The Four Souls Jewel Returns: Kikyo’s Ribbon

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Kikyo’s reincarnation, Kagome Higurashi, transmigrates to the Warring States period, where she saves Inuyasha and falls in love with him, leaving Kikyo with a broken ending.

Kikyo dies for her faith, killed by Naraku. But even after killing his nemesis, Naraku cannot find happiness and instead heads toward self-destruction.

Before his death, Naraku makes a wish on the Shikon Jewel: “My true wish? Yes, all I ever wanted was Kikyo’s heart.”

But even in the underworld, that unfulfilled wish remains beyond his reach. Centuries later, the wars continue and demons run rampant.

Naraku has fallen into hell, where he endures a century of torment, yet his obsession remains unresolved.

The Shikon Jewel returns to the world, drawn by its evil and resentment.

Any demon who obtains it can have their wish granted. Reborn as a twisted version of himself, Naraku obtains the jewel and longs for Kikyo day and night, yearning for her to be reborn.

Several decades later, Kikyo is reincarnated as a priestess. Just as in her previous life, she exorcises evil and protects the peace of her community.

On the night of the Ghost Festival, Kikyo chases an Empty Echo, a creature made evil and cruel by its pursuit of the Shikon Jewel. After a series of twists and turns, Kikyo defeats it. On her way down the mountain, she passes a city whose demonic aura fills the sky. She has heard that the city’s young lord is chronically ill and bedridden, so she strides inside. At a bamboo curtain, Kikyo makes out a purple silhouette. She lifts the curtain and sees her nemesis from her previous life, Naraku. Their eyes meet, and the atmosphere grows tense…