the Legendary Bow, she took it in hand and felt an immediate bond with it.

• Sesshomaru, Han, and Shun Ye passed through the Six Pillars’ sealing array and returned to Sannai Maruyama.
• Shun Ye rejoiced in his homeland and departed on the wind, while Sesshomaru collapsed against Han’s shoulder.
• Han recalled how Sesshomaru had exhausted himself rescuing her and finally fallen asleep beside her.
• Totosai arrived with Mengmeng, examined Clear Torrent, and returned the repaired, strengthened sword to Han.
• Totosai told Han to keep the Azure Nether Blade and Forehead Protector and urged her not to let the past prevent her from accepting the Legendary Bow.
• Han took the Legendary Bow, which settled into her hand, and felt that it was an extension of herself.

Sesshomaru confronted Totosai about Tenseiga and Tessaiga, while Han discovered the power of the bow she had found. The chapter left Han wary of her newly awakened Heavenly Ma and its potential.

• Sesshomaru asked Totosai where his father's grave was, but Totosai demanded Tenseiga and reforged it, preventing Sesshomaru from using the Azure Dragon Blast until he understood the sword.
• Sesshomaru stopped Totosai from fleeing and demanded to know where Tessaiga was, but Totosai escaped on Mengmeng and told him to ask his father.
• Sesshomaru encouraged Han to try shooting her bow, and she manifested its string and fired a spiritual arrow that blasted a deep crater into a distant mountainside.
• Sesshomaru identified Han's bow as the Heavenly Ma, also called Heavenly Mago-yumi, and Han felt fear of its immense power as it responded to her.

After returning from the forbidden grounds, Sesshomaru and Han reunited with Jaken, Yunai, and Ayame, but Han could not bring back the wolf demons Ayame had hoped to find. Sesshomaru learned of major developments among monsters and left considering their possible consequences.

• Yunai and Jaken reunited with Han and Sesshomaru after waiting nearly fifty years for them.
• Han told Ayame that she had found no surviving members of the Wolf Demon Tribe among the outsiders in the forbidden grounds.
• Ayame grieved for her missing tribesmen and the tribe’s turmoil after her father Sarei’s death, then said farewell to Han as her grandfather refused to let her leave the mountain.
• Sesshomaru privately asked the Wolf Demon Tribe’s elder about threats and learned of Yukari Yakumo’s boundary, Yan Luo’s dealings with humans, and the Shikon Jewel’s return in fragments.
• Sesshomaru considered the reports, distrusting Yan Luo’s alliance with humans and recognizing the importance of the first two developments to monsters as a whole.

Sesshomaru learned from Jaken that Inuyasha’s seal had been broken and set out to find Tessaiga, the sword he believed would prove his father’s recognition of him. When Han asked whether they would see Inuyasha, Sesshomaru agreed, while Jaken began proposing a plan to obtain the sword and was told to speak without Han present.

• Sesshomaru reflected on Jaken’s inherited loyalty and information network, which explained why he kept the little monster by his side.
• Jaken reported the events of the past fifty years, including that Inuyasha’s seal had been broken and he had become involved with Kikyo’s reincarnation.
• Sesshomaru announced that he was going to find Tessaiga, and Jaken suggested that Inuyasha might know where the Dog General’s tomb was.
• Sesshomaru stepped over Jaken after the suggestion, and Jaken hurried after him with the Yunai Rabbit.
• Han asked whether Sesshomaru would see Inuyasha, and Sesshomaru answered yes.
• Jaken began quietly outlining a plan to obtain Tessaiga, and Sesshomaru signaled for Han to leave before hearing it.

Kagome and Inuyasha encountered Sesshomaru, who used Inuyasha’s mother to demand the location of their father’s grave. After Inuyasha rescued her and the three vanished, Sesshomaru found Han hiding nearby and comforted her.

• Kagome returned to the Warring States period with her bicycle and found Inuyasha’s wounds already healed.
• Inuyasha and Kagome spotted an ox cart carrying a chained woman, whom Inuyasha recognized as his mother.
• Sesshomaru demanded that Inuyasha reveal their father’s grave and threatened their mother when Inuyasha refused.
• Inuyasha doubted the woman was real, then attacked the evil spirit holding her and cut off its hand.
• Inuyasha shielded Kagome and his mother from the evil spirit’s attack, and his mother’s light made the three disappear.
• Sesshomaru called Han out from behind a tree and embraced her when she silently sought comfort.

Inuyasha was trapped by Mukotsu, who used the guise of his mother to probe his memories for the location of his father's grave, until Han purified the illusion and freed him. Sesshomaru extracted the Black Pearl from Inuyasha's right eye and opened the entrance to their father's grave, while Han left with him and refused to reconcile with Inuyasha.

• Mukotsu restrained Kagome and lured Inuyasha with memories of his mother while Jaken ordered her to uncover the location of the Dog General's grave.
• Han purified Mukotsu's illusion, freed Inuyasha and Kagome, and confronted Inuyasha over Kikyo's death.
• Sesshomaru seized Inuyasha, drew the Black Pearl from his right eye, and revealed that it concealed their father's grave.
• Han stopped Sesshomaru from striking Inuyasha, then refused to answer Inuyasha warmly or speak with him about Kikyo.
• Sesshomaru used the Human-Head Staff to open the entrance to the grave, and Han followed him inside.

Inuyasha and Sesshomaru reached the Dog General’s grave to claim Tessaiga, but neither could draw it from its platform. Han unexpectedly lifted the sword with ease, leaving everyone wondering why it had accepted her.

• Inuyasha and Kagome entered the Dog General’s grave and found Sesshomaru trying to take Tessaiga, but its barrier wounded his hand and rejected him.
• Inuyasha arrived with Totosai and Myoga, who identified Tessaiga as the sword intended for him, but he could not pull it free despite the barrier accepting him.
• Sesshomaru and Inuyasha fought while Han considered breaking Tessaiga’s barrier, and Totosai watched the sword awaken.
• Han placed her hands on Tessaiga, and the sword slipped free of the platform without any effort.
• Sesshomaru asked Han why she could draw Tessaiga, but she had no explanation and offered him the sword.

Totosai attacked Sesshomaru and the others to test the brothers and awaken Tessaiga’s true form. Inuyasha unlocked the transformed blade while protecting Kagome, and Sesshomaru left with Han after warning Inuyasha he would take Tessaiga if he could not wield it properly.

• Totosai charged at Han to destroy Tessaiga, but Sesshomaru intercepted him and Han fired a Purifying Arrow to protect Sesshomaru.
• Totosai turned on Inuyasha, who struggled to wield Tessaiga as the Dog General’s skeleton shook and a massive bone fell toward Kagome.
• Inuyasha’s desperation to save Kagome awakened Tessaiga’s true form, while Han shattered the falling bone with an arrow.
• Totosai repaired and sharpened Tessaiga, then escaped with Mengmeng after Sesshomaru pointed out that he had achieved his aim.
• Sesshomaru warned Inuyasha he would take Tessaiga if he could not wield it properly, then departed with Han.

Inuyasha, Kagome, and Kaede set out to retrieve Kikyo’s stolen ashes, while Urasue prepared to resurrect Kikyo as her servant. As the group neared Urasue’s Demon Kiln, Urasue abducted Kagome, whose soul was drawing close to Kikyo’s empty clay body.

• Urasue attacked Kaede’s Village and stole the White Porcelain Urn containing Kikyo’s Spirit Bones.
• Inuyasha returned to the village and refused Kaede’s request to retrieve Kikyo’s remains, but Kagome persuaded him to reconsider.
• Kaede explained the importance of Kikyo’s grave, and Inuyasha, Kagome, Shippo, and Kaede set out together to pursue Urasue.
• Urasue took Kikyo’s clay body from the Demon Kiln and planned to use her as a servant to gather the Shikon Jewel fragments.
• Inuyasha and Kaede fought Urasue’s Clay Dolls while Urasue abducted Kagome, whose soul was drawing near Kikyo’s body.

Han reunited with Kaede and Inuyasha while pursuing the stolen ashes of Kikyo, then arrived as Urasue used Kagome’s soul to awaken Kikyo’s clay body. Kikyo appeared to destroy Urasue with spiritual power, leaving Han and the others stunned.

• Han purified the Clay Warriors and reunited with Inuyasha, Kaede, and Shippo, learning that Urasue had stolen Kikyo’s ashes and abducted Kagome.
• Kaede explained that Urasue had used human souls and cremated ashes to make the Clay Warriors, and warned that she might create a Kikyo she could control.
• Inuyasha carried Han, Kaede, and Shippo up the mountainside toward Urasue’s lair, where they found Kagome immersed in herbal water and Kikyo’s clay body waiting nearby.
• Inuyasha spoke Kikyo’s name, causing Kagome’s soul to leave her body and enter the clay doll as Urasue watched triumphantly.
• Urasue ordered Kikyo to attack the group, but Kikyo placed her hands on Urasue’s shoulders and released spiritual power that burned her away.

Kikyo confronted Inuyasha over the betrayal that led to her death, while Han intervened to stop Kikyo from dying again. Kikyo let Han heal her wound with Hakuōju’s flower, though her resentment toward Inuyasha remained.

• Kikyo’s fatal wound reopened as her soul returned to her body, and she accused Inuyasha of betraying her fifty years earlier.
• Kaede confirmed that the wound had killed Kikyo, while Inuyasha insisted he could not remember hurting her.
• Kikyo recalled bringing the Shikon Jewel to meet Inuyasha and believing he had come to kill her and take the jewel, then used her spiritual power to throw him down.
• Han stepped between them and pleaded with Kikyo to let her heal the wound, offering to protect Inuyasha if Kikyo refused.
• Kikyo relented, and Han used Hakuōju’s flower to heal the wound across Kikyo’s shoulder and back.

Kikyo’s soul returned to Kagome, leaving Kikyo driven by resentment and determined to remain herself. As Kikyo fell from a cliff after rejecting Inuyasha’s plea to return to Kagome’s body, Han jumped after her so she would not face the fall alone.

• Kikyo aimed Kaede’s bow at Inuyasha and attacked him, but an arrow from Han’s Heavenly Ma deflected her shot as Kagome awoke and reclaimed her soul.
• Kikyo’s remaining resentment animated her body, and she left the mountain while Inuyasha went after her.
• Kikyo slipped from the mountain trail, and Inuyasha caught her wrist and urged her to return to Kagome’s body.
• Kikyo burned Inuyasha’s hand with her spiritual power, refused to return to Kagome, and fell when her hand slipped from his grasp.
• Han leaped after Kikyo, while Inuyasha watched helplessly and called out to them.